Question 1

Among people identifying themselves as social conservatives on the General Social Survey,what proportion expressed support for government social service efforts?

Accepted Answer

A) one-fifth 
B) one-third 
C) two-thirds 
D) three-quarters 
A) one-fifth 
B) one-third 
C) two-thirds 
D) three-quarters C

Question 2

The idea that social welfare is not an institution but an emergency back-up system is called the:

Accepted Answer

A) institutional conception. 
B) reactionary conception. 
C) liberal conception. 
D) residual conception. 
A) institutional conception. 
B) reactionary conception. 
C) liberal conception. 
D) residual conception. D

Question 3

Which of these is not an example of services for people who are dependeant because they are unable to fulfill roles,as defined by others?

Accepted Answer

A) Advocacy,Liaison,and Access 
B) Probation and Parole 
C) Child Protective Services 
D) Mandatory Employment and Training Programs 
A) Advocacy,Liaison,and Access 
B) Probation and Parole 
C) Child Protective Services 
D) Mandatory Employment and Training Programs A

Question 4

The social exclusion explanation of social welfare:

Accepted Answer

A) places emphasis on individual shortcomings. 
B) places emphasis on social processes in which some are unable to participate. 
C) appeals to conservative trends of blaming the victim. 
D) focuses on provision of counseling or therapy. 
A) places emphasis on individual shortcomings. 
B) places emphasis on social processes in which some are unable to participate. 
C) appeals to conservative trends of blaming the victim. 
D) focuses on provision of counseling or therapy.

Question 5

Status may include categories such as:

Accepted Answer

A) ethnicity. 
B) gender. 
C) profession. 
D) all of the above. 
A) ethnicity. 
B) gender. 
C) profession. 
D) all of the above.

Question 6

Which of the following statements describes the nature of "stigma" as it relates to welfare?

Accepted Answer

A) Society values individual characteristics such as self-reliance and a willingness to work hard,welfare recipients are seen as dependent and lazy. 
B) Social welfare hs been polarized as a "moral category",and its related policy includes treating the poor in a dignified manner,as to highlight the responsible nature of the welfare recipents. 
C) The norm of reciprocity explains the societal obligation to make some return for the things received,welfare recipents are stigmatized because they are able to be seen as making appropiate contributions for the benefits they incur. 
D) The capitalistic nature of U.S.society stresses that those who work hard and have the ability will be rewarded with success,welfare recipients are equal to those who do not receive welfare because both groups of people deserve the benefits of success. 
A) Society values individual characteristics such as self-reliance and a willingness to work hard,welfare recipients are seen as dependent and lazy. 
B) Social welfare hs been polarized as a "moral category",and its related policy includes treating the poor in a dignified manner,as to highlight the responsible nature of the welfare recipents. 
C) The norm of reciprocity explains the societal obligation to make some return for the things received,welfare recipents are stigmatized because they are able to be seen as making appropiate contributions for the benefits they incur. 
D) The capitalistic nature of U.S.society stresses that those who work hard and have the ability will be rewarded with success,welfare recipients are equal to those who do not receive welfare because both groups of people deserve the benefits of success.

Question 7

Which of these is not an example of services for people who are dependent because they are unable to fulfill roles,as defined by themselves?

Accepted Answer

A) Employment Services 
B) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
C) Family and Relationship Counseling 
D) Recreation and Socialization Services 
A) Employment Services 
B) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
C) Family and Relationship Counseling 
D) Recreation and Socialization Services

Question 8

Which of the following is a reflection of the residual conception of social welfare?

Accepted Answer

A) Unemployment benefits for people who have recently been out of work. 
B) Community care,a temporary,market-oriented system of mutual aid. 
C) Medicare,as medical care for the elderly is likely to be beyond the reach of all but the very wealthy. 
D) Social security as a way to sustain basic living for the elderly,survivors,and people with disabilities. 
A) Unemployment benefits for people who have recently been out of work. 
B) Community care,a temporary,market-oriented system of mutual aid. 
C) Medicare,as medical care for the elderly is likely to be beyond the reach of all but the very wealthy. 
D) Social security as a way to sustain basic living for the elderly,survivors,and people with disabilities.

Question 9

When a person is unable to perform his or her roles adequately,whether the problem is on the individual or the institutional level,we speak of the person as being:

Accepted Answer

A) interdependent. 
B) dependent. 
C) independent. 
D) all of the above. 
A) interdependent. 
B) dependent. 
C) independent. 
D) all of the above.

Question 10

Descriptive definitions of social welfare include:

Accepted Answer

A) economic transfers outside the market system. 
B) benefits and services to help people achieve self-actualization. 
C) both of the above. 
D) none of the above. 
A) economic transfers outside the market system. 
B) benefits and services to help people achieve self-actualization. 
C) both of the above. 
D) none of the above.

Question 11

Institutional approaches to social welfare would include:

Accepted Answer

A) homeless shelters. 
B) soup kitchens. 
C) unemployment insurance. 
D) assistance payments. 
A) homeless shelters. 
B) soup kitchens. 
C) unemployment insurance. 
D) assistance payments.

Question 12

Which of the following statements is not a descriptive definition of social welfare?

Accepted Answer

A) Social welfare is a benefit -allocation mechanism functioning outside the economic marketplace. 
B) Social welfare is a nation's system of programs,benefits,and services that helps people meet the social,economic,educational,and health needs that are fundamental to the maintenance of society. 
C) Social welfare is an institution that emerged to handle dependence and facilitate interdependence. 
D) Social welfare as laws,services,and programs designed to bring people's level of well-being up to some minimum. 
A) Social welfare is a benefit -allocation mechanism functioning outside the economic marketplace. 
B) Social welfare is a nation's system of programs,benefits,and services that helps people meet the social,economic,educational,and health needs that are fundamental to the maintenance of society. 
C) Social welfare is an institution that emerged to handle dependence and facilitate interdependence. 
D) Social welfare as laws,services,and programs designed to bring people's level of well-being up to some minimum.

Question 13

Which of the following describe the radical perspective of social welfare?

Accepted Answer

A) Those who are fortunate because of birth or achievement have a moral obligation to assist those who are less fortunate. 
B) Helping others is the cost of living in a modern society,that ultimately ends up benefiting the helpers themselves. 
C) The government should not only recognize people's rights to more benefits but also back away from regulating the poor,especially in demeaning and punitive ways. 
D) People are assisted because they have a right to assistance to achieve a certain standard of living. 
A) Those who are fortunate because of birth or achievement have a moral obligation to assist those who are less fortunate. 
B) Helping others is the cost of living in a modern society,that ultimately ends up benefiting the helpers themselves. 
C) The government should not only recognize people's rights to more benefits but also back away from regulating the poor,especially in demeaning and punitive ways. 
D) People are assisted because they have a right to assistance to achieve a certain standard of living.

Question 14

The primary function of the educational institution is:

Accepted Answer

A) to answer questions about the meaning and purpose of life. 
B) social control. 
C) social integration. 
D) socialization. 
A) to answer questions about the meaning and purpose of life. 
B) social control. 
C) social integration. 
D) socialization.

Question 15

Which of these is not an example of services for people who are economically dependent?

Accepted Answer

A) Public Assistance Programs 
B) Supplemental Security Income 
C) Veterans Compensation and Pensions 
D) Mental Health Services 
A) Public Assistance Programs 
B) Supplemental Security Income 
C) Veterans Compensation and Pensions 
D) Mental Health Services

Question 16

In a society,which of the following categories is not seen as a social institution?

Accepted Answer

A) Government/Politics 
B) Social Roles 
C) Education 
D) Economics 
A) Government/Politics 
B) Social Roles 
C) Education 
D) Economics

Question 17

A term often used in the press and in political dialogue to refer to a society that makes the well-being of people the responsibility of government is:

Accepted Answer

A) residual state. 
B) welfare state. 
C) socialist state. 
D) blue state. 
A) residual state. 
B) welfare state. 
C) socialist state. 
D) blue state.

Question 18

One president of the United States who attempted to move health care from a residual to an institutional approach was:.

Accepted Answer

A) George W.Bush. 
B) Jimmy Carter. 
C) Ronald Reagan. 
D) Bill Clinton. 
A) George W.Bush. 
B) Jimmy Carter. 
C) Ronald Reagan. 
D) Bill Clinton.

Question 19

Social welfare is the institution in society that manages dependency:

Accepted Answer

A) through the provision of opportunity. 
B) by exerting penalties on those who are dependent. 
C) by rewarding increasing independence. 
D) all of the above. 
A) through the provision of opportunity. 
B) by exerting penalties on those who are dependent. 
C) by rewarding increasing independence. 
D) all of the above.

Question 20

Which of these is not an adequate description of how social welfare began to emerge as an institution?

Accepted Answer

A) The number of people needing food,shelter,and financial assistance because of unemployment became too great for churches to deal with. 
B) The number of orphans became so great as to be seen as a threat to social order. 
C) The number of people with disabilities with viable job opportunities were increasing. 
D) The number of senior citizens left with no family to care for them were too great for social sustainability. 
A) The number of people needing food,shelter,and financial assistance because of unemployment became too great for churches to deal with. 
B) The number of orphans became so great as to be seen as a threat to social order. 
C) The number of people with disabilities with viable job opportunities were increasing. 
D) The number of senior citizens left with no family to care for them were too great for social sustainability.

Among people identifying themselves as social conservatives on the General Social Survey,what proportion expressed support for government social service efforts?

The idea that social welfare is not an institution but an emergency back-up system is called the:

Which of these is not an example of services for people who are dependeant because they are unable to fulfill roles,as defined by others?

The social exclusion explanation of social welfare:

Status may include categories such as:

Which of the following statements describes the nature of "stigma" as it relates to welfare?

Which of these is not an example of services for people who are dependent because they are unable to fulfill roles,as defined by themselves?

Which of the following is a reflection of the residual conception of social welfare?

When a person is unable to perform his or her roles adequately,whether the problem is on the individual or the institutional level,we speak of the person as being:

Descriptive definitions of social welfare include:

Institutional approaches to social welfare would include:

Which of the following statements is not a descriptive definition of social welfare?

Which of the following describe the radical perspective of social welfare?

The primary function of the educational institution is:

Which of these is not an example of services for people who are economically dependent?

In a society,which of the following categories is not seen as a social institution?

A term often used in the press and in political dialogue to refer to a society that makes the well-being of people the responsibility of government is:

One president of the United States who attempted to move health care from a residual to an institutional approach was:.

Social welfare is the institution in society that manages dependency:

Which of these is not an adequate description of how social welfare began to emerge as an institution?

Competing Perspectives on Social Welfare

Social Work As a Profession

Generalist Social Work Practice

Responses to Human Diversity

Religion and Social Work

Poverty: the Central Concept

The Nature and Causes of Poverty

The Development of Antipoverty Programs

Child Welfare

Crime and Criminal Justice

Health Care

Mental Health and Developmental Disability

Housing, homelessness, and Community Development

Aging

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Exam 2: Social Welfare: Basic Concepts

Among people identifying themselves as social conservatives on the General Social Survey,what proportion expressed support for government social service efforts?

The idea that social welfare is not an institution but an emergency back-up system is called the:

Which of these is not an example of services for people who are dependeant because they are unable to fulfill roles,as defined by others?

The social exclusion explanation of social welfare:

Status may include categories such as:

Which of the following statements describes the nature of "stigma" as it relates to welfare?

Which of these is not an example of services for people who are dependent because they are unable to fulfill roles,as defined by themselves?

Which of the following is a reflection of the residual conception of social welfare?

When a person is unable to perform his or her roles adequately,whether the problem is on the individual or the institutional level,we speak of the person as being:

Descriptive definitions of social welfare include:

Institutional approaches to social welfare would include:

Which of the following statements is not a descriptive definition of social welfare?

Which of the following describe the radical perspective of social welfare?

The primary function of the educational institution is:

Which of these is not an example of services for people who are economically dependent?

In a society,which of the following categories is not seen as a social institution?

A term often used in the press and in political dialogue to refer to a society that makes the well-being of people the responsibility of government is:

One president of the United States who attempted to move health care from a residual to an institutional approach was:.

Social welfare is the institution in society that manages dependency:

Which of these is not an adequate description of how social welfare began to emerge as an institution?

Competing Perspectives on Social Welfare

Social Work As a Profession

Generalist Social Work Practice

Responses to Human Diversity

Religion and Social Work

Poverty: the Central Concept

The Nature and Causes of Poverty

The Development of Antipoverty Programs

Child Welfare

Crime and Criminal Justice

Health Care

Mental Health and Developmental Disability

Housing, homelessness, and Community Development

Aging

Filters