SOWK Final Exam questions and 100% correct answers|2025/2026|graded A+

SOWK Final Exam questions and 100% correct
answers|2025/2026|accurate and correct
Which of the following is NOT identified as a reason for the underutilization of community ser
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B



vices by culturally diverse clients - ANSWER-
B B B B B B



Lack of services designed for issues specific to an ethnic group
B B B B B B B B B B




In the context of culturally competent service provision, being unaware of differences in cultu
B B B B B B B B B B B B B



ral style would be considered - ANSWER-Discrimination
B B B B B B




Which of the following best defines the term "racial group" - ANSWER-
B B B B B B B B B B B



A biologically isolated, inbreeding population with a distinctive genetic heritage
B B B B B B B B B




The term White ethnics refers to - ANSWER-
B B B B B B B



Dominant group members whose origins are not from Northern Europe
B B B B B B B B B




A helper working with a culturally diverse client needs information about all of the following d
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B



emographic items except - ANSWER- B B B B



All of these items are essential to the helper's knowledge (place of birth, number of generatio
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B



ns in the United States, language spoken at home)
B B B B B B B B




The author believes that the surest indicator of cultural insensitivity is - ANSWER-
B B B B B B B B B B B B



The belief that all members of a particular group share all characteristics
B B B B B B B B B B B




Many people in the United States hoped that the election of ____ as the 44th president marke
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B



d the beginning of a new and more positive era of race relations - ANSWER-Barack Obama
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B




Which of the following terms refers to the act of human service providers supporting and enco
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B



uraging their culturally diverse clients to become their own advocates - ANSWER-
B B B B B B B B B B B



Empowerment



Five characteristics of a minority group - ANSWER-
B B B B B B B



Group members receive unequal treatment, group members are easily identifiable by physical
B B B B B B B B B B B

, and cultural characteristics, members feel a sense of peoplehood, membership is ascribed, m
B B B B B B B B B B B B B



embers practice endogamy B B




Cultural competence is a pursuit that is developmental and takes time as there are multiple st
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B



ages in one's growth that is a lifelong process - ANSWER-True
B B B B B B B B B B




Which of the following factors contribute most substantially to demographic shifts in the U.S.
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B



population - ANSWER-Increased immigration and birthrate
B B B B B




Which of the following is NOT noted as a reaction to growing diversification in the U.S. populat
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B



ion - ANSWER-Strained relations among people of color
B B B B B B B




Why is it important to personalize conversations about culture and race in a learning environ
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B



ment? - ANSWER- B B



It acts as a mechanism for students to recognize and take responsibility for their own biases an
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B



d experiences
B




According to Bennett, ethnorelativism is - ANSWER-
B B B B B B



The perspective that behavior can only be understood within a cultural context
B B B B B B B B B B B




Two qualities critical to one's pursuit of cultural competence are sustained commitment and _
B B B B B B B B B B B B B



___ - ANSWER-Self-honesty
B B




Consider the continuum of cultural competence in agencies developed by Cross et al. What le
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B



vel of cultural competence would be assigned to an agency that unintentionally promotes raci
B B B B B B B B B B B B B



al bias, discriminates in hiring, and holds lower expectations for clients of color? - ANSWER-
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B



Cultural incapacity B




Which of the following statements does NOT describe an agency in the cultural blindness stag
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B



e on the cultural competence continuum? - ANSWER-
B B B B B B B



It avoids victim blaming by blaming society for clients' problems
B B B B B B B B B