The father of a family in therapy complains that his wife is so involved with their children-always running them back and forth to school, sports practices, dance recitals, and attending PTA meetings-that he never sees her. When he does see his wife, they fight. According to a Bowen intergenerational therapist, this might be considered a classic example of:
A) differentiation.
B) emotional triangle.
C) emotional cutoff.
D) regression.
B
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Understanding the inevitable struggles a group may go through, a wise group worker will:
A. take control of the phases and shape them well. B. try to function without getting distracted by conflicts. C. let the natural patterns evolve and try not to force them. D. encourage members to take a cheerful attitude towards conflicts.
The view that social injustice is perpetuated by those with access to power and authority reflects sociological ______.
A. structural functionalism B. behaviorism C. conflict theory D. attribution theory
A social work researcher has decided to do a study of people who have adopted children from outside the United States. He asks a friend, whom he knows to have recently adopted and asks if he would consent to an interview. He interviews his friend, and then asks his friend if he could name other people who have recently adopted children from outside of the United States. His friend provides him with five names. The researcher contacts those five people, interviews them, and asks each of those people for names of other families. This sampling technique is known as:
a. Casual sampling b. Personal sampling c. Key informant interviewing d. Snowball sampling e. Qualitative sampling
This major approach to analysis of social welfare policy focuses on the dynamics of policy formulation with regard to sociopolitical and technical variables.