Human Services Policy
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Human Services Policy examines the development, implementation, and impact of policies affecting the delivery of human services in society. The course explores historical and contemporary frameworks that shape social welfare policy, focusing on the roles of government, advocacy groups, and service organizations. Students analyze how policies influence the accessibility, quality, and equity of services such as healthcare, housing, employment, and child welfare. Attention is given to the policy-making process, legislative advocacy, and the implications of policy decisions for diverse populations. Through case studies and critical discussions, students learn to evaluate and influence policies that promote social justice and improve the well-being of individuals and communities.
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Foundations of Social Policy Social Justice in Human Perspective 6th Edition by
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Amanda S. Barusch
Chapter 1: Social Justice and Social Workers
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Q1) In general, ideas about fair process are the same across cultures.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Briefly, compare and contrast how a social worker would approach the following client:
(1) if she/he is psychologizing (2) is addressing the political and economic issues affecting the client
Mr. and Mrs. Smith are experiencing problems with their 12-year old son acting out in school, saying that in the past two to three months, his grades have dropped and he is fighting with other students. A few days ago, they were called after he shouted profanities at the teacher who had reprimanded him.
Answer: Students should mention therapy/counseling for the son and treatment that focuses on how the parents' actions are affecting his behavior; anything indicating a focus on psychodynamic introspection for change. 2) Explore parent's economic situation, such as loss of job or income, and changes in day-to-day activities that are affected; anything indicating awareness of broader external factors surrounding the family.
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Chapter 2: The Governments Role
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Q1) The U.S. has had a federal income tax ever since it was founded.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) What does the term "privatization" mean? Give two examples of privatization in the United States.
Answer: Possible answer: The term "privatization" refers to the private financing, production, development, and/or distribution of public assets or services. For example: the multistate movement to employ private managing prisons; when basic city services such as garbage collection and ambulance services are provided through contracts with local companies; when state and local governments employ private-sector organizations to deliver services, etc.
Q3) The annual "Tax Expenditure Budget" outlines
A)how tax revenues are spent.
B)the annual costs of tax deductions and exemptions.
C)the projected impact of proposed tax changes.
D)all of these.
Answer: B
Q4) Governance in the U.S. is shared among three levels of government. List these.
Answer: Federal, State, Local
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Chapter 3: Policy Analysis and Policy Practice
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Q1) Which of the following is NOT a process technique for policy analysis?
A)Cost-benefit analysis
B)Prince Policy Appraisal
C)Need assessment
D)All of these are process techniques.
Answer: A
Q2) An advocate who uses a two-sided argument is
A)presenting two perspectives on an issue.
B)anticipating and refuting opposing arguments
C)appealing to two different value perspectives.
D)presenting to two different audiences at the same time.
Answer: B
Q3) A non-profit social service agency may qualify for tax-deductible contributions under which of the following?
A)The Hatch act
B)Conable election
C)IRS Code 501(c) (3)
D)None of the above, all charitable contributions are tax-deductible
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: The Social Security Act
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Q1) Which of the following alternatives for restoring the solvency of OASI was NOT proposed in the 2010 report by the Senate Committee on Aging?
A)Increasing payroll taxes
B)Eliminating the wage cap on the FICA tax
C)Raising the retirement age
D)Privatizing the program
Q2) During Roosevelt's second term as president
A)the Social Security Act was not changed.
B)Social Security taxes were raised.
C)Social Security benefits were extended to dependents andsurvivors.
D)farm workers were added to the Social Security Program.
Q3) What did the originally formulated U.S. Social Security Act NOT include?
A)Survivor's insurance
B)Medical insurance
C)Disability coverage
D)All of these
Q4) List three means-tested programs that are authorized by the Social Security Act.
Q5) What are some of the reasons and outcomes for the conversion from AFDC to TANF?
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Chapter 5: Poverty and Inequality
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Q1) To finance relief for the poor, the Elizabethan Poor Law levied a progressive income tax.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Able-bodied adults without children are not eligible for food stamps.
A)True
B)False
Q3) President Andrew Johnson opposed the continued operation of the Freedman's Bureau because he thought
A)it was too costly.
B)it was ineffective.
C)it was unconstitutional.
D)all of these.
Q4) Under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act, AFDC, Food Stamps, and Medicaid were converted from federal entitlements to block grants to the states.
A)True
B)False
Q5) List three of the major changes for benefit recipients that occurred when moving from AFDC to TANF.
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Chapter 6: Health
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Q1) Public provision of health care for veterans dates to A)the Pilgrims.
B)the Civil War.
C)World War I.
D)the Spanish-American War.
Q2) The U.S. has the world's lowest infant mortality rate.
A)True B)False
Q3) Describe the alternatives for long-term care and some of the issues in access and financing.
Q4) Today most states have incorporated managed care into their Medicaid programs. A)True B)False
Q5) Discuss the role of social workers in health care, giving specific examples. Do you agree this is a neglected area of practice? Why or why not?
Q6) During Medicaid's first 30 years of operation, its costs increased because of A)an expanded pool of beneficiaries.
B)inflation in medical prices.
C)states transferring clients onto Medicaid.
D)all of these.
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Chapter 7: Mental Illness
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Q1) The trend some call "criminalization" of mental illness refers to A)the call for accountability when people with mental illness commit violent crimes.
B)a tendency to hold people with mental illness responsible for their inappropriate behavior.
C)the increased use of prisons to house people with mental illness.
D)defining those with mental illness as the "criminally insane"
Q2) According to the American Psychiatric Association, approximately ____ of homeless Americans suffer from severe and persistent mental illness.
A)5%
B)33%
C)90%
D)75%
Q3) The National Committee for Mental Hygiene was founded in 1909 to promote the prevention of mental disorders, arguing that prevention is both easier and less expensive than treatment.
A)True
B)False
Q4) In what sense is access to mental health services a social justice issue?
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Chapter 8: Disability
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Q1) Disability Insurance was part of the 1935 Social Security Act.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The first national disability program in the U.S. provided benefits for
A)elderly people with disabilities.
B)people with disabilities who were unemployed.
C)veterans with disabilities.
D)all of these.
Q3) One of the reasons for continued rising enrollment in DI is expansion of eligibility to include
A)drug and alcohol addiction.
B)high numbers of returning veterans who are disabled.
C)mental illness and musculoskeletal system disorders.
D)fraudulent cases by those who are able-bodied and healthy.
Q4) Since its inception, the number of Americans receiving DI benefits has risen dramatically.
A)True
B)False
Q5) U.S. public policy reflects four approaches to defining disability. List them and offer a definition for each
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Chapter 9: Crime and Criminal Justice
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Q1) The corrections system includes jails, prisons, the police, parole, and probation.
A)True
B)False
Q2) How have three-strikes laws contributed to rising incarceration rates?
A)Through creation of mandatory sentences for a third conviction
B)Through automatic life sentences for three Schedule 1 drug offenses
C)By equating three nonviolent offenses to one felony offense
D)By requiring that judges consider prior offenses when deciding on a sentence
Q3) Formerly incarcerated persons are at risk for recidivism due to
A)housing discrimination.
B)a lack of impulse control
C)discriminatory parole practices.
D)a lack of legal employment opportunities that provide a living wage.
Q4) Over time, the U.S. criminal justice system has focused on
A)deterrence, capital punishment, and rehabilitation.
B)compensation, rehabilitation, and revenge.
C)rehabilitation, deterrence, and rescue.
D)revenge, deterrence, and rehabilitation.
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Chapter 10: People of Color
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Q1) Give two examples of laws that regulated the treatment of African American slaves.
Q2) Which of these is the best example of "internalized oppression"?
A)A woman of color is denied a job due to her gender.
B)A Native American teenager complains that "Indians are lazy alcoholics".
C)People with disabilities have elevated risk of poverty.
D)A high school counselor advises an African American child not to pursue college prep courses.
Q3) In the 2000 Census, the number of Americans identified as American Indian/Alaskan Native increased by 25% over 1990 figures. This can be attributed to
A)the use of Native American people to collect data.
B)new categories that allowed people to report mixed ethnicity.
C)outreach efforts on reservations.
D)all of these.
Q4) Under the Naturalization Act of 1790, American Indians were declared
A)savages.
B)unable to own land.
C)domestic foreigners.
D)a protected group.
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Chapter 11: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Trans Individuals
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Q1) The first state to permit civil unions among same-sex partners was A)Vermont.
B)Hawaii.
C)California.
D)Massachusetts.
Q2) Lt. Gothold Frederick Enslin was
A)expelled from the Boy Scouts in 1990.
B)a member of the civil service.
C)a party to the suit to block enforcement of Colorado's Amendment Two.
D)the first man discharged from the military for homosexuality.
Q3) As a result of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in <i>Romer v. Evans</i>
A)discrimination against homosexuals is now illegal.
B)states may not forbid cities from passing laws that outlaw discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.
C)employers cannot discriminate against homosexuals in hiring and firing practices.
D)discrimination against homosexuals is now illegal and establishes that states may not forbid cities from passing laws that outlaw discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.
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Chapter 12: Children
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Q1) American colonists brought the idea of free and universal education with them from England.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Florida, Mississippi, and Utah all specifically forbid the practice of A)multi-ethnic adoption.
B)transracial adoption.
C)gay and lesbian adoption.
D)multiple adoptions inside one family.
Q3) Aid to Dependent Children (ADC) was changed to Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) in 1962. In 1996, the name was changed to A)SSI.
B)TANF.
C)CCW.
D)none of these.
Q4) Perpetrators of child sexual abuse are predominantly heterosexual. A)True
B)False
Q5) Present one argument in favor and one against the use of school vouchers.
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Chapter 13: Women
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Q1) By 1914, several states had granted women the right to vote before passage of the 19th Amendment, including
A)Wyoming, California, Colorado, Arizona, and Texas.
B)Wyoming, Colorado, California, Utah, and Washington.
C)Wyoming, Nebraska, Minnesota, Idaho, and Texas.
D)Wyoming, Florida, New Jersey, and Connecticut.
Q2) The first state to grant women the right to vote was A)Massachusetts.
B)New Hampshire.
C)Wyoming.
D)Kansas.
Q3) Under the 1973 <i>Roe v. Wade </i>decision, a woman's right to secure an abortion during the first trimester of a pregnancy can only be restricted if A)she is using abortion as a method of birth control.
B)the pregnancy is not the result of rape or incest.
C)there is a compelling state interest.
D)it is necessary to protect her life.
Q4) Discuss the role of social class in determining a woman's ability to secure a divorce in the U.S.
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Chapter 14: Older Adults
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Q1) The United States was the only country to experience a baby boom following World War II.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Discuss the tensions related to targeting Older Americans Act programs.
Q3) The Older Americans Act was signed into law by
A)President Kennedy.
B)President Nixon.
C)President Johnson.
D)President Bush.
Q4) The passage of laws to regulate the development and operation of private pensions has resulted in a decline in the number of pensions available to American workers.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The largest single activity funded under the Older Americans Act in 2004 was A)supportive services and senior centers.
B)home-delivered meals.
C)Alzheimer's demonstration projects.
D)congregate nutrition services.
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Chapter 15: Working Americans
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Q1) The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) applies to Americans who are
A)over the age of 40.
B)between the ages of 40 and 65.
C)over the age of 65.
D)of any age.
Q2) Complaints of age discrimination in employment should be directed
A)to the U.S. Department of Labor.
B)to the Department of Health and Human Services.
C)to the Administration on Aging.
D)to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Q3) Which type of occupation had the highest proportion of non-Hispanic White workers in 2012 ?
A)Management and professional
B)Production and transportation
C)Natural resources, construction, and maintenance
D)Service occupations
Q4) The EITC is administered by the Department of Labor.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Describe two pieces of civil rights legislation that passed during the 1960s.
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Chapter 16: Conclusion
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Q1) The United Nations was founded
A)after World War I.
B)after the end of World War II.
C)during the Korean conflict.
D)after the end of the Vietnam War.
Q2) Critics of the World Bank argue
A)it provides loans to countries that do not need them.
B)it enriches elites at the expense of the poor.
C)the U.S. does not have sufficient control over its decisions.
D)all of these.
Q3) The International Court of Justice is located in A)New York City.
B)The Hague, Netherlands.
C)Washington, DC.
D)Zurich, Switzerland.
Q4) Proposals for a "basic income" are part of a post-industrial socialist approach to social welfare.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Discuss the impact of globalization on the world's poor.
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