Welfare Exam
Cross-national analysis is an example of: A) Comparative Analysis B) Process analysis C) Quantitative Evaluation D) Ethical Evaluation
C) Comparative Analysis
The Social Security Act was passed during the presidency of:
C) Franklin D. Roosevelt
The primary ways that benefits are financed include all EXCEPT: A) Taxation B) Voluntary contributions C) Fund raisers such as bake sales and fun runs D) Fees
C) Fund raisers such as bake sales and fun runs
The final stage of policy making is:
C) Implementation
Which of the following is NOT a role of social workers in managed care systems? A) Gatekeeper B) Planner C) Advocate D) Cost Analyst
D) Cost analyst
COLA stands for
D) Cost-Of-Living-Adjustment
Parity refers to:
D) Equal insurance coverage of mental and physical conditions
What percentage of Americans age 12 and over is currently using illicit drugs?
D) Less than 10%
Activities that would be included under the term social policy but NOT social welfare policy are: A) Food stamos and Medicaid B) Adult and child protective services C) Libraries, parks and recreation D) Senior citizens centers
D) Libraries, parks and recreation
The number of people addicted to drugs who also have mental health problems is: A) Less than a tenth B) About a quarter C) About a third D) More than half
D) More than than half
Raising the legal drinking age: A) Actually increases alcohol abuse among minors B) Greatly reduces the number of adults with drinking problems C) Causes budget problems for states due to the loss of tax revenue D) Reduces the number of fatal automobile accidents
D) Reduces the number of fatal automobile accidents
Which of the following people did NOT sponsor a pension plan prior to the creation of Social Security:
D) Senator Robert LaFollette
The problem managed mental health care was developed to address is: A) The rising cost of treating mental health problems B) Improving the care of people with emotional problems and mental illness C) The declining income of mental health providers D) Some people argue that it is A (the rising cost of treating mental health problems) and some people argue it is B (Improving the care of people with emotional problems and mental illness)
D) Some people argue that it is A (the rising cost of treating mental health problems) and some people argue it is B (Improving the care of people with emotional problems and mental illness)
The authors describe the policy based profession as being comprised of the following EXCEPT: A) The practice system B) The policy system C) The client system D) The professional system
D) The professional system
The two major choices of the basis of allocation of benefits are: A) Residual or institutional B) Functional or conflict C) Cash or kind D) Universal or Selective
D) Universal or Selective
The term policy is: A) Used with precision by economists but not by social workers B) A term with a definition everyone agrees on C) A concept of so little use that it has been abandoned by most scholars D) A rather loose and imprecise term for which there is no generally accepted definition in the academic literatiure
A rather loose and imprecise term for which there is no generally accepted definition in the academic literatiure
The Social Security Act is a broad piece of legislation that includes all of the following EXCEPT: A) A full-employment program B) Two social insurance programs C) Three public assistance programs D) Several small programs such as vocational assistance and child welfare
A) A full-employment program
An example of an individual role failure is: A) A woman can't keep a job because she has problems controlling her temper B) A woman is unemployed because there are not enough jobs C) A child with a learning disability does not attend school because the school does not offer a program to meet his special needs D) A young mother leaves her child at an unlicensed day care center because it is the only one she can afford
A) A woman can't keep a job because she has problems controlling her temper
Methods of policy analysis include all of the following EXCEPT: A) Brand analysis B) Descriptive analysis C) Process analysis D) Evaluation
A) Brand analysis
According to the Elitist model of policy making, policy is made by: A) Corporate executives, military leaders, and other high power groups B) Intellectuals C) Republicans D) Academics
A) Corporate executives, military leaders, and other high power groups
Researchers have found that the combined resources of welfare payment and food stamps are not enough to ensure economic survival for most people. Therefore they need other income to survive. Which of the following was found to be the least common sources of supplemental income? A) Criminal activity such as drug dealing and prostitution B) Contributions by family and friends C) Unreported support by the children's fathers D) Off-the-book employment
A) Criminal activity such as drug dealing and prostitution
Social workers fill all the following roles related to substance abuse EXCEPT: A) Criminal Investigator B) Case Manager C) Counselors D) Administrators of substance abuse programs
A) Criminal investigator
Illegal immigrants cannot vote or take an active part in the policy process. Why, then, are strong policies to keep them out not easily implemented?
A) Farmers and businesses need immigrant laborers
The person calling welfare "a narcotic, a subtle destroyer of the human spirit" was:
A) Franklin D. Roosevelt
Policy analysts/planners dealing with the problem of poverty struggle with all of the following questions EXCEPT: A) Is mental illness a cause of a result of poverty? B) What is the best way to help individuals off the welfare rolls? C) What is the most effective way to provide for those who remain on welfare? D) How can we structure our economy to provide jobs for all?
A) Is mental illness a cause or a result of poverty?
Which was NOT true of Reagan's War on Drugs: A0 It emphasized providing treatment to substance abusers B) It took place in an era of declining drug use C) It lasted for a decade D) It greatly increased the number of law enforcement personnel
A) It emphasized providing treatment to substance abusers
Which of the following is NOT a drawback regarding HMOs: A) Less attention to quality control B) More paper work C) Ethical dilemmas in refusing treatment D) Difficulty in authorizing longterm care
A) Less attention to quality control
Which of the following is NOT something that can be learned from a policy analysis of the TANF program? A) Poor people are largely at fault for their own impoverished condition B) American values related to welfare have permanently changed C) Welfare is not the problem: poverty is the problem D) Public assistance (welfare) is a social condition, not a social problem
A) Poor people are largely at fault for their own impoverished condition
A central component of politics is:
A) Power
Most social welfare policies are based on some version of which theory?
A) Rational Choice Theory
The argument that social welfare policies are constructed to control the lives of poor people rather than assist them come from:
A) Richard Cloward and Frances Fox Piven
Overall, welfare-to-work programs have produced:
A) Slight positive results
The technique adopted by social work to define itself was known as:
A) Social Casework
Like most terms in the study of social welfare policy the term policy analysis: A) Tends to be used in vague and inconsistent ways B) Seems vague to the lay person, but has a very precise meaning to the policy analyst C) Is understood only by insiders D) Is no longer considered to be politically correct
A) Tends to be used in vague and inconsistent ways
Managed care aims to reduce costs by managing all of the following EXCEPT: A) The income of medical specialists B) Access to services C) The amount and type of services delivered D) The choice, characteristics, and activities of health care providers
A) The income of medical specialists
The traditional way of defining professions such as medicine is called:
A) The market-based model
The one area about which we know quite a lot regarding most social welfare problems is: A) The population affected by the problem B) Cause and effect relationships regarding the problem C) The role of oppression in the problem D) How mental health services can be utilized to reduce the problem
A) The population affected by the problem
Which of the following is NOT a policy practice role? A) Therapist B) Planner C) Administrator D) Program Evaluator
A) Therapist
Which of the following is a GOAL and not an OBJECTIVE? A) To end poverty as we know it B) To graduate 75% of the freshman class in four years C) To raise two million dollars for the United Way by the end of March D) To consume the entire contents of this keg of beer by midnight tonight
A) To end poverty as we know it
Between 1965, 1985, and 2005, the cost of US health care: A) Tripled, and then tripled again B) Stayed fairly constant C) Declined slightly D) Declined between 1965 and 1985 and then quadrupled
A) Tripled, and then tripled again
Implementation of policy is often disappointing because: ALL OF THE ABOVE A) All of the attention is given to finding a solution to a problem and little is left for how the solution is going to work B) Agencies assigned to implement the policy may not have the capacity to do it C) Those implementing the policy can introduce their own biases D) All of the above
ALL OF THE ABOVE
The study of social welfare policy: A) Concerns principles and guidelines for the purpose of dealing with the problem of dependency in society B) Is concerned with how policies come into being C) Is concerned with how policy affects social work practice D) All of the above
ALL THE ABOVE
The methods of policy analysis discussed in this chapter represent: A) Actually exist is pure form in pure form B) Are ideal types C) Are useful for academic discussions but bear little relevance to the real world D) Occasionally overlap but bot too often
B) Ideal types
One of the major contributions social workers can make to policy analysis is to: A) Advise policy makers on social work values B) Describe how social work practice techniques can be applied to social welfare problems C) Identify punitive aspects of social welfare policies D) Apply a sophisticated, nuanced, and multidimensional understanding of human behavior to policy discussions
Apply a sophisticated, nuanced, and multidimensional understanding of human behavior to policy discussions
Which groups were categorically excluded from Social Security?
B) Farm workers and domestic workers
Social policy does NOT determine the: A) Major goals of service B) Goals of clients C) Characteristics of clients D) Theoretical focus of clients
B) Goals of the clients
What percent of the nation's $1.9 trillion health care bill goes to mental health care?
B) 10 %
In social welfare policy analysis, history is often treated as: A) The central component B) A frill C) A preliminary step D) Useful for academic analysis but not in the real world
B) A "frill"
Interdependence can be defined as . . .
B) An individual is doing everything necessary to fulfill roles and the appropriate social institutions are functioning well enough to support the person's role performance
Which of the following values was NOT part of the Social Security program? A) Compassion for deprived children B) Belief in the free market C) Belief in the value of work D) Agreement that elders deserve help
B) Belief in the free market
A first step in social economic analysis is: A) Defining policies goals B) Delineating the policy under analysis C) Specifying criteria for success of the policy D) Identifying policy stakeholders
B) Delineating the policy under analysis
The objective of many, if not most, social welfare policies is:
B) Effect some form of behavior change
Which of the following statements are NOT true: A) Social Security reduced poverty among elders from 35% to 10% between 1960 and 2001 B) It is very unlikely that young people who are now beginning to pay Social Security tax will receive benefits at anywhere near the level of their parents C) 24% of African American elders are still poor even with Social Security D) The future of Social Security is in doubt because only a small percentage of older Americans actually vote
B) It is very unlikely that young people who are now beginning to pay Social Security tax will receive benefits at anywhere near the level of their parents
Historical analysis is useful for identifying a policy's: A) Good and bad intentions B) Degree of ethnocentricism C) Latent and manifest goals D) Quantitative Benefit to society
B) Latent and Manifest Goals
HMOs (when first developed under the New Deals Resettlement Administration) were called: A) HMOs just like now B) Medical cooperatives D) Preferred Provider Organizations D) Street Clinics
B) Medical Cooperatives
What is Capitation?
B) Pays MCOs a fixed amount per person regardless of the number of services
The approach to policy analysis appropriate and useful for most social workers is: A) Academic and social science research B) Practitioner policy analysis C) Agency planning/policy management D) Citizens policy analysis
B) Practitioner policy analysis
The thesis that asserts that professionals lose power and control when they work in organizations is called:
B) Proletarianization
Which of the following is NOT an important mistake in historical analysis: A) Reducing history to one thing B) Relying too much on primary sources C) Cross-cultural error D) Presentism
B) Relying too much on primary sources
The legislation establishing TANF was:
B) The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA)
Whcih of the following statements about the role of government in social welfare is NOT true: A) Most social services began in the private sector B) he government gladly took over responsibility for social welfare C) The role of government in social welfare has greatly increased in the last century D) Private sector still provides a significant proportion of social welfare services
B) The government gladly took over responsibility for social welfare
Micro level policy is:
B) What happens when individuals such as social workers translate macro and mezzo level policy into actual service to clients
Opium, heroin, and morphine were once: A0 Much less addictive than they are now B) Recommended by pediatricians to quiet fussy babies C) Common over the counter remedies D) Thought to reverse the effects of aging
C) Common over-the-counter remedies
Social Security is designated to provide: A) Equity B) Social Adequacy C) Both D) Neither
C (Both)
Of those people who left TANF and entered the labor force, about how many have incomes that place them above the poverty line?
C) 48%
The author of the 1915 paper that had a great impact on the direction of the social work profession was:
C) Abraham Flexnor
An "opportunity" cost is:
C) All the benefits that must be sacrificed if a particular policy is adopted
The term "outdoor relief" refers to:
C) Assistance for people given outside of institutions
The two major categories of types of benefits are: A) Residual or institutional B) Functional or conflict C) Cash or kind D) Universal or Selective
C) Cash or Kind
"History from the bottom up" refers to the historian's practice of:
C) Looking at the recipients of social programs rather than the policy makers
Micro practice is dominant in social work because of all the following EXCEPT: A) The individual is the most immediate target for change B) The conservative nature of the US society C) Most social workers really want to be psychiatrists D) The model of professionalization that the social work profession has pursed
C) Most social workers really want to be psychiatrists
The Westinghouse/Ohio University evaluation of the Head Start Program is an example of which type of evaluation?
C) Quantitative Evaluation
The organization that sets the standards for the curriculum content in BSW programs is:
C) The Council on Social Work Education
The political context of policy is first seen in: A) Who gets the most money to address a problem B) Who gets the contract to evaluate a policy C) The politics of problem definition D0 Which social welfare problems become campaign issues
C) The politics of problem definition
Sociologists have argued that: A) Social problems only exist if sufficient empirical data confirms there is a real problem B) Few people really care about social problems because they mainly effect poor people C) There is no such thing as a social problem until someone thinks there is D) Social problems and moral problems are one and the same
C) There is no such thing as a social problem until someone thinks there is
Which of the following is a macro level policy: A) The number of sick days allowed by an agency B) Eligibility worker consensus that college students should not get food stamps C) Title XX of the Social Security Act
C) Title XX of the Social Security Act
Which of the following is NOT a predominant social value in the US society: A0 Progress B) Conformity C) Success D) Collective responsibility
Collective Responsibility
Looking at the history of mental health policy will give us a better understanding of: A) The debate over institutionalization versus community-based treatment B) How to fund metal health programs C) How to gain popular support for mental health programs D) a and c
D (A and C)
Which of the following statement about TANF expenditure is/are TRUE? A) 40% comes from state budgets B) They have increases by 50% since 1996 C) They are less than 1% of the federal budget D) a and c
D (A and C)
Power is: A) Always in the hands of a few B) About who gets what, when, and how C) Somethign that can be multiplied when shared D) b and c
D (B and C)
To be successful, a welfare-to-work program would need . . . A) A higher minimum wage B) More services and resources for clients C) Public jobs to supplement the private market D) b and c
D (B and C)
An example of a secondary source is: A) Data on poverty collected the Census Bureau B) A Census bureau Policy analysts memo discussing the latest poverty data C) A letter from the Commissioner of the Census Bureau to the President recommending new anti-poverty programs D) A chapter in a textbook on anti-poverty programs that cites the Commissioner's letter
D) A chapter in a textbook on anti-poverty programs that cites the Commissioner's letter
"If you have a problem with the sink, you don't tear down the entire building" was a television advertisement in criticism of:
D) A plan to privatize Social Security
When a corporation decides that it can no longer meet its pension obligations, it can: A) Leave its retirees without pension benefits B) Switch current employees to 401(K) accounts C) Rely on Federal Pension Benefits Guarantee Corporation to meet its obligations D) All of the above
D) ALL OF THE ABOVE
Policy has been defined as: A) Statements of what ought to happen B) A purposive course of action followed by people dealing with a problem C) The pattern of action that resolves conflicting claims or provides incentives for cooperation D) All of the above
D) ALL THE ABOVE
The Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program replaced:
D) Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC)
Stakeholders are:
D) Anyone affected by a policy
What percentage of social welfare services does the private sector provide?
D) Approximately 38% of social welfare services
The racial/ethnic group with the lowest rate of substance abuse is: A0 NON-Hispanic White B) Hispanic C) African American D) Asian
D) Asian
A return to what approach to a major social problem has been suggested by some social workers and politicians, even though historical analysis strongly suggests this is a bad idea: A) Bringing back the poor house as a solution to poverty B) Updating the idea of orphan trains by developing orphan jetliners C) Social workers in states such as Mississippi with low benefit levels should return to the practice old sendng welfare applicant to more generous states such as Minnesota D) bringing back institutions (orphanages) for dependent and neglected children
D) Bringing back institutions (orphanages) for dependent and neglected children
The main ideal of the incremental approach is:
D) Change occurs through a series of small steps
What is characteristic of the value system in the US?
D) Contains many conflicts and contradictions
The Volstead Act, which prohibited sale of alcoholic beverages, was repealed because it: A) Deprived the government of huge tax revenues B) Resulted in greatly increased criminal activity C) Prevented the use of alcohol for effective medical treatments D) a and b
D: (A and B)
By the 1960s, the US government had established what policy approach(es) to substance abuse? A) Using herbicides to destroy the crops of growers of plants used to make illegal substances B) The reduction of the supply of drugs through law enforcement C) The reduction of demand for drugs through prevention and treatment programs D) b and c
D: (B and C)
Mezzo Level policy is: A) Rules guiding behavior on the mezzanine B) Agency level policy C) Largely a response to macro-level policy D) b and c
D: (B and C)
Treating people with dual diagnosis is difficult because: A) The NIMH and the NIDA are two separate agencies B) Mental health workers often believe alcoholism can't eb treated using psychodynamic techniques C) Alcohol Anomalous members don't trust psychiatrists D) All the above
D: ALL OF THE ABOVE
When Medicaid moved to managed care programs costs were reduced by: A) Reducing payments to providers B) Using gatekeepers C) Relying more on psychoactive drugs and less on psychotherapy D) All of the above
D: ALL OF THE ABOVE
An example of what historians mean by "primary data" is: A0 The earliest published history of the Hull House B) The best published history of the Hull House C) Letters from Jane Adams to her friends D) a and b
Letters from Jane Adams to her friends
Policy analysis can be viewed as all of the following EXCEPT: A) Science B) Art C) Politics D) Poetry
Poetry
Which of the following is NOT an assumption of the pluralistic model of policy making? A) Interest groups have relatively equal power B) There is a wide variety of organized interests in the political system C) Some groups can set the public agenda before debate begins D) All interest groups must compete in the market place of ideas
Some groups can set the public agenda before debate begins