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P&E Chapter 1 ON EXAM A Multidimensional Approach for Multifaceted Social Work Flashcards

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multidimentionals

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having several identifiable dimensions

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dimension

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a feature that can be focused on seperately but that cannot be understood without considering other dimensions as well

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multidetermined behavior

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behavior that develops as a result of many causes.

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biopsychosocial approach

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human behavior is the result of interactions of integrated biological, psychological, and social systems

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biological dimension

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the body’s biochemical, cell, organ and physiological systems. nervous system, endocrine system, immune system, cardiovascular system, musculoskeletal system, reproductive system

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psychological dimension and examples

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the mind and mental processes. cognitions ( conscious thinking processes), emotion (feelings) and self (identity)

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spiritual dimension

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the aspect of the person that searches for meaning and purpose in life. themes of mortality, ethics justice, interconnectedness, creativity, mystical states, prayer, meditation and contemplation, relationships with a higher power.

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dimensions of person

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biological, psychological, spiritual

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dimensions of environment

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phsysical, culture, social structure and social institutions, formal organizations, communities, social movements, small groups, families, dyads

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dimensions of time

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linear time, historical era, chronological age

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physical dimension

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the natural and human-built material aspects of the environment. water, sun, trees, buildings, landscapes

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culture dimension

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a set of common understandings, evident in both behavior and material artifacts. beliefs, customs, traditions, values

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social structure and social institutions dimension

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social structure: set of interrelated social institutions developed by humans to impose constraints on human interaction of the purpose of survival and well-being of the collectivity. example: social class.

social institutions: patterned ways of organizing social relations in a particular sector of social life. example: government, economy, education, heath care, social welfare, religion, mass media and family

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formal organizations dimension

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collectivities of people, with a high degree of formality of structure, working together to meet a goal or goals. civic and social service organizations, business professional associations

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communities dimension

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people ground either by geography or by network links (webs of communication), sharing common ties, and interacting with one another. neighborhoods, social work community, disability community.

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social movements dimension

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large-scale collective actions to make change, or resist change, in specific social institutions. civil rights movement, poor people’s movements, disability movement

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small groups dimension

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two or more people who interact with each other because of shared interests, goals, experiences, and needs. friendship group, self-help, therapy, committee,task group

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families dimension

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a social group of tow or more persons, characterized by interdependence with long-term commitments that stem from blood, law, or affection. nuclear family, extended family, chosen family

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dyads dimension

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two persons bound together in some way. parent and child, romantic couple, social worker and client.

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linear time dimension

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time in terms of a straight line. past, present, future

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historical era

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a discrete block of time in human history

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chronological age

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age of a person measured in years, months and days.

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time orientation

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the extent to which individuals and collectivities are invested in three temporal zones - past, present and future.

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globalization

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a process by which the world’s people are becoming more interconnected economically, politically, environmentally and culturally

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heterogeneity

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individual-level variations - differences among individuals

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diversity

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patterns of group differences

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privilege

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unearned advantage, for some groups and disadvantage for other groups.

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common mechanisms of oppression

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economic power and control
myth of scarcity
defined norm
the other
invisibility
distortion
stereotyping
violence and the threat of violence
lack of prior claim
blaming the victim
internalized oppression
horizontal hostility
isolation
assimilation
tokenism
emphasis on individual solutions
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economic power an dcontrol

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limiting of resources, mobility, education, and employment options to all but a few

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myth of scarcity

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used to pit people against one another, suggests that resources are limited and blames people for using too many of them

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defined norm

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a standard of what is good and right, against which all are judged

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the other

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those who fall outside “the norm” but are defined in relation to it, seen as abnormal, inferior, marginalized

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invisibility

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keeping the other’s existence, everyday life, and achievements unknown

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distortion

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selective presentation or rewriting of history so that only negative aspects of the other are included

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stereotyping

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generalizing the actions of a few to an entire group, denying individual characteristics and behaviors

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violence and the threat of violence

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laying claim to resources, then using ight to ensure superior positoin

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lack of prior claim

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excluding anyone who was not originally included and labeling as disruptive those who fight for inclusion

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blaming the victim

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condemning the others for their situation, diverting attention from the roles that dominants play in the situation

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internalized oppression

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internalizing negative judgments of being the other, leading to self-hatred, depression despair and self-abuse

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horizontal hostility

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extending internalized oppression to one’s entire groups as well as to other subordinate groups, expressing hostility to other oppressed persons and groups rather than to members of dominant groups

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assimilation

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pressuring members of minority groups to drop their culture and differences and become a mirror of the dominant culture

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todenism

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rewarding some of the most assimilated others with position and resources

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emphasis on individual solutions

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emphasizing individual responsibility for problems and individual solutions rather than collective responsibility and collective solutions.

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nusbaum’s 10 core capabilities

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life
bodily health
bodily integrity
sense, imagination, and thought
emotion
practical reason
affiliation
concern for other species
play
control over one's political and material environment
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theory

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interrelated set of concepts and propositions, organized into a deductive system that explains relationships among aspects of our world

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hypotheses

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tentative statements to be explored and tested, not facts to be applied, in transactions wit a person or group

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science

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scientific inquiry, a set of logical, systematic, documented methods for answering questions about the world.

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concepts

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the building blocks of theory. symbols or mental images that summarize observations, feelings or ideas

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propositions

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assertions

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deductive reasoning

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layout, general, abstract propositions that we can use to generate specific hypotheses to test in unique situations

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assumptions

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beliefs held to be true without testing or proof

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objective reality

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exists outside a person’s consciousness

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subjective reality

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reality based on personal perception

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determinism

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human behavior determined by forces beyond the control of the person

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voluntarism

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people fee and proactive agents in the creation of their behavior

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empirical research

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careful, purposeful and systematic observation of events with the intent to note and record them in terms of their attributes, to look for patterns in those events, and to make our methods and observations public

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positivist perspective

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the world has an order that can be discovered, findings o fone study should be applicable to other groups, complex phenomena can be studied by reducing them to some component part, findings are tentative and subject to question, and scientific methods are value-free

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quantitative methods of research

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methods that use quantifiable measures of concepts, standardize the collection of data, attend only to preselected variables and use statistical measures to look for patterns and associations.

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interpretist/constructivist perspective

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share the assumption that reality is based on people’s definitions of it and research should focus on learning the meanings that people give to their situations

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qualitative methods of research

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flexible and experiental and are designed to capture how participants view social life rather than ask participants to respond to categories preset by the researcher

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postpositivism

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a philosophical position that recognizes the complexity of reality and the limitations of human observers

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critical thinking

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a thoughtful and reflective judgment about alternative views and contradictory information

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