SWK 219 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
When clients interact with the system on their own terms and in light of their cultural
values and needs, they experience what is known as - Answer- Empowerment
Which of the following statements describing the meeting of providers and clients from
culturally diverse backgrounds is FALSE? - Answer- The most helpful thing providers
can do is ignore all cultural differences and any negative feelings between themselves
and the clients
Joe is a middle-class white provider of human services. He grew up in Boston,
Massachusetts, in a family with strong ties to the Democratic political party. Considering
only the demographics of the clients below, with whom will Joe most easily build a good
working relationship? - Answer- Jose, a middle-class Latino from New York City, who is
running as a Democrat for a local political office
Which of the following statements about the term "culturally diverse" is FALSE? -
Answer- It suggests a value judgment as to the superiority of one culture over the other.
Which of the following terms refers to any distinguishable group of people whose
members share a common culture and see themselves as separate and different from
the majority culture? - Answer- ethnic group
There are certain psychological characteristics and experiences that all ethnically and
culturally diverse clients share. Which of the following is NOT one of them? - Answer-
All cultures and individuals within cultures experience discrimination and harm with
equal intensity
Ethnic and racial identification involves the ________ that individuals feel toward their
cultural group of origin. - Answer- Attachment
Throughout U.S. history, white men took control of Native American land and its
resources to use for their own benefit. This act, known as ________, forced Native
Americans to experience the destruction of their traditional ways and struggle to come
to grips with these losses. - Answer- colonization
Yael is Lithuanian and lives in New Jersey as a member of the cultural majority. What
term best describes Yael's cultural group? - Answer- White ethnics
ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
When clients interact with the system on their own terms and in light of their cultural
values and needs, they experience what is known as - Answer- Empowerment
Which of the following statements describing the meeting of providers and clients from
culturally diverse backgrounds is FALSE? - Answer- The most helpful thing providers
can do is ignore all cultural differences and any negative feelings between themselves
and the clients
Joe is a middle-class white provider of human services. He grew up in Boston,
Massachusetts, in a family with strong ties to the Democratic political party. Considering
only the demographics of the clients below, with whom will Joe most easily build a good
working relationship? - Answer- Jose, a middle-class Latino from New York City, who is
running as a Democrat for a local political office
Which of the following statements about the term "culturally diverse" is FALSE? -
Answer- It suggests a value judgment as to the superiority of one culture over the other.
Which of the following terms refers to any distinguishable group of people whose
members share a common culture and see themselves as separate and different from
the majority culture? - Answer- ethnic group
There are certain psychological characteristics and experiences that all ethnically and
culturally diverse clients share. Which of the following is NOT one of them? - Answer-
All cultures and individuals within cultures experience discrimination and harm with
equal intensity
Ethnic and racial identification involves the ________ that individuals feel toward their
cultural group of origin. - Answer- Attachment
Throughout U.S. history, white men took control of Native American land and its
resources to use for their own benefit. This act, known as ________, forced Native
Americans to experience the destruction of their traditional ways and struggle to come
to grips with these losses. - Answer- colonization
Yael is Lithuanian and lives in New Jersey as a member of the cultural majority. What
term best describes Yael's cultural group? - Answer- White ethnics
