Ch.11 Cultural Norms And Social Work Practice Exam Questions

Chapter 11: Cultural Norms and Social Work Practice

Test Bank

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 11 Question 1

1) All Latinx people speak Spanish.

a. True

b. False

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 11 Question 2

2) The term Black as used by the US Federal Government includes African Americans and other subgroups such as people of the Caribbean who can trace their ancestry to the African diaspora.

a. True

b. False

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 11 Question 3

3) Individualistic societies feel the individual’s take precedent over community needs.

a. True

b. False

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 11 Question 4

4) Although most Native Americans reside in cities, most Native American–specific social and health services are located on tribal lands.

a. True

b. False

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 11 Question 5

5) The United States mostly has a/an:

a. pluralistic orientation

b. no orientation

c. individualist orientation

d. homophobic orientation

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 11 Question 6

6) Cultural norms are

a. activities every person does in a culture

b. required for every culture

c. values & beliefs that influence attitudes and behaviors of members of a cultural group

d. biologically determined

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 11 Question 7

7) Mestizaje is the mixing of:

a. Native people of the Americas with the Chinese

b. Native people of the Americas with Spanish and Russian people

c. Native people of the Americas with Africans and Australians

d. Native people of the Americas with people of Spaniards and African ancestry

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 11 Question 8

8) How can social workers become more competent in their work with lesbian and gay clients?

a. Experiment in the gay and lesbian community

b. Completely ignore gay clients

c. By incorporating the experiences of gay men and lesbians into the protocol

d. Do not accept gay and lesbian clients

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 11 Question 9

9) Which perspective would be the most beneficial in working with refuges and recent immigrants?

a. Social Darwinism

b. Person-in-environment

c. Deculturalization

d. Melting Pot

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 11 Question 10

10) When talking to a social worker, which word Latinx clients might not easily use?

a. Yes

b. No

c. Please

d. Thank you

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 11 Question 11

11) In the Latinx community, familismo is:

a. a core Latinx value

b. a strong identification with and attachment to a nuclear and extended family

c. an obligation to provide both material and emotional support to one’s family

d. All of the above

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 11 Question 12

12) Asian Americans sometimes are described as:

a. individualistic

b. possessing great emotional self-control and restraint

c. retaining a strong connection to traditional norms and values

d. Both B and C

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 11 Question 13

13) What are the three components for effective culturally competent practice?

Feedback:1. Hypothesis testing: the use of cultural knowledge about groups in a tentative, exploratory fashion without arriving at any definitive or premature conclusions about clients or their cultures (remember social context and intersectionality)

2. Dynamic sizing: the ability to know when to generalize certain attitudes and behaviors exhibited by the client to other members of the same identity group and when to individualize

3. Culturally specific expertise: the ability to work effectively with individuals from a particular culture and the possession of skills and abilities to develop rapport, to have a strong client-worker alliance, and to achieve the desired outcomes when working with members of that group.

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 11 Question 14

14) What are the differences between individualism and collectivism in the United States?

Feedback:The United States, like other Western societies, has an individualistic orientation, meaning that the most common psychosocial unit of operation is the individual, not the group. Individualistic societies believe that the needs of the group are satisfied when the needs of the individual are satisfied. Whereas collectivistic societies believe that individual needs are met when the group’s needs are met. Within the United States, here are collectivistic oriented communities.

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Title: Chapter 11 Question 15

15) The social and emotional challenges experienced by Native American clients are often associated to their unresolved grief and historical trauma. Provide some examples of this

Feedback:The US government removing Native children from their homes and placing them in boarding schools. The children suffered not only the trauma of involuntary separation and forced removal from their families at a very early age but also frequent abuse in these institutions. For some, the lack of parenting role models initiated a cycle of poor parenting. The legacy of genocide gives Native Americans little reason to trust professionals outside the tribal community or clan.

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 11 Question 16

16) What is a culturally grounded approach to social work practice with African Americans?

Feedback:A culturally grounded approach to social work practice celebrates African American culture and its expressions of resiliency, and supports individuals in their efforts to resist racism and cultural assimilation while producing lasting changes leading to the development of a more inclusive and just society. The culturally competent social worker can be effective by adopting an Afrocentric perspective, one that focuses on collectivity and on spiritual and moral development.

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 11 Question 17

17) Explain why not all cultural values and practices are good.

Feedback:Cultural values and practices are not all inherently good—it is important to remember that cultures are constantly changing and that some culturally based attitudes and behaviors could be oppressive or harmful. Although, most of the time culture heals, ethical dilemmas emerge when cultural norms and practices promoted by some members of a group are in direct conflict with the code of ethics of the profession and the law of the land. In this case, the first step is to inform and educate the community about the law and explain how the cultural practice conflicts with it.

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 11 Question 18

18) According to Kim, Atkinson, and Yang, (1999) there are six cultural values that to some degree, Asian American subgroups share. What are they?

Feedback:(1) collectivism, (2) conformity to cultural norms, (3) emotional self-control, and family recognition through (4) achievement, (5) filial piety, and (6) humility

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 11 Question 19

19) Why is it important for social workers to have culturally specific expertise?

Feedback:Culturally specific expertise: the skills and abilities necessary to work effectively with individuals and groups from a particular culture allows the development of rapport and a strong client-worker alliance and it helps achieve the desired outcomes when working with clients from that culture.