Communities are uniquely made up and social workers must be familiar with the various characteristics of each community they interact with. The way in which a community functions, make decisions and obtain any needed resource is essential. In a community there must be power for change to evolve.
An individual or a sub-group within the community has to be appointed or decide to lead the community or as Koolhaas and Urhahn (2014) implied host. The way that Koolhaas and Urhahn (2014) took an initiative to make was change within a small community in Rio was to change their individual perspective; the example utilized was a barbecue party where Koolhaas and Urhahn (2014) was the host. This process is similar to networking within the community. …show more content…
As a demonstration of the importance of power, let’s take Koolhaas and Urhahn (2014, 2:25) who created an idea and acted upon it, thereafter members of the community began to give their input. Shortly, the community was involved in a change to enhance their neighborhood, something that would have been obsolete if Haas and Hahn didn’t use their power. Lui (2013, 1:50) described Koolhaas and Urhahn action as civics; they possess a set of skills that allowed them to pursue goals and have others join in that pursuit. Power is obtained by educating self on power (Lui, 2013, 3:05); people must learn power, wake up and have a voice (7:10). It is apparent the power can be voluntary or involuntary. Similarly, in Philadelphia which is known as the poorest city in the Unites States Koolhaas and Urhahn (2014) expanded their project and received the same outcome. The interpersonal interaction presented in Philadelphia was nothing short of amazing; as per Guest, Cove, Ross, & Kubrin (2006) it is crucial that neighbors maintain contact with other to protect their investment or localized interest. Koolhaas and Urhahn (2014, 9:16) received one hundred thousand dollars of donation in less than two months. Evidently Koolhaas and Urhahn presence in these communities brought a feeling of togetherness and belonging; minimizing the need for outside resources that they were unsuccessful …show more content…
Contrary, these neighborhoods don’t have residents who are exactly moving up in life, implying there are some aspects of the anomic neighborhoods. According to Kirst-Ashman (2011) the anomic neighborhoods indicate there are more gangs, guns, drugs, public housing and low-income families; which was evident in Vila Cruzeiro and Philadelphia. Both communities are very informal which limit the value implementation of education, reducing crimes and empowering residents (Kirst-Ashman, 2011)
These communities are operated according to social class and by definition would be considered an urban community as it supersedes the two thousand five resident communities known as rural (Kirst-Ashman, 2011). Social Workers must focus on human diversity and the importance of poverty, cultures, social class, ethnicity and sexual orientation (Kirst-Ashman, 2011). Social Workers as a facilitator will use advocacy to seek external resources for their clients and community. This will allow for a better understanding of the organization and communities they are interacting
An individual or a sub-group within the community has to be appointed or decide to lead the community or as Koolhaas and Urhahn (2014) implied host. The way that Koolhaas and Urhahn (2014) took an initiative to make was change within a small community in Rio was to change their individual perspective; the example utilized was a barbecue party where Koolhaas and Urhahn (2014) was the host. This process is similar to networking within the community. …show more content…
As a demonstration of the importance of power, let’s take Koolhaas and Urhahn (2014, 2:25) who created an idea and acted upon it, thereafter members of the community began to give their input. Shortly, the community was involved in a change to enhance their neighborhood, something that would have been obsolete if Haas and Hahn didn’t use their power. Lui (2013, 1:50) described Koolhaas and Urhahn action as civics; they possess a set of skills that allowed them to pursue goals and have others join in that pursuit. Power is obtained by educating self on power (Lui, 2013, 3:05); people must learn power, wake up and have a voice (7:10). It is apparent the power can be voluntary or involuntary. Similarly, in Philadelphia which is known as the poorest city in the Unites States Koolhaas and Urhahn (2014) expanded their project and received the same outcome. The interpersonal interaction presented in Philadelphia was nothing short of amazing; as per Guest, Cove, Ross, & Kubrin (2006) it is crucial that neighbors maintain contact with other to protect their investment or localized interest. Koolhaas and Urhahn (2014, 9:16) received one hundred thousand dollars of donation in less than two months. Evidently Koolhaas and Urhahn presence in these communities brought a feeling of togetherness and belonging; minimizing the need for outside resources that they were unsuccessful …show more content…
Contrary, these neighborhoods don’t have residents who are exactly moving up in life, implying there are some aspects of the anomic neighborhoods. According to Kirst-Ashman (2011) the anomic neighborhoods indicate there are more gangs, guns, drugs, public housing and low-income families; which was evident in Vila Cruzeiro and Philadelphia. Both communities are very informal which limit the value implementation of education, reducing crimes and empowering residents (Kirst-Ashman, 2011)
These communities are operated according to social class and by definition would be considered an urban community as it supersedes the two thousand five resident communities known as rural (Kirst-Ashman, 2011). Social Workers must focus on human diversity and the importance of poverty, cultures, social class, ethnicity and sexual orientation (Kirst-Ashman, 2011). Social Workers as a facilitator will use advocacy to seek external resources for their clients and community. This will allow for a better understanding of the organization and communities they are interacting