Deck 5: Lenses for Conceptualizing Problems and Interventions: Social Change Dimensions

Question 1

Race is:

A) Solely a biological distinction
B) A characteristic of a species with a wide range of DNA characteristics between groups
C) A set of unique genetic patterns passed from parents to children
D) Biological differences among groups of people and also a social construct to categorize groups of people

Answer 1

Biological differences among groups of people and also a social construct to categorize groups of people

Question 2

Sociological and other ideological processes that promote differential treatment of racial and ethnic groups in interpersonal and institutional interactions is:

A) Racism
B) Discrimination
C) Prejudice
D) Oppression

Answer 2

Racism

Question 3

Heckling, exclusion, and violence are examples of:

A) Institutional racism
B) Individual racism
C) Prejudice
D) Discrimination

Answer 3

Individual racism

Question 4

Policies, programs, and procedures that systematically benefit members of certain racial groups more than others are examples of:

A) Institutional racism
B) Individual racism
C) Prejudice
D) Discrimination

Question 5

Cultural racism is:

A) Heckling, exclusion, and violence based on race
B) Policies, programs, and procedures that systematically benefit members of certain racial groups more than others
C) views the disadvantages faced by ethnic minority groups as caused by the behaviors, philosophies, and ways of living that are rooted in their particular cultures
D) institutional and structural policies and practices that differentially impact the health and living conditions of racial and ethnic groups.

Question 6

Environmental racism is:

A) Heckling, exclusion, and violence based on race
B) Policies, programs, and procedures that systematically benefit members of certain racial groups more than others
C) views the disadvantages faced by ethnic minority groups as caused by the behaviors, philosophies, and ways of living that are rooted in their particular cultures
D) institutional and structural policies and practices that differentially impact the health and living conditions of racial and ethnic groups

Question 7

Treating individuals or groups differently based on preconceived notions about them is:

A) Projection
B) Socialization
C) Discrimination
D) Authoritarianism

Question 8

The economic and other advantages that a dominant group in society has, based on group membership is an example of:

A) Privilege
B) Socialization
C) Discrimination
D) Authoritarianism

Question 9

Which theory of prejudice is characterized by rigidity, inflexibility, and conformity?

A) Socialization
B) Projection
C) Authoritarian Personality
D) Frustration-aggression

Question 10

Which theory of prejudice asserts people are socialized to think and behave in certain ways?

A) Socialization
B) Social Learning
C) Authoritarianism
D) Attribution

Question 11

A person from the dominant group who accepts a job opportunity that has not been extended to a minority-group member who is equally qualified benefits from

A) Primary oppression
B) Secondary oppression
C) Tertiary oppression
D) All of the above

Question 12

Microaggressions are:

A) intentional insults communicated to harm members of a target group
B) unintentional insults
C) maintain prejudice, discrimination, and oppression through subtle, negative messages
D) all of the above

Question 13

Microassaults are

A) unconscious messages that are meant to exclude or negate the feelings, thoughts, and experiences of the target group.
B) demeaning and threatening messages that are communicated to marginalized groups through our environment
C) name-calling, acts of violence, avoidant behaviors, telling or laughing at jokes, or discriminatory practices meant to harm those in the target group
D) ascribing irrelevant descriptors to someone such as "the intelligent female doctor" or "the intelligent African-American lawyer" when a Caucasian male may be introduced simply as "a doctor" or "a lawyer"

Question 14

Microinsults

A) unconscious messages that are meant to exclude or negate the feelings, thoughts, and experiences of the target group.
B) demeaning and threatening messages that are communicated to marginalized groups through our environment
C) name-calling, acts of violence, avoidant behaviors, telling or laughing at jokes, or discriminatory practices meant to harm those in the target group
D) ascribing irrelevant descriptors to someone such as "the intelligent female doctor" or "the intelligent African-American lawyer" when a Caucasian male may be introduced simply as "a doctor" or "a lawyer"

Question 15

Microinvalidations

A) unconscious messages that are meant to exclude or negate the feelings, thoughts, and experiences of the target group.
B) demeaning and threatening messages that are communicated to marginalized groups through our environment
C) name-calling, acts of violence, avoidant behaviors, telling or laughing at jokes, or discriminatory practices meant to harm those in the target group
D) ascribing irrelevant descriptors to someone such as "the intelligent female doctor" or "the intelligent African-American lawyer" when a Caucasian male may be introduced simply as "a doctor" or "a lawyer"

Question 16

Environmental microaggressions

A) unconscious messages that are meant to exclude or negate the feelings, thoughts, and experiences of the target group.
B) demeaning and threatening messages that are communicated to marginalized groups through our environment
C) name-calling, acts of violence, avoidant behaviors, telling or laughing at jokes, or discriminatory practices meant to harm those in the target group
D) ascribing irrelevant descriptors to someone such as "the intelligent female doctor" or "the intelligent African-American lawyer" when a Caucasian male may be introduced simply as "a doctor" or "a lawyer"

Question 17

For social workers, promoting social justice

A) Is a central tenet of social work
B) Is a core value and ethical principle
C) Began in settlement houses
D) All of the above

Question 18

Which of the following is a basic premise of social justice?

A) All humans have the right to live fulfilling lives
B) All humans should be afforded access to appropriate resources
C) All humans should be able to live free from persecution
D) All of the above

Question 19

The idea that no one suffers for the "good" of the whole society refers to:

A) Social justice
B) Distributive justice
C) Libertarian perspective
D) Utilitarian approach

Question 20

"The greatest good for the greatest number of people" is a tenet of:

A) Distributive justice
B) Libertarian perspective
C) Utilitarian approach
D) Economic justice

Question 21

Which of the following are examples of social injustices faced by the people of Cow Crossing?

A) inadequate representation at the state level,
B) lack of quality education
C) lack of social services to improve the situation of its members
D) all of the above are examples of social and economic injustice

Question 22

Critiques of the social and economic justice perspectives include which of the following?

A) They have failed to make significant, long-lasting social change
B) While they have made significant change, maintaining those changes has been challenging
C) Although theories are well conceptualized, empirical testing has not supported this perspective
D) None of the above

Question 23

Settlement houses did all of the following EXCEPT:

A) Organized programs that addressed nutrition, literacy, day care, and other needs
B) Enabled workers to learn about social problems directly from the people who suffered from them
C) Served as research centers in urban cities
D) Used knowledge gained through direct practice to change social policy at the legislative level

Question 24

Social action efforts during the Great Depression were called

A) the New Deal
B) the Great Deal
C) the Great Society
D) the New Reforms

Question 25

Which perspective states that political structures benefit only those who have access to power and resources?

A) Mobilizing structures perspective
B) Political opportunities perspective
C) Cultural framing perspective
D) Strengths perspective

Question 26

According to Saul Alinksy, social change occurs through which of the following strategies?

A) Strategies that contribute to building power among community members
B) Strategies that generate methods that are representative of the needs of the group
C) Strategies that contribute to positive conflict resolution
D) All of the above

Question 27

A social worker who empowers the community members of Cow Crossing to solve their own problems and encourages community members to organize and work toward change to create lasting and positive change for the community is using which change strategy?

A) Social planning
B) Social action
C) Locality development
D) Community development

Question 28

Discuss the debate over the term race as a social construction versus biological category.

Question 29

Describe the differences between racism and prejudice.

Question 30

Which do you think is more harmful - individual discrimination or institutional discrimination? Explain your answer so that you show definitions of each.

Question 31

Can you have discrimination without prejudice? Explain.

Question 32

Describe the concept of privilege and provide 3 examples.

Question 33

In relation to theories of prejudice, describe the theoretical concept of Conflict Theory.

Question 34

How does the understanding of prejudice help social workers?

Question 35

Discuss the differences between primary and secondary oppression.

Question 36

Using Cow Crossing as a reference, give an example of Tertiary oppression.

Question 37

Briefly describe how the concepts of projection and socialization can help to explain why a self-identified heterosexual man might possess prejudiced attitudes toward gay men.

Question 38

Explain the concept of microaggressions and give examples of 3 different types (name of type and examples) of microaggresions GLBT teenagers may experience.

Question 39

What is the difference between "phobia" and "misia" when describing prejudice? Offer 3 examples of how "misia" is used.

Question 40

Describe the differences between distributive justice, the libertarian perspective, and the utilitarian approach.

Question 41

Using a Distributive Justice perspective, suggest 3 actions a social worker could help Sheriff Bidarte work on for his town.

Question 42

Explain the differences between social action and social movement.

Question 43

Describe how the political opportunities perspective applies to social change and social action in Crow Crossing.
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Question 44

What are 2 examples of environmental racism that might be affecting residents of Crow Crossing? Explain how each example connects to the definition of environmental racism.

Question 45

Compare 3 sociological or biopsychosocial theories/perspectives that would help us understand the theories of prejudice.

Question 46

Explain how the health risks of the homeless could be considered a form of oppression (refer to the online articles for Ch 5).

Question 47

Define and give an example of a microaggression. Explain how this concept does or does not fit with the "5 faces of oppression".