Chapter 20: Social Class, Social Justice, Intersectionality, and Privilege

Test Bank

Multiple Choice

1. ______ is defined as “prejudice and discrimination based on social class resulting from individuals from different perceived social classes.”

A. Classist thinking

B. Classism

C. Social stratification theory

D. Socioeconomic status

Learning Objective: 20-2: Discuss social class and social inequality in this country and around the world and understand how it undermines the lives of individuals.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Definition of Terms: Social Class and Classism

Difficulty Level: Medium

2. What is the American Dream?

A. belief that hard work and determination will help a person prosper

B. belief that everyone who is living in the United States will achieve citizenship

C. belief that high educational attainment will lead to global economic prosperity

D. belief that all marginalized groups will someday have equal power to those in the majority

Learning Objective: 20-1: Describe the demographics of social class within the United States. | 20-2: Discuss social class and social inequality in this country and around the world and understand how it undermines the lives of individuals.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Demographic Data on Social Class and Poverty

Difficulty Level: Medium

3. All of the following are included in the most commonly known three-tiered model of social class in the United States except ______.

A. upper class

B. middle class

C. lower/working class

D. underclass

Learning Objective: 20-1: Describe the demographics of social class within the United States

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Demographic Data on Social Class and Poverty

Difficulty Level: Medium

4. What racial group has the highest level of poverty?

A. Caucasian

B. African American

C. Latinos

D. Asians

Learning Objective: 20-1: Describe the demographics of social class within the United States

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Demographic Data on Social Class and Poverty

Difficulty Level: Medium

5. What age group is most likely to live in poverty?

A. children

B. young adults

C. middle-aged adults

D. elderly

Learning Objective: 20-1: Describe the demographics of social class within the United States

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Demographic Data on Social Class and Poverty

Difficulty Level: Medium

6. ______ is a term used to describe “an acute and/or chronic situation wherein the individual experiences personal threat to their social status and position.”

A. Classism

B. Classism-based trauma

C. Poverty-based trauma

D. Social stratification trauma

Learning Objective: 20-6: Explain how to implement counseling interventions associated with the social class worldview model.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Social Class, Trauma, and Counseling

Difficulty Level: Easy

7. Classism-based traumas are connected to messages and reminders of one’s ______ social class.

A. upper

B. working

C. middle

D. lower

Learning Objective: 20-6: Explain how to implement counseling interventions associated with the social class worldview model.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Social Class, Trauma, and Counseling

Difficulty Level: Easy

8. What is a major driving force for the social justice movement in counseling?

A. to reduce social illnesses that are caused by oppression

B. to improve equity for those in marginalized groups

C. to increase harmony

D. to decrease narcissism for those in higher socioeconomic status

Learning Objective: 20-3: Understand the basic premises of social justice and learn how to implement social justice during counseling.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: The Social Justice Movement in Counseling

Difficulty Level: Hard

9. Counseling in the United States emphasizes meritocracy, standard English language, the Protestant work ethic, and 50-min therapy sessions. These are examples of ______.

A. microaggressions

B. social inequity

C. classism

D. White, middle-class bias

Learning Objective: 20-4: Comprehend the concept of intersectionality and how social class and classism intersect with an individual’s race, culture, religion, and other factors.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: The Counseling Profession and Class Elitism

Difficulty Level: Medium

10. Research has suggested that individuals from lower socioeconomic status have greater levels of ______, whereas individuals from higher socioeconomic status have greater levels of ______.

A. helpful behaviors; deceitfulness

B. social networks; engagement during social activities

C. work ethic; intelligence

D. empathy; narcissism

Learning Objective: 20-5: Become knowledgeable about the neuroscience of social class, environments, and brain health for children and adults.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Neuroscience, Social Class, and Empathy

Difficulty Level: Medium

True/False

1. Research has shown that mental health difficulties are only experienced by those in poverty and low socioeconomic status.

Learning Objective: 20-1: Describe the demographics of social class within the United States.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Definition of Terms: Social Class and Classism

Difficulty Level: Easy

2. Classism is a multicultural issue.

Learning Objective: 20-2: Discuss social class and social inequality in this country and around the world and understand how it undermines the lives of individuals.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Definition of Terms: Social Class and Classism

Difficulty Level: Easy

3. A young person’s brain damage that is due to poverty is irreversible.

Learning Objective: 20-5: Become knowledgeable about the neuroscience of social class, environments, and brain health for children and adults.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Neurogenesis: Healing the Brain with Long-Term Exposure to Poverty

Difficulty Level: Easy

Short Answer

1. How does poverty affect a child’s developing brain?

Learning Objective: 20-2: Discuss social class and social inequality in this country and around the world and understand how it undermines the lives of individuals. | 20-5: Become knowledgeable about the neuroscience of social class, environments, and brain health for children and adults.

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Effects of Poverty on a Child’s Brain | Effects of Toxic Stress and High Levels of Cortisol on Children

Difficulty Level: Hard

2. What is Liu’s social class worldview model? Describe the goals for the client and five domains of the model.

Learning Objective: 20-6: Explain how to implement counseling interventions associated with the social class worldview model.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Liu’s Social Class Worldview Model

Difficulty Level: Hard

3. What are the four principles that guide the work of counselors who use social justice in counseling framework?

Learning Objective: 20-3: Understand the basic premises of social justice and learn how to implement social justice during counseling.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: The Social Justice Movement in Counseling

Difficulty Level: Medium