Deck 17: Feminist Practice

Question 1

Feminist thinking dates back to the:

A) nineteenth century
B) early twentieth century
C) beginning in the social upheavals of the 1960s
D) following the changes of the 1980s

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Using feminist theory is useful because:

A) most social work involves women working with women
B) in most societies, women are significantly more affected by poverty
C) women are victims of widespread gender inequality
D) all of the above

Answer 2

D

Question 3

What is the underlying reason behind resistance to feminist practice?

A) limited amount of empirical research regarding effectiveness
B) refusal of male institutions, including social work agencies and education, to give up their power
C) lack of knowledge regarding feminist practice by practitioners
D) all of the above

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Feminism has been an important contributor to:

A) critical practice
B) humanism
C) macro practice
D) systems theory

Question 5

One of the important areas of postmodern feminism is that it:

A) gives an important role to identity and its sources in people's social experiences
B) identifies managerialist and rational systems as characteristic of male thinking
C) addresses complexities and ambiguities in women's lives
D) all of the above

Question 6

Feminist social work theory emerged:

A) as part of the radical social work movements of the 1930s
B) following WWII with the establishment of the UN and women's human rights groups
C) out of the commitment of women social workers to wider feminist movements in Western societies in the 1970s
D) following expansion in academic research in the 1980s

Question 7

Feminist social work practice has a ______ relationship between practitioners and clients.

A) reciprocal
B) dialogic
C) mentoring
D) none of the above

Question 8

An important example of the alternative cultural expression that women's thinking and actions represents is the idea of:

A) ethics of care
B) negotiating fairly
C) process-oriented thinking
D) motivational interviewing

Question 9

Feminist theory has been criticized as a perspective because of its:

A) limited focus and limited research base
B) priority for women's issues
C) marginalized position in specialized agencies
D) all of the above

Question 10

Feminist practice seeks opportunities to use groups to promote an awareness and understanding of oppression as well as strategies to respond to it-this is the traditional feminist approach of 'consciousness-raising', an approach of increasing understanding and awareness through learning opportunities.

Question 11

In social work, feminist thinking:

A) raised concern for women's conditions
B) focused on women's distinctive voice and identify
C) celebrated women's diversity
D) all of the above

Question 12

Feminist practice seeks commonalities between female practitioners and the women they work with and takes places in a ________.

A) mentoring relationship
B) interactive relationship
C) dialogic, egalitarian relationship
D) none of the above

Question 13

The feminist position that caring derives from interpersonal connections within relationships rather than from rational, planned service provision is known as the:

A) ethics of care position
B) critical care position
C) social care position
D) managed care position

Question 14

Reflexivity, which has now been adapted as an element of feminist practice, was first used in feminist practice as a:

A) means of journaling
B) research tool
C) approach to dialoging
D) none of the above

Question 15

One criticism of explicitly using feminist theory is that focusing on women's issues excludes:

A) equally important concerns that mainly affect men
B) an opportunity to develop an ecumenical practice
C) alternative practice modalities such as TA
D) none of the above

Question 16

Alternative feminist perspectives do not include:

A) liberal feminism
B) radical feminism
C) postmodern feminism
D) existential feminism

Question 17

Feminists are concerned about the way in which women's socialization is inconsistent with male definitions of ____ and thus with agency practice.

A) accountability
B) communications
C) management
D) responsibility

Question 18

Important shared commonalities in feminist social work practice do not include:

A) ending patriarchy
B) empowering women
C) understanding people in their environment or social context
D) focusing on poverty

Question 19

Standpoint theory argues that women constitute a group with a coherent standpoint, which reflects their:

A) concern with the oppressed
B) economic and social interests
C) ethics of caring
D) none of the above

Question 20

Critiques of feminism in social work question whether using it excludes men and risks placing women's issues in a:

A) ghetto
B) box
C) pigeonhole
D) secondary status