Social workers who use a person-in-environment perspective, with strong emphasis on the environment, _____
A. avoid assigning responsibility for social problems to traits of individual persons
B. tend to believe that people lack the potential for planned change
C. avoid involving other people in the social work mission
D. use esoteric terminology rather than the “language of the people”
ANS: A
PG: 10
Feedback: Consistent with social work's "person-in-environment" perspective, studies that highlight the "power of context," the "power of place," and the "power of the social" encourage us to collaborate with others in our pursuit of social change and community well-being. Our consistent use of a person-in-environment perspective, with strong emphasis on the environment, helps social workers avoid the seductive trap of explaining social problems by referencing the individual characteristics or traits of people directly affected by those problems—a phenomenon called blaming the victim (Ryan, 1971, 1976; Savani, Stephens, & Markus, 2011; Valor-Segura, Exposito, & Moya, 2011; Van Prooijen & Van den Bos, 2009).
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