Chapter 3
Which of the following is not characteristic of working wives today:
are likely to quit their work once children come along.
The erosion of family structure among economically impoverished families often leads to:
? Not all are correct
According to Bem, which of the following is an example of a gender schema?
?? not none
Women are especially vulnerable if divorced later in life because of:
ALL ARE CORRECT b. their embeddedness in relationships. c. their lifelong subordination of achievement to caring for others. d. their orientation toward interdependence.
Which of the following is not one of the competencies Constantine, Hage, Kindaichi, and Bryant believe therapists should acquire in training and practice throughout their professional lives?
ALL ARE CORRECT a. Active questioning and challenging of inappropriate or exploitative intervention practices b. Ongoing self-reflection with regard to race, ethnicity, oppression, power, and privilege d. An awareness of oppression and social inequities
Which of the following is not an issue Sarmiento and Cardemil relate to family functioning and the experience of depression in immigrant Latino families?
ALL ARE CORRECT a. Immigration status b. Ethnic background c. Socioeconomic status
In working with acculturational and adaptational issues with immigrant families, therapists need to take care to distinguish between:
ALL CORRECT b.Immigrant descendent families. c.Recently arrived immigrant families. d.Immigrant American families.
Hare-Mustin contends that, as opposed to men, a woman's greater reliance on relationships can be explained as a need to please others when one lacks:
Power
When therapists are concerned about this, they assert that practitioners need professional competencies to work toward universal access to justice and equity for marginalized individuals and groups.
Social Justice
Which of the following is considered a gender issue?
All of the answers are correct.
Which of the following is not a factor in understanding the cultural background of client families?
Feedback loops
Gender differences in perception and behavior result from:
both biological and cultural factors.
This term blames mothers for family problems:
both overinvolved mother and enmeshed family are correct.
Understanding the male/female interactive patterns among Turkish-American families represents an effort to be:
culture-specific.
Men's studies draw attention to:
curtailed emotional expressiveness in men.
According to Gilligan, women are more apt than men to:
define themselves within the context of relationships.
The Women's Project in Family Therapy was insistent upon:
developing a nonsexist therapy.
One goal of gender-sensitive family therapy is to:
enable clients to move beyond prescribed sex roles.
Many early family therapists:
saw men and women as having equal power.
Feminist-informed therapists are especially critical of:
the view that feeling is less mature than thinking.
