Deck 3: Getting Involved

Question 1

Which of the following is one of Milbraith's factors for the level of one's political activity:

A) Stimuli
B) Attributes
C) System
D) All of the above
E) B & C Only

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Which advocacy "getting involved" factor can be influenced by an administrator assigning or allowing employees to work with coalitions engaged in advocacy?

A) Participation in other organizations
B) Interest
C) Education
D) Sense of professional responsibility
E) All of the above

Answer 2

A

Question 3

All other things being equal, having staff with higher levels of education should ___________ the amount of advocating being done by an organization.

A) Decrease
B) Increase
C) Have no impact on
D) Increase as it relates to income

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Are social workers more or less likely to vote in presidential elections than the general population? (Circle One)

Question 5

Which of the following statements is true regarding voter turnout?

A) Your zip code is highly correlated with your likelihood of voting
B) People with lower levels of education, and thus more need, turn out more
C) Level of education is not correlated with an individual's likelihood to vote
D) People with higher levels of education tend to vote more

Question 6

Which of the following are the two principal paths for affecting the values of the workers in an organization? (Select 2)

A) Performing background checks on every new hire
B) Hiring people with the desired values
C) All the culture to form itself, a hands-off approach is best
D) Shaping and maintaining employees' values once they are hired
E) As leaders, share values, but do not add the pressures of follow-up or measurement

Question 7

In which of the following ways can a person's interest in advocacy be stimulated?

A) Values
B) Education
C) Professional Responsibility
D) All of the Above
E) A and C only

Question 8

How can an individual encourage an interest in advocacy in others? (select all that apply)

A) Model advocacy behavior
B) Show how it is in the person's self-interest
C) Interest can be self-generated, but it is difficult to spread to others
D) Educate the person on how challenging it can be to truly make a difference

Question 9

Participation in activities of personal interest such as hobbies can lead to a greater participation in advocacy efforts.

Question 10

Which of the following is true regarding time and advocacy?

A) Greater schedule flexibility may lead to more advocacy
B) Having a strongly structured day my lead to more advocacy
C) Clear expectations from supervisors regarding advocacy participation make scheduling of participation more likely
D) Allowing people to freely determine their own level of advocacy without the pressure of expectations will lead to more advocacy