Deck 5: Leadership and Diversity

Question 1

The leadership skills of __________ are often undervalued because they are viewed as socio-emotional experts rather than as instrumental experts.

A) Adolescents
B) Women
C) Men
D) Group workers

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Leadership of multicultural groups generally does not include

A) Engaging in ongoing self-assessment
B) Anticipate potential sources of tension when composing a group
C) Promoting acculturation
D) Intervening to promote harmony and understanding

Answer 2

C

Question 3

According to Schiller, the three middle stages of group development are:

A) Pre-affiliation, intimacy, control
B) Intimacy, affiliation, control
C) Establishing a relational base, mutuality and interpersonal empathy, and challenge and change
D) Power and control, intimacy, differentiation

Answer 3

C

Question 4

A factor that does not usually interfere with the process of learning about cultural difference is

A) Stereotyping
B) Overgeneralizing
C) Failing to recognize cultural differences
D) Realizing that members bring preferred patterns of behavior and values to the group

Question 5

Intervening with cultural sensitivity does not usually include

A) Using social work values and skills
B) Using a strengths perspective
C) Describing how members' values may impede their progress in the group
D) Advocating for members

Question 6

The evidence for the importance of matching member and leader backgrounds is

A) Very strong
B) Mixed
C) Very weak
D) Skill not matching is important

Question 7

The right of persons from all cultures to adhere to their cultural practices and worldviews is called:

A) Pluralism
B) Acculturation
C) Assimilation
D) Cultural competency

Question 8

Principles for practice with diverse groups do not include

A) Diversity and difference can have a profound effect on how groups function
B) Persons from minority backgrounds often have never experienced oppression directly so it is important to talk about when it might occur
C) Members of groups may be sustained by their cultural and spiritual traditions
D) Members who stereotype others in the group should be confronted

Question 9

Important ways that members learn about cultural communities do not include

A) Talking with a group member from that culture
B) Immersion in the culture
C) Interview leaders and key informants from the cultural community
D) Social mapping

Question 10

Cultural pluralism is a theory with the main premise that

A) Everyone assimilates eventually
B) Minority status is temporary
C) Ethnic groups can interact within the larger society while maintaining cultural distinctiveness
D) Ethnic groups assimilate at different rates

Question 11

Factors to consider when assessing cultural influences on group behavior do not usually include

A) The way members dress when they go to the group
B) Members' views of the agency sponsoring the group
C) The influence of members' backgrounds on group participation
D) The match between member and leader backgrounds

Question 12

When developing cultural sensitivity one usually does not

A) Become immersed in a particular culture
B) Model acceptance and a nonjudgmental attitude
C) Model acculturation
D) Acknowledge the effect of social attitudes on members

Question 13

According to Green (1999), cultural competence does not include

A) A knowledge of many cultural practices
B) Acknowledging the integrity of other cultures
C) An openness to cultural differences
D) An awareness of your own cultural limitations

Question 14

Developing cultural sensitivity usually does not include

A) Exploring your own cultural identity
B) Finding out more about your grandparents
C) Learn how members define and identify themselves culturally
D) Emphasize the strengths of members' cultural backgrounds

Question 15

Diverse teams generally perform

A) Better than non-diverse teams
B) About the same as non-diverse teams
C) Worse than non-diverse teams
D) Diversity does not matter in teamwork performance

Question 16

Differences in cultural beliefs in task groups

A) Should be discussed
B) Should not be discussed
C) Do not matter
D) Can matter but should not be discussed

Question 17

Helping members develop __________ allows them to comprehend more fully the experiences that result from diverse lifestyles.

A) Acculturation
B) Identity
C) Empathy
D) Group norms

Question 18

A broad conceptual framework about diversity within groups includes

A) Developing cultural sensitivity
B) Assessing cultural influences on group behavior
C) Intervening with sensitivity to diversity
D) All of the above

Question 19

Some form of diversity is

A) Rarely present in groups
B) Always present in groups
C) Present only in heterogeneous groups
D) Not a concern in psychoeducational groups

Question 20

Feminist group work does not encourage

A) A focus on societal and political factors that contribute to members' problems
B) Unstructured out-of-group interactions
C) Minimization of power differences between members and the leader
D) The use of an unstructured group format

Question 21

Ask for two class members to volunteer to describe an incident in which they experienced prejudice or discrimination. Be sure to remind the class group that prejudice can occur because of many characteristics, such as age, sex, disability, or race, Ask other members of the class to react to the members' experiences. Write two paragraphs describing class members' reactions to the incidents.

Question 22

Group work with Asian Americans may sometimes

A) Need to be more structured
B) Need to be less structured
C) Be unstructured
D) Be unaffected by structure

Question 23

Form a small group. Have all members of the group, in turn, describe their ethnic backgrounds. Go around the group again and have all members describe how their ethnic heritages might influence participation in a group. Ask members of the group who do not strongly identify with a particular ethnic heritage to describe how a demographic variable such as age, gender, education, or socio-economic status influences their behavior in groups. Write a short essay about what you found out through this exercise.

Question 24

Empowering group members does not usually include

A) Encouraging members to find their own resources outside the group
B) Encouraging mutual aid
C) Reinforcing positive feelings about their identity
D) Intervening at the individual, group, and system levels

Question 25

Locate a cultural community different from your own. Learn when important community events occur and attend one or two of those events. Afterward, record your observations, thoughts, and feelings.

Question 26

When members discuss the importance of folk medicine such as going to a local curandero

A) Leaders should stay out of the discussion
B) Leaders should talk about the importance of western medicine as an alternative
C) Leaders should explain to other members the importance of folk medicine in certain cultures
D) Leaders should discourage such discussions
Go to the library and find three articles on working with a specific ethnic or racial group. Extract and summarize three to five practice principles from each article that would help you facilitate a group composed of individuals from a particular ethnic/racial group.

Question 27

Some curative factors in women's groups

A) Apply equally to members of minority groups
B) Do not apply to members of minority groups
C) Can apply to minority groups if they are modified
D) Should never be applied to members of minority groups

Question 28

Cultural influences on social integration in the group do not include

A) Culturally determined normative behavior
B) Different patterns of communication
C) How power and control are experienced within the group
D) Culturally determined roles

Question 29

Obtain videos from Netflix or the library and browse for a few videos that depict differing cultural groups. Invite some friends over and have a cultural movie festival. Serve popcorn and discuss the differences observed in language, values, roles, and other characteristics. End with a potluck supper featuring various types of ethnic foods. Write two paragraphs about participants' reactions to this cultural movie night.