Deck 3: Conceptual Foundations of Social Welfare Policy

Question 1

The shift between public purpose and private interest in social welfare policy is explained by:

A)Schlesinger - cycles of history
B)Ryan - blaming the victim
C)Domhoff - elite power
D)Lee - cause and function
E)Wilson - underclass

Answer 1

A

Question 2

A liberal perspective toward social welfare policy emphasizes:

A)passive involvement by the federal government in social welfare
B)no involvement by the federal government in social welfare
C)secondary involvement by the federal government in social welfare
D)active involvement by the federal government in social welfare
E)reliance on the private sector for social welfare

Answer 2

D

Question 3

The concepts of worthy and unworthy poor grew out of former President Ronald Reagan's use of the term the "truly needy".

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Competing values and beliefs shape how we define a social welfare problem and how we develop a social welfare policy response to that problem.  Choose one conflicting value or belief and explain how it might impact the creation of social policy.

Question 5

The ideology of cause and function describes the role of social work as struggling between trying to improve societal well-being while providing care to individuals.

Question 6

A way to frame policy based on the lived experiences of people is through

A)social programming
B)social planning
C)social empathy
D)social architecture
E)social construction

Question 7

Explain the difference between personal responsibility and social responsibility for social welfare. How do these two perspectives impact social welfare policy development?

Question 8

Second-order victim-blaming is when government is held responsible for the failure of social welfare programs.

Question 9

The belief that a handful of people control all public policies is described by the theory of blaming of the victim.

Question 10

Social construction is a

A)paradigm
B)ideology
C)value
D)belief
E)policy

Question 11

According to the NASW Code of Ethics social workers have an ethical responsibility to society.  Identify three actions prescribed within the NASW Code of Ethics regarding societal responsibility.

Question 12

Changes in economics, communities, and families as a result of the industrialization of America significantly altered the social welfare system in this country.

Question 13

Seven theories were presented in the chapter that attempt to explain the evolution of our social welfare system. Choose one of these seven theories and describe its basic tenets.  Can you identify strengths and weaknesses in the theory you chose?

Question 14

Piven and Cloward argue social welfare policy can be a tool for social control.

Question 15

The theory of a culture of poverty argues:

A)people are born poor and learn to remain poor
B)is a new concept
C)poverty is not passed on from one generation to another
D)growing up in poverty build future resistance to being poor
E)everyone is susceptible to becoming poor

Question 16

Which of the following is not a form of social welfare assistance?

A)cash assistance
B)in-kind benefits
C)inheritance
D)vouchers
E)earned tax credit

Question 17

If one feels a social obligation to provide agreed upon benefits to all citizens, then one supports

A)social justice
B)criminal justice
C)civil rights justice
D)distributive justice
E)economic justice

Question 18

Critical theory is concerned with the balance of power and the impact of oppression.

Question 19

If people receive medical care directly from a public social welfare program, they are recipients of:

A)cash assistance
B)emergency room care
C)a health care voucher
D)indoor relief
E)in-kind benefits

Question 20

Applying the concept of "survival of the fittest" to humanity is a key component of:

A)cause and function
B)biological determinism
C)social control
D)critical theory
E)elite theory