Diversity and Social Justice Flashcards

A social worker recognizes she cannot fully master a client's culture and instead commits to lifelong self-reflection and learning from the client. This stance is best described as:

Answer: Cultural humility

Cultural humility emphasizes ongoing self-critique, power balancing, and learning from clients rather than claiming mastery.

Which framework examines how overlapping identities such as race, gender, and class create unique experiences of discrimination?

Answer: Intersectionality

Intersectionality, coined by Kimberlé Crenshaw, analyzes how multiple social identities interact to shape oppression and privilege.

A client says a coworker repeatedly asks where she is 'really from' even though she was born in Ohio. This is an example of a:

Answer: Microaggression

Microaggressions are brief, often unintentional slights that communicate hostile or exclusionary messages to marginalized group members.

Lending policies that historically denied mortgages in predominantly Black neighborhoods are an example of:

Answer: Institutional racism

Redlining embedded discrimination in the policies and practices of institutions rather than in individual attitudes alone.

Under the NASW Code of Ethics, social workers should obtain education about and seek to understand diversity and oppression with respect to all of the following EXCEPT:

Answer: Political party donations

Standard 1.05 lists categories such as race, ethnicity, religion, immigration status, and ability, but not political donation history.

An immigrant client keeps her native language and traditions while also adopting many customs of U.S. culture. In Berry's model, this acculturation strategy is called:

Answer: Integration

Integration involves maintaining one's heritage culture while also participating in the host culture.

When working with a client who has limited English proficiency, the most appropriate practice is to:

Answer: Use a trained professional interpreter

Trained interpreters protect accuracy, confidentiality, and family roles, and federal Title VI guidance supports meaningful language access.