Deck 1: The Socio-Cultural Base of Canadian Social Welfare

Question 1

Find a current newspaper article that identifies a population in need and summarize the main points. List any unmet needs of the population, and any systems that are assumed to be responsible for responding to the need.

Answer 1

No Answer

Question 2

What are some factors that significantly contribute to the structure of social welfare in a society?

Answer 2

No Answer

Question 3

Discuss how values and ideologies play an important role in social welfare systems.

Answer 3

No Answer

Question 4

How did the Depression, followed by World War II, influence the development of social welfare in Canada?

Question 5

What does "universality" refer to when we are exploring social welfare?

Question 6

What is need and how does the understanding of need change over time?

Question 7

What is evidence that every individual benefits in some way from social welfare?

Question 8

Define social welfare.

Question 9

What attitudes and perspectives influence our ideas about social welfare?

Question 10

Who should be involved in ensuring the social welfare network is well developed and well maintained, and why?

Question 11

Social welfare is financed by:

A) Municipal taxes
B) Provincial taxes
C) Federal taxes
D) All of the above

Question 12

People who advocated for social welfare benefits such as pensions and unemployment insurance that Canadians today view as their right, were once seen as:

A) Liberals
B) Conservatives
C) Communists
D) New Democrats

Question 13

The welfare system

A) Is static and unchanging
B) Undergoes constant review and change
C) Is a simple social reality
D) Only is used by the poor

Question 14

Social welfare

A) Ensures that individuals and groups have access to a range of goods and services
B) Is unique to Canada
C) Is not related to values and attitudes
D) Is a specific term for social assistance

Question 15

Social welfare is a term that

A) Has been associated with the word charity in a pejorative sense
B) Is referring to contributing to society through employment
C) Means people have received goods and services by working for them
D) If received means people are welfare abusers.

Question 16

A central problem with the voluntary sector is:

A) Volunteers tend to lack skills and expertise.
B) It often focuses its attention on replacing government services
C) It is required to raise its own funds.
D) It is often lacking in competent service provision.

Question 17

A commonly heard criticism about social welfare programs is:

A) They should be created exclusively by disciplinary experts
B) They do not extend adequately into the health sector
C) They are based more in the voluntary sector than in governmental programs
D) They are too generous and do not use taxpayers' money wisely

Question 18

Many of the first social services were

A) Operated by religious groups
B) Operated by the military
C) Originated with the government
D) All of the above

Question 19

Social welfare

A) Is a generic term
B) Refers to complex network of legislation, policies and programs
C) Refers to institutions and services
D) Refers to professions and resources
E) All of the above

Question 20

One reason some people may distance themselves from discussions of social responsibility today is:

A) There is stronger support for welfare as a professional territory issue
B) There still exists a "we/they" influence on understanding welfare
C) Prior negative experiences with "the system"
D) Fear of being associated with communist ideologies

Question 21

Each one of us at different times in our lives benefits from one or more federal or provincial programs of assistance.

Question 22

The Prime Minister of Canada does not contribute to the financing of social welfare.

Question 23

The concept of social welfare has often been associated with the word "charity" in the pejorative sense of the word.

Question 24

The "Undeserving" were those who, in the opinion of persons of influence, were in need through their own faults or failings.

Question 25

In recent times there has been a growing acceptance that weaknesses in systems create individual need, more so than individual failings.

Question 26

For many Canadians, our rights and duties to each other in meeting social welfare needs extends to people in other parts of the world.

Question 27

According to the author of Chapter 1, Canada responds to its own citizens' needs only.

Question 28

Decisions about programs that are needed, and about regulations for services, are taken primarily by leaders with expertise in economics, political science and sociology.

Question 29

Providing aid to other parts of the world hurts our country and ourselves in the long run.

Question 30

Geography and climate present significant challenges in the creation of a just and equitable social welfare system.