Deck 14: Housing, homelessness, and Community Development

Question 1

In the 1930s,tenement housing in the industrial cities was getting as more workers came seeking jobs.

A)worse
B)better
C)Both A and B
D)Neither A nor B

Answer 1

A

Question 2

In 1996,the Urban Institute estimated that as many as % of homeless people using some sort of service for homelessness did not use shelters.

A)57%
B)47%
C)27%
D)17%

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Housing becomes a social welfare problem when:

A)there is not enough of it.
B)it is too expensive for people to afford.
C)its design,location,or quality cause problems for those who live in it.
D)All of the above

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Initiatives by which governments attempt to deal with the effects of urban sprawl are called:

A)redlining.
B)smart growth.
C)eminent domain.
D)all of the above.

Question 5

What is one reason why high prices often exist even when housing supplies are adequate?

A)The ownership of rental housing is often concentrated in a relatively small number of hands.These owners have the possibility of market control.
B)Discrimination against minority families,families with children,or the poor can limit the possibilities of where they can rent.
C)Both A and B
D)Neither A nor B

Question 6

Which of the following statements describes the liberal point of veiw of housing?

A)The market is a necessary device for providing everyone with housing,but it needs regulation and stimulation.
B)Housing can best be provided by market forces.
C)the market is not the appropriate model for housing provision.They assert that housing is a right,not a commodity.
D)None of the above

Question 7

The Association for Improving the Conditions of the Poor (AICP),founded in 1843:

A)believed that poverty stemmed in part from moral defects within society.
B)saw crowded slums as contributing to laziness,crime,drunkenness,and sexual promiscuity.
C)were not fearful of the effects the slum would have on the rest of the city
D)None of the above

Question 8

How many homeowners in the United States are now paying more than 50% of their income to maintain their mortgages?

A)5)2 million
B)7)4 million
C)9)3 million
D)15 million

Question 9

A type of community group which works to rehabilitate or build housing for low-income members of the community is a:

A)community development corporation.
B)local boards of realtors.
C)local associations of home builders.
D)all of the above.

Question 10

Which of the following statements describes the radical point of veiw of housing?

A)The market is a necessary device for providing everyone with housing,but it needs regulation and stimulation.
B)Housing can best be provided by market forces.
C)the market is not the appropriate model for housing provision.They assert that housing is a right,not a commodity.
D)None of the above

Question 11

Some people are homeless by choice.They don't like the restrictions of family,are suspicious of authority,and resent bureaucracy.This is the concept of:

A)disassociation.
B)gentrification.
C)mental illness.
D)disaffiliation.

Question 12

Housing becomes a social welfare problem when:

A)there is not enough of it.
B)it is too expensive for people to afford.
C)its design,location,or quality cause problems for those who live in it.
D)all of the above.

Question 13

Families with children constitute what proportion of the homeless?

A)75%
B)49%
C)33%
D)25%

Question 14

Which of the following statements is NOT true of social workers in the area of housing and community developement?

A)Social workers can help seek reason and balance in protecting neighborhoods while considering overall community needs.
B)Social workers,whether in community centers or in private agencies,often help people in difficulty to develop social support networks.
C)Both A and B
D)Neither A nor B

Question 15

Which of the following statements describes the conservative point of veiw of housing?

A)The market is a necessary device for providing everyone with housing,but it needs regulation and stimulation.
B)Housing can best be provided by market forces.
C)the market is not the appropriate model for housing provision.They assert that housing is a right,not a commodity.
D)None of the above

Question 16

Bankers usually have the perspective that housing is a:

A)basic right.
B)commodity.
C)non-profit
D)all of the above.

Question 17

The practice of real estate agents using White fear of African Americans moving to their neighborhoods to get housing at below-market prices,and then using lack of options to sell them to African-Americans at above market prices is called:

A)White Flight
B)Blockbusting
C)Urban Renewal
D)None of the above

Question 18

Many homeless people avoid shelters because:

A)they are unsafe.
B)they lack privacy.
C)they involve bureaucracy.
D)all of the above.

Question 19

What proportion of the homeless has been estimated to have a serious mental illness?

A)25%
B)33%
C)42%
D)50%

Question 20

Which of the following statistics is NOT true regarding homelessness?

A)10% of homeless adults are estimated to have a serious mental illness,although the types of disorders have changed over time.
B)40% of the nation's homeless are families with children.
C)27% of service users who were homeless did not use shelters.
D)None of the above

Question 21

Gentrification is good for everyone except for:

A)historical preservationists.
B)local business.
C)the original tenants.
D)entrepreneurs.

Question 22

Housing patterns prominent at the turn of the 20th century included all except:

A)city slums.
B)company towns.
C)suburbs.
D)rural villages.

Question 23

Institutional factors in homelessness include all except:

A)loss of affordable housing.
B)disaffiliation.
C)reduced investment in public housing.
D)reduced levels of public assistance.

Question 24

This presidential administration invested relatively more than the others in public housing:

A)Roosevelt
B)Reagan
C)Bush
D)Clinton