Question 1

A(n) _____ is a unit of 15,000 to 20,000 people and has internal operations.

Accepted Answer

A)  small town 
B)  small city 
C)  rural community 
D)  institutional community 
A)  small town 
B)  small city 
C)  rural community 
D)  institutional community

Question 2

Involvement in multiple communities reinforces an individual's sense of belonging.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The ______ perspective emphasizes a community's purpose and how that community can continue working to attain that purpose.

Accepted Answer

A)  functionalist 
B)  structural 
C)  social systems 
D)  human ecology 
A)  functionalist 
B)  structural 
C)  social systems 
D)  human ecology

Question 4

Social workers adopting a symbolic interactionist theory on communities are primarily concerned with how the rich and powerful within society constrain and define the less powerful.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What term do Coleman and Kerbo define as a breakdown of social structure, so that its various parts no longer work together as smoothly as they should?

Accepted Answer

A)  Latent function 
B)  Manifest function 
C)  Dysfunction 
D)  Social disorganization 
A)  Latent function 
B)  Manifest function 
C)  Dysfunction 
D)  Social disorganization

Question 6

Religion serves an integrative function in communities by establishing norms and values.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which term refers to the intended and recognized consequences of an activity or social process?

Accepted Answer

A)  Latent function 
B)  Manifest function 
C)  Dysfunction 
D)  Social disorganization 
A)  Latent function 
B)  Manifest function 
C)  Dysfunction 
D)  Social disorganization

Question 8

Which term refers to an ethnic person's adoption of the dominant culture in which he or she lives?

Accepted Answer

A)  Homogeneity 
B)  Acculturation 
C)  Heterogeneity 
D)  Assimilation 
A)  Homogeneity 
B)  Acculturation 
C)  Heterogeneity 
D)  Assimilation

Question 9

The social-psychological perspective focuses on the inequalities and problems faced by people with fewer community resources.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which theories focus on how we use language, words, and signs to maintain our social reality?

Accepted Answer

A)  Functionalist 
B)  Symbolic interactionist 
C)  Conflict 
D)  Empowerment 
A)  Functionalist 
B)  Symbolic interactionist 
C)  Conflict 
D)  Empowerment

Question 11

To what extent do you think it is ethical to view the social problem of homelessness from a functionalist perspective that focuses on its positives? Explain.

Accepted Answer

Viewing the social problem of homelessne

Question 12

Communities are of two primary types-geographically based and interests based.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Social systems theories are flexible and unbounded.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Cite two examples of nongeographical communities. Explain how each enhances community members' well-being.

Accepted Answer

1) Online gaming communities: These comm

Question 15

Social workers can use generalist practice skills to mobilize citizens within communities in order to accomplish the goals these citizens define for themselves.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

To what extent do you agree with the comment, "Once a person is labeled as having a deviant role, that label is impossible or nearly impossible to escape"? Explain.

Accepted Answer

I agree with the comment to a large exte

Question 17

Generalist practitioners working in urban communities must pay close attention to human diversity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Explain how the concepts of competition, segregation, and integration fit within the human ecology theories.

Accepted Answer

Competition, segregation, and integratio

Question 19

From a social systems perspective, if a community, or possibly some of its subsystems, is progressing toward disorganization, this would be considered:

Accepted Answer

A)  negative entropy. 
B)  entropy. 
C)  equifinality. 
D)  homeostasis. 
A)  negative entropy. 
B)  entropy. 
C)  equifinality. 
D)  homeostasis.

Question 20

Labeling theory has developed from:

Accepted Answer

A)  functionalism. 
B)  symbolic interactionism. 
C)  structuralism. 
D)  social system theory. 
A)  functionalism. 
B)  symbolic interactionism. 
C)  structuralism. 
D)  social system theory.

A(n) _____ is a unit of 15,000 to 20,000 people and has internal operations.

Involvement in multiple communities reinforces an individual's sense of belonging.

The ______ perspective emphasizes a community's purpose and how that community can continue working to attain that purpose.

Social workers adopting a symbolic interactionist theory on communities are primarily concerned with how the rich and powerful within society constrain and define the less powerful.

What term do Coleman and Kerbo define as a breakdown of social structure, so that its various parts no longer work together as smoothly as they should?

Religion serves an integrative function in communities by establishing norms and values.

Which term refers to the intended and recognized consequences of an activity or social process?

Which term refers to an ethnic person's adoption of the dominant culture in which he or she lives?

The social-psychological perspective focuses on the inequalities and problems faced by people with fewer community resources.

Which theories focus on how we use language, words, and signs to maintain our social reality?

To what extent do you think it is ethical to view the social problem of homelessness from a functionalist perspective that focuses on its positives? Explain.

Communities are of two primary types-geographically based and interests based.

Social systems theories are flexible and unbounded.

Cite two examples of nongeographical communities. Explain how each enhances community members' well-being.

Social workers can use generalist practice skills to mobilize citizens within communities in order to accomplish the goals these citizens define for themselves.

To what extent do you agree with the comment, "Once a person is labeled as having a deviant role, that label is impossible or nearly impossible to escape"? Explain.

Generalist practitioners working in urban communities must pay close attention to human diversity.

Explain how the concepts of competition, segregation, and integration fit within the human ecology theories.

From a social systems perspective, if a community, or possibly some of its subsystems, is progressing toward disorganization, this would be considered:

Labeling theory has developed from:

Introduction to Human Behavior in the Macro Social Environment

Values and Principles That Guide Generalist Practice in the Macro Social Environment

Human Behavior in Groups: Theories and Dynamics

Types of Groups in the Macro Social Environment

Knowledge and Theories About Organizations

Social Service Organizational Settings, Goals and Environmental Contexts

Organizational Structure and Dynamics

Human Behavior, Management, and Empowerment in Organizations

Assessment of Geographic Communities and Empowerment

Neighborhood Empowerment

Diversity, Populations-At-Risk, and Empowerment in the Macro Social Environment

Social Justice and the Global Community

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Exam 9: Communities in the Macro Social Environment: Theories and Concepts

A(n) _____ is a unit of 15,000 to 20,000 people and has internal operations.

Involvement in multiple communities reinforces an individual's sense of belonging.

The ______ perspective emphasizes a community's purpose and how that community can continue working to attain that purpose.

Social workers adopting a symbolic interactionist theory on communities are primarily concerned with how the rich and powerful within society constrain and define the less powerful.

What term do Coleman and Kerbo define as a breakdown of social structure, so that its various parts no longer work together as smoothly as they should?

Religion serves an integrative function in communities by establishing norms and values.

Which term refers to the intended and recognized consequences of an activity or social process?

Which term refers to an ethnic person's adoption of the dominant culture in which he or she lives?

The social-psychological perspective focuses on the inequalities and problems faced by people with fewer community resources.

Which theories focus on how we use language, words, and signs to maintain our social reality?

To what extent do you think it is ethical to view the social problem of homelessness from a functionalist perspective that focuses on its positives? Explain.

Communities are of two primary types-geographically based and interests based.

Social systems theories are flexible and unbounded.

Cite two examples of nongeographical communities. Explain how each enhances community members' well-being.

Social workers can use generalist practice skills to mobilize citizens within communities in order to accomplish the goals these citizens define for themselves.

To what extent do you agree with the comment, "Once a person is labeled as having a deviant role, that label is impossible or nearly impossible to escape"? Explain.

Generalist practitioners working in urban communities must pay close attention to human diversity.

Explain how the concepts of competition, segregation, and integration fit within the human ecology theories.

From a social systems perspective, if a community, or possibly some of its subsystems, is progressing toward disorganization, this would be considered:

Labeling theory has developed from:

Introduction to Human Behavior in the Macro Social Environment

Values and Principles That Guide Generalist Practice in the Macro Social Environment

Human Behavior in Groups: Theories and Dynamics

Types of Groups in the Macro Social Environment

Knowledge and Theories About Organizations

Social Service Organizational Settings, Goals and Environmental Contexts

Organizational Structure and Dynamics

Human Behavior, Management, and Empowerment in Organizations

Assessment of Geographic Communities and Empowerment

Neighborhood Empowerment

Diversity, Populations-At-Risk, and Empowerment in the Macro Social Environment

Social Justice and the Global Community

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