SOWK 2375 Exam Review
Prejudice correct answersThis is an opinion or prejudgement about an
individual, group or issue that is not based on fact.
Discrimination correct answersIt is the unequal treatment of people
based on prejudgement because they belong to some category
Oppression correct answersThis is longer-term result of putting extreme
limitations on or discriminating against some designated group
Homophobia correct answersThis is the irrational hatred or fear or
dislike of gay, lesbian, or bisexual people
Stereotypes correct answersFixed mental images of members belonging to
group based on assumed attributes that reflect an overly simplified
opinion about that group
Ethnicity correct answersAffiliation with a group of people who have
common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or
background.
Populations-at-risk/ Vulnerable Populations correct answersGroups of
people who share some identifiable characteristic that put them at
greater risk of social and economic deprivation and oppression (gays
and lesbians, Muslims, frail elderly)
race correct answersA category of people who share common descent
and genetic origin;
formally based on physical characteristics such as skin color or
eye shape; currently on such things as blood groups;
primarily a social construct with little genetic validation;
Culture correct answersThe sum total of life patterns passed on and
passed from generation to generation within a group of people.
Includes institutions, language, religious ideals, habits of thinking,
artistic expressions, and patterns of social and interpersonal
relationships.
National Origin correct answersInvolves individuals', their parents', or their
ancestors' country of birth and is an important factor in people's cultural
values and expectations.
sexual orientation correct answersThis involves sexual and romantic
attraction to persons based on gender.
, Allies correct answersThe Texas State program that promotes
awareness and understanding about sexual and gender identities
through education and training
Institutional Racism correct answersDescribes societal patterns that are
subtle, but have the net effect of imposing oppressive or otherwise
negative conditions against identifiable groups on the basis of race or
ethnicity.
intersex person correct answersPerson who has some mixture of male
and female predisposition and configuration of reproductive structures
(also referred to as pseudohermaphrodite)
sexism correct answersThis is prejudice or discrimination against one
gender or the other
sex discrimination correct answersThis is the differential treatment of
women based on their gender.
gender roles correct answersThis is the attitudes, behaviors, rights, and
responsibilities that society associates with being male or being female
feminism correct answersThe philosophy of equality between women and
men that involves both beliefs and actions, that infiltrates virtually all
aspects of life, that often necessitates providing education and advocacy
on behalf of women, and that appreciates the existence of individual
differences and personal accomplishments regardless of gender
gender identity correct answersA person's internal psychological self-
concept of being either a male or a female, or, possibly, some combination
of both
Immigrants correct answersIndividuals who are permanent residents in
a country different from that of their birth
Kinship correct answersThe state of being related through a common
ancestry
Marginalization correct answersThe condition of having less power and being
viewed as less important than others in the society because of belonging to
some group or having some characteristic
Nuclear family correct answersThe immediate family group composed of
parent[s] and children
Acculturation correct answersThe adaptation of language, identity,
behavior patterns, and preferences to those of the host/majority society
Prejudice correct answersThis is an opinion or prejudgement about an
individual, group or issue that is not based on fact.
Discrimination correct answersIt is the unequal treatment of people
based on prejudgement because they belong to some category
Oppression correct answersThis is longer-term result of putting extreme
limitations on or discriminating against some designated group
Homophobia correct answersThis is the irrational hatred or fear or
dislike of gay, lesbian, or bisexual people
Stereotypes correct answersFixed mental images of members belonging to
group based on assumed attributes that reflect an overly simplified
opinion about that group
Ethnicity correct answersAffiliation with a group of people who have
common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or
background.
Populations-at-risk/ Vulnerable Populations correct answersGroups of
people who share some identifiable characteristic that put them at
greater risk of social and economic deprivation and oppression (gays
and lesbians, Muslims, frail elderly)
race correct answersA category of people who share common descent
and genetic origin;
formally based on physical characteristics such as skin color or
eye shape; currently on such things as blood groups;
primarily a social construct with little genetic validation;
Culture correct answersThe sum total of life patterns passed on and
passed from generation to generation within a group of people.
Includes institutions, language, religious ideals, habits of thinking,
artistic expressions, and patterns of social and interpersonal
relationships.
National Origin correct answersInvolves individuals', their parents', or their
ancestors' country of birth and is an important factor in people's cultural
values and expectations.
sexual orientation correct answersThis involves sexual and romantic
attraction to persons based on gender.
, Allies correct answersThe Texas State program that promotes
awareness and understanding about sexual and gender identities
through education and training
Institutional Racism correct answersDescribes societal patterns that are
subtle, but have the net effect of imposing oppressive or otherwise
negative conditions against identifiable groups on the basis of race or
ethnicity.
intersex person correct answersPerson who has some mixture of male
and female predisposition and configuration of reproductive structures
(also referred to as pseudohermaphrodite)
sexism correct answersThis is prejudice or discrimination against one
gender or the other
sex discrimination correct answersThis is the differential treatment of
women based on their gender.
gender roles correct answersThis is the attitudes, behaviors, rights, and
responsibilities that society associates with being male or being female
feminism correct answersThe philosophy of equality between women and
men that involves both beliefs and actions, that infiltrates virtually all
aspects of life, that often necessitates providing education and advocacy
on behalf of women, and that appreciates the existence of individual
differences and personal accomplishments regardless of gender
gender identity correct answersA person's internal psychological self-
concept of being either a male or a female, or, possibly, some combination
of both
Immigrants correct answersIndividuals who are permanent residents in
a country different from that of their birth
Kinship correct answersThe state of being related through a common
ancestry
Marginalization correct answersThe condition of having less power and being
viewed as less important than others in the society because of belonging to
some group or having some characteristic
Nuclear family correct answersThe immediate family group composed of
parent[s] and children
Acculturation correct answersThe adaptation of language, identity,
behavior patterns, and preferences to those of the host/majority society
