Kelsey's Final Exam quiz for my final exam tomorrow afternoon. need any way i can to study. kelseyfinalexam published on April 15, 20116 responses 2 « Previous Next » Questions in vertical order 1/47 Radical humanism believes in top-down change bottom-up change 2/47 Radical structuralism believes in top-down change bottom-up change 3/47 Why does structural social work argue that counselling, psychological interventions, or intra-psychic interventions are necesary? Hint: 2 choices the effects of oppression can be psychologically damaging one cannot engage in social change when in a state of psychological crisis oppressed people have higher rates of mental disorders social workers must engage in consciousness-raising 4/47 What is assimilation? the dominant culture imposes their beliefs and values upon the subordinate culture the subordinate culture attempts to take on the values of the dominant group the dominant group validates and embraces the diversity of other cultures 5/47 What is multiculturalism? seeks equality among all social and cultural groups, where mutual respect and affirmation of differences occurs. group differences are considered positive and desirable the celebration of cultural differences. the melting-away of cultural differences 6/47 What is politics of difference? seeks equality among all social and cultural groups, where mutual respect and affirmation of differences occurs. group differences are considered positive and desirable treating those who are different with equal respect and providing equal rights and oppurtunities differences are tolerated but not desired 7/47 What are the three levels of change for structural social work? personal, cultural, and systemic personal, interpersonal, and political social, economic, and structural substructural, institutional, and relational 8/47 What is change at the substructural level? challenging dominant ideologies through consciousness raising minimizing control and maximizing liberty challenging inequalities in our own lives so we dont reproduce them 9/47 What is change at the institutional level? challenging inequalities in our own lives so we dont reproduce them challenging dominant ideologies through consciousness-raising minimizing control and maximizing liberty 10/47 What is change at the relational level? challenging inequalities in our own lives so we dont reproduce them minimizing control and maximizing liberty challenging dominant ideologies through consciousness-raising 11/47 Why is eco-technology a problem? it is antithetical to green politics it is not endorsed by many powerful political leaders it is the belief that technology can solce the problems that it created in the first place 12/47 What is a public good? it benefits the individual and can be distributed it requires the collective cooperation of everyone it benefits the collective and cannot be distributed it benefits the collective and can be divided and distributed 13/47 What is a private good? it benefits the individual and can be distributed it benefits the collective and can be divided and distributed it benefits the collective and cannot be distributed it requires the collective cooperation of everyone 14/47 What is a free-rider? someone who hitchhikes someone who witholds participation while hoping that enough other people take action someone that participates in social action while others do not 15/47 Why do free-riders present a challenge to Green ethics? they engage in militant action against loggers which gives Greens a bad image they are actively opposed to Green ideologies the more people who try to be free-riders, the more the sacrifices of others are sabotaged 16/47 What is the political ideology advocated for by structural social workers? Marxism conservatism liberalism social democracy socialism 17/47 What are the two primary goals of structural social work? to provide counselling and therapy to individuals so they can better integrate into society and to ensure they cooperate with social norms to discover the causes of oppression and to work to actively change those causes from a socialist perspective to provide immediate assistance to those hurt by capitalism and to directly challenge the structures which contribute to oppression to help individuals and their families get the most out of the capitalist system and to reduce its harmful effects 18/47 Why do we need a "reconstructed" model of socialism? "old" socialism reinforced the dominant role of males "old" socialism reinforced the subordinate role of women there are many other forms of oppression other than that which results from the presence of classes the "old" socialism is not up-to-date with modern theories of social work 19/47 What are the three natures of oppression? relational, cultural, and structural individual, cultural, and structural subcultural, relational, and institutional relational, group-based, and non-accidental 20/47 What is a characteristic of group-based oppression? intersectionality personality partnership control 21/47 What is relational oppression? all oppression is related family members of oppressed people are also oppressed the dominant group has power, privileges, and resources that they use to maintain their status at the expense of the subordinate group? 22/47 Why is oppression non-accidental? Type answer. Hint: 32 characters 23/47 What are the key elements of alternative organizations? grassroots organizing, political support, access to resources, diverse planning grassroots organizing, community control, social support, shared decision making, and empowerment shared decision making, grassroots organizing, empowerment, and political support 24/47 How can social workers support alternative organizaions? provide material resources, create new organizations where there are none, refer clients to them, and provide knowledge and technical support advocate for construction, lobby the government, and incorporate grassroots organizing into their own policies they can provide knowledge and advocacy 25/47 What are the 4 Key activities of consciousness-raising? normalization, mutual support, re-defining, and trust normalization, collectivism, trust, and dialogical relationship Normalization, collectivism, re-defining, and dialogical relationship collectivism, social support, social awareness, and dialogical relationship 26/47 What is specieism? priveliging humans over other species privileging other species over humans priveliging one species over another 27/47 What are the two reasons structural social work thinks models of distributive justice are inadequate? they don't prosecute offenders promptly and there are higher taxes associated with distributive justice non-material things cannot be re-distributed and it doesnt pay attention to the political causes they ignore the social processes that caused inequality in the first place and non-material things cannot be re-distributed 28/47 Why are professional associations potentionally problematic? they emphasize the technical aspects of helping which mask social works political nature they are formed on the basis of academic credentials which divides users from workers, and requesting certification from the state aligns social work with the state professionalism benefits the workers, not the users heirarchies promote the view that social workers are experts all of the above 29/47 What is social constructionism? reality is socialy constructed and there is more than one way to interpret experiences the involvement of members of society in building social institutions and policies reality is socially constructed 30/47 What are the goals of narriative practices under structural social work? problematize the internalization of oppressive ideas rather than problematize the person herself/himself deconstructive process that unmasks practices of power and privilege expose the impact of oppression on the identity of the person deconstruct oppressive self-stories all of the above 31/47 What are the three levels of oppression? personal, cultural, structural individual, cultural, institutional persona, cultural, institutional 32/47 What are the five key forms of oppression? personal, cultural, structural, cultural imperialism, powerlessness violence, discrimination, racism, cultural imperialism, and powerlessness exploitation, marginalization, cultural imperialism, violence, powerlessness 33/47 Why does the concept of time horizon present a challenge for Green ethics? have to persuade people to make a sacrifice that will benefit the future have to persuade people to care about the future have to convince people that others will not take advantage of their sacrifices all of the above 34/47 What are two reasons why Mullaly argues it is more appropriate to refer to oppression as structural violence rather than structural inequality? violence negatively effects the human development, causes premature death, limits healthy living; and it is any relation, process, or condition by which the persons group suffers physical, social, or psychological violence institutions tend to be violent toward marganlized groups, and this voilence results in impaired development human potential is harmed and the capacity to be fully autonomous is stripped 35/47 What are the seven common forms of inferiorization? mimses social withdrawal psychological withdrawal guilt expiation in-group hostility escape from identity magical ideologies all of the above 36/47 What are the two goals of intra-psychic work done by structural social workers? provide immediate assistance to those hurt by capitalism; challenge structural inequalities counteract the damage of oppression; build resilience and strength so the individual can engage in action counteract the damage of oppression; challenge the structural forms of oppression 37/47 What are some potentially oppressive features of the helping relationship between workers and service users? professional language setting professional values power inequalities all of the above 38/47 What are four key types of radical listening? planned emptiness, bearing witness, deconstructive, attentive planned emptiness, authentication, clarification, and non-leading planned emptiness, bearing wittness, deconstructive, and authentication deconstructive, bearing wittness, authentication, and equality trust, bearing wittness, planned emptiness, and deconstructive 39/47 What are the four key purposes of interpersonal work? coalition building; establish solidarity with others; develop political awareness; and engage in social action develop political awareness; define a more genuine identity than the one established by the dominant group; establish the strength to express this identity; establish solidarity with others engage in social action; challenge structural inequalities; challenge oppressive institutions; build mutual solidarity 40/47 What are the two ways which unions have contributed to the development of the welfare state? labor unions were seen as threats to the dominant group and so social programs were developed to "keep people happy" and lead them away from joining a union the unions, after being established, demanded these social programs for their workers both A and B 41/47 What are the four core beliefs of the Green movement? conectdness; stewardship to the Earth; respect for all living things; critiques of capitalism stewardship to the Earth; all actions can have irreversible effects; anti-capitalist; need for a distinct Green party develop a new Green party; stewardship to the Earth; respect for all living things; urgency of action interdependence; the need for an alternative green ideology; all actions can have irreversible effects; capitalism and socialism promote anthropocentrism 42/47 What are the reasons Green politics is critical of both socialist and capitalist economies? they favor the meeting of short-term human needs over the long-term needs of the enrivonment both promote industrialization as an effective means to meet human needs both view natural resources as exploitable they promote economic growth at the expense of nature All of the above 43/47 What are the key beliefs of radical social work? socialism is more favorable than capitalism liberal reforms can't deal with social problems the welfare system has political and econmomic functions that reinforce capitalism concerned with all forms of oppression All of the above 44/47 What are two main reasons why radical social work criticisez conventional social work? they don't account for structural inequalities; they provide individual explanations for problems and solutions they are individualistic; they are not concerned with the well-being of the person they patholigize oppressed people; provide individual explanations for problems and solutions 45/47 Why is mutual identification a necesary, but not suffieicnt, condition for social transformation? need to move beyond acknowledgement to see broader aspects of oppression need to develop a mutual ideology, which leads to a mutual cause both A and B 46/47 What are the five features of Green Ethic? Stewarship to the Earth; respect for all living things; development of a distinct Green party; obligation to respect the conditions that sustain us, obligation to recognize our power and practise restraint Stewardship to the Earth; respect for all living things; obligation to respect and care for the conditions that sustain us; obligation to recognize our power and practise restaint; direct confrontation/nonviolent protests Respect for all living things; animal rights; the obligation to respect the conditions that sustain us; development of a distinct Green party; stewarship to the Earth Respect of the Earth, obligation to restrain power, stewardship to the Earth, development of a distinct Green party; respect for the conditions that sustain us 47/47 Why does dialectical analysis say we should avoid false dichotomies? everything is related change is constant change is the result of unity and struggle All of the above
