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Theories
Poverty
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The tendency for a system to maintain relatively stable, constant state of equilibrium or balance
What is homeostasis
100
A worker helps a client cope with various stresses ranging from crisis situations like divorce or job loss to community issues such as inadequate housing or day care.
What is the enabler role
100
An infant begins to recognize his/her mother by this age
What is 4 months
100
This theory seeks to make sense of the effects of group life on individuals.
What is micro system theories
100
The reason that millions of Americans do not get enough to eat
What is because they are poor
200
The natural tendency of a system to progress toward disorganization, depletion, and, in essence, death
What is entropy
200
Involves giving information and teaching skills to client and other systems
What is the educator role
200
From this age, infants search out their caregivers and try to stay close to them, and they begin paying closer attention to the caregivers' reactions to their behavior and often respond accordingly
What is age 6 to 9 months
200
Theories of society and its problems seek to make sense of the behavior of large groups of people and the workers of entire societies
What is macro-level system theories
200
According to Oscar Lewis, this happens due to poor neighborhoods in various parts of the world and concluded that the poor are poor because of this distinct lifestyle
What is the culture of poverty
300
A system's tendency to move from a more simplified to a more complex existence
What is differentiation
300
Involves having some level of administrative responsibility for a social agency or other unit in order to accomplish the following: establish organizational goals; administer social service programs; improve agency effectiveness and efficiency; obtain financial resources; solicit community support; and coordinate the work of agency staff
What is the manager
300
Erikson calls this the demands that the society in which one lives make certain psychic demands at each stage of development
What is crisis
300
Views human behavior as resulting from the interaction of a person's unique, distinctive personality and the groups he or she participates in
What is interactionist theory
300
Becoming a parent at an early age and poverty passed from one generation to another
What is aspects of the poverty cycle
400
Is the process whereby children acquire knowledge about language, values, etiquette, rules, behaviors, social expectations, and the subtle, complex bits of information necessary to get along and thrive in a particular society
What is socialization
400
Helps link clients (individuals, groups, organizations, or communities) with community resources and services
What is a broker
400
Erikson's stage of development for children between the ages of 3 to 6 where they are extremely active and are encouraged to explore and experience, but they may not be allowed to
What is initiative versus guilt
400
Functionalists assert that most people obey the law because they believe the law is fair and just
What is social system theories
400
Poor are available to do unpleasant jobs that no on else wants to do; poor purchase goods, such as those of poor quality, that otherwise could not be sold; jobs are established for those people, such as social workers, who provide services to the poor
What is functional aspects poverty for affluent groups
500
Means for groups outside of the majority population, all people adapt to and interact with two environments: the family and community, and the larger environment of white people
What is dual perspective
500
One who speaks out on the behalf of individuals, groups, or communities to promote fair and equitable treatment or gain needed resources
What is an advocate
500
A major concept in understanding the process of human development
What is the importance of individual differences
500
A social worker evaluates the following: 1.the extent to which the theory coincides with social work values and ethics; 2. the existence and validity of other comparable theories 3. the theory's application to client situations
What is evaluation of theory
500
Conflict theorists assume that since there is such enormous wealth in modern societies, no one in these societies should go without satisfaction of their essesntial needs
What is theoretical explanations of poverty