Critical Analyses

Question 1

What are ‘Social Factors’?

Answer 1

Understanding demographic trends; age, sex/gender, political affiliation, religious beliefs

One must appreciate and analyze

Question 2

What does it mean by ‘Culture/Diversity’?

Answer 2

Embracing differences and diversity

Began to understand the anti-oppressive approach

Question 3

What does it mean by ‘Economy’?

Answer 3

Ecological factors that creat oppression, barriers, obstacles, isolation, alienation.

Social injustices have economical roots; key to any issue

Question 4

What does it mean by ‘Politics’?

Answer 4

Politics behind any issue that helps us understand the roots of the situation

Question 5

What are Linkages?

Answer 5

Imagine a diagram; the spaces in between each circle are interconnected; find out why they are connected

Question 6

What factors make up ‘Micro’?

Answer 6

• Individual
• Couple
• Family
• Group

Question 7

What factors make up ‘Macro’?

Answer 7

• Community
• Nation/society
• Government
• World

Question 8

What is ‘False dichotomy’?

Answer 8

Taking micro (on its own) and macro (on its own), but not connecting them later on

Question 9

What are the 5 concepts of critical analyses?

Answer 9

1. History
2. Social factors
3. Culture and diversity
4. Economy
5. Politics