Exam 12: Diversity, Populations-At-Risk, and Empowerment in the Macro Social Environment

The Americans with Disabilities Act has legitimized the idea that the fundamental problems facing people are less medical than social and structural.

(True/False)

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Question 21

Why are African Americans considered an at-risk population?

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Question 22

Hispanics place great importance on the familisimo.

(True/False)

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Question 23

What values often characterize Hispanic families?

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Question 24

Which term refers to the Latin attitude that recognizes the worth and dignity of others simply based on their humanity?

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Question 25

Which of the following services is not typically provided by an ARC?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 26

Which of the following statements regarding the African American spiritual community in Salt Lake City, Utah is FALSE?

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Question 27

Which of the following statements regarding LGBTQ people is true?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 28

Describe the treatment of people with developmental disabilities: (a) prior to the late 1960s; (b) during the 1970s and 1980s; and (c) from the 1990s until today. Identify and define primary concepts characterized in each period.

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Question 29

African American churches typically address the community's social needs as well as their religious and spiritual needs.

(True/False)

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Question 30

Discuss the pros and cons of deinstitutionalization.

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Question 31

Forty percent of Hispanic families in the United States have incomes below the poverty level.

(True/False)

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Question 32

Which developmental disability involves problems in muscular control and coordination resulting from damage to the brain before it matured?

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 33

In most communities, home-delivered meals for older adults are provided by private for-profit agencies.

(True/False)

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Question 34

Describe how Latina/Latino-business owners have been empowered in the macro community.

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Question 35

Deinstitutionalization began in the 1960s.

(True/False)

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Question 36

It is important to the deaf community that people use the term Deaf.

(True/False)

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Question 37

Which of the following legislative acts established a system of sheltered workshops for the visually impaired?

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Question 38

To what extent do you think the ADA has been successful in fighting discrimination and increasing access to people with disabilities?

(Essay)

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Question 39

Which of the following formal service systems provide help for working caregivers of older adults as well as giving those caregivers a break from the highly demanding tasks of caring for an older adult in poor health?

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The Americans with Disabilities Act has legitimized the idea that the fundamental problems facing people are less medical than social and structural.

Why are African Americans considered an at-risk population?

Hispanics place great importance on the familisimo.

What values often characterize Hispanic families?

Which term refers to the Latin attitude that recognizes the worth and dignity of others simply based on their humanity?

Which of the following services is not typically provided by an ARC?

Which of the following statements regarding the African American spiritual community in Salt Lake City, Utah is FALSE?

Which of the following statements regarding LGBTQ people is true?

Describe the treatment of people with developmental disabilities: (a) prior to the late 1960s; (b) during the 1970s and 1980s; and (c) from the 1990s until today. Identify and define primary concepts characterized in each period.

African American churches typically address the community's social needs as well as their religious and spiritual needs.

Discuss the pros and cons of deinstitutionalization.

Forty percent of Hispanic families in the United States have incomes below the poverty level.

Which developmental disability involves problems in muscular control and coordination resulting from damage to the brain before it matured?

In most communities, home-delivered meals for older adults are provided by private for-profit agencies.

Describe how Latina/Latino-business owners have been empowered in the macro community.

Deinstitutionalization began in the 1960s.

It is important to the deaf community that people use the term Deaf.

Which of the following legislative acts established a system of sheltered workshops for the visually impaired?

To what extent do you think the ADA has been successful in fighting discrimination and increasing access to people with disabilities?

Which of the following formal service systems provide help for working caregivers of older adults as well as giving those caregivers a break from the highly demanding tasks of caring for an older adult in poor health?

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

Communities in the Macro Social Environment: Theories and Concepts

Assessment of Geographic Communities and Empowerment

Neighborhood Empowerment

Social Justice and the Global Community

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