Exam 1: The Symbiotic and Uneasy Relationship: Clients, Social Workers, and the Welfare State

Social workers implement the profession's code of ethics whenever they engage in

Tax benefits for middle and upper income persons in the United States are larger in their cumulative size than all of the nation's welfare programs.

Grouping or clustering social policies into policy sectors has positive consequences including

Personal policy identities are

Conservatives do not value freedom nor do they believe in unfettered capitalism.

Vulnerable populations need a welfare state because

The development of an American welfare state in a relatively liberal era occurred between 1981 and 1992.

Libertarians believe in

Vulnerable populations are more likely than other groups to be victimized by landlords, employers, merchants, middle-income and affluent communities, credit card companies, and schools.

Libertarians often associate themselves with

Policies on paper can be actualized only if

When examining complex social problems in American history as drug addiction, alcoholism, serious mental disorders, juvenile delinquency, and child abuse, we learn that easy answers or panaceas seldom exist.

Constitutions define the social policy powers of government at which of the following levels:

Some of Jansson's guidelines that can help to have respectful dialogue in academic and other settings include

Policy eras are specific historical periods

Contemporary conservatives think of themselves as the ideological descendants of the founding fathers and other presidents, often associating themselves with, among others:

Radicals typically believe in

Conservatives feel positive that unfettered capitalism

Progressive Democrats strongly support national health insurance.

Social workers need to understand the structure and programs of the American welfare state so that they can