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Test Bank For Empowerment Series: Social Welfare Policy and
Social Programs, Enhanced 4th Edition By Elizabeth A. Segal
9781305101920 Chapter 1-14 Complete Guide .
The social welfare system is the organized efforts and structures used to provide for our societal well-
being
a. True
b. False - ANSWER: True
Social welfare policies are the products of social welfare programs.
a.True
b. False - ANSWER: True
Universal social services are provided to members of society based on their income or means.
a.True
b.False - ANSWER: False
According to the NASW Code of Ethics, "social workers should advocate for changes in policy and
legislation to improve social conditions".
a.True
b.False - ANSWER: True
A residual approach to social welfare policy emphasizes prevention.
a.True
b.False - ANSWER: False
A residual approach to social welfare policy:
a. calls for the prevention of social problems through the implementation of social welfare programs
b. is not possible in the United States
c. emphasizes collective responsibility
d. calls for organized public intervention only when the resources of family and the marketplace break
down
e. uses residence of recipients to determine eligibility - ANSWER: D. calls for organized public
intervention only when the resources of family and marketplace break down
An institutional approach to social welfare policy:
a. calls for organized public intervention in emergency situations
b. calls for the existence of social welfare programs outside of the social structure
c. calls for the existence of social welfare programs as part of the normal function of society.
d. emphasizes individual responsibility
,e. is based on institutions as the sites for service delivery - ANSWER: C. calls for the existence of social
welfare programs as part the normal function of society
Social welfare policy is:
a. only concerned with social problems for low income people
b. always court mandated
c. the organized response or lack of a response to a social issue or problem
d. a position that must require action
e. informal and not put into organized programs - ANSWER: C. the organized response or lack of a
response to a social issue or problem
Gaining power through knowledge in order to effect change is:
a. why we study social welfare
b. not compatible with social work practice
c. illegal
d. simple and easy and does not require understanding of social issues
e. only the domain of politicians - ANSWER: A. why we study social welfare
Social welfare programs are:
a. the products of social welfare policies
b. designed to help only those who are poor
c. not helpful in addressing social problems
d. developed regardless of cost to assist members of society
e. developed before policies - ANSWER: A. the products of social welfare policies
Selective social welfare programs are:
a. available to all who apply for services
b. services that are restricted to only those who can demonstrate proven need
c. never institutional in approach
d. not available through public administration
e. preferable to categorical benefits - ANSWER: B. services that are restricted to only those who can
demonstrate proven need
Driving on an interstate highway is
a. a form of participating in the social welfare system
, b. a private act with no public involvement
c. irrelevant to social welfare policy and social programs
d. a right available only to tax payers
e. a selective social welfare benefit - ANSWER: A. a form of participating in the social welfare system
The social welfare system can be viewed as four components:
a. concerns - rights - regulations - outcomes
b. ideas - social plans - rules - outputs
c. social issue - policy goals - legislation - program
d. priorities - values - beliefs - policies
e. social values - ideologies - paradigms - goals - ANSWER: C. social issue - policy goals - legislation -
program
Public education is an example of a
a. Universal and institutional social welfare program
b. Selective and residual social welfare program
c. Residual and universal social welfare program
d. Institutional and selective social welfare program
e. Selective and universal social welfare program - ANSWER: A. universal and institutional social
welfare program
Define universal and selective services and give an example of each. - ANSWER: Universal - social
services that provide benefits for all members of society, regardless of their income or means;
Example: Public education; driving on the interstate which is paid for by taxes
Selective - services are restricted to those who can demonstrate need through established eligibility
criteria; Example: Social Security; food stamps; Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF -
public cash assistance program for poor families)
Describe the differences between an institutional and residual approach to social welfare policies and
programs. - ANSWER: Institutional - calls for the existence of social welfare programs as part of the
social structure and as part of the normal function of society; focuses on prevention and collective
responsibility
Residual - calls for organized public intervention only when the normal resources of family and
marketplace breakdown; focus on individual behaviors and responsibility; social services become
available in an emergency
Identify and explain the four components that comprise the social welfare system as outlined in
Chapter 1. - ANSWER: 1. Social Issue - social issue in society has been recognized
2. Policy Goals - policy goals articulated after societal concern has been recognized
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