Psychology 12: Intro to African American Psychology

Quiz for February 24, 2009

Chapter 5 – Neighborhoods and Communities

Your Name: _________________________

1. The authors of our text lean on Ferdinand Tonnies’ ideas of Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft to characterize communities. ______ refers to our traditional, pre-industrial sense of community that emphasizes social relationships.

a. Gemeinschaft

b. Gesellschaft

c. Primitive

d. Social

e. All of the above

2. According to the text, there are many ways of defining neighborhoods. African Americans are more likely to define their neighborhoods in terms of:

a. Spatial boundaries/location

b. Political boundaries

c. Social relationships

d. Economic relationships

e. Religious institutions

3. In the 2000 U.S. Census, African Americans comprised about what ___ percent of the total U.S. population.

a. 2%

b. 5%

c. 13%

d. 20%

e. 33%

4. Social disorganization theory makes the assumption that _____ is linked to limitations in a community’s social resources and capacity to meet the needs of its residents.

a. Infant mortality

b. Unemployment

c. Criminality

d. Teen pregnancy

e. Welfare dependency

5. The __________ theory suggests that crime is more likely to occur in areas where the physical environment is disorganized and unkempt.

a. Broken windows

b. Gemeinschaft

c. Gesellschaft

d. Publish Housing

e. None of the above

6. Which of the following emphases may be viewed as a similarity of African psychology and community psychology?

a. African philosophy

b. Spirituality

c. Ecological perspective

d. Liberation ideology

e. None of the above

7. The “Plain Talk” intervention was been used to address

a. Drug abuse

b. Homicide

c. Suicide

d. Child abandonment

e. Teen pregnancy

For 10 points: In this space, describe Thomas Parham’s first mentoring relationship. What were, for you, the highlights of his interview with LeOndra Clark?