SOWK 250 CALVIN COLLEGE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2023

Socialization Of Culture ... Culture The ideas, values, customs, food, language and artifacts of a group of people socialization learning the culture of a group Agents of socialization individuals who teach us the culture of the surrounding Social institutions structures that provide a venue for patterned relationships- where we learn norms, values & practices.. Ex: Families, education, religion, economy/work, gov't & politics, social justice Differences B/n Sociology & Social Work ... Sociology the study of groups & their behaviors Social Work organized work intended to advance the social conditions of a community (esp. the disadvantaged) -Shelter, food, clothing, health, education Main differences; how are they related? Sociologist research, usually findings in books & journals for... Social Workers to read ---> use this info to help the disadvantaged *we are agents of renewal -> have a positive impact on Gods world, help people in a Godly way, be the hands & feet of Christ. Some Basic terms ... social systems groups to which we belong, organizing structure & society; determine life chances. Ex: race(+white -_color) , class, gender, sexuality, religion age a which will we talk about? 2 characteristics of social systems 1. socially constructed - created & shaped by surrounding society 2. stratified - categories within them are unequal social Location social place of an individual or group in the race, class & gender hierarchies as well as other critical social hierarchies (your place on <|) life chances the opportunities people have to provide themselves with material goods, positive provide themselves with material goods, positive living conditions & favorable life experiences. intersections a method of research & theory that focuses on understanding social life at the intersections of 2 or more social workers use intersections to identify areas of corruption to redeem for God. Ethnocentrism regarding ones own culture as normal & judging other cultures accordingry Ex. seeing a mud hut in Africa & assuming the whole population is poor. cultural relativism judging a culture by its own cultural ruus & values hegemonic culturally dominant because in our culture Ex: black people are good at sports privilege a set of not necessarily earned rights or assets belonging to a certain status prejudice negative attitude toward members of groups or social categorizes ex native american are drunks & gamblers discrimination the unequal treatment of people determined by their membership in a group Ex: segregation in the south Social Science Basics Weber Introduction & pp. 21-27 ... Weber recounts her experience as a tennis player. She concludes that her _____ was an obstacle. . Social class What are the benefits of studying race, class, gender and sexuality according to Weber? a. We recognize that we have all contributed to the oppression of others. b. We recognize that we have limiting views of ourselves. c. We recognize that there is a cost in maintaining dominance. when one group has historically gained power and control over valued assets of a society by exploiting the labor and lives of other group and using those assets to secure its position of power in the future. Oppression Intersectionality used by scholars to convey the complex dynamics of multiple identities and systems of inequality. Social Location an individual's or group's social "place" in the race, class, gender, and sexuality hierarchies as well as other critical social hierarchies. 2/11 T & 2/13 H Inequality & Stratification Weber chp. 7 Ore pp. 1-9, 214-227 ... 2/20 H Social Class Ore #6, 22, 55 ... According to article #6 the poor are _____________. an eyesore Media seeks to have its audience identify with the poor. false In article #22 Preparing for Power, the author asserts that: the classical curriculum helped to create a division between educated and untutored. In article # 55 Nickel-and-Dimed Barbara Ehrenreich was able to support welfare-to-work reform when her experiment demonstrated that minimum wage work can meet citizens' basic needs as long as they are smart about how they spend their money. false In pages 213 - 223, Arthur Kennickell is cited as stating that in 2004 the top 10 percent of the population of the United States owned ________ percent of the wealth. 70 Corporate taxes have changed from _____% of the federal revenue in 1962 to ____ % in 2006. 21%; 14% p.221 According to Shapiro in article #5, unlike education, jobs, or even income, wealth allows families to secure advantages and often is the vehicle for transferring inequality across generations. true What is NOT true in regards to home ownership? Blacks have about a 20% higher rejection rate than Whites even when White and Black families are equally creditworthy. real--pp. 83-84; the rejection rate is actually 60% Shapiro notes that homeownership (or renting) locates a family in a set of community services, contexts, and relationships, and partially defines race and class identities true According to Mary Crow Dog in article #23, Native American boarding schools were begun by people who were attempting to save Native Americans from extermination. true Mary Crow Dog gives the following as an example of the treatment of Indians at the St. Francis mission school. a. Left in a boarded up cubicle for a week. b. Braids being chopped off. c. Being bathed in tubs of rubbing alcohol. Ellis Cose in article #49, attempts to describe some of the coping situations that add unhealthy stress for people of color in professional positions in America. true In his exploration of the demon: presumption of failure, Cose explains that failure at the highest levels of the New York Times was reserved for Whites. true