Deck 18: Cultural Competence and Social Justice

Question 1

Which of the following scenarios best represent compartmentalization in the management of social identity complexities?

A) A White, middle-aged gay man may alternate between being middle-aged, White male in the workplace and being gay in his social circles as his primary identity.
B) A White, middle-aged gay man may deny his racial identity in the workplace and not in his social circle.
C) A White, middle-aged, gay man may conveniently identify as White, and not engage any of his other identities because being White is more advantageous.
D) A middle-aged, gay White man may identify as all of these in the workplace because of issues of advocacy and role model/mentorship.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The result of ____________may cause the person or group to feel unwelcomed, unsafe, isolated, and alienated.

A) Authoritarian identity
B) Working alliance
C) Microaggressions
D) Cultural competence

Answer 2

C

Question 3

All of the following are strategies in working with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transsexual, Questioning (LGBTQ) clients except:

A) Being willing to act as an advocate
B) Acknowledging that clients may be experiencing stressors related to multiple identities
C) Utilizing holistic approaches
D) Categorizing the sexual minority client into only one identity

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Stigmatized identity expectations of rejection, acute events, chronic everyday discrimination and mistreatment, and internalized negative beliefs about one's social identities are all characteristics of:

A) Discrimination
B) Microaggressions
C) Minority stress
D) Cross-categorization

Question 5

When an individual voluntarily assumes as the primary identity, the one that serves him or her best in a given situation, the person is demonstrating which aspect of social identity complexity?

A) Dominance
B) Compartmentalization
C) Action
D) Integration