Deck 12: Social Work Practice with Diverse Individuals, Families, Groups, and Communities

Question 1

_____ is the life-long process of being open to all the differences of others.

A) Culture
B) Cultural Awareness
C) Cultural Humility
D) Cultural Responsiveness

Answer 1

C

Question 2

_____ involves comparing others according to our own culture, with the belief that our own culture and our culture's behaviors are superior to others.

A) Ethnicity
B) Ethnocentrism
C) Cultural Competence
D) Prejudice

Answer 2

B

Question 3

_____ is the term used to describe the interconnection of our social identities, including race, age, ethnicity, economic status, culture, gender identity, etc. Social workers need to be aware that individuals have many ways in which they identify.

A) Intersectionality
B) Personalities
C) Ethnicity
D) Ethnocentrism

Answer 3

A

Question 4

_____ is defined as making a judgment in advance of due examination.

A) Discrimination
B) Oppression
C) Bigotry
D) Prejudice

Question 5

_____ is the unjust or cruel exercise of authority or power.

A) Oppression
B) Prejudice
C) Discrimination
D) Stereotyping

Question 6

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

A) Cultural competence
B) Socialization
C) Cultural reflection
D) Cultural humility

Question 7

Which of the following is not a factor of cultural humility.

A) Lifelong commitment to self-evaluation and self-critique
B) A commitment to fixing power imbalances where no power imbalance ought to exist
C) A commitment to become fully competent about all different cultures
D) A commitment to developing partnerships with people and groups who advocate for advancing the human rights of members of diverse groups

Question 8

_____ is closely related to empowerment.

A) Socialization
B) Cultural competence
C) Strengths perspective
D) Positive stereotyping

Question 9

______________ is the belief that everyone should have equal rights to work and make a fair wage.

A) Economic justice
B) Fair Wage
C) Environmental justice
D) Social justice

Question 10

If the worker is not fluent in the language spoken by the client:

A) The bilingual children should be used as interpreters
B) The worker needs to talk to the interpreter
C) The worker should use a translation book to be able to converse solely with the client
D) Using a child as interpreter adversely changes the role of the child in the family

Question 11

Institutional racism is

A) Completing a cultural assessment of an organization
B) Policies and programs that prohibit individuals, especially minority groups, from having access to the same rights and services as others in organizations
C) Implementing policies to support diverse organizations
D) The policies, laws, and programs that lead to discrimination on a system or community level.

Question 12

Culture is a willingness to expand one's knowledge, behaviors, and skills to develop relationships that allow for increased opportunities to provide effective interventions and support for individuals, families, groups, and communities of different cultures and backgrounds.

Question 13

Ethnicity refers to a person's sense of who they are based on where they live or the culture they share with others.

Question 14

Intersectionality can help us understand that individuals can face multiple forms of oppression based on their different identities.

Question 15

Oppression is the unjust or cruel exercise of authority or power.

Question 16

Cultural humility is the direct opposite of cultural competence.

Question 17

An important step in becoming a culturally competent social worker is to learn about your own culture.

Question 18

Self-awareness is an easy process.

Question 19

Social workers have an obligation to promote social and economic justice for those who are oppressed or victimized by discrimination.

Question 20

Economic justice is the concept that everyone should have fair treatment when it comes to environmental regulation, policies, and laws.

Question 21

For some African American clients, religious institutions provide support, both materially and psychologically.

Question 22

Social workers do not need to pay attention to whether or not an evaluation method is culturally competent.

Question 23

Systemic racism refers to the policies, laws, and programs that lead to discrimination on a system or community level.

Question 24

Define the following terms: (a) culture, (b) cultural awareness, (c) cultural competence, (d) cultural humility, and e) cultural responsiveness.

Question 25

Define the following terms: (a) prejudice, (b) discrimination, (c) oppression, and (d) stereotypes.

Question 26

Compare and contrast the following terms: (a) cultural competence; and (b) cultural humility.

Question 27

Describe 4 of the guidelines recommended in the NASW Standards and Indicators for Cultural Competence.

Question 28

Define empowerment and strengths perspective.

Question 29

Define the following terms: (a) economic justice, (b) environmental justice, and (c) social justice.

Question 30

Describe two organizational approaches to diversity.

Question 31

Describe two community approaches to diversity.