Deck 25: Counseling Individuals Living in Poverty

Question 1

According to social-class stratification theory, poverty is understood

A) to be at the bottom-most rung in a hierarchical system of sociocultural power relations that goes beyond differences of income
B) to be stratified and sees those in poverty equal to those in the middle class
C) to be unproblematic and, in fact, desirable as individuals in poverty benefit from social welfare programs
D) None of the choices is correct.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Cognitive and behavioral distancing are techniques that those living in poverty subconsciously live by to try and forget they are poor. It is a form of denial and happens at the preconscious level.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

The hierarchical system that not only positions poverty and economic characteristics of groups in our society but involves sociopolitical relationships as well is known as _______________ _______________ _____________.

Answer 3

social class stratification theory

Question 4

What might inhibit those living in poverty from accessing counseling services? What could counselors do to help alleviate this problem?

Question 5

Your client, a 5-year-old White male, does not have access to a reputable public school in his neighborhood. Your client is likely experiencing

A) racism
B) sexism
C) classism
D) homophobia

Question 6

The trend of practices such as restricting the sharing of food and making it illegal to sit or sleep in public spaces or drive homeless people away from public areas has been called the " ____________ ___ ___________" by Ehrenreich (2009, as cited in Sue 8th edition) .

Question 7

What are some strengths that those living in poverty demonstrate?

Question 8

According to the Department of Health and Human Services, 2015, guidelines that an adult with a child earning $16,544 per year would

A) be counted among the poor
B) not be counted among the poor
C) not be eligible for food stamps
D) be considered upper-middle class

Question 9

According to the U. S. Census Bureau, in 2016 the poverty rates continue to decrease.

Question 10

In 2016 the poverty rate for Whites was ______. For African Americans, the 2016 poverty rate was _______, while the rate for Latinxs was _____. For Asians, the 2016 poverty rate was ______.

Question 11

Which age group most likely to live in poverty with a rate of 18 percent is one of the highest in the developed world?

A) elderly
B) children
C) adolescent homeless
D) a and b

Question 12

List some of the challenges the poor face in the United States.

Question 13

Which are some possible psychological reactions that might result from living in poverty.

A) PTSD
B) delinquency
C) substance abuse
D) academic difficulties
E) aggression
F) All of the choices are correct.

Question 14

The current 2015 minimum wage of $7. 25 is sufficient to lift an average family of four out of poverty.

Question 15

Social class oppression is called ___________; it operates to limit access to many kinds of socially valued assets.

Question 16

How does being poor affect someone's health?

Question 17

One of the more overt forms of classist discrimination is when a poor person remains in prison, while wealthier people accused of the same crimes go home because the poor do not have funds to post __________.

Question 18

The number of uninsured in America is on the increase due to rapidly rising health care costs and disparities in the health care delivery system.

Question 19

How do common street crimes purportedly committed in lower class neighborhoods mask crimes that are committed in social classes considered of higher privilege?

Question 20

The paradox of American poverty is that it takes place in the wealthiest nation in the world.