Chapter 16 Flashcards
A person who has well-founded fear of being persecuted for reason of race, religion, nationality, or membership in a particular group and is outside his or her own country and unable or unwilling to be protected by that country is termed a
refugee
People accepting responsibility in this interdependent world by thinking and acting as citizens of that world is a definition for
world citizenship
The affiliate of the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) in the United States is
National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
Which international organization is most likely to have up-to-date information on child exploitation throughout the world?
Amnesty International
Which type of organization is best suited for social workers with little or no prior experience who seek international careers?
U.S. - based nongovernmental organizations such as Save the Children or World Vision
How many children worldwide are estimated to live and work on the streets?
100 million
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was published in 1948 by
the United Nations
What statement is the most accurate regarding the accumulation of wealth in the world?
20% of the people own about 80% of the wealth
Countries representing what percentage of the world’s population make virtually 100% of the world’s economic decisions, and most of the military ones, without consultation from the world community?
10%
Which organization is the best known international intergovernmental organization or IGO?
United Nations
The American Friends Service Committee and Direct Relief International are examples of which type of organization?
U.S.-based non-governmental organization
Which type of organization offers international careers for social workers with little or no prior experience?
foundations?
Amnesty International, International Planned Parenthood Federation, International Red Cross, and the International Salvation Army are all examples of:
international non-governmental organizations or NGOs
What are contributing factors to the influx of unaccompanied minors from the Central American states of Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala into the U.S. that occurred in 2014?
severe and persistent poverty; organized criminal violence; and willingness by family members in the U.S. to pay traffickers thousands of dollars to transport the child to the U.S.
What is not one of the values and principles of the United Nations Millennium Declaration?
international commerce among nations is viewed as the solution to world economic well-being
