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| sum total of social and cultural conditions, circumstances, and human interactions that encompass human beings |
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| number of people who have something in common that connects them in some way and that distinguishes them from others |
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| social entities 2. goal directed 3. designed, structured, coordinated activity systems, 4. linked to external environment |
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| work a social worker does in organizations for the benefit of the client |
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| are values and beliefs held by people in the social environment that are strong enough to influence peoples activities |
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| resources that are available, how they are distributed, and how they are spent |
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| current governmental structures, the laws to which people are subject and the overall distribution of power among the population |
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| an established and valued practice or means of operation in a society resulting in the development if a formalized system to carry out its purpose |
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| Generalist social work practice |
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| counsel individuals, work with families, run various types of groups, help clients in their communities and strive to improve the organizations in which they practice |
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| Emphasize a communities purpose or function and how that community can continue working to attain that purpose |
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| the unintended consequences of an activity or social process that are hidden and remain unacknowledged by participants |
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| intended and recognized consequences of an activity or social process Ex. manifest function for education is to provide kids with knowledge and skills |
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| class conflict and interest group conflict |
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| this orientation focuses on client resources, capabilities, knowlegde, abilities, motivations, experience and other positive qualities that can be put to use to solve problems and pursue positive changes |
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| set of elements that are orderly, interrelated, and a functional whole |
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| borders or margins that separate one entity (system) from another |
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| secondary or subordinate system. May be thought of as a smaller system within a larger system |
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| tendency for a system to maintain a relatively stable, constant state of balance |
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| culturally expected behavior pattern for a person having a specified status or being involved in a designed social relationship |
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| the dynamic interpersonal connection between two or more persons or systems that involves how they think about, feel about, and behave toward each other |
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| energy, information or communication flow received from other systems |
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| energy going out of a persons life or taking something away from it |
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| special form of input where a system recieves information about that systems own performance |
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| the point where two systems come into contact with eachother, interact or communicate |
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| systems tendency to move from a simpler to a more complex existence. As you grow older and wiser your life gets more complicated |
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| natural tendency of a system to progress toward disorganization, depletion and death |
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| the process of a system toward growth and development. Ineffect the opposite is entropy |
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| refers to the face that there are many different means to achieve the same end |
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| tendency for a system to maintain a relatively stable constant state of balance |
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| "the particular social position held" by a person within social structure of the habitat |
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| the ability of an individual, family, group, organization to recover from adversity and resume functioning even when suffering serious trouble, confusion or hardship |
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| process of increasing someones personal power so that individual will take control and improve their life situation |
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| Person-in-environment fit |
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| the extent to which "the needs, capacities, behavioral styles, and goals of people" or groups od people fit or match "the characteristics of the environment" |
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| peoples sense that they have relative skills or can get help from others |
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| Peoples sense of having control over their lives alongside taking responsibility for their actions while respecting others rights |
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| resulting physiological and or emotional tension produced by a stressor that affects a persons internal balance |
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| "a demand, situation, or circumstance" that results in psychological or emotional tension-stress |
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| capacity to adjust to surrounding environmental conditions |
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| "the capacity to form attachments" people need to feel they belong and have support from others |
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| Levels of systems (micro, mezzo, macro) |
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| individual, small group, system larger than a small group |
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| one who steps forward on behalf of the client system in order to promote fair and equitable treatment or gain needed resources |
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| One who resolves arguments or disagreements among micro mezzo and macro systems by assuming a neutral role |
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| One who oversees the process of assembling different elements to form a cohesive whole, product, or process and subsequently watches over its functioning to make sure its effective |
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| One who assumes some level of administrative responsbility for a social services agency or other organizational system |
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| One who gives information and teaches skills to other systems |
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| One who determines the effectiveness of a program or agency for an organization or community |
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| One who links any system with community resources and services |
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| One who guides a group experience |
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| one who calls attention to an issue |
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| One who acts to settle disputes and or resolve disagreements acting on behalf of one of the parties involved |
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| One who identifies and convenes community people and resources and makes them responsive to unmet community needs |
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| the range of differences between people in terms of race, ethnicity, age, geography, religion, physical and mental health... |
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| involves the idea that people are complex and can belong to multiple overlapping diverse groups |
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| what you do and do not consider important |
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| Unwritten, collective rules and expectations held by group members concerning what is appropriate behavior within the group |
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| a significant aspect of diversity in some ways related to gender, is sexual and romantic attraction to persons of one or both genders |
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| people having sexual orientation toward the same gender |
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| sexual orientation toward the same gender |
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| people whos appearance and behaviors do not conform to traditional gender roles |
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| born with fully formed ovaries and fully formed testes, which is exceptionally rare |
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| knowledge. skills, programs.. social workers use that address the cultural needs of individuals, groups.... |
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| ones perception of oneself in relation to other people, institutions and nature |
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| upholding the condition that in a perfect world, all citizens would have identical "rights protection, opportunities,.. and social benefits" |
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| a concept closely related to that of oppression. "act of treating someone differently based on the fact they belong to some group |
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| putting extreme limitations and constraints on some person, group, or larger system |
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| special rights or benefits enjoyed because of elevated social. political, or economic status |
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| condition of having less power and being viewed as less important than others in the society because of belonging to some group or having some characteristic (being poor) |
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| fixed mental picture of a member of some specified group based on some attribute that reflects the view of the group |
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| concerns the the distribution of resources in a fair and equitable manner |
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| commonality based on location |
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| Non-geographical community |
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| based on some commonality other than location |
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| includes ones values beliefs mission awareness.. sense of purpose and direction, and a kind of striving toward something greater than oneself |
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| Peoples spiritual beliefs concerning the origin, character, and reason for being, usually based on the existence of a higher power, rituals are involves for what it right and wrong |
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| Political action organization |
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| organization that conducts "coordinated efforts to influence legislation, election of candidates, and social causes" |
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| the act of stepping forward on the behalf of the client system in order to promote fait and equitable treatment or gain needed resources. |
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| belief that every individual should have an educational and living environment as close to normal as possible |
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| the process of providing services and care for people within their own communities rather than in institutionalized settings |
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| Between-group differences |
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| biological distinction between being female and being male, usually categorized on the basis of the reproductive organs and genetic makeup |
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| The social and psychological characteristics associated with being female or male |
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| Upholding the conditions that in a perfect world, all citizens would have the identical "rights, protection, opportunities, obligations, and social benefits" requardless of backgroud |
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| holding in high esteem and appreciating individual value |
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| Importance of human relationships |
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| Valuing the dynamic reciprocal interactions between social workers and clients including how they communicate, think and feel, and behave towards eachother |
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| maintaining trustworthines and sound adherence to moral ideals |
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| having the necessary skills and abilities to perform work with clients effectively |
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| Providing help, resources and benefits so that people may achieve their maximum potential |
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| a community of place within a larger community |
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| is one consisting of a limited number of family units and lodgings located in a relatively small area |
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| larger than immidiate and may include several square blocks |
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| 30 square blocks or even more |
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| constructed as people see themselves, or labeled by others as being part of the same racial or ethnic group or who accept that they have a similar tradition, religion... |
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| detachment of isolation of some group having certain common characteristics (race, religion) |
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| Invastion Succession model |
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| conflict occurs when new sets of people reflecting different "cultures" move into an inhabited area with people of different characteristics |
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| tendency of each new group to force existing group out |
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| the replacment of the original occupants of a community or neighborhood by new groups |
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| neighborhood change as decline. With neighborhood undergoing predictable phases from birth until death |
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| community based agency that advocated for community residents and work with them to provide a wide array of services meeting their needs |
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| provided the ideology foundation for todays neighborhood centers |
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