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Social Policy Set 1
Social Policy SW-335 Union University
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Social problems are: | Concerns about the quality of life by large groups/held as consensus and voiced by elites |
| "Policy practice" refers to: | professional efforts to influence....social policy |
| In policy practice, the strengths perspective requires that: | Clients' definition of their problems, needs, strengths, and goals are part of the social construction for policy development |
| Among the cautions in applying the strengths perspective to policy practice, social workers should: | Maintain sense of urgency and authenticity about clients' needs/highlight their strengths/combat apathy about problems |
| Social policies are: | the laws, rules and regulations/govern benefits and services provided by gov't and organizations to meet people's needs |
| NOT a central feature of the English Poor Law of 1601 | abolished the distinction between worthy and unworthy poor |
| Central features of the English Poor Law of 1601 | outdoor relief/workhouses/local responsibility for those in poverty |
| Government should assure basic needs as a right of citizenship in advanced economies | institutional approach |
| Not strongly identified with US settlement house movement, but is part of foundation of social work profession | attention to the needs of African Americans in urban areas |
| Programs created due to normal risks of living/pool money/to help misfortunes...unemployment or injury | social insurance |
| Mothers' pensions were originally designed to aid primarily | widows, who met society's imposed morals test |
| In addition to establishing retirement benefits, the Social Security Act passed in 1935 also | created Aid to Dependent Children |
| Johnson Administration's social policy efforts....head start, Medicare, Medicaid...was called | Great Society/War on Poverty |
| National health insurance program primarily for 65+ is: | Medicare |
| NOT part of Reagan Administration's social policy agenda | increases in minimum wage, to encourage work rather than welfare dependency |
| NOT normally a feature of transition from categorical to block grants | increases in funding to compensate states for taking on more responsibility |
| In Ch. 11, Hoefer offers what type of examples of how social workers can be involved in advocacy | job announcements |
| Hoefer lists 5 questions to ask to understand a policy issue. Which is NOT one of them? ---> Who is affected and how? What are the causes of the issue? What are the possible solutions? Who has the power to change the issue? | Who has the power to change the issue? |
| One of the major events that helped raise public awareness about the need for labor safety laws | Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire |
| Requires you to be living in poverty to receive it? | Medicaid |
| It is true that Harry Hopkins was the primary architect what? | the New Deal, which was the federal response to the Great Depression |