Deck 13: Social Justice and the Global Community

Question 1

According to Brueggemann, if we could shrink the earth's population to a village of precisely 100 people, with all the existing human ratios remaining the same:

A) 20 would be non-Christian.
B) 45 (all from the United States) would possess 59 percent of the world's wealth.
C) 30 would live in substandard housing.
D) one would have a college education.

Answer 1

one would have a college education.

Question 2

Which of the following is true regarding global social work?

A) Social work practice follows the same patterns in all parts of the world.
B) The primary value is always the social environment.
C) It is important to view and understand community development within the context of the society where it's happening.
D) The ways in which individuals prioritize their values are basically the same from one culture to another.

Answer 2

It is important to view and understand community development within the context of the society where it's happening.

Question 3

Which of the following is an international nongovernment organization?

A) International Maritime Organization
B) International Monetary Fund
C) World Health Organization
D) Amnesty International

Answer 3

Amnesty International

Question 4

Which theoretical function of communities involves a process by which society or one of its constituent social units transmits prevailing knowledge, social values, and behavior patterns to its members?

A) Production-distribution-consumption
B) Social control
C) Social participation
D) Socialization

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT a dimension inherent in international social work?

A) Professional marketing
B) International practice
C) International policy development and advocacy
D) Professional exchange

Question 6

About one billion people are extremely poor, living on less than $1.25 per day. What organization determines that threshold for measuring poverty?

A) United Nations
B) Social Service Administration
C) World Bank
D) Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative

Question 7

Which of the following is an international nongovernmental organization that collects relevant information and dispenses it to various community groups, governments, and other organizations; provides training and support for members and other organizations; assists in policy development; sponsors global and regional meetings; publishes papers and reports on issues; and advocates for oppressed populations?

A) International Consortium for Social Development
B) International Federation of Social Workers
C) International Victim Association
D) International Council on Social Welfare

Question 8

The United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in response to________.

A) an Indonesian tsunami
B) the treatment of the First Nations Peoples
C) the 9/11 terrorist attacks
D) the atrocities of World War II

Question 9

Which basic principle of community development practice involves development that meets the current needs of present generations without jeopardizing the ability of future generations to meet their needs?

A) Community members' active participation
B) Establishing common goals
C) Sustainability
D) Emphasis on using community assets

Question 10

Which term refers to the total value of a person's assets: real estate and personal property, stocks, bond, cash, and so on?

A) Income
B) Wealth
C) Social class
D) Relative poverty

Question 11

The official poverty line formula asserts that U.S. families spend ________.

A) half of their income on housing
B) one-third of their income on food
C) one-quarter of their income on childcare
D) two-thirds of their income on healthcare

Question 12

Which of the following countries has a highly individualistic culture?

A) The Netherlands
B) Greece
C) Mexico
D) Taiwan

Question 13

People who have been forced out of their countries because of human rights violations against them are considered:

A) deportable aliens.
B) refugees.
C) aliens.
D) documented aliens.

Question 14

_____ is a feeling that the group and society receive top priority.

A) Medicine wheel
B) Collectivism
C) Materialism
D) Globalization

Question 15

Which term refers to the growing economic, political, and social interconnectedness among societies throughout the world?

A) Integration
B) Normalization
C) Globalization
D) Worldview

Question 16

Putting Mexican farmers out of work was an unintended consequence of the North American Free Trade Agreement. This is an example of ________.

A) the iatrogenic effect
B) social justice
C) production-distribution-consumption
D) social development

Question 17

Which of the following is a global organization striving for social justice, human rights and social development through the support of effective social work practice and international cooperation between social workers and their professional organizations?

A) International Association of Schools of Social Work
B) International Federation of Social Workers
C) International Consortium for Social Development
D) International Council on Social Welfare

Question 18

According to Wetzel, there are three standards based on feminist principles that should govern the development of programs for women around the world. Which of the following is NOT one of those standards?

A) Asking the men in positions of authority to change their moral compasses to be more accepting and appreciative of women
B) Forming interdisciplinary professional partnerships with poor women and training indigenous trainers to serve their own communities
C) Teaching women that both personal development and action, as well as collective social development and action, are essential if their lives are to change for the better
D) Raising consciousness regarding gender roles and the importance and worth of every female

Question 19

Which term involves upholding the condition that in a perfect world all citizens would have identical rights, protection, opportunities, obligations, and social benefits regardless of their backgrounds and membership in diverse groups?

A) Globalization
B) Social justice
C) Economic justice
D) Integrity

Question 20

_____ highly value formality as opposed to a more informal attitude toward tradition and ceremony.

A) Americans
B) Scandinavians
C) Canadians
D) Latin Americans

Question 21

Émigrés and naturalized citizens have the same status in the United States.

Question 22

In 2014, CEOs of the 350 biggest corporations in the United States made 303 times what the average worker did.

Question 23

Ethics in Social Work, Statement of Principles is a code of ethics developed by the Council on Social Work Education.

Question 24

An international nongovernment organization is a for-profit agency whose purpose is to address designated social problems and issues.

Question 25

Mutual support concerns the involvement of citizens in social, political, and economic processes.

Question 26

Social control involves a process by which society or one of its constituent social units transmits prevailing knowledge, social values, and behavior patterns to its members.

Question 27

Of the 109 nations assessed by the MPI, about two-thirds of their populations suffered multidimensional poverty.

Question 28

A global focus involves looking beyond your immediate local, state, and even national environment.

Question 29

The International Red Cross is an INGO.

Question 30

It is essential for social workers to have an international perspective to be effective practitioners in today's world.

Question 31

After the recession of 2008, middle-income families regained their wealth, but upper-income families did not.

Question 32

CARE is a humanitarian organization dedicated to combating global poverty.

Question 33

Efforts to mobilize people who are directly affected by a community condition into groups and organizations to enable them to take action on the social problems and issues that concern them is called globalization.

Question 34

Another name for an illegal immigrant is an alien.

Question 35

Relative poverty refers to a lack of basic necessities, such as food, shelter, and income.

Question 36

One of the global social work values that transcend cultural and national differences is the primary importance of the individual.

Question 37

Social development includes economic aspects as essential components in the planning and implementation process.

Question 38

Social work has been profoundly influenced by Western thought, values, and view.

Question 39

The International Association of Schools of Social Work is based on humanitarian values and the quest for social justice on the behalf of oppressed populations.

Question 40

According to a feminist perspective on global development, personal development must coincide with political and social action.

Question 41

Compare and contrast income and wealth. Then compare and contrast absolute and relative poverty.

Question 42

Dubrin cited four cultural differences in the context of working with and in large organizations, one of which is individualism versus collectivism. Cite the other three and define them.

Question 43

List the four dimensions inherent in international social work.

Question 44

What can you do on the behalf of global social justice?

Question 45

Discuss the concept of community development.

Question 46

What do you think the U.S. policy should be toward people migrating illegally across the southern border?

Question 47

Define globalization. Why must social workers be open to using a global perspective?

Question 48

Discuss three ways of measuring poverty. For each, include what organization sets the standards and what shortcomings the method may have.

Question 49

Discuss the concept of human rights.

Question 50

Discuss Wetzel's three standards (based on feminist principles) that should govern the development of programs for women around the world.

Question 51

What are the global consequences for and resulting perceptions about the United States regarding the U.S. presence in Afghanistan and Iraq?

Question 52

What are the reasons for such extreme global poverty? To what extent is it the wealthier nations' ethical responsibility to address global poverty? What, if anything, can or should be done to help?

Question 53

What do you think are the reasons for the widening gap in wealth in the United States? Can or should something be done about them? Explain.

Question 54

Describe recent trends and attitudes regarding U.S. immigration. How can social workers learn about the cultures of the diverse clients with which they work?

Question 55

List and describe three theoretical functions that communities should serve.

Question 56

Discuss the importance of social development.

Question 57

Define the parameters of the following organizations:
a. International Association of Schools of Social Work
b. International Federation of Social Workers
c. International Council on Social Welfare

Question 58

What are the categories of principles that the Earth Charter states as necessary to promote "a sustainable way of life by which the conduct of all individuals, organizations, businesses, governments, and transnational institutions is to be guided and assessed"? What do you think about these principles? Are they achievable?

Question 59

What two international associations devised the Ethics in Social Work, Statement of Principles ? Cite three principles included in this document.

Question 60

How would you describe yourself concerning the four global social work value dimensions and why?