Midterm SW 203 Flashcards
Conservative
Likes tradition
Conservative Value Systems: Political
In favor of keeping things the same, little government intervention in social order.
Conservative Value Sys.: Human Nature
Cautious of trusting others; tend to keep family affairs private
Conservative Value Sys.: Individual Behavior
Autonomous, self-governing, each individual is responsible for their actions
Conservative Value Sys.: Family
“Traditional Values” and ethics
Conservative Belief Sys.:
- People are responsible for their own success or failure
- A successful and profitable life is achieved through hard work
- Society should maintain law and order but not interfere with individual families
Liberal Value System: Political
Value some government intervention, in favor of government change and reform
Liberal Value Sys.: Human Nature
Optimistic and more trusting; believe that human beings are capable of change
Liberal Value Sys.: Individual Behavior
Belief in autonomy, but emphasize the impact of social environment on Individual behavior
Liberal Value Sys.: Family
Evolving and ever changing institution that sometimes needs assistance from outside sources
Liberal Belief System
- Society has some role in filling material and emotional needs
- Change in human nature is possible and desirable
- Environment factors may hamper success. Ex: lack of edu. And childhood relationships.
- Social problems may resolve with personal effort and assistance
Dependency
A state of being in which a person is unable to meet ones basic needs
Social Welfare
manages dependency through the provision of opportunity
Residual
People should rely on government support only in times of crisis or emergency. (Ex: SNAP; Medicade, Head Start, TANF).
Economic
Marked transfers of nonexistent capital.
Cash Support System
Workers compensation, or anything given through money. Ex: Social Security, VA Benefits, unemployment, Temp. Assista. For Needy Families(TANF)
In-Kind Support
Ex: WIC, medicade or medicare, donate, thrift shopping
Involuntary Needs
Child welfare workers, law enforcement(getting a speeding ticket), involuntary mental illness
In-Kind Programs
Dept. of Public Health Services (birth control, flu shots, free testing), public housing, SNAP, Emergency Assistance
Charity Organization Society COS
formal training of the friendly visitors, social caseworkers; Josephine Shaw Lowell
Absolute = Poverty Line
A set of income level below which people are considered to be poor, and above which people are considered not to be poor.
Radical
Favors extreme/ disruptive change
Liberal
Favor both equality and change
Marginal Poor
is a state of poverty that occurs when a person lacks stable employment
Residual Poor
Been poor all their lives; multigenerational
Cultural Poverty ( lack of money and a lifestyle )
the poor remain in poverty because of their adaptations to the burdens of poverty
Voluntary
Voluntarily applying for assistance
Charity Organization Society Valued
Religion and hard work
Person in Environment (PIE)
People become who they are by experiencing their environment
Organic Mental Illness
Born with it
Inorganic Mental Illness
Developed across lifespan
Sickness (medical model)
Severe emotional problems originate from brain dysfunction or chemical imbalance
Psychological Model
Focuses on psychological, biological, and social aspects
Assessment
Looking at the whole person
Diagnosis
Professional dialogue, diagnosing someone
Deinstitutionalization
Let patients live on their own instead of in an asylum
Bio-Medical
Disease is a deviation from the biological norm, health is characterized by absence of disease
Bio-Psycho-Social
Physical, mental, social, and spiritual health
Primary Prevention
Intervening in the social environment to prevent the onset of disease
Secondary Prevention
Early detection (Birth control, Flu shot)
Tertiary Prevention
Doctor assistance
Medicare
Older people health insurance
Medicaid
Children’s health care
Health Maintenance Organization
provides health insurance coverage for a monthly or annual fee
Social Health Care
Medicare or Medicaid
Private Healthcare
Your own healthcare
Diversion
Treatment programs that serve to get people out of the criminal justice system
Probation
Criminal is given conditional freedom under careful supervision (jail)
Correctional Counseling Services
Counseling/ Therapy to inmates and their families
Parole
Release from prison before the end of their sentence and placed under careful supervision for the remainder of the term
Biological Criminal Behavior
Natural born criminals
Cultural Criminal Behavior
Crime is socialized
Social Victims
Labeling theory follows you. When you are charged w/ a crime, that follows you
Retribution
Punishing someone for their actions
Restitution
Attempts to do anything possible to right any wrong that has been done
Incapacitation
Shields society from a criminal for as long as possible
Forms of neglect. Parental factors that contribute to neglect
Physical needs, educational needs, emotional needs, remedial needs; Factors: psychological, social, cultural, impulsivity
Intra-role Conflict
Family can’t make a decision on parenting
Inter-role conflict
Job stress; other outside resources come in
Family Abuse Dynamics
Scapegoat, adolescence parents, single-parent, lack of extended family support
Types of Child Maltreatment
Sexual, physical, emotional
