Deck 11: Theories of Culture and White Privilege

Question 1

White social workers may be unaware of their unearned race privileges. This is an example of ______.

A) naïve awareness
B) critical awareness
C) naïve consciousness
D) critical consciousness

Answer 1

C

Question 2

The totality of ways being passed on from generation to generation can be defined as ______.

A) competence
B) culture
C) diversity
D) intersectionality

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Cultural ______ refers to the process by which individuals and systems respond respectfully and effectively to people of all cultures, languages, classes, races, ethnic backgrounds, religions, spiritual traditions, immigration status, and other diversity factors.

A) humility
B) competence
C) diversity
D) reponsiveness

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Cultural ______ involves the social workers' lifelong commitment to evaluating and critiquing themselves, and to redressing the power imbalances in professional relationships and in developing advocacy partnerships with communities on behalf of the clients.

A) humility
B) competence
C) diversity
D) reponsiveness

Question 5

Tony is a white man who is oblivious to racism. According to Helms' white identity development model, what ego stage is Tony in?

A) contact
B) disintegration
C) reintegration
D) pseudo-independence

Question 6

Angela is a white woman who begins seeking reassurance from others that white people are NOT to blame for racism. According to Helms' white identity development model, what ego stage is Angela in?

A) contact
B) disintegration
C) reintegration
D) pseudo-independence

Question 7

Bob says, "I experienced reverse discrimination as a guard in the prison because most of my fellow guards are Black and I am White." According to Helms' white identity development model, what ego stage is Bob in?

A) contact
B) disintegration
C) reintegration
D) pseudo-independence

Question 8

Spencer is a white man who is making conscious decisions to interact with minority group members. According to Helms' white identity development model, what ego stage is Spencer in?

A) contact
B) disintegration
C) reintegration
D) pseudo-independence

Question 9

Sierra is a white woman who is trying to create and live in integrated communities. According to Helms' white identity development model, what ego stage is Sierra in?

A) immersion
B) autonomy
C) reintegration
D) pseudo-independence

Question 10

Ted is a white man confronting his personal biases. According to Helms' white identity development model, what ego stage is Ted in?

A) immersion
B) autonomy
C) reintegration
D) pseudo-independence

Question 11

Which of the following systems is part of the nurturing system?

A) local community
B) economic system
C) educational system
D) political system

Question 12

Which of the following systems is part of the sustaining system?

A) immediate family
B) local community
C) friends and relative
D) political system

Question 13

______ is defined as a process of action-awareness-reflection-dialogue.

A) Competence
B) Culture
C) Intersectionality
D) Praxis

Question 14

______ is a framework of intersecting sociopolitical categories for the analysis of power dynamics in human relationships, institutions and communities that lead to oppression and discrimination.

A) Competence
B) Culture
C) Diversity
D) Intersectionality

Question 15

The combination of being Black and female is significantly more disadvantageous and dangerous than being either Black and male, or female and White. This can be explained by the ______ theory.

A) intersectionality
B) critical race
C) racial conflict
D) new feminist

Question 16

According to intersectionality theory, ______ rejects binary thinking.

A) relationality
B) inequality
C) power
D) complexity

Question 17

According to intersectionality theory, ______ raises questions about how ______ is used in multiple arenas.

A) relationality; social justice
B) power, relationality
C) social inequality; power
D) complexity; social inequality

Question 18

When doing an intersectional analysis, what is the first step?

A) analyze the social and historical context of any relevant relationship or situation
B) understand the complexity involved in marginalization, exploitation and abuse
C) understand social inequality from the interactions of multiple categories/dimensions
D) analyze how power is used in social, political, economic and other arenas

Question 19

______ is defined as a state in which even a minimum amount of racial stress becomes intolerable, triggering feelings and behaviors such as anger, fear, guilt, argumentation, and silence.

A) White fragility
B) White vulnerability
C) White privilege
D) racial conflict

Question 20

An American social work faculty person took responsibility for a study abroad program in Costa Rica. One of the major challenges was that the faculty member had very limited command of Spanish. One afternoon, the instructor and three students stopped at a local grocery market to make some purchases. He was embarrassed about the fact that he was becoming an impediment to the other people in the store and felt powerless to be able to "fix" the situation. According to Freire's ideas about moving from naïve consciousness to critical consciousness, this faculty member is in which of the following stage?

A) reflection
B) awareness
C) dialogue
D) action

Question 21

Critical thinking and ______ represent two broad frameworks for social workers to organize their knowledge base about diversity.

A) social constructionism
B) cultural competence
C) critical race theory
D) intersectionality theory

Question 22

The process of praxis in the development of critical consciousness involves action, awareness, reflection, and ______.

A) dialogue
B) communication
C) conversation
D) correspondence

Question 23

An American social work faculty person took responsibility for a study abroad program in Costa Rica. One of the major challenges was that the faculty member had very limited command of Spanish. One afternoon, the instructor and three students stopped at a local grocery market to make some purchases. After coming back to America, he had regular opportunities in grocery stores and other venues to step in to assist Spanish-speaking individuals when they faced the overwhelming sense of vulnerability based on their struggles to master the English language. According to Freire's ideas about moving from naïve consciousness to critical consciousness, this faculty member is in which of the following stage?

A) reflection
B) awareness
C) dialogue
D) action

Question 24

According to the text, the process of including diversity in social work practice should start by ______.

A) reflecting our own personal narratives
B) mastering content related to diversity
C) paying attention to oppression and diversity
D) addressing issues of oppression related to race

Question 25

Freire's ideas about moving from naïve consciousness to critical consciousness involve a fluid interaction among five important components. What component is at the center and interacts with all other components?

A) experience
B) awareness
C) reflection
D) dialogue

Question 26

White privilege can be defined as earned and visible social privileges due to one's White skin color.

Question 27

Most White individuals cannot identify how they experience being White, nor do they identify belonging to any ethnic or racial group.

Question 28

According to the text, few social work educational programs have thoughtfully examined White privilege and White identity development.

Question 29

White identity development theory supports subjectivity or reality based on the meanings we create in a process of ongoing dialogue with our clients.

Question 30

The dual perspective emphasizes the minority person's capacities to change the nurturing system in order to function successfully in our larger society.

Question 31

How can a social worker use the dual perspective to inform his/her practice?

Question 32

Use an example to illustrate how social workers can develop critical consciousness through praxis.

Question 33

According to White privilege theory, what can White social workers do to create personal, interpersonal and agency-based changes?

Question 34

How do White privilege, White identity development and intersectionality support multiple types of knowledge?

Question 35

List three assumptions about the integration of diversity into social work practice.