Deck 2: Making the American Welfare State More Humane- Past, Present, and Future

Question 1

On what level would a social worker make referrals to link clients or consumers to specific services and benefits in the American welfare state?

A) Mezzo
B) Micro
C) Macro
D) None of these are correct.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Social workers may decide not to contest a social policy they believe is unethical because

A) it is not a popular idea.
B) it is not politically feasible.
C) it is more of a macro issue than a micro issue.
D) it is too cumbersome of a task.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

First-order ethical principles include which of the following values:

A) honesty and freedom
B) the right to die
C) the importance of information sharing
D) the importance of making sure one is accessing the right medical services

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Violations of life conditions exist when members of vulnerable populations receive __________ that are vastly inferior to a mainstream population.

A) Wages and/or pensions
B) Housing and or other life amenities
C) Nutrition and/or health care
D) All of the answers are correct

Question 5

Efforts to reduce inequality were often relegated to the political back burner in the which time periods

A) the Gilded Age.
B) the 1920s.
C) the 1980s.
D) All of these answers are correct.

Question 6

To affect policy change, policy advocates engage in which of the following:

A) placing issues on policy agendas
B) analyzing problems and developing proposals
C) getting proposals enacted and implemented
D) All of these are correct.

Question 7

What is one example of a contextual factor that can influence opportunities for a policy advocate?

A) Economic
B) Psychological
C) Geographic
D) None of these are correct.

Question 8

Terms commonly used when discussing ethical reasoning include

A) outcomes approach.
B) first ethical principles approach.
C) relativist approach.
D) All of these are correct.

Question 9

Female single heads of households are among the poorest members of our society. An academic coined this term to describe this population

A) feminization of poverty.
B) survival poverty.
C) dependency poverty.
D) socialization of poverty.

Question 10

Many conservatives believe that the discrepancies between vulnerable and mainstream populations result from the vulnerable population creating their low-income by

A) failing to prize hard work to the same extent as affluent persons.
B) becoming lazy due to state policies that create "perverse incentives."
C) Both of these are correct.
D) None of these is correct.

Question 11

Deontologists emphasize

A) first ethical principles.
B) empirical data.
C) religious opinion.
D) None of these are correct.

Question 12

Examples of nonconformist vulnerable populations include

A) the LGBTQ population.
B) people who have been homeless for extended periods.
C) people with mental health diagnoses.
D) All of these are correct.

Question 13

Which groups below have found it difficult to obtain assistance from policy makers because they are widely perceived to be problem-free and have thus been identified as "model" vulnerable populations or out groups?

A) Asian Americans
B) Jewish Americans
C) Both of the answers are correct.
D) Neither of the answers are correct.

Question 14

Philosophical relativists note that when most people make choices they

A) do not make ethical choices in an extended process of deliberations.
B) tend to rely on the norms and traditions of their society or their specific community as well as their personal interests.
C) Both of these answers are correct.
D) Neither of these answers are correct.

Question 15

African Americans, Latinos, Asian Americans, and Native Americans are considered a(n) _________ vulnerable population or out-group.

A) economically
B) sociologically
C) nonconformist
D) model

Question 16

Evidence-based research demonstrates that persons who are unable to meet their survival needs and suffer flagrant inequalities in life conditions, experience increased issues related to

A) mental health and employment.
B) spiritual and physical health.
C) employment, spiritual health, and mental health.
D) mental health, physical health, and employment.

Question 17

Philosophers who emphasize how culture in specific historical eras powerfully shapes perceptions of what is "right" and what is "wrong" are called

A) conservatives
B) utilitarians
C) relativists
D) liberals

Question 18

When can social workers link micro policy advocacy to macro policy advocacy?

A) When there are gaps, omissions, and flaws in policies in specific cases
B) When diagnosing opportunities
C) When deciding what is right
D) When analyzing social problems

Question 19

What questions must one ask when evaluating the ethical merit of a social policy?

A) Does it improve consumer positive outcomes?
B) Are improvements in the well-being cost effective?
C) Does it provide additional benefits to the nation overall?
D) All of these are correct.

Question 20

Not-for-profit agencies have been a prominent feature of the American welfare state. Some ways in which not-for-profits can advocate for policy change include

A) supporting or opposing specific ballot propositions.
B) register voters.
C) make policy proposals to heads of state and to legislators.
D) All of these are correct.

Question 21

Many conservatives believe that outcomes research demonstrates that inequalities in rights, life conditions, and opportunities yield negative outcomes for members of vulnerable populations or for the general society.

Question 22

The problem of constant or increasing discrepancies between vulnerable and mainstream populations is one of the most vexing ethical problems in the United States. One factor in widening discrepancies may be due to the adage "the rich get rich and the poor get poorer."

Question 23

The Code of the National Association of Social Workers requires social workers to engage in policy advocacy to advance the ethical principles of social justice.

Question 24

Contextual factors contain a combination of opposing and supportive elements so that policy advocates can be successful.

Question 25

Deontologists contend that ethical principles should take precedence over outcomes even when the latter are successful.