Module Assignment #10

Description Read the book fileRudkin Text1.Discuss how neighborhoods can revitalize themselves to become vibrant and healthy for the residents living in those communities. Describe one very successful program the Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative what were some of the things done to make this program so successful?2.Describe Zimmermans (2000) three components of empowerment (page 282) provide examples of each:3.Identify the 4 different types of resources as described by Hobfoll (1988) page 283:4.Part of the problem in many communities is the fair distribution of resources that are often based on a zero-sum approach. Katz (1984) describes competition developing from scarcity paradigms, where resources are considered limited. Katz describes two different cultures that embrace a synergy paradigm. Discuss what a synergy paradigm means (page 283) and how the !Kung of the Kalahari Desert and the rural peoples of Fiji Islands distribute their resources:Discuss the term possible selves what some examples of positive possible selves and negative possible selves? How might possible selves enhance the development of empowerment to people living in oppressed society (page 290)Hoffman Text: The Paradox of Maintaining Ethnic & Cultural Identity and Assimilating in the Dominant Group6.Briefly discuss the problems that many new immigrant groups face when they arrive to a new location describe the findings of Hodson and Sorrentino (2001). How might some new immigrant groups facilitate the process of assimilation?7.Discuss the term collective self-efficacy and how this concept may facilitate assimilation among ethnically diverse communities:8.Discuss how proximity and repeated exposure are two critical elements that facilitate how groups interact. Be sure to briefly discuss Zajoncs (1968) findings:9.Identify and discuss four techniques that may promote cultural identity and assimilation (see pages 144 146):