Exam Details

Subject community organization management for community development
Paper
Exam / Course school of social work (sosw) - master of social work
Department
Organization indira gandhi national open university
Position
Exam Date December, 2016
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

1. Define community in your own words. Discuss briefly the three perspectives used by social work practitioners in understanding a community.

OR

Define Community Organization. Locate its position in the domain of social work practice.

2. Explain with examples the Gandhian model of Social Action.

OR

Describe the features of social welfare administration. Highlight the importance of social welfare administration as a profession.

3. Answer any two of the following questions in about 300 words each

What according to you constitute the major characteristics of urban communities

Enlist the principles of community organization as developed by Murray G. Ross.

Briefly describe different types of advocacy.

Discuss the issues one may have to deal with in creating an encouraging work culture.

4. Answer any four of the following questions in about 150 words each

Discuss how the issues of tribal communities could be addressed through community development programmes.

What is gender sensitive community organization practice

Enlist three similarities and three differences between social action and social movement.

Discuss the similarities between public relations, social marketing and fund raising.

Highlight the current issues facing de-notified tribes.

Briefly explain the 'Elitist Social Action' model as given by Britto.

5. Write short notes on any five of the following questions in about 100 words each

Tribe

Features of Social Action

Self help groups

Power relations in rural areas

Accountability in Community Development Programmes

Jajmani system

Fund Raising

Trust


Subjects

  • basic social science concepts
  • basics of counseling
  • case work and counseling: working with individuals
  • community organization management for community development
  • disaster management
  • fields of counseling
  • hiv/aids - stigma discrimination and prevention
  • introduction to life characteristics and challenges
  • introduction to philanthropic social work
  • introduction to psychological basis of counseling
  • origin and development of social work
  • professional social work - indian perspective
  • relevance of social case work in counseling
  • social group work: working with groups
  • social work and criminal justice
  • social work and social development
  • social work intervention in correctional settings
  • social work practice in tribal development
  • social work practicum and supervision
  • social work research
  • tribal society
  • tribals in india
  • understanding the tribals
  • women and child development
  • working among the poorest of the poor