Chapter 5-6 Discussion

 Please pick one of the following questions and write at least one paragraph (5-6 complete, fully thought-out, error-free, sentences), detailing your thoughts.  In addition, please reply to at least two other classmates' threads in at least 3-4 complete, fully thought-out, error-free, sentences.  

1. What      are the primary problems with the concept of race and what are the social      and political implications of using race to define and study groups of      people?
2. Using      Brown and Landrum-Brown’s dimensions, describe the dimensions across which      cultural characteristics are defined.
3. Select      one of the four cultures describe by M. Ho and compare its cultural      characteristics to those of Northern European culture in the following      dimensions: nature, time orientation, people relations, work and activity, and human nature.   How might these differences manifest      themselves in the helping relationship?
4. Discuss      the consequences of the movement from “primitive” to “civilized” culture.
5. What      are the pros and cons of employing an alternative helping model, as      opposed to an adaptive or adjusted model?