Exam 4: Lenses for Conceptualizing Problems and Interventions: Sociocultural Dimensions

Describe why it is important for social workers to understand different cultural perspectives prior to working with clients.

Explain two critiques of the Critical Practice Theory.

Which theory asserts that we construct our reality based on our experiences?

List 3 critiques of Conflict Theory.

Which of the following is true about Durkheim's assertions?

The term Critical Practice Theory uses for helping clients' understand how their own experiences of injustice show how society functions in order to enhance people's capacity to pursue social change (and to promote that clients must gain knowledge about their current reality and then act upon their environment for social change) is:

According to Cooley's Looking Glass Theory the process of developing a self- identity generally takes place in which phase?

Compare how to Critical Practice Theory and Feminist Theories would approach Aisha's case differently.

Explain deconstruction and how social workers might use it.

Weber argued that groups could be defined by all of the following EXCEPT:

Discuss how social workers know if they are providing culturally competent services to Aisha?

Describe restorative justice and its relationship to social work ethics and values.

The idea that different cultures should be treated equally is a tenet of:

The branch of feminist theory that first supported the idea of equal rights and equal treatment for women is:

Briefly explain Rational Choice Theory and its relevance as social workers address social and environmental justice issues for low income communities.

What culturally perceived notions about African-American women from the Collins article) would a young, white social worker have to acknowledge and move past in order to practice culturally competent social work?

Critical Practice Theory suggests when working with a client who has spent several years in foster care and is currently struggling in her new adoptive home, the social worker should:

Describe the connection between Conflict Theory and social work.

Apply Symbolic Interaction theory to Aisha's case.

Sociological theories are a good fit for social work, a field that emphasizes "the person in the environment", because of all the following reasons EXCEPT: