Social and Cultural Foundations

Question 1

Acquiring patterns and practices of a culture

Answer 1

Inculturation

Question 2

Father of Guidance who Looked at cultural forces and impact on adolescents entering the work force 1909

Answer 2

Frank Parsons

Question 3

where people live has an impact on culture (driving in the snow)

Answer 3

Ecological Culture

Question 4

our government gives us a viewpoint of who we are and how we should act

Answer 4

National Culture

Question 5

in certain areas people eat certain foods, for example

Answer 5

Regional Culture

Question 6

(do not depend on any culture) - supposedly eliminates culture dependent questions

Answer 6

Culture Free Test

Question 7

personality can only be understood in the context of culture

Answer 7

Cultural Relativity

Question 8

Genealogy- can be distinguished through genetics, usually can see the difference

Answer 8

Race

Question 9

related to group learning (nobody may know you’re Irish)

Answer 9

Ethnicity

Question 10

important to know because it can tell you what the client will value (depressed bc need more designer outfits)

Answer 10

Social Class

Question 11

Clients in_______ classes find it easier to introspect,

Answer 11

wealthier

Question 12

“counselor can help best by understanding client from cultural view”

Answer 12

Emic

Question 13

“People are more similar than different”

Answer 13

Etic

Question 14

person changes him or herself to cope with the environment

Answer 14

Autoplastic

Question 15

person changes the environment

Answer 15

Alloplastic

Question 16

uncomfortable state of tension or distress when someone has 2 incompatible beliefs

Answer 16

Cognitive Dissonance Theory

Question 17

Small Negative Request: if it’s granted, you can go back and make another larger request even if it’s negative

Answer 17

Friedman and Frasier’s “Foot in the Door Syndrome”

Question 18

Many have incomes that hover at poverty
This group of people is growing
More women than men

Answer 18

Older adults (65+)

Question 19

Five Stages of grief

Answer 19

Denial
Anger
Bargaining 
Depression
Acceptance

Question 20

33% poor
21marry at an earlier age
Highest birth rate
No IQ tests for comparing to others bc of cultural bias

Answer 20

Hispanic

Question 21

Do not equate personal possessions or positions with self-worth
Punctuality is stressed less
Use short range goals
Trust is very important, emphasize confidentiality
Non-Native American counselor may be viewed as more trustworthy

Answer 21

Native Americans

Question 22

Career counseling: awareness of non-traditional careers
Eclectic approach
Self-disclosure during initial session builds trust and rapport
Concrete HW assignments
When terminating, provide hope and tools to solve future problems

Answer 22

African American

Question 23

problems present as physical ailments, silence is seen as respect, don’t confront too quickly, bimodal economic curve

Answer 23

Asian