Chapter 10 Practice Quiz

Social Work and Sexual and Gender Diversity  

. Which term refers to an individual's subjective sense of self as female, male, or across a gender spectrum?

. What identity signified sexual and gender difference as well as a person's social status and role within Indigenous communities?

. In what year was same-sex sexual activity decriminalized in Canada?

. What is the term used to describe violence embedded within policies, institutions, and laws that favour some groups in society over others?

. Who among the following are most commonly represented in mainstream media?

. Which of the following is NOT true concerning social location?

. Which of the following identities is still considered a mental disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)?

. What is an important practice for social workers to engage in when trying to foster an anti-oppressive and social justice-oriented approach to their work?

. Which term is used to describe the form of power that an individual holds based on their social location and position within an organization?

. Which of the following is NOT a way for social workers to create safer spaces for TSLGBTQ people?

. When did the Canadian Human Rights Act and Criminal Code get amended to provide legislative protection for Canadians for discrimination based on gender identity and expression?

. Which of the following indicates that a microinvalidation has occurred toward a TSLGBTQ person?

. Which term is used to describe the belief that cissexuality is natural and normal and any other forms of gender identity or expression are inferior?

. Social workers can better service TSLGBTQ people by ________.

. A woman of colour who feels forced to choose between affiliation with an anti-racist movement that is sexist or a feminist movement that is racist can be said to be experiencing ________.

. Despite legal protections, TSLGBTQ people continue to experience homophobia and transphobia in Canada.

. Homophobia exists in Canada due to the "homophobic culture" of immigrant communities.

. Before colonial contact, many First Nations understood and affirmed sexual and gender difference.

. Cissexism is the belief that heterosexuality is natural and the norm, and that any other forms of sexual identity or expression are inferior.

. Intersectionality suggests that people who experience a similar form of oppression are marginalized in the same way regardless of their other circumstances.

. "Coming out" is the final stage to healthy and positive well-being for TSLGBTQ people.

. When developing support plans, social workers should consider not only TSLGBTQ people's nuclear family but extended and chosen families as well.

. The "gay village" is the safest place for all TSLGBTQ people.

. Upon arrival in Canada, trans refugee claimants can immediately apply to change their legal name and gender marker.

. Not making assumptions when working with TSLGBTQ people and allowing them to self-identify is the best way for social workers to ensure that they are being respectful.

. The age of consent for same-sex and heterosexual acts is the same in all states where same-gender sexual activity is legal.

. The term "homosexual" is still commonly used to describe gay and lesbian individuals in francophone regions.

. The death penalty still exists in some regions as a punishment for engagement in same-gender sexual activity.

. Conversion therapy for TSLGBTQ people to become cis and heterosexual no longer exists in Canada.

. Structural violence is at play when social processes, relations, and practices embedded within policies, institutions, and laws favour some groups in society over others.

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