Chap. 5 Part III (p. 254-267)

Question 1

Slavery

Answer 1

• Harsh slave life in the U.S.
• opposition to spread of slavery due to northern fears of competition from slave labor, not moral concern
• After civil war, the US did not develop a program of economic and educational aid to Af Amers
• So many had to remain on plantations

Question 2

Post Slavery

Answer 2

• After a few yrs laws prohibiting inter marriages and req racial seg in schools and public places
• Jim Crow laws
• WWII opened up new employ opps for Af Ams

Question 3

Brown vs. Board of Ed in 1954

Answer 3

Ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional

Question 4

2 developments have characterized the socioeconomic circumstances of Af Ams in the recent yrs

Answer 4

• Middle class has emerged

- More than half of all Af Am children are not being raised in single-parent families

Question 5

5 Strengths that allow Af Amers to function effectively in a racist society

Answer 5

1. Strong kinship bonds
2. A strong work orientation
3. Adaptability of family roles
4. Strong achievement orientation
5. A strong religious orientation

Question 6

Negative Evals of African American in ed

Answer 6

can be self-fullfilling if Af Amers are expected to fail in school

Question 7

Self Concept

Answer 7

refers to the positive and negative thoughts and feelings that one has toward oneself (self image, sense of self, self esteem and identity-same)

Question 8

Positive self concept

Answer 8

key element in school achievement, in positive social interactions with others, and in emotional, social and intellectual growth

Question 9

If Af Am adults accept society’s label of inferiority I

Answer 9

they are likely to convey these thoughts and feelings to their children. children may then develop a neg self concept and put less effort into developing cog skills & school.

Question 10

If Af Am adults accept society’s label of inferiority II

Answer 10

Less likely to develop interperson and tech skills-which then results in having difficulties in social interactions and to being restricted to adulthood to low paying, low-skill jobs. Vicious circle completed when they have children

Question 11

Studies on discrimination show that self concept in Af Am children

Answer 11

does not necessarily have to be impaired by racism. More survivors, achievers and victors than casualties.

Question 12

Given racism and discrim, why is it that many Af Am children overcome these obstacles?

Answer 12

Every person is embedded simultaneously in at least 2 systems.
1. larger society
2. immediate social and physical environment
Child in a good immed environ can prevail

Question 13

Afrocentric perspective & worldview I

Answer 13

acknowledges African culture and expressions of African beliefs, values, institutions, and behaviors. It recognizes that Af Ams have retained to some degree a number of elements of African life and values

Question 14

Afrocentric perspective & worldview II

Answer 14

It asserts that the use of Eurocentric theories of human behavior to explain the behavior of ethos of Af Am is often inappropriate (they have often vilified ppl of color)

Question 15

Afrocentric perspective & worldview seeks to dispell

Answer 15

the negative distortions about ppl of African ancestry by legitimizing & disseminating a worldview that goes back thousands of yrs and that exists in the hearts & minds of many ppl of Af Am descent today

Question 16

Worldview

Answer 16

involves one’s perceptions of oneself in relation to other ppl, objects, institutions, & nature

Question 17

The worldview of Af Americans is shaped by

Answer 17

unique and important experiences, such as racism and discrimination, an Af Amer heritage, traditional attributes of Af Am family & community life, & a strong religious orientation

Question 18

Afrocentric perspective seeks to promote

Answer 18

a worldview that will facilitate human and societal transformation toward moral, spiritual, and humanistic ends. And persuade that other cult & ethnic groups share a mutual interest in this regard.

Question 19

Afrocentric perspective rejects the idea that

Answer 19

the individual can be understood separately from others in his or her social group

Question 20

Afrocentric perspective emphasizes

Answer 20

a collective identity that encourages sharing, cooperation & social responsibility

Question 21

Afrocentric perspective also emphasizes

Answer 21

the importance of spirituality, which includes moral development and attaining meaning and identity of life.

Question 22

Afrocentric perspective view the major sources of human problems in the US as being

Answer 22

oppression & alienation

Question 23

Afrocentric perspective has been used to provide explanations of the orgiins of specific social problems for ex

Answer 23

violent crimes by youth- a result of limited options & a way for them to improve their economic situations- thus turning to a life that de-emphasizes spiritual and moral development

Question 24

Afrocentric perspective supports

Answer 24

strengths perspective & empowerment concepts of sw practice

Question 25

Community strategies to promote social and economic justice

Answer 25

• mass media appeals
• strategies to increase interaction among racial and ethnic groups
• civil rights laws
• activism
• affirmative action programs
• confrontation of racist and ethnic remarks and actions
• minority owned businesses
• confrontation of probs in inner cities
• grassroots organizations (p.259)

Question 26

Activism has 3 types of politices

Answer 26

1. politics of creative disorder- ie. Rosa Parks
2. politics of disorder- ie. riots
3. politics of escape- ie.rhetoric ab minority victimization. ie. protests

Question 27

Affirmative action programs

Answer 27

require employers demonstrate that they are actively employing minority applicants. In universities too.

Question 28

Reverse discrimination

Answer 28

dilemma with af ac programs.

Question 29

Defense of affirmative action

Answer 29

• No other way to make up rapidly for past discrimination against minorities
• whites have had privileges for generations

Question 30

Critics of affirmative action

Answer 30

Assert that it is highly politicized and painful remedy that has stigmatized many of those it was meant to help

Question 31

CA Prop 209 in 1996

Answer 31

Explicitly rejects the idea that women and other minority group members get special consideration when applying for jobs, government contracts, or univ admission (affirm act ban)

Question 32

Supporters of affirmative action

Answer 32

aff act has helped many women and people of color to attain a good education and higher paying positions- thereby remove themselves from the ranks of the poor. racist and sexist attitudes remain

Question 33

Minority owned businesses

Answer 33

-to avoid things like “glass ceiling”
-programs that stipulate gov contracts must be awarded a mi proportion of minority owned businesses
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Question 34

Grassroots approaches to improving deteriorating neighborhoods

Answer 34

• Several programs, most only short term success
• appears that the gov has given up on bettering deter neighborhoods
• Many ppl turn to illegal ways to get material goods
• Lifestyles that include being depend on gov
• Grassroots orgs are promising

Question 35

Grassroots organizations

Answer 35

community groups, composed of community residents who work together to improve their surroundings
ie. Cochran Gardens

Question 36

Human rights vs. social justice

Answer 36

Human rights provide the social work profession with a global and contemporary set of guidelines, whereas social justice tends to be defined in vague terminology such as fairness vs unfairness of equality vs inequality

Question 37

What are basic human rights

Answer 37

Universal Declaration of Human Rights- United Nations p. 267