Chapter 16

Warmer temperatures, a rise in the sea level, possible catastrophic effects on plant life, and decreased water quality are all impacts of the ongoing phenomenon known to NASA as: Environmental radiation Global warming Radical pollution Climate change

Climate change

A farmer learns that a new piece of technology can greatly reduce the per-unit price of his crop while greatly increasing output, decreasing the need for workers while increasing his overall profits and the ability of his farm to feed more people. However, this technology uses a fuel which is detrimental to the environment to burn. This complicated issue is an example of the social work concern of: Environmental reform Agricultural reform Ecological ethics

Ecological ethics

When one nation decides it will cast off its industrial waste into a river that flows out of the country into another country, the potential hazards to the downriver country may not be considered. In this way, policies regarding the environment in one's own country can have an impact on people living elsewhere, whether intended or not. This is an illustration of the global nature of: Ecological justice Shared environment Sustainability focus Social work's green ethics

Ecological justice

Older people have special concerns when it comes to the impact of environmental issues, including all but which of the following? Normal changes that occur with aging and make one more susceptible to harm in disasters Poverty and malnutrition increasing vulnerability to environmental stressors Greater likelihood of their caretaking instincts kicking in to save other people nearby before themselves in disasters, causing them to be in harm's way Chronic diseases and the use of medications to treat those conditions

Greater likelihood of their caretaking instincts kicking in to save other people nearby before themselves in disasters, causing them to be in harm's way

Mary Richmond's book Social Diagnosis: Saw the poor as a blight on society, a symptom of a problem with humanity Blamed people for their deficits, implying there was something intrinsically wrong with them Was among the first books that NASW set out to eliminate from social work curricula Highlighted the strengths of individual people and viewed the community as a potential source of strength as well

Highlighted the strengths of individual people and viewed the community as a potential source of strength as well

Jane Addams, Ellen Starr, and Mary Richmond were early examples of social workers with environmentalist concerns. True False

True

Knowledge of gender-specific impacts of environmental research is limited by a lack of research data. True False

True

Social workers should be concerned with the impact of natural disasters on LGBTQ people despite the fact that the specific impact is not yet well-understood. True False

True

People who are poor or otherwise disenfranchised: Typically have to deal with the effects of pollution more than the rich and powerful Have little concern about macro issues like the environment since they are concentrating on day-to-day survival Are being impacted by pollution that is typically of their own creation Are unlikely to see advances in their condition through ecological reform efforts by social workers

Typically have to deal with the effects of pollution more than the rich and powerful

Among the things Jane Addams did that could be considered part of ecological social welfare was: Aiming to eliminate water pollution in Chicago through political action against industries Pushing for the establishment of a Green Social Workers League within NASW Waging a campaign to improve garbage collection in the poorest neighborhoods of the city Beginning one of America's first recycling problems to reduce waste at Hull House

Waging a campaign to improve garbage collection in the poorest neighborhoods of the city

Famine is often caused by overuse of groundwater and is most common in southern Africa and Eastern Europe. True False

False

Floods almost always develop slowly, giving people a chance to collect treasured belongings and get to safety. True False

False

Since the industrial revolution, America has seen a sharp increase in air pollution, which has had a deleterious effect on the planet's ozone layer. Air pollution also has a direct impact upon: Increased risk of lung cancer Life expectancy Infant mortality Alternative energy availability

Increased risk of lung cancer

Overpopulation is becoming a growing concern because: Families are having more children Fertility drugs have proliferated and are widely available even in economically depressed countries More people are adopting fundamentalist religious views that oppose birth control Infant mortality has decreased, allowing more people to live to puberty and reproduce

Infant mortality has decreased, allowing more people to live to puberty and reproduce

Overpopulation is a factor in a number of significant social problems, further illustrating why environmental and ecological issues must be a social work concern moving forward. Which of the following is not a key issue impacted by overpopulation? Global hunger Global water and sanitation concerns Military conflict Energy concerns

Military conflict

One reason for social workers to have particular concern over ecological issues is which of the following, a true example of the uneven impact of environmental concerns on different groups? Older people made up most of the victims of the 2011 Japanese tsunami and Hurricane Sandy. Poor people are often blamed for these disasters, increasing negative attitudes toward the poor. LGBTQ people are more likely to be displaced and made temporarily homeless by storms. Women suffered more during the Irish Famine of the 1840s.

Older people made up most of the victims of the 2011 Japanese tsunami and Hurricane Sandy.

What is the goal of ecological social welfare? To provide funding for the maintenance of the environment Promote people's welfare and environmental justice through economic activities To establish environmentalism as a key pillar of the NASW Code of Ethics moving forward Providing for equal access to natural resources for all people through free national and state parks

Promote people's welfare and environmental justice through economic activities

The Environmental Protection Agency believes that the benefits of a healthy environment: Will be most powerfully felt by the rich and middle class Should be approximately equal among all members of a society Will require a significant increase in tax revenue Are up to social workers to determine and distribute

Should be approximately equal among all members of a society

Since poor people are often living in a crisis mode before a disaster hits: Disasters rarely do much to shake up their day-to-day lives They are more readily able to bounce back, having learned resiliency from repeated struggles They are typically the most devastated group in a crisis They are likely to be the most well-prepared for that disaster

They are typically the most devastated group in a crisis