Exam 2: Understanding Social Problems

Most social programs are justified on the basis of:

In determining the situation/condition it is important to take facts and impressions from many different kinds of people. Which of the following would NOT be a group that would be considered in this process?

Profit and loss are the benchmarks of business, while in social service programs, the benchmarks are all of the following EXCEPT:

The program planning process is often deterred by a focus on all of the following EXCEPT:

An orderly, systematic approach to program planning that planners use to begin the process is which of the following questions:

__________ is the first step to understand and address social problems.

In social service programs, understanding of the problem to be addressed is through all of the following EXCEPT:

"Program Planners" is the diverse group of people who participate in the process. This group may include which of the following:

A classic example of the causal chain of ______________is John Snow's response to a cholera outbreak in London.

Which of the following is NOT one of the questions used in the Framework for Problem Analysis?

Force field analysis can identify potential opposing forces.

Social Problems often do not have causal chains but instead rely on correlations, associations, and probabilities between outcomes.

In social services, it is important that all terms are clearly defined during the planning process. That will happen when the group reaches consensus.

It is not necessary to identify possible factors in the target population in order to develop an intervention.

Define, describe, compare, and contrast and give an example of a social fact and a social problem as it might be used in human services program planning.

Three critical considerations in developing an understanding of a social problem are: 1) problem analysis is the first in a series of related activities; 2) problem analysis should focus on understanding the problem-not on generating the solutions; and 3) problem analysis should involve an unbiased examination of issues, free of assumptions about client needs or services. Choose two of these critical considerations, and 1) define problem analysis and 2) explain the critical consideration, rationale, and importance of these considerations to program planning.

An inaccurate word often used in program planning as a solution to the problem is:

In planning, the steps of a problem analysis are the same as in a traditional research framework.

Perception of a social problem is relative to the individual, while a condition is defined as a social fact, without ________.

Efficiency and effectiveness should first be examined before concluding that the problem is: