Deck 11: Advocacy and Social Action With Populations-At-Risk

Question 1

A formal administrative procedure to ensure that clients' rights have not been ignored in which an outside person is appointed to hear both sides of the argument is known as:

A) Boycott
B) Fair hearing
C) Target embarrassment
D) Social action

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Working on behalf of groups of people who lack the ability to defend or help themselves is:

A) Case advocacy
B) Cause advocacy
C) Empowerment
D) Social action

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Being prepared to always propose an alternative is one of the recommendations of:

A) Sy Warner
B) Alison Zippay
C) Saul Alinsky
D) North and Smith

Answer 3

C

Question 4

When working with populations-at-risk, all of the following are true except :

A) Clients do not have the right to self-determination if the choice made places them at risk
B) Social workers must alert themselves to the community's treatment of populations-at-risk
C) Social workers need to review agency policies to see if they work to the disadvantage of any groups
D) One of the most effective methods for helping to alleviate problems experienced by these groups is advocacy

Question 5

Worldwide,______ million  children with disabilities are not attending school.

A) 25
B) 47
C) 71
D) 98

Question 6

Which of the following might be a potential risk of engaging in advocacy:

A) Offending colleagues and friends
B) Being perceived as a troublemaker
C) Inability to predict outcome
D) All of the above

Question 7

____________ refers to a coordinated effort to achieve institutional change to meet a need, solve a social problem, correct an injustice, or enhance the quality of human life.

A) Social action
B) Case advocacy
C) Oppressed populations
D) Populations-at-risk

Question 8

All of the following are general guidelines to macro-level advocacy except :

A) Be reasonable in what you attempt to do
B) Work alone whenever possible
C) Don't expect you can always be nice
D) Be flexible

Question 9

Equal opportunity, rights, and responsibilities for all members of society are inherent in:

A) Empowerment
B) Social action
C) Social and economic justice
D) Case advocacy

Question 10

The______suicide rate is highest of all U.S. ethnic groups.

A) African American
B) Hispanic
C) Alaskan Native
D) First Nations Peoples

Question 11

Which of the following is not consistent with Alinsky's social action approach?

A) Power is not needed to bring about change, only the appearance of power
B) Power is the sum of what others think you have
C) Power must be taken from those who have it
D) All are consistent with his approach

Question 12

Political pressure is not likely to be effective in which of the following situations:

A) When the target is a public organization
B) When the target is elected
C) When the target is a family company

Question 13

_________ is the term used to describe the efforts of one group to eradicate opposing groups by such activities as murder, rape, destruction of homes and buildings, and elimination of public documents, such as birth records.

A) Ethnic cleansing
B) Eradication
C) Patricide
D) Matricide

Question 14

__________ refers to groups that experience serious limitations because others in power exploit them.

A) Social action
B) Case advocacy
C) Oppressed populations
D) Populations-at-risk

Question 15

The population group with the highest risk of males becoming a homicide victim is:

A) Hispanics
B) Native Americans
C) African Americans
D) Hmong

Question 16

The institution that most discriminates against gay and lesbian people is:

A) The school system
B) The legal system
C) The military
D) The church

Question 17

________ involves work on behalf of individuals and families.

A) Social action
B) Case advocacy
C) Cause advocacy
D) Populations-at-risk

Question 18

Regarding Alinsky's principles of social action today, all of the following were cited in the text except :

A) Enemies are harder to identify and the high-tech world makes the role of the media much more influential in affecting ideas and actions
B) Attacking enemies leads to polarization
C) The nature of many community problems precludes solutions without outside funds
D) Social workers agree with governmental institutions' assertion that what is good for the wealthy is also good for the poor

Question 19

Which of the following is not a general guideline for advocacy implementation:

A) Be reasonable in what you undertake
B) Teamwork often produces better outcomes
C) Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose
D) Flexibility is a weakness, not a strength

Question 20

Which of the following is not a principle of macro-level advocacy:

A) Increase accessibility of social services
B) Promote services that enhance dignity of clients
C) Provide services at no cost to clients
D) All are principles of macro-level advocacy

Question 21

People being eliminated through ethnic cleansing are considered by their oppressors to be subhuman.

Question 22

Negative treatment of individuals based upon their membership in some group or because of some shared characteristic is an example of economic injustice.

Question 23

Populations may be at risk as a result of our economic system.

Question 24

All discrimination against any group is based upon economic factors.

Question 25

A bill is introduced in the House of Representatives. Of the following legislative process steps, which is the first step of those listed below :

A) Action by House
B) Debate and action by the Senate
C) Bill sent to the Senate
D) Bill referred back to House

Question 26

The______Act prohibits some types of political activity on the part of government employees.

A) Graft
B) Steffen
C) Bostich
D) Hatch

Question 27

According to the Census Bureau, during the George W. Bush administration:

A) 1.7 million additional people moved above the poverty line
B) Middle-class workers experienced an increase in real income over the period of 2002-2004
C) African Americans had a severe decline in income over the period of 2002-2004
D) None of the above

Question 28

Legal challenges on behalf of groups of people are often called:

A) Class action suits
B) Grievances
C) Due process
D) Habeas corpus

Question 29

Case advocacy and cause advocacy are synonyms.

Question 30

A bill is introduced in the House of Representatives. Of the following legislative process steps, which is the third step of those listed below :

A) Action by House
B) Debate and action by the Senate
C) Bill referred back to House
D) Bill sent to the Senate

Question 31

assumes that power resides in people, and we should seek it through such things as refusing to label clients, avoiding paternalistic treatment of clients, and trusting clients to make appropriate decisions.

A) Strengths perspective
B) Practice action research
C) Social justice
D) Cause advocacy

Question 32

In all categories of causes of death, from cancer to accidents, African Americans have a rate higher than that of the rest of the U.S. population.

Question 33

A lawsuit alleging that the adversary has refused to live up to an agreement might seek which of the following:

A) Specific performance
B) Remedial injunctions
C) Resolution trust
D) All of the above

Question 34

Which of the following roles are social workers portraying when involved in participatory action research:

A) Teacher
B) Facilitator
C) Synthesizer
D) All of the above

Question 35

requires that organizations and agencies abide by policies, procedures, regulations, and other rules before they deprive someone of liberty, property, or life.

A) Adjudication
B) Due process
C) Injunction
D) Voir dire

Question 36

The step in legislative advocacy immediately preceding the introduction of a bill in chambers is:

A) Arrange for sponsorship of the bill
B) Develop and revise the draft bill
C) Identify bill's supporters
D) Influencing legislative committee consideration

Question 37

The focus of______is on social action to bring about societal change.

A) Community change reaction
B) Participatory action research
C) Strike force
D) Adversarial action reaction

Question 38

__________was established by the National Association of Social Workers to work for candidates who support social work values and ideals.

A) PRIME
B) PUSH
C) POST
D) PACE

Question 39

A bill supported by a state or federal agency is    likely to become law than one that is not.

A) Less
B) More
C) Not as
D) As

Question 40

A bill is introduced in the House of Representatives. Of the following legislative process steps, which is the fourth step of those listed below :

A) Action by House
B) Debate and action by the Senate
C) Bill referred back to House
D) Bill sent to the Senate

Question 41

When advocating for a group, it is generally best to use a variety of strategies.

Question 42

Women are no longer considered a population-at-risk because of the legal protections they now enjoy.

Question 43

Homelessness among white people is most often caused by socioeconomic problems, whereas nonwhites are more likely to have problems caused by drug abuse or psychiatric illnesses.

Question 44

Advocacy can involve fighting attempts to impose religious values on others.

Question 45

Generally, all agencies and organizations are susceptible to political pressure.

Question 46

People with physical and mental disabilities are among the poorest and least educated in U.S. society.

Question 47

Resource manuals contain lists of agencies that offer various services in a geographical area.

Question 48

Petitions should generally be presented to the target in a private meeting.

Question 49

An agency's commitment to advocacy generally has little influence on the advocacy efforts of individual workers.

Question 50

An injunction is a means of stopping an adversary from an action that cannot be reversed.

Question 51

Advocating for the rights of oppressed groups generally carries no risks to the social worker.

Question 52

The degree of interest in advocacy on behalf of populations-at-risk varies from agency to agency.

Question 53

Discrimination against lesbian and gay persons is now illegal in most states.

Question 54

According to Alinsky, power is essential to bring about change.

Question 55

According to Alinsky, it is helpful to frame one's position in the context of good and evil.

Question 56

The National Association of Social Workers Code of Ethics makes it a worker's duty to engage in advocacy.

Question 57

The African American suicide rate is highest of all U.S. ethnic groups.

Question 58

Clients have the general right to self-determination even if the choice places them at risk.

Question 59

Persistence is a type of persuasion.

Question 60

The method discussed in the text that involves people affected by a problem in efforts to study the issue, identify and carry out appropriate interventions, and evaluate the success of the effort is called community change reaction.

Question 61

Distinguish between cause and case advocacy. In what ways are they related? Give an example of each.

Question 62

List eight guidelines for social action as described by Saul Alinsky.

Question 63

Identify three factors that might contribute to a population being placed at risk.

Question 64

One of the important social work roles in participatory action research is that of synthesizer.

Question 65

Describe participatory action research. What are the benefits?

Question 66

Legislative advocacy means working to influence the lawmaking process.

Question 67

Discuss various factors that often prevent social workers from engaging in advocacy.

Question 68

Ideally, bills should be introduced near the end of a legislative session so that they will be acted upon quickly before opponents have a chance to organize.

Question 69

Power in the client-worker relationship is generally equal.