SOCW 502 - Models of Macro Practice 7/7/18
- 1. Models of Macro Practice Mike Soucie & Mae Wells
- 2. Locality Development - Habitat St. Louis Definition - creating infrastructure aimed at impacting community-wide issues (Lecture Notes, 2018). Title of example - Habitat St. Louis Source of example - Top 10 Habitat Saint Louis Moments of 2016. (2018, April 17). Retrieved from https://www.habitatstl.org/top-10-habitat- saint-louis-moments-of-2016/
- 3. Locality Development - Habitat St. Louis Relevance - ● Creating infrastructure (building homes and fundraising) aimed at impacting community-wide issues (lack of safe, affordable housing) ● The news article displays several examples of locality development as it delineates the Top 10 Habitat St. Louis moments of 2016: ○ maintenance refresher workshops for homeowners ○ publicity events to raise awareness about the importance of safe, affordable housing ○ building homes for individuals or families in need
- 4. Social Planning- Suburban Poverty and Community Development forum Definition- Using rational problem solving strategies aimed at combating community problems (Lecture Notes, 2018). Title of example- Suburban Poverty and Community Development Source of example- St. Louis County Government. (2018). Suburban Poverty and Community Development | Beyond Housing | St. Louis County. Retrieved from https://www.stlouisco.com/PropertyandRoads/CountywidePlan ningPolicy/StrategicPlan2013/SuburbanPovertyPolicyForum
- 5. Social Planning- Suburban Poverty and Community Development forum Relevance ● Passing Laws of regulations to address community problems or conditions ○ Involves people from the community, those in power, and experts (Lecture Notes, 2018). ● Article describes a policy forum held on May 29th, 2014 on suburban poverty and community development in St. Louis County. ○ Forum title: Creating Strong Communities For All In St. Louis County. What Can Be Done At The Local Level? ○ 160 practitioners, partners, and citizens were present. ○ Included a panel of local officials. ○ Expert Speakers: Elizabeth Kneebone and David Erickson- spoke on poverty tends and new community development ideas. ○ Forum designed to promote discussion in regards to the tools needed to address the issue of poverty in suburban areas in St. Louis County.
- 6. Social Action Example - Diet Coke has Heart Definition - ability of people to confront and change the power structure and function of social institutions in the community; “strength in numbers” (Lecture Notes, 2018) Title of example - Diet Coke has Heart Source of example - The Coca-Cola Company Beverage Institute for Health & Wellness. (2014). Diet Coke has heart. Retrieved from https://cocacolaunited.com/blog/2013/02/08/2783/
- 7. Social Action Example - Diet Coke has Heart Relevance - ● People are more likely to engage online than in actual social movements/protests but can still make a difference (Lecture Notes, 2018). ● When Twitter users used the hashtag #ShowYourHeart, Diet Coke donated $1.00 to the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health to support research on women’s heart health and education ○ Spurred social conversation in the younger generation and united individuals in social action to make a difference for the issue of women’s heart health ○ Changed power structure in the community by giving online users the power to raise money for a social cause