Relying Too Heavily on a Person-Blame Approach to Social Problems

question 16

Multiple Choice

Relying too heavily on a person-blame approach to social problems is a problem because __________.

• A) it legitimizes the right to initiate system-change rather than person-change
• B) societal conditions (such as norms that are racist, sexist, or homophobic) go unchallenged
• C) it directs blame at the system and away from the individuals
• D) it absolves individuals from responsibility for their actions

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Definitions:

Obliviousness

The state of being unaware or unconscious of what is happening around one.

Prereflective Thinkers

Individuals who accept ideas and beliefs passively without critical examination or reflection.

Certainty

The state of being sure or confident about something, often without any doubt.

Opinions

Personal beliefs or judgments that are not necessarily based on fact or knowledge.