Chapter 7: Roles, Tasks, and Critical Consciousness

Test Bank

Multiple Choice

1. According to the text, which of the following is a critical consideration regarding the development of roles?

a. the influence of education on member abilities to fill various roles

b. the impact of race on the roles that members are likely to take

c. the potential for group members to vote or otherwise agree upon assigned roles

d. the relationship between societal roles/ functioning and power attributed to these roles

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Roles, Norms, and Statuses

Difficulty Level: Medium

2. Which of the following best describes action likely to be taken by someone acting as a mediator?

a. standing in solidarity with other members who experience marginalization

b. promoting dialogue and seeking to help members reconcile differences

c. seeking group feedback

d. assessing and evaluating various courses of action

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Leadership

Difficulty Level: Medium

3. A(n) ______ often provides social emotional supports and sparks consciousness to support movement for change.

a. animator

b. advocate

c. facilitator

d. bricoleur

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Roles, Norms, and Statuses

Difficulty Level: Easy

4. Determining how conflict and communication breakdowns will be handled is an example of an agreement that is likely to emerge during ______ phase(s) of group development.

a. beginning

b. middle

c. ending

d. all

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Agreements (AKA Ground Rules)

Difficulty Level: Medium

5. According to the text, which of the following is TRUE of agreements in social justice group work?

a. They involve decisions to strictly enforce predetermined rules.

b. They should be largely determined by the worker.

c. They involve commitment to support one another’s participation.

d. They should be highly flexible and may change every session.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Agreements (AKA Ground Rules)

Difficulty Level: Medium

6. Which of the following best describes a key consideration for the influence of power on group dynamics?

a. Members who have experienced oppression are likely to have conflict with group leaders.

b. Experiences of marginalization lead to unwillingness to take on roles with any expert power.

c. Members who have experienced marginalization are likely to try to oppress other members.

d. Experiences of marginalization can be internalized or externalized and strongly influence member participation.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Power

Difficulty Level: Medium

7. When conflict arises in group work, social justice practice supports and values differences, negotiates solutions, and helps members to ______.

a. agree to disagree

b. agree with one another

c. avoid sharing diverging opinions

d. agree to refrain from divulging their feelings

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Conflict

Difficulty Level: Medium

8. Which of the following is an example of an expression of difference that should be supported by the worker?

a. members who challenge the legitimacy of others’ claims to oppression

b. members who express divergent opinions on community needs based on their experiences

c. members who express negative sentiments toward other members due to their culture or gender

d. members who convey a lack of support for other members due to perceived differences in ability

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Conflict

Difficulty Level: Hard

9. According to the text, what is one risk of assuming similarities between individuals with a shared identity?

a. Members may be less likely to demonstrate cultural humility.

b. Members may be less likely to be allies.

c. Unique individual experiences may not be recognized.

d. Individuals may not want to be associated with others in that group.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Conflict

Difficulty Level: Medium

10. According to the text, which of the following is an outcome of raising critical consciousness?

a. increased recognition of social forces that influence us and others

b. increased distrust of social structures

c. decreased capacity for collaboration

d. decreased recognition of various elements of diversity

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Critical Consciousness

Difficulty Level: Medium

True/False

1. Experiences of oppression and resulting positionalities are likely to influence role development within the group.

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Roles, Norms and Statuses

Difficulty Level: Hard

2. Incorporation of social justice into group work is best described an outcome which groups may meet by their ending stages rather than a process.

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Group Tasks and Functions

Difficulty Level: Hard

3. Agreements or ground rules can be made in the ending phase of the group.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Agreements (AKA Ground Rules)

Difficulty Level: Medium

4. Intersectionality is primarily the idea of treating everyone as an individual.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Conflict

Difficulty Level: Medium

5. Conflict is a necessary aspect of negotiating differences between members

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Conflict

Difficulty Level: Medium