260 Social Work chapt 1-5 Flashcards
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Acknowledgment, appreciation, and understanding of cultural diversity.
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multiculturalism
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ideology that society should recognize and include equally all different cultures
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Multiculturalism
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ability to understand individuals, families, and communities of different cultures and to use that understanding as a basis for intervention and practice.
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cultural competence
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the belief that one’s own culture is the central way of viewing the world and that other cultures are inferior
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ethnocentrism
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one must understand the effect of culture on the person in environment—what an individual’s culture means to him or her in all his or her systems.
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nesissary to gain cultural competence
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……increase the abilities of individuals, families, and communities to get what they need; influence how others think, act, or believe; and influence how resources are distributed
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The goal of empowerment
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….relationships are vertical and involve leaders and followers
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Lineal relationships
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….. ……… emphasize that people should consult with friends and families when problems are presented.
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Collateral relationships
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…promotes the importance of individual autonomy and the belief that people control their own destinies.
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individualistic orientation of social relations
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What measures human activity?
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being,
being and becoming, and doing.
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subjugation to nature, harmony with nature, or mastery over nature.
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people-to-nature relationship
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6 stages of cultural competency
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- Cutural destructiveness
2.Cultutral incapacity
3.Cultural blindness
4 Cultural precompetence
5.Cultural competence
6.Cultural proficiancy
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The worker holds attitudes, policies, and practices that destroy cultures.
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Cultural destructiveness
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The worker believes in the superiority of dominant groups, does not support nondominant groups, and engages in discriminatory behaviors.
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Cultural incapacity
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The worker believes that there are no differences between people, that they are all the same; this tends to reflect a belief that the dominant culture is universal. A nonableist term for this concept is cultural evasiveness.
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Cultural blindness:
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The worker begins to respect other cultures and demonstrates this respect through one or two actions, followed by a sense that he or she has done enough.
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Cultural precompetence:
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The worker accepts and respects differences, continuously expands cultural knowledge and resources, and actively pursues engagement with nondominant clients and coworkers.
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Cultural competence
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The worker esteems other cultures, engages in research and outreach to build cultural knowledge and specializes in culturally competent practice
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Cultural proficiency
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stresses that each of us is a unique individual and knows him- or herself best
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cultural humility
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Permanent placement of children of one ethnicity or race with parents of a different ethnicity or race.
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Multiethnic or Transracial Adoptions
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Payments made to redress past injustices.
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reparations
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About what percentage of the US population is estimated to have some type of disability, meaning that they have a physical or mental impairment that impacts daily-living skills?
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20%
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The ideology that society should recognize and treat members of different cultures equitably.
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best describes multiculturalism
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An individual who believes that people are all the same and that there are no differences between people demonstrates
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cultural blindness
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Which term describes the final stage of cultural understanding to which a social worker should strive?
Cultural proficiency
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According to the text, there is less legal protection based on ......... than there is for sexual orientation.
gender identity
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A social worker who mobilizes people against industries that dispose of toxic substances in the communities in which they live is engaged in what issue?
Environmental justice
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Which framework helps social workers understand how racism, sexism, classism, heterosexism, ableism, ageism, and religious oppression limit members of oppressed groups from reaching their full potential?
Ecological
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Prior to ............. , most voluntary immigration to the United States involved people from Europe.
1965
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When did the United States formally give legal status to people from other countries fleeing dangerous conditions and provide more social services for their resettlement?
1980
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The vast majority of undocumented people come to the United States for...... .
economic reasons
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Many authors assert that social work practice with oppressed populations should have client ....... as a goal.
empowerment
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What is the primary step for developing cultural competence?
Understanding one’s own self.
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The concept of cultural ...... stresses that each of us is a unique individual and knows ourselves best.
humility
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to enhance human well-being and help meet the basic human needs of all people, with particular attention to the needs and empowerment of people who are vulnerable, oppressed, and living in poverty. A historic and defining feature of social work is the profession’s focus on individual well-being in a social context and the well-being of society.
primary mission of social work, according to the membership of NASW,
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Which issue is the basis for current demands among some people for financial reparations from the government?
slavery
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Work to change the larger social environment so that it benefits individuals and families.
macro practice
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work with families and small groups
Mezzo practice
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requirements for licensure and educational requirements for BSW accredited programs
-courses in economics, political scien., human bio., philoso., pycholo., sociolo, etc
-400hrs field
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What is the NASW?
National Association of Social Workers
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Work to help individuals, families, and small groups function better within the larger environment.
micro practice
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pay attention to the environment in which people live, and they work to change the environment so that it functions more effectively for individuals, families, and communities.
person-in-environment perspective
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theory, conceptual framework, and what central theory most social workers use today is developed from
general systems theory
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View that emphasizes using clients’ strengths, resources, support networks, and motivations to meet challenges; focus on clients’ assets rather than problems or dysfunction.
strengths perspective
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level of fairness that exists in society
social justice
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Are there enough social workers?
no, there is a shortage in rural social workers
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What is self-determination?
Client’s making own choices, respect value of social workers.
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Social worker or other helping professional or a group of helpers whose purpose is to facilitate improvement.
a change agent
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Difference between types of welfare
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major walefare programs
-cash assistance
-entitlements
-in-kind benefits
-public assistanece prog
-social insurance prog
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Provision of resources through financial transfers.
cash assistance
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Guaranteed social support to all eligible persons through services or financial remuneration without time limits.
entitlements:
social security
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Social welfare programs designed to prevent poverty that are based on shared contributions made while people are working to be used later to provide services and benefits.
social insurance programs
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Collection of programs, resources, and services available to help people.
social welfare system
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What was the settlement movement and why was it important?
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Aid in the form of tangible items.
in-kind benifits
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social welfare services are in place to prevent problems. They are proactive and provide benefits or services to people before problems arise.
Insitiutional
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come into play only after there is an identifiable problem. ...... services are designed to address only the identified problem.
residual services
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Categories of “poor” as defined by the Elizabethan Poor Laws
-worthy or unworthy
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first social welfare policy implemented in colonial America, which outlined the public’s responsibility for people who were poor.
Elizabethan Poor Laws
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What did the New Deal accomplish?
immediate relief efforts and creation of long term programs (work programs and social security). helped people understand that it was not always a personal failing that caused poverty
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What did the New Deal accomplish?
reconsider how larger social and economic conditions contribute to people’s economic distress. The focus on structural reasons for poverty
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What is the federal program of social insurance and public assistance, what are the differences?
social insurance is to prevent poverty with insitutional programs that employers pay into. Public assistance is to aliviate poverty where a means test determines who qualifies, (Tanf, medicaid, Wic, SNAP)
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The return of control of social services from the federal to the local level
devolution
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What are the major social welfare programs and how do they provide assistance?
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Social Insurance -Cash Assistance programs:
-Old age Survivors Disability insurance
-unemplomeny insur
-worker's comp
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Social insurance In-kind benefits:
medicare
Veterans Health Services
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Public Assistance- Cash Assistance:
-Temp. Assist for Needy Fams TANF
-Suplimental Security income SSI
-General Assistance
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Public Assistance- In-kind:
-Medicaid
-Supplem. Nurt Assist Pro SNAP
-Public Housing
-Sup. Food pro WIC
-School Breakf/luch
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What organization sought to discover what caused poverty in people?
Charity Organization Society (COS) Marry Richmond
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Organized social welfare efforts begun in the late 1800s to help people who were poor, particularly immigrants, included workers living within the community and providing services from their dwelling or settlement.
Settlement movement. (Jane Addams and Hulll House)
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……..focused on changing the environment by advocating for better neighborhood services, public health programs, and employment conditions.
Settlement movement. (Jane Addams and Hulll House)
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Importance of religious organizations in giving aid
People who value spirituality consider responsibility for the well-being of others to be central to their beliefs.
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uses a dollar value that is firmly set; anyone who earns less than that amount is officially categorized as poor.
absolute poverty
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State of being poor determined by comparisons.
relative poverty
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How is poverty determined?
Poverty threshold, (measure of poverty for statisitical purposes) and poverty guidlines (determine eligibility for social services)
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Two major social trends in poverty
feminization and juvillineation
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Belief that people learn to be poor from growing up in impoverished areas.
Culture of Poverty
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How does poverty affect children?
hinders educational achievement and sense of self.
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Who is most affected by poverty?
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Actions of treating people differently on the basis of their membership in a group, usually involving denial of something.
discrimination
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psychosocial interventions for poverty:
-strengths perspecives
-what can be done rather than anaylize
-improve employability
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Define social justice
Level of fairness that exists in human relationships and overall in society.
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What are barriers to social justice?
prejudice, discrimination, opperssion
institutional dis
racism (all the isms and phobias) and unconsious privlege
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What is the Bell Curve research and what are its implications?
states biology is reason for ecconomic differences
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What does the sociological perspective say about social injustice?
repetative learned behavior through observation perpetuates injustices
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Plans by employers and educational institutions to diversify workforces and student bodies by creating opportunities for women and people of color.
affirmative action
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What are rights people are entitled to?
including equal protection under the law, which is often regarded as protection from discrimination and oppression.
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gave legal staut to people fleeing dangerous conditions in their home country
Refugee Act of 1980
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Fear of ______ is contributing to challenges in social justice.
terrorism
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fear of difference, scapegoating, and projection are all .... reasons for social injustice
psychological
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Movement of people away from their native lands to become permanent residents of another country.
immigration
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Acknowledgment, appreciation, and understanding of cultural diversity.
multiculturalism,
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believes that people are all the same and that there are no differences between people
cultural blindness
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why people choose to immigrate
most often ecomonmic reasons
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What is a goal social workers should have for oppressed clients?
empowment
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a sense of self awareness?
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ecological framework
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what defines race
Umbrella term that includes multiple ethnic groups.
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What group has the least amount of protection under the law?
LGBTQ
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Hart-Celler Act, ended the use of quotas that limited the overall number of immigrants allowed to enter the US as well as the number of immigrants granted entry to the US by country of origin.
Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965,
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To obtain clinical licensure, a social worker must ... .
complete two years of supervised post-MSW clinical experience
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Social justice is a principle relevant to social work practice because it emphasizes....
working toward a level of fairness in society
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According to members of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), the primary mission of social work is to
enhance human well-being
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Most theories used by social workers today developed from a central framework known as
general systems theory
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Which statement describes the strengths perspective of social work?
Clients' existing strengths can serve as building blocks for change.
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Social work education usually includes classes from varied disciplines such as...
psychology, biology, and philosophy
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Which professional organization was formed to support and advocate for social work professionals?
National Association of Social Workers
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Because people typically obtain professional help after years of dealing with maladaptive behaviors, social workers are considered to function as
change agents
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A conceptual framework combines theories, beliefs, and .................. to help social workers understand how people interact in their social systems and how those systems help or block health and well-being.
assumptions
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A professional who provides grief counseling to people in hospice settings is employed in which area of social work?
Medical social work
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A social worker who has trust in people's ability to chart a path that is best for them is exhibiting which central value of social work?
Self-determination
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In science, a theory must be .............., which means that research can be conducted to see whether it is accurate.
testable
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Which group is currently impacted by a shortage of social workers?
Rural residents
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What is the textbook authors' preferred term to describe people who are dealing with various challenges related to sexuality and gender?
LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender)
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What services come into play only after a particular problem has been identified?
Residual services
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Which of the following was provided by the Social Security Act of 1935?
Social insurance and public assistance
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A key social policy development of the 1980s was ........ , which returned the control of social services from the federal to the local level.
devolution
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Which of the following aims to prevent poverty rather than alleviate it?
Social insurance programs
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According to the Elizabethan Poor Laws, which group was not considered worthy of public support?
LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) people
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The goal of the first in 1877 was to discover what caused poverty among individuals, eliminate the causes, and consequently rid society of poverty.
Charity Organization Society
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The work of organizations like the Salvation Army demonstrates the role that .......... play in social welfare and the social work profession.
religious values
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Which movement was based on the belief that, in order to help poor people, workers had to live among the people they serve?
Settlement movement
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In which type of social welfare program is the use of benefits determined only by the recipient?
Cash assistance
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Who wrote the first social work practice book to present professional ways to identify clients' problems?
Mary Richmond
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The social and economic reforms introduced in response to the Great Depression were collectively called the ..........
New Deal
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....... are a form of social welfare that can be used only for specified services.
In-kind benefits
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In which of the following do people pay directly into the program prior to receiving benefits that can prevent them from experiencing poverty?
Social insurance programs
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Many people believe that providing government funding of ...... is a direct violation of the Constitution.
religious organizations
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Which of the following is not considered a values-based conflict regarding social work?
Cash assistance versus in-kind benefits
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The poverty ....... is the absolute measure used by federal and state governments to define poverty.
threshold
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The ........ approach to defining poverty is based on using changeable comparisons to particular standards.
relative
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Disparity in earning rates plays a key role in a concept known as the ...... of poverty.
feminization
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Which of the following runs the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)?
Department of Agriculture
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Which term is used for individuals who have no physical limitations but are unable to find work?
Unemployed
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The term ......... of poverty describes the tendency for children to be disproportionately represented in the ranks of those who are poor.
juvenilization
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According to William Ryan, Americans tend to blame ......... for poverty that exists in the country.
the poor
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They do not earn enough to meet basic living expenses.
describes people who are categorized as working poor
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Which of the following is one of the most significant social factors affecting overall income and wealth in the United States?
Race
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significant personal costs experienced by children who live in poverty:
-increased rate of depression,
- lower academic performance
-reduced self-esteem
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The perspective that people learn to be poor by growing up in poor environments is key to the belief known as the ...... of poverty.
culture
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The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program provides ....... for people who are poor and are 65 or older, or blind or disabled.
cash assistance
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The ......... program provides cash assistance for up to 24 consecutive months, and adults receiving benefits must spend 20 hours per week in a job or job-related activity.
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
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Assisting people with communication and emotional skills that can help them keep their job is an example of ........... intervention.
psychosocial
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Individual-level social work should focus on .......... .
solution-focused interventions
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Which barrier to social justice involves judging or disliking groups and individuals based on myths and misconceptions?
Prejudice
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Which type of oppression grows out of the belief that men are superior to women?
Sexism
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......... is a systematic and pervasive mistreatment of people based on their membership in a certain group.
oppression
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Which term describes a model for intergroup relations based on people from distinct groups in the same country primarily doing things apart from one another?
Separatism
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The ......... Amendment provided voting rights to all men.
15th
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According to the authors of the text used in class, what is considered the basis of social justice?
Fairness in human relationships
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According to the class text, the authors of The Bell Curve argued that .............is the basis for economic inequality.
biology
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According to sociological perspectives, ....... often fuels bias against oppressed groups.
economic insecurity
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According to the textbook, which perspective suggests that discrimination and oppression serve a variety of positive purposes in society?
Functionalist
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in the ......... model, people retain their unique cultural characteristics while they mix socially and economically with other groups.
cultural pluralism model
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.......banned discrimination against people with disabilities in public accommodations, employment, transportation, and other public services.
Americans with disabilities act of 1990
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According to the textbook authors, what entitles people to civil rights?
Being a member of society
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According to the text, which group does not have federal civil rights protections in the United States?
People who are LGBT (lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, and transgender)
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Fears related to ...... have become a major hurdle in the advance of civil rights and social justice in the twenty-first century.
terrorism
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About what percentage of the US population is estimated to have some type of disability, meaning that they have a physical or mental impairment that impacts daily-living skills?
20%
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.......best describes multiculturalism?
The ideology that society should recognize and treat members of different cultures equitably.
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An individual who believes that people are all the same and that there are no differences between people demonstrates ......
cultural blindness
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Which term describes the final stage of cultural understanding to which a social worker should strive?
Cultural proficiency
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According to the text, there is less legal protection based on ....... than there is for sexual orientation.
gender identity
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A social worker who mobilizes people against industries that dispose of toxic substances in the communities in which they live is engaged in what issue?
Environmental justice
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Which framework helps social workers understand how racism, sexism, classism, heterosexism, ableism, ageism, and religious oppression limit members of oppressed groups from reaching their full potential?
Ecological
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Prior to........ , most voluntary immigration to the United States involved people from Europe.
1965
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When did the United States formally give legal status to people from other countries fleeing dangerous conditions and provide more social services for their resettlement?
1980
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The vast majority of undocumented people come to the United States .....
for economic reasons
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Many authors assert that social work practice with oppressed populations should have client ............ as a goal.
empowerment
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What is the primary step for developing cultural competence?
Understanding one’s own self.
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The concept of cultural ........ stresses that each of us is a unique individual and knows ourselves best.
humility
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...... does Not support the role of biological determinism in differences amoung people of various races
Human Genome Project reserach
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issue is the basis for current demands among some people for financial reparations from the government?
slavery
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prohibits segragation and discrimination based on race
Civil Rights Act of 1964
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No state may deny any person with in its jusitiction equal protection under the law
14th Amendment
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gave women the right to vote
19th Amendment
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Group of people who share common cultural patterns or national origins.
ethnic groups
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