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Final-

1. Discuss one bias/assumption/belief that you have had or currently have in regards to a specific group or population. Discuss at least two ideas from this course that have helped you to challenge this bias/belief and think differently about this population. 25 points.

2. Use one of the two following examples and explain how Critical Race Theory might provide a different point of view. This will include a look at power and who has access to societal resources.

A.Samantha lives in a brownstone building with members of her extended family. Her Dad and grandmother share their unit with her. Downstairs her aunt, uncle and their two children live with their two dogs. An older cousin lives upstairs in a converted attic. The staff at her elementary school often see different family members picking up Samantha from school. They come in different groupings, sometimes with the dogs. The teachers and other staff often discuss the fact that Samantha’s life appears to be chaotic and that her caregiving situation seems unstable. “There’s always someone else coming to pick up that child. She must not know whether she’s coming or going!”

B.Anthony’s parents always came to Parent-Teacher night to meet his teachers and see his work hanging in the classroom. The problem was that they did not feel comfortable speaking English and so have Anthony translated for them. This made the teachers uncomfortable. One of them said something to him about it and the next time his parents brought along his older sister who was available for translation. The teachers felt like there was really no way to communicate any problems Anthony might be having because of the language barrier with the parents and they discussed this in a disparaging manner. “I guess those parents don’t care enough about their children to learn English.”

In the example you chose, imagine you are a teacher in the school using a strengths-based approach to explain why, by not considering the cultural capital the family possesses, your colleagues views represent a racist and ethnocentric point of view. 25 points.

3. Read the following client situation. Discuss several steps you would take as the client’s social worker to be culturally informed by and about this client. Remember that cultural competence involves KAB Knowledge, Attitudes and Behavior (and being self-reflective of your own biases).

Leon is a 23-year-old man who is feeling torn in two. He is the oldest son of a family with five children and is extremely close to and caring of his mother. Regina became a widow 8 years ago when her husband Rodney was killed in a construction accident at work. Since then she has leaned heavily on Leon for help with his brothers and sisters and as a major contributor to the family income. The whole family relies heavily on their African American Methodist Episcopal church for both support and spiritual comfort.

Leon has grown up in the church and loves the involvement with other members, the singing and the worship, but he is increasingly troubled by the church’s anti-homosexual position. He has finally admitted to himself that he is gay. He hoped and prayed to God to change him but this has not worked. He is battling despair, as he fears he will always be caught between his love for his faith and a longing to be who he truly is. The idea of telling his mother about his sexual orientation seems unthinkable, but he is not sure how long he can go on living a lie. He also knows that he will have to leave the church is it ever becomes known that he is gay. This possibility also feels unthinkable. He is feeling more and more depressed to the point where his mother keeps asking him what is wrong. He has even begun to think about suicide as the only way “out”. In his nightly prayers he asks God, “why must I lose you to be who I am.” 25 points.

4. In your own words comment on the following question and answer. Explain your position.

Question: “Why can’t we all just be individuals?”

Answer: “If we are all individuals and social categories like race, class and gender do not matter and are just labels that stereotype and limit us, then it follows that we all end up in our “natural” places. Those at the top are merely a collection of individuals who rose on their own individual merits and those at the bottom are there due to their own individual deficiencies.” 25 points.