Deck 5: Ethnocentrism and Racism

Question 1

_____________ is an "ideal" in which all members of a society have the same opportunities, basic rights, obligations, and social benefits.

A)Asset-based approach
B)Deficiency-oriented
C)Losing-based
D)Social justice

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Some authorities have noted that opposition to the spread of slavery preceding the Civil War was due less to moral concern than to Northern fears of competition from slave labor and the rapidly increasing migration of blacks to the North and West.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

_____ involves the unfair treatment of a person, racial group, or minority.

A)Discrimination
B)Prejudice
C)Ethnocentrism
D)Racism

Answer 3

A

Question 4

_______ practice urges the adaptation of prevailing therapies, social work principles, and skills to take account of ethnic reality.

A)Cultural
B)Minority
C)Ethnic-sensitive
D)Medical

Question 5

Ethnic-sensitive practice introduces no new practice principles or approaches.

Question 6

The Council on Social Work Education (CSWE), in its Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS)(2015), requires that baccalaureate and master's programs in social work include content on ________ in the social work curriculum.

A)racism
B)sexism
C)agism
D)ableism

Question 7

In 1838, the United States forced _____ to march on foot covering several states, and an estimated 4,000 tribe members died from cold and exhaustion.

A)Cherokees
B)Navajos
C)Sioux
D)Apaches

Question 8

The _____ model focuses on the development of policies and activities based on the assets, skills, and capabilities of lower-income people and their neighborhoods.

A)asset-based approach
B)deficiency-oriented
C)losing-based
D)social justice

Question 9

_____ is a preconceived adverse opinion or judgment formed without just grounds or before sufficient knowledge.

A)Discrimination
B)Prejudice
C)Ethnocentrism
D)Racism

Question 10

The _____ is not personally prejudiced but may sometimes, reluctantly, discriminate against other groups because it seems socially or financially convenient to do so.

A)prejudiced nondiscriminator
B)unprejudiced nondiscriminator
C)unprejudiced discriminator
D)prejudiced discriminator

Question 11

Which of the following is true about violence against minorities in the United States?

A)During the 18th century, there were frequent massacres of Chinese mining and railroad workers in the West
B)The lynching of African Americans by white mobs stopped after the Civil War
C)In the past century, African Americans were lynched for such minor offenses as peeping into a window or seeking employment in a restaurant
D)The extermination of Native Americans in the United States began in the 1800s

Question 12

_____ is defined as having a common set of physical characteristics.

A)Prejudice
B)Ethnocentrism
C)Culturalism
D)Race

Question 13

The ________ model is a deficit model that focuses on identifying problems or deficits within a person.

A)cultural
B)minority
C)ethnic-sensitive
D)medical

Question 14

The strengths perspective is closely related to empowerment.

Question 15

Current projections indicate that by the middle of the twenty-first century, more than three-quarters the population of the United States will be composed of people of color.

Question 16

_____ leads members of ethnic groups to view their culture as superior and as the one that other cultures should adopt.

A)Discrimination
B)Prejudice
C)Ethnocentrism
D)Racism

Question 17

A group that is both a racial group and an ethnic group is Japanese Americans.

Question 18

The _____ model focuses attention on what is "wrong" with a community.

A)asset-based approach
B)deficiency-oriented
C)losing-based
D)social justice

Question 19

The goal of _________ competence is to build an understanding of diverse cultures in order to better and more appropriately provide services.

A)cultural
B)minority
C)ethnic-sensitive
D)medical

Question 20

_____ is the belief that race is the primary determinant of human capacities and traits, and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race.

A)Discrimination
B)Prejudice
C)Ethnocentrism
D)Racism

Question 21

Social workers have an obligation to work vigorously to end racial discrimination as well as other forms of discrimination.

Question 22

The goal of cultural competence is to encourage personal reflection and growth around culture in order to increase the cultural awareness of service providers.

Question 23

Discuss how Christianity and Islam faiths are similar.

Question 24

Discuss Native American casinos and if you think they are a benefit or a detriment.

Question 25

The majority have been given hope of achieving equality of opportunity and justice.

Question 26

Cite examples of violence against minorities in the United States, beginning with the early Pilgrims.

Question 27

Summarize the five strengths identified by the National Urban League that allow African American families to function effectively in a racist society.

Question 28

The strengths perspective urges social workers to use the best available scientific knowledge from existing outcome studies to select which intervention approach to use.

Question 29

Familism is the belief that the family takes precedence over the individual.

Question 30

Explain how the history of oppression of African Americans has produced a victim system.