Chapter 16: Environmental Change

Test Bank

Multiple Choice

1. One key principle of social justice group work is that individual change can come through change ______.

a. within members themselves

b. within the environment

c. within members themselves and/or within the environment

d. within the group dynamic

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Rationale for Environmental Change

Difficulty Level: Hard

2. Even when individual members’ behavior is contributing to their problems, exploring environmental issues can help support ______.

a. the full participation of members

b. member avoidance of responsibility

c. the development of new skills

d. the growth of relationships between members

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Rational for Environmental Change

Difficulty Level: Medium

3. A support group for families who have lost children to gun violence and end up engaging in action around firearm laws and policies is an example of a group focusing on a ______ target.

a. peer

b. organizational

c. community

d. societal

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Selection of Environmental Targets

Difficulty Level: Medium

4. When the behavior of individuals within a particular organization are targets for change, groups must first determine whether ______.

a. the individuals have a commitment to social justice or will resist change

b. these behaviors are idiosyncratic or reflect organizational mandates

c. the behaviors have been going on for an extended period of time

d. group members have relationships with these individuals

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Choosing the Organization Level

Difficulty Level: Medium

5. Revising channels of communication to allow for engagement of marginalized groups within an organization is an example of changing the ______ of the system.

a. environment

b. allocation of resources

c. culture

d. structure

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Choosing the Organization Level

Difficulty Level: Medium

6. When selecting a strategy for environmental change, workers should consider member ______ and ______.

a. motivation; capacity

b. identity; skills

c. commitment; relationships

d. desires; needs

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Strategies for Environmental Change

Difficulty Level: Medium

7. A member who changes their own behavior in order to induce change in their environment is utilizing the strategy of ______.

a. manipulating the social situation

b. avoidance

c. reverse psychology

d. alternative reactions

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Environmental Change Activities in Which Members as Individuals May Engage

Difficulty Level: Medium

8. Education is an environmental change strategy best used when ______.

a. targeted individuals or systems are children or serve children

b. targeted individuals or systems are acting out of lack of information or knowledge

c. members have a lot of knowledge about a particular area

d. members are relatively unfamiliar with a particular area

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Environmental Change Activities for Either a Member or the Whole Group

Difficulty Level: Hard

9. Doing something in exchange for environmental change is known as ______.

a. use of influentials

b. bargaining

c. resistance

d. confrontation

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Environmental Change Activities for Either a Member or the Whole Group

Difficulty Level: Easy

10. ______ occur when groups join with other groups in order to achieve environmental change.

a. Convenings

b. Social actions

c. Alliances

d. Cooptations

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Environmental Change Activities for the Group

Difficulty Level: Medium

True/False

1. Social justice group work suggests that a focus on environmental targets may help members avoid personal responsibility.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Rationale for Environmental Change

Difficulty Level: Medium

2. Teens exploring and seeking to change family dynamics represent a group focused on an environmental target.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Selection of Environmental Targets

Difficulty Level: Medium

3. In the majority of cases, the best environmental change strategy to choose is the least conflictual.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Strategies for Environmental Change

Difficulty Level: Medium

4. Utilizing resistance as a strategy is likely to be more effective for groups than for individuals.

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Environmental Change Activities for Either a Member or the Whole Group

Difficulty Level: Hard

5. Picketing is an example of passive resistance.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Environmental Change Activities for Either a Member or the Whole Group

Difficulty Level: Medium