Deck 20: Social Class, Social Justice, Intersectionality, and Privilege

Question 1

______ is defined as "prejudice and discrimination based on social class resulting from individuals from different perceived social classes."

A) Classist thinking
B) Classism
C) Social stratification theory
D) Socioeconomic status

Answer 1

B

Question 2

What is the American Dream?

A) belief that hard work and determination will help a person prosper
B) belief that everyone who is living in the United States will achieve citizenship
C) belief that high educational attainment will lead to global economic prosperity
D) belief that all marginalized groups will someday have equal power to those in the majority

Answer 2

A

Question 3

All of the following are included in the most commonly known three-tiered model of social class in the United States except ______.

A) upper class
B) middle class
C) lower/working class
D) underclass

Answer 3

D

Question 4

What racial group has the highest level of poverty?

A) Caucasian
B) African American
C) Latinos
D) Asians

Question 5

What age group is most likely to live in poverty?

A) children
B) young adults
C) middle-aged adults
D) elderly

Question 6

______ is a term used to describe "an acute and/or chronic situation wherein the individual experiences personal threat to their social status and position."

A) Classism
B) Classism-based trauma
C) Poverty-based trauma
D) Social stratification trauma

Question 7

Classism-based traumas are connected to messages and reminders of one's ______ social class.

A) upper
B) working
C) middle
D) lower

Question 8

What is a major driving force for the social justice movement in counseling?

A) to reduce social illnesses that are caused by oppression
B) to improve equity for those in marginalized groups
C) to increase harmony
D) to decrease narcissism for those in higher socioeconomic status

Question 9

Counseling in the United States emphasizes meritocracy, standard English language, the Protestant work ethic, and 50-min therapy sessions. These are examples of ______.

A) microaggressions
B) social inequity
C) classism
D) White, middle-class bias

Question 10

Research has suggested that individuals from lower socioeconomic status have greater levels of ______, whereas individuals from higher socioeconomic status have greater levels of ______.

A) helpful behaviors; deceitfulness
B) social networks; engagement during social activities
C) work ethic; intelligence
D) empathy; narcissism

Question 11

Research has shown that mental health difficulties are only experienced by those in poverty and low socioeconomic status.

Question 12

Classism is a multicultural issue.

Question 13

A young person's brain damage that is due to poverty is irreversible.

Question 14

How does poverty affect a child's developing brain?

Question 15

What is Liu's social class worldview model? Describe the goals for the client and five domains of the model.

Question 16

What are the four principles that guide the work of counselors who use social justice in counseling framework?