SOWK 240 - Chp 13

Question 1

Globalization

Answer 1

A mainly economic process including the breaking down of borders and barriers to international trade but can also describe economic, political, social, technological, culture transformations that lead to greater interconnectedness of people and systems around the world

Question 2

North - South Divide

Answer 2

A distinction based on the main developmental division between countries being that of the highly developed countries and the developing countries that are almost all located to the south

Question 3

Human Rights

Answer 3

Basic rights and freedoms that all people are entitled to regardless of nationality, sex, national or ethnic origin, ability, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, religion, language or another status

Question 4

Social Development

Answer 4

Concerned with processes of change that lead to improvements in human well-being, social relations, and social institutions that are equitable, sustainable, and compatible with principles of democratic governance and social justice

Question 5

Glocalization

Answer 5

A term popularized by Bauman (1998) who argued that globalization should be understood as linking global and local processes

Question 6

Civil society

Answer 6

refers to the wide array of non-governmental and not-for-profit organizations that have a presence in public life, expressing the interests and values of their members

Question 7

Non-governmental Organizations (NGO’s)

Answer 7

Private organizations that pursue activities to relieve suffering, promote the interests of the poor, protect the environment, provide basic social services, or undertake community development

Question 8

International Non-Governmental Organizations (INGO’s)

Answer 8

Normally have a similar mission to NGO’s, but it is international in scope and may have offices around the world to deal with specific issues in many countries

Question 9

Multilateral Organizations

Answer 9

Organizations formed between three or more nations to work on issues that relate to all of the countries in the organization.
ie) UNICEF and The World Bank

Question 10

Neo-liberalism

Answer 10

A set of economic policies whereby the control of economic factors is shifted from the public sector to the private sector

Question 11

Universalism

Answer 11

The position that states that core values apply to all human beings, irrespective of their identity (including cultural background or personal preferences)

Question 12

Cultural Relativism

Answer 12

Advocates that culture is the sole source for the validity of a moral right or rule and that members of one society may not legitimately condemn the practices of societies with different traditions especially practices considered culturally based

Question 13

Indigenization

Answer 13

Refers to the adoption and adaptation of theories and practices in social work in ways that are relevant to the local (indigenous) context

Question 14

Authentization

Answer 14

Refers to a process of developing theories and practices for social work that are derived out of the realities of the local context

Question 15

Demobilization

Answer 15

Refers to the formal and controlled discharge of active combatants from armed forces or other armed groups

Question 16

Reintegration

Answer 16

The process by which ex-combatants acquire civilian status and gain sustainable employment and income