Question 1

What is TRUE about the morality-based explanation of human behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  It emphasizes the importance of the collection of objective data. 
B)  It views the environment as important as the individual. 
C)  It focuses on eliminating the gap between the rich and the poor. 
D)  It believes pauperism is caused by moral flaws. 
A)  It emphasizes the importance of the collection of objective data. 
B)  It views the environment as important as the individual. 
C)  It focuses on eliminating the gap between the rich and the poor. 
D)  It believes pauperism is caused by moral flaws. D

Question 2

What is TRUE about era of Elizabethan Poor Laws?

Accepted Answer

A)  They represent a codification of 250 years of beliefs about human behavior, administrative rulings, and the social change. 
B)  They encourage the development of complex institutions specialized in providing resources and services to specific groups. 
C)  They signify the emergence of paid professionals to provide services for the populations in need of social services. 
D)  They exert control over immigrants who refuse to behave in ways that the dominant groups believed to be appropriate. 
A)  They represent a codification of 250 years of beliefs about human behavior, administrative rulings, and the social change. 
B)  They encourage the development of complex institutions specialized in providing resources and services to specific groups. 
C)  They signify the emergence of paid professionals to provide services for the populations in need of social services. 
D)  They exert control over immigrants who refuse to behave in ways that the dominant groups believed to be appropriate. A

Question 3

What was TRUE about the first European immigrants who arrived in North America?

Accepted Answer

A)  They only believed in Christianity. 
B)  They lived in large communities in big cities. 
C)  They were provided small tracts of land in America. 
D)  They believed the wealthy were morally superior. 
A)  They only believed in Christianity. 
B)  They lived in large communities in big cities. 
C)  They were provided small tracts of land in America. 
D)  They believed the wealthy were morally superior. D

Question 4

Under the English Poor Laws of 1601, the government was responsible for insuring the well-being of the elderly population.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Jane is working with Ben, a middle school student who demonstrates behavioral problems. If Jane employs critical race theory, what is she most likely to do in this situation?

Accepted Answer

A)  help him to resolve intrapsychic problems as a way to address his behaviors 
B)  focus on the student and possibly on any family problems that could be found 
C)  accept the staff's definition of the problem as poor peer socialization skills 
D)  look at the broader forces that are shaping both the school's and the child's behaviors 
A)  help him to resolve intrapsychic problems as a way to address his behaviors 
B)  focus on the student and possibly on any family problems that could be found 
C)  accept the staff's definition of the problem as poor peer socialization skills 
D)  look at the broader forces that are shaping both the school's and the child's behaviors

Question 6

What is an example of a small system that social workers interact with?

Accepted Answer

A)  neighborhoods 
B)  communities 
C)  organizations 
D)  families 
A)  neighborhoods 
B)  communities 
C)  organizations 
D)  families

Question 7

During the era of Elizabethan poor laws, who were considered the unworthy poor?

Accepted Answer

A)  orphans 
B)  widows 
C)  the handicapped 
D)  tramps 
A)  orphans 
B)  widows 
C)  the handicapped 
D)  tramps

Question 8

What is TRUE about the historical context of HBSE theories?

Accepted Answer

A)  It understands how economic, religious, political and social welfare systems interact. 
B)  It pertains to how consistent HBSE theories are with social work values and ethics. 
C)  It connects to what sources of knowledge HBSE theories support. 
D)  It has nothing to do with social workers' choice of HBSE theories used in practice. 
A)  It understands how economic, religious, political and social welfare systems interact. 
B)  It pertains to how consistent HBSE theories are with social work values and ethics. 
C)  It connects to what sources of knowledge HBSE theories support. 
D)  It has nothing to do with social workers' choice of HBSE theories used in practice.

Question 9

Because of ______ influence, Herbert Spencer argued against every form of state assistance, such as public education and sanitary supervision.

Accepted Answer

A)  Darwin's 
B)  Freud's 
C)  Weber's 
D)  Marx's 
A)  Darwin's 
B)  Freud's 
C)  Weber's 
D)  Marx's

Question 10

What differentiates social work from other helping professions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Social workers incorporate both the individual and the environment in our perspective. 
B)  Social workers use many ways to understand different social systems and environments. 
C)  Social workers understand that communities have a direct impact on human behavior. 
D)  Social workers focus on the impact of individuals on social systems and environments. 
A)  Social workers incorporate both the individual and the environment in our perspective. 
B)  Social workers use many ways to understand different social systems and environments. 
C)  Social workers understand that communities have a direct impact on human behavior. 
D)  Social workers focus on the impact of individuals on social systems and environments.

Question 11

What is TRUE about social control and social change?

Accepted Answer

A)  Social workers are often pressured to emphasize the social change components of their practice. 
B)  Social control focuses on reforming or replacing institutional structures in our society. 
C)  Social workers are often pressured to emphasize the social control components of their practice. 
D)  Social change consists of activities that attempt to induce conformity to existing community standards. 
A)  Social workers are often pressured to emphasize the social change components of their practice. 
B)  Social control focuses on reforming or replacing institutional structures in our society. 
C)  Social workers are often pressured to emphasize the social control components of their practice. 
D)  Social change consists of activities that attempt to induce conformity to existing community standards.

Question 12

What is TRUE about the workers for the Settlement House Movement in late 1800s?

Accepted Answer

A)  They started exploring the medical model. 
B)  They applied scientific charity in their work. 
C)  They were concerned about ending pauperism. 
D)  They focused on social reforms. 
A)  They started exploring the medical model. 
B)  They applied scientific charity in their work. 
C)  They were concerned about ending pauperism. 
D)  They focused on social reforms.

Question 13

What was codified in the Elizabethan poor laws?

Accepted Answer

A)  helping unemployed individuals to find work 
B)  providing unemployed individuals with food 
C)  creating systems of accountability for charitable expenditures 
D)  finding permanent homes for child beggars 
A)  helping unemployed individuals to find work 
B)  providing unemployed individuals with food 
C)  creating systems of accountability for charitable expenditures 
D)  finding permanent homes for child beggars

Question 14

What is TRUE about the social science based explanation of human behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  It believes pauperism is caused by moral flaws. 
B)  It emphasizes the importance of collecting objective data. 
C)  It views individual flaws as the reason for poverty. 
D)  It focuses on how people should behave. 
A)  It believes pauperism is caused by moral flaws. 
B)  It emphasizes the importance of collecting objective data. 
C)  It views individual flaws as the reason for poverty. 
D)  It focuses on how people should behave.

Question 15

Why was the progressive era different from the Elizabethan Era?

Accepted Answer

A)  It viewed individual responsibility as a primary cause for social problems. 
B)  It balanced charity with the need to aspire to social justice. 
C)  It addressed religious traditions that emphasized individual responsibility. 
D)  It relied on the theological explanation for social problems. 
A)  It viewed individual responsibility as a primary cause for social problems. 
B)  It balanced charity with the need to aspire to social justice. 
C)  It addressed religious traditions that emphasized individual responsibility. 
D)  It relied on the theological explanation for social problems.

Question 16

No one human behavior theory is sufficient to explain the complexity of people's behavior when taken in the context of their environments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What is TRUE about the social science based paradigm?

Accepted Answer

A)  It emphasized the role of charity for individuals who could not work such as orphaned or displaced children. 
B)  It focused on ensuring that people who had the capacity to work became employed. 
C)  It rested on the belief that the wealthy were being rewarded by God for their hard work in virtue. 
D)  It posited that existing political and economic structures explained the gap between rich and poor. 
A)  It emphasized the role of charity for individuals who could not work such as orphaned or displaced children. 
B)  It focused on ensuring that people who had the capacity to work became employed. 
C)  It rested on the belief that the wealthy were being rewarded by God for their hard work in virtue. 
D)  It posited that existing political and economic structures explained the gap between rich and poor.

Question 18

Elaborate the main ideas of the Elizabethan poor laws about poverty.

Accepted Answer

Poor laws viewed poverty as an

Question 19

What were the workers for the Charity Organization Societies interest in?

Accepted Answer

A)  providing minimal charity for those who could not work 
B)  advocating better working conditions for women 
C)  promoting unemployment insurance for workers 
D)  improving urban housing for new immigrants 
A)  providing minimal charity for those who could not work 
B)  advocating better working conditions for women 
C)  promoting unemployment insurance for workers 
D)  improving urban housing for new immigrants

Question 20

During the era of Elizabethan poor laws, who were considered the worthy poor?

Accepted Answer

A)  orphans 
B)  thieves 
C)  robbers 
D)  tramps 
A)  orphans 
B)  thieves 
C)  robbers 
D)  tramps

What is TRUE about the morality-based explanation of human behavior?

What is TRUE about era of Elizabethan Poor Laws?

What was TRUE about the first European immigrants who arrived in North America?

Under the English Poor Laws of 1601, the government was responsible for insuring the well-being of the elderly population.

Jane is working with Ben, a middle school student who demonstrates behavioral problems. If Jane employs critical race theory, what is she most likely to do in this situation?

What is an example of a small system that social workers interact with?

During the era of Elizabethan poor laws, who were considered the unworthy poor?

What is TRUE about the historical context of HBSE theories?

Because of ______ influence, Herbert Spencer argued against every form of state assistance, such as public education and sanitary supervision.

What differentiates social work from other helping professions?

What is TRUE about social control and social change?

What is TRUE about the workers for the Settlement House Movement in late 1800s?

What was codified in the Elizabethan poor laws?

What is TRUE about the social science based explanation of human behavior?

Why was the progressive era different from the Elizabethan Era?

No one human behavior theory is sufficient to explain the complexity of people's behavior when taken in the context of their environments.

What is TRUE about the social science based paradigm?

Elaborate the main ideas of the Elizabethan poor laws about poverty.

What were the workers for the Charity Organization Societies interest in?

During the era of Elizabethan poor laws, who were considered the worthy poor?

Introduction to Theory and Its Application to Social Work Practice

Critique of Theory for Use in Social Work Practice

Critical Theories

Psychodynamic Theory

System Theories

Environmental and Ecological Theory in Social Work

Life Span Theories, Family Life Course Theories, and Historical Trauma

Symbolic Interactionism

Behavior Theory, the Cognitive Turn and the Influence of Mindfulness

Theories of Culture and White Privilege

Empowerment Theory and the Strengths Perspective

Cognitive and Moral Development Theories

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Exam 3: Historical Context

What is TRUE about the morality-based explanation of human behavior?

What is TRUE about era of Elizabethan Poor Laws?

What was TRUE about the first European immigrants who arrived in North America?

Under the English Poor Laws of 1601, the government was responsible for insuring the well-being of the elderly population.

Jane is working with Ben, a middle school student who demonstrates behavioral problems. If Jane employs critical race theory, what is she most likely to do in this situation?

What is an example of a small system that social workers interact with?

During the era of Elizabethan poor laws, who were considered the unworthy poor?

What is TRUE about the historical context of HBSE theories?

Because of ______ influence, Herbert Spencer argued against every form of state assistance, such as public education and sanitary supervision.

What differentiates social work from other helping professions?

What is TRUE about social control and social change?

What is TRUE about the workers for the Settlement House Movement in late 1800s?

What was codified in the Elizabethan poor laws?

What is TRUE about the social science based explanation of human behavior?

Why was the progressive era different from the Elizabethan Era?

No one human behavior theory is sufficient to explain the complexity of people's behavior when taken in the context of their environments.

What is TRUE about the social science based paradigm?

Elaborate the main ideas of the Elizabethan poor laws about poverty.

What were the workers for the Charity Organization Societies interest in?

During the era of Elizabethan poor laws, who were considered the worthy poor?

Introduction to Theory and Its Application to Social Work Practice

Critique of Theory for Use in Social Work Practice

Critical Theories

Psychodynamic Theory

System Theories

Environmental and Ecological Theory in Social Work

Life Span Theories, Family Life Course Theories, and Historical Trauma

Symbolic Interactionism

Behavior Theory, the Cognitive Turn and the Influence of Mindfulness

Theories of Culture and White Privilege

Empowerment Theory and the Strengths Perspective

Cognitive and Moral Development Theories

Filters