Deck 15: Theories Applied to Populations at Risk

Question 1

Discuss the nature of minority identity as a Holon. How does Billingsley's view accord with the development of a unified social science with broad applicability?

Answer 1

not answered

Question 2

Current observers note that the gap between rich and poor is growing faster than at any time in our history. As this gap widens, what are the implications for an already diverse culture. Are minorities going to be able to have sufficient access to wealth to permit continued social cohesion? What policies might avert this crisis, and what are the potential breaking points in the social order as the gap widens?

Answer 2

not answered

Question 3

Which of the following is a dimension of cultural diversity in the United States?

A) Religion
B) Age
C) Sexual orientation
D) All of the above

Answer 3

D

Question 4

The influences of modernity stressed

A) Stability
B) Spirituality
C) Progress
D) Divinity

Question 5

The final stage of social progress, according to Parsons, involved forming

A) A common language
B) Common enemies
C) Inclusive values
D) Spiritual traditions

Question 6

Weber's so-called 'protestant ethic' stressed which of the following?

A) Religious orthodoxy
B) Piety
C) Self sacrifice
D) Hard work

Question 7

Discuss the major subtypes of social capital. Identify social groups or issues where bonding, bridging and instrumental social capital approaches would be helpful. Do you think that instrumental approaches have the potential to become more altruistic? What are the possible roles for social workers in this regard?

Question 8

Discuss the relative advantages and disadvantages of having markedly diverse subcultures in a society. What processes can serve to maximize the benefits and minimize the problems associated with diversity? What are the most factious dimensions on which our society is divided today?

Question 9

The boundary effect in culture clashes has which effect?

A) Information gain
B) Information distortion
C) Information amplification
D) None of the above

Question 10

The coming together of women in the early feminist movement illustrates

A) Bridging capital
B) Instrumental capital
C) Bonding capital
D) All of the above

Question 11

The preeminence of Western society emerged in large part due to the effects of

A) Religion and economics
B) Technology and democracy
C) History and tradition
D) Geography and climate

Question 12

In contrast with modernity, postmodernism places more emphasis on

A) Clarity
B) Order
C) Reason
D) Diversity

Question 13

Define what you believe is meant by 'postmodernity.' What are the implications of this perspective for the development of social cohesion? How does this view affect the development of a unified social science with broad applicability?

Question 14

The manifest function of police in this country is

A) Keeping minorities under control
B) Racist profiling
C) Preserving the current system
D) Law Enforcement

Question 15

The familiar term for cultural integration in contemporary use is

A) The melting pot model
B) The tossed salad model
C) The hybrid model
D) The laminated model

Question 16

Sutherland and Cressey developed a theory of social identity based on

A) Differential opportunity
B) Differential association
C) Differential ability
D) Differential achievement

Question 17

Kroeber and Kluckhon suggest that the core feature of culture is

A) Technology
B) Religion
C) Values
D) Families

Question 18

In Koestler's view, dual minority identity can be understood as

A) A constant
B) A variable
C) A holon
D) An output

Question 19

In systems theory, the point where two subcultures come together is a point of

A) Learning
B) Tension
C) Cohesion
D) Alliance