Deck 8: Leadership

Question 1

Which of the following best describes a key task for social justice leadership in identity groups?

A) helping members formulate new identities to fill social roles
B) shaping individual members' identities to help them avoid conflict
C) working toward the formation of a uniform group identity
D) drawing attention to identity differences that shape experiences of marginalization

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Which of the following best describes a key task for social justice leadership in task/ work groups?

A) moving members toward contributions which reflect the same amount and type of effort
B) managing perceptions of differences in group member contributions
C) identifying and nurturing members with strong leadership skills
D) ensuring that all members contribute toward critical tasks

Answer 2

B

Question 3

In regards to group leaders, social justice work suggests that it is important to ______.

A) address the fact that members may have particular reactions to the social status of the leader
B) ensure that leaders occupy the same social status as members
C) facilitate opportunities for members to gain social status trough group participation
D) ensure that leaders are not known to members prior to beginning the group

Answer 3

A

Question 4

______ leadership focuses on status changes and supports social justice work by being non-complicit with oppressive social structures.

A) Shared
B) Transformational
C) Reciprocal
D) Transactional

Question 5

The provider function of a group leader is most associated with assisting ______.

A) the group to provide needed community services
B) members to build their skills for engaging in social action
C) members to obtain necessary resources to meet their physical needs
D) the group to develop relationships and norms that help facilitate its tasks

Question 6

______ is the ability of group leaders to draw from social justice lessons learned within the group in order to help the group meet its goals.

A) Critical analysis
B) Shared leadership
C) Safety monitoring
D) Praxis

Question 7

The acronym STITCHES represent values that connect members toward a shared ______ .

A) experience of oppression
B) social status within the group
C) social justice vision
D) notion of diversity

Question 8

______ is a key way in which group leaders employ critical analysis in their work.

A) Praxis
B) Social justice visioning
C) Tolerance
D) Safety monitoring during conflict

Question 9

According to the text, which of the following is a step in safety monitoring?

A) acknowledge the inability of the leader to keep members safe
B) suppress discussion of conflictual topics
C) acknowledge differences and their ability to be observed
D) encourage the full expression of all feelings without intervention

Question 10

According to the text, social justice leadership should ideally encourage conditions that support ______ followers.

A) active
B) passive
C) interdependent
D) critical

Question 11

Leadership is a static quality.

Question 12

Gender and racial identities of leaders influence the ways that members perceive them.

Question 13

Reciprocal leadership supports social justice work through its focus on mutuality.

Question 14

Safety monitoring aims to suppress expression of anger or frustration to ensure that all members feel physically and emotionally safe.

Question 15

The development of a response network is an example of one form of safety monitoring.