Question 1

Role stress is

Accepted Answer

A)   distress when two or more different roles place incompatible expectations on an individual
B)   stress that occurs when contradictory expectations are attached to the same role.
C)   when fashion changes
D)   the stress older people feel about making decisions about retirement A

Question 2

Which theory inspired the apartheid system in South Africa?

Accepted Answer

A)   Marxism
B)   Neo-Marxism
C)   Social Darwinism
D)   World Systems theory C

Question 3

Describe the assimilation theory. Why the concept of straight-line assimilation is not part of the culturally grounded approach.

Accepted Answer

Assimilation theory: a strategy for achieving the societal balance to which functionalists aspire by ultimately eliminating difference. Social workers have historically served as agents of assimilation. Acculturation is describe as an inevitable process and as the first step leading to structural assimilation. Racial/ethnic minorities and immigrants must acculturate in order to acquire a common cultural code for interacting with the majority culture. Straight-line assimilation says the absorption of immigrant cultures into the main stream is inevitable. This paradigm fails to account for the dejection and active suppression of certain groups by mainstream culture that have taken place throughout history as these groups have been forced to assimilate. Critics of assimilation argue that the cost of assimilation outweighs the benefit and they question the assumption that assimilation is inevitable and advantageous. Language can be a barrier to association. The concept of straight-line assimilation is not part of the culturally grounded approach but the pressures towards assimilation and its related concepts provide important insights into the lives of immigrants.

Question 4

Theories are

Accepted Answer

A)   lenses social scientists use to examine, evaluate, and interpret social science
B)   often used to justify privileges for some members of society
C)   often used to justify oppression of some members of society
D)   none of the above
E)   all of the above

Question 5

Which term is associated with World Systems theory?

Accepted Answer

A)   Oppression
B)   Globalization
C)   Independence
D)   Function

Question 6

Racial groups are:

Accepted Answer

A)   biologically determined
B)   socially constructed
C)   elected
D)   nonexistent

Question 7

Role strain is

Accepted Answer

A)   distress when two or more different roles place incompatible expectations on an individual
B)   stress that occurs when contradictory expectations are attached to the same role
C)   when couples do not get alone
D)   children feels anxious about their homework

Question 8

Which societal gap would be associated with the Human Capital theory?

Accepted Answer

A)   Gender wage gap
B)   Education gap
C)   Economic gap
D)   All of the above

Question 9

Social Work is an applied field and as such does not need theories.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What is the Melting Pot theory, what are its flaws, and can it be part of the culturally grounded approach?

Accepted Answer

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Question 11

The ideas behind the social Darwinism theory support the foundation of the social work practice.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The Communist party rule in China and Cuba are examples the political application of which theory?

Accepted Answer

A)   Marxism
B)   Neo-Marxism
C)   Social Darwinism
D)   World Systems theory

Question 13

Functionalists are concerned with societal balance above anything else.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The English naturalist Charles Darwin is the father of Social Darwinism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The Melting Pot is often associated with

Accepted Answer

A)   a model minority
B)   independence
C)   division
D)   heat

Question 16

During which time did Structural Functionalism come under attack for its inability to explain social change, inequality, conflict and the power of the wealthy?

Accepted Answer

A)   1950s
B)   1960s
C)   1970s
D)   1980s

Exam 5: Evolutionary and Structural Functionalist Classical Theories

Role stress is

Which theory inspired the apartheid system in South Africa?

Describe the assimilation theory. Why the concept of straight-line assimilation is not part of the culturally grounded approach.

Theories are

Which term is associated with World Systems theory?

Racial groups are:

Role strain is

Which societal gap would be associated with the Human Capital theory?

Social Work is an applied field and as such does not need theories.

What is the Melting Pot theory, what are its flaws, and can it be part of the culturally grounded approach?

The ideas behind the social Darwinism theory support the foundation of the social work practice.

The Communist party rule in China and Cuba are examples the political application of which theory?

Functionalists are concerned with societal balance above anything else.

The English naturalist Charles Darwin is the father of Social Darwinism.

The Melting Pot is often associated with

During which time did Structural Functionalism come under attack for its inability to explain social change, inequality, conflict and the power of the wealthy?