MODELS ASSOCIATED WITH SOCIAL

FUNCTIONS/ACTIVITIES
: COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
Models of community organization
Rothman (1947)
 Introduction

Models are the conceptual designs of a

particulars phenomenon to get the things
done or we can say a model is nothing
but a window through which a
community worker looks at the complex
nature of the community. Willing to work
for the community must have the
theoretical framework of the knowledge.
The development of any community reflects
on the development of its people. Most of the
government and non-government
organizations plan different development
programs for improving the lives of the
community people Therefore they need to
understand different models of community
organization. The knowledge and information
will help to design strategies for ensuring the
participation of people. let's understand
different models of community organization.
Models of community organization.
According to Rothman (1947), there are three
models of community organization.

1.Locality development model

2.Social Planning model
3.Social action model
 Locality development
encompasses the concept of community
change through the effective participation of
a wide spectrum of people at the grass-root
level for the determination of the goals and
achieving for the same. Locality development
model primarily emphasizes on the process of
community building( UN Publication 1955)
Locality development models reflect that the
development of the community is possible
when people make active participation in
1.Democratic Procedures
2.Cooperation
3.Self Help
4.Local Leadership
5.Educational objective

The above five essential elements are instrumental

for the effective participation of the people in
community organizations. The use of these
elements will raise the capacity of the local people
and can increase the degree of local people's
participation.
 Social planning
is the process of planning social service
programs for the improvement of the socio-
economic condition of the people. This model
primarily concerns with the social problem of
the people. It encourages having a rational,
well planned, and technical process for
problem-solving with regard to social
problems such as housing, water, and health.
A deliberately planned and controlled change
 The social action model
is a theory of social work practice. The
fundamental essence of the model is based on
social justice, democracy, redistribution of power,
and decision making. The model helps the
community worker on how to take action through
the empowerment practice. It is also understood as
the strategies used by the group or community who
feel they have inadequate power and resources to
meet their needs. To ensure social justice, and
equality the model try to work out for the review of
various social policies and programs which
Conclusion

The practice of these all models may require

a set of skills and techniques of making
effective practice in the community. The use
of these various models can actually benefit
the practitioners to be instrumental in
bringing various issues of the marginalized
groups/community to the mainstream of the
society to raise the social standard of living
of the people.