Question 1

The 1960 Census revealed the following:

Accepted Answer

A) the New Deal programs had effectively reduced poverty. 
B) poverty was largely restricted to only segments of the population. 
C) poverty was far more common than thought. 
D) none of the above. 
A) the New Deal programs had effectively reduced poverty. 
B) poverty was largely restricted to only segments of the population. 
C) poverty was far more common than thought. 
D) none of the above.

Question 2

What was the Social Security Act of 1935?

Accepted Answer

A) An act meant to alleviate financial dependency through two lines of defense: self sufficiency and hard work. 
B) An act meant to alleviate financial dependency through two lines of defense: donations from the wealthy and taxes. 
C) An act meant to alleviate financial dependency through two lines of defense: education and personal responsibility. 
D) An act meant to alleviate financial dependency through two lines of defense: contributory social insurance and public assistance. 
A) An act meant to alleviate financial dependency through two lines of defense: self sufficiency and hard work. 
B) An act meant to alleviate financial dependency through two lines of defense: donations from the wealthy and taxes. 
C) An act meant to alleviate financial dependency through two lines of defense: education and personal responsibility. 
D) An act meant to alleviate financial dependency through two lines of defense: contributory social insurance and public assistance.

Question 3

By the time of the civil war,public attitudes against public outdoor relief were very high.Among the reasons for this attitude were all but:

Accepted Answer

A) public agencies were not trustworthy. 
B) use of public money to keep people in their homes threatened the economy. 
C) outdoor relief was more expensive than indoor relief. 
D) private charity gave opportunities for salvation for donations. 
A) public agencies were not trustworthy. 
B) use of public money to keep people in their homes threatened the economy. 
C) outdoor relief was more expensive than indoor relief. 
D) private charity gave opportunities for salvation for donations.

Question 4

The strong belief that work is innately good and that hard work indicates a person of quality is called:

Accepted Answer

A) the American Dream. 
B) indoor relief. 
C) rugged individualism. 
D) the Protestant Ethic. 
A) the American Dream. 
B) indoor relief. 
C) rugged individualism. 
D) the Protestant Ethic.

The 1960 Census revealed the following:

What was the Social Security Act of 1935?

By the time of the civil war,public attitudes against public outdoor relief were very high.Among the reasons for this attitude were all but:

The strong belief that work is innately good and that hard work indicates a person of quality is called:

Competing Perspectives on Social Welfare

Social Welfare: Basic Concepts

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

Child Welfare

Crime and Criminal Justice

Health Care

Mental Health and Developmental Disability

Housing, homelessness, and Community Development

Aging

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Exam 9: The Development of Antipoverty Programs

The 1960 Census revealed the following:

What was the Social Security Act of 1935?

By the time of the civil war,public attitudes against public outdoor relief were very high.Among the reasons for this attitude were all but:

The strong belief that work is innately good and that hard work indicates a person of quality is called:

Competing Perspectives on Social Welfare

Social Welfare: Basic Concepts

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

Child Welfare

Crime and Criminal Justice

Health Care

Mental Health and Developmental Disability

Housing, homelessness, and Community Development

Aging

Filters