Deck 13: Gender Sensitive Social Work Practice

Question 1

Families maintained by women comprise about 22 percent of all white families, compared to approximately ____ percent of all African American families.

A)37
B)43
C)54
D)68

Answer 1

C

Question 2

The two primary emotions experienced during the acute phase after a rape are fear and:

A)Hatred
B)Anger
C)Self-blame
D)Aggression

Answer 2

C

Question 3

_____ is prejudice or discrimination based on sex, especially discrimination against women that involves behavior, conditions, or attitudes that foster stereotypes of social roles based on sex.

A)Oppression
B)Gender-role stereotyping
C)Sex discrimination
D)Sexism

Answer 3

D

Question 4

With the exception of _____, people living in families headed by a single male are somewhat more likely to be poor than those living in families headed by a married couple.

A)African Americans
B)Asian Americans
C)Hispanics
D)First Nations

Question 5

Which of the following can you use to help a woman client enhance her self-esteem?

A)Help your client accept the fact that most aspects of life have only negative sides
B)Ask her for positive and negative adjectives that she feels best describe her
C)Encourage a female client to take care of herself and worry about her family later
D)Help her realize that most of the problems she is having are probably her fault

Question 6

Regarding feminist perspectives on micro, mezzo, and macro aspects of generalist practice, which of the following is true?

A)Traditional social work practice stresses the importance of individuals' interactions with their surrounding environments and communities, whereas, feminist social work does not
B)Feminist social work practice emphasizes the significance of being concerned with human dignity and the rights of self-determination, whereas, traditional social work does not
C)Classifying which aspect of working with women falls clearly within micro practice and which falls within mezzo practice is difficult
D)The impediments and hazards women must endure have the same impact on men's lives

Question 7

Battered women often stay in their homes because of:

A)Guilt
B)Fear of the abuser
C)Love
D)All of the above

Question 8

_____ is described as differential treatment of people based solely on their gender.

A)Oppression
B)Gender-role stereotyping
C)Sex discrimination
D)Sexism

Question 9

It is estimated that one in _____ U.S. college students has been victimized by rape or attempted rape.

A)Two
B)Five
C)Seven
D)Nine

Question 10

_____ is the act and result of putting extreme limitations and constraints on some person, group, or larger system because the involved targets fit into some common category or have some common set of characteristics.

A)Sex discrimination
B)Sexism
C)Gender-role stereotype
D)Oppression

Question 11

An expectation about how people should behave based on their gender is called:

A)Sex discrimination
B)Sexism
C)Gender-role stereotype
D)Oppression

Question 12

The following is (are) true about women and work:

A)Women assume most of the responsibility for the care of their children
B)The father is usually held responsible for the emotional needs of the children
C)Men usually perform the necessary daily, repetitive tasks in the home
D)All of the above

Question 13

Feminist macro practice espouses a/an ______ style of decision making.

A)Conclusory
B)Ephemeral
C)Collaboratory
D)Parabolic

Question 14

As cited in the text, Wisconsin law on sexual assault:

A)Has established six degrees of sexual assault
B)Forbids the use of the survivor's past sexual conduct in court
C)Does not allow a wife to prosecute her husband for sexual assault
D)All of the above

Question 15

Which of the following is a persisting myth about battered women?

A)Battered women do not like to be beaten.
B)The battering of women occurs in homes of all social classes.
C)Beatings and abuses are often a regular occurrence for battered women
D)Battered women are not really hurt that badly.

Question 16

Which of the following is true about women?

A)Women earn 90 percent of what men earn
B)Approximately 57.7 percent of all women age 16 and over work outside of the home
C)48  percent of married mothers are employed outside the home
D)Women's median weekly earnings are about 65 percent of men's weekly earnings

Question 17

Feminism involves five components including:

A)The philosophy of equality between men and women
B)The belief that feminism involves beliefs, but not actions
C)The idea that feminism only affects a few facets of life
D)All of the above

Question 18

Apgar and Callahan describe an aggressive person as the:

A)Persecutor
B)Executioner
C)Martyr
D)Oaf

Question 19

Which of the following is true about rape?

A)Women have about a 50 percent chance of being raped sometime in their lives
B)Every 2 minutes a sexual assault occurs
C)About 70 percent of all rapes are reported
D)Two million women are battered by their male partners each year

Question 20

The following is true about feminist macro practice:

A)It is the process rather than the final result of the process that is important
B)A win-lose philosophy is very important
C)Interpersonal relationships are not as important as work relationships

Question 21

Feminism stresses freedom and the right to make life choices.

Question 22

When counseling rape survivors, it is important to emphasize all the things she could have done better in order to prevent her from being assaulted again.

Question 23

Women who come to counseling may not feel that they have the right to say what they think.

Question 24

Which of the following is true regarding sexual harassment?

A)Studies have shown that ignoring the behavior terminated the harassment in half the cases
B)Studies have found that asking the harasser to stop had virtually no effect
C)Most victims choose to pursue the formal complaint route
D)Corroboration with other victims will strengthen a formal complaint

Question 25

All of the following nations were listed in the text as having made greater strides toward comparable worth than has the United States except :

A)Australia
B)Great Britain
C)Canada
D)Japan

Question 26

The principle of ______ is defined as equal pay for males and females doing work requiring comparable skill, effort, and responsibility under similar working conditions.

A)Affirmative Action
B)Comparable Worth
C)Separate but Equal
D)Work Comparison

Question 27

Principles of feminist counseling include the idea that other women are considered valuable and important.

Question 28

Wife-battering only occurs in lower-income families.

Question 29

Blaming oneself for being raped is appropriate.

Question 30

Feminists emphasize the value of employee input.

Question 31

A feminist perspective on macro practice looks at the social policies and political structures that act to hamper women in leading free and productive lives.

Question 32

The term "rape survivor" implies weakness and powerlessness.

Question 33

A "balancer" is a person who thinks only of herself as being important.

Question 34

Assertiveness involves specific skills that can be taught.

Question 35

Compared with nonvictimized women, women who have experienced rape are more likely to experience post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Question 36

In 2015, _____ of the 100 U.S. Senators were women.

A)2
B)9
C)20
D)23

Question 37

Feminist practitioners view themselves as experts on clients' problems.

Question 38

Most battered women really enjoy the beating they receive or else they would leave.

Question 39

Assertiveness involves being extremely straightforward about your own ideas and ignoring others' ideas.

Question 40

With a college education, women are far more likely than men to get to the top of their professions.

Question 41

Domestic violence began to be recognized as a significant social problem in Japan in the early 1960s.

Question 42

The Violence Against Women Act, passed in 1994, includes a provision for chemical castration for men convicted of rape.

Question 43

Most victims of sexual harassment choose not to pursue the formal complaint route because they fear reprisal or retaliation.

Question 44

List three services provided in some communities that benefit sexual assault survivors.

Question 45

One avenue for macro practice on behalf of battered women is to actively lobby for stronger legislation at the national and state level.

Question 46

One problem that women encounter in the workplace involves a lack of female leadership in powerful positions.

Question 47

Summarize and discuss the steps involved in assertiveness training.

Question 48

During interviews, counselors should encourage battered women to control their emotions so they can move on with their lives.

Question 49

Identify four barriers to women in the workplace. Propose suggestions for remedying each.

Question 50

One aspect of macro practice is to advocate for the establishment of services for battered women within your own community.

Question 51

What gender-role stereotypes do you hold?  Do you think any of them will hinder your work as a social worker?  What do you do to eliminate the influence of these personal biases and values on your work as a generalist practitioner?

Question 52

What are the five major components of feminism described in the text?

Question 53

One very important source of ongoing learning is from your own clients.