Introduction to Social Welfare Exam
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Course Introduction
Introduction to Social Welfare explores the foundations, purpose, and scope of social welfare systems, examining how societies respond to human needs and promote well-being. The course provides an overview of the historical development of social welfare policies and practices, the role of social workers and other professionals, and the social, economic, and political factors influencing welfare programs. Students analyze current issues and challenges, key concepts such as social justice, equity, and diversity, and the impact of various social services on individuals, families, and communities. Emphasis is placed on understanding the guiding values and ethics of the field and developing a critical perspective on how social welfare systems operate in different contexts.
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Social Welfare in Canadian Society 5th Edition by Rosalie Chappell
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Chapter 1: The Nature of Canadian Social Welfare
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Q1) Within each domain of The Indicators of Well-being (IWC),three types of indicators are used to measure the characteristics of,or changes in,the well-being of Canadians.Which of the following is NOT an indicator?
A)employment
B)status
C)life events
D)key influences
Answer: A
Q2) John and Mary,who have been working on a full-time basis for the past six years,just had their first child three months ago.Now they receive $100.00 each month from the federal government.Which type of income security program is being provided?
A)targeted cash transfers
B)universal cash transfers
C)contributory programs
D)tax relief measures
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Social Welfare Policy
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Q1) Which province originally based its approach to social welfare on English civil law,which favours the delivery of social services by private charities?
A)British Columbia
B)Alberta
C)Manitoba
D)Ontario
Answer: D
Q2) At what stage during policy development would the involvement of the policy community or "stakeholders" take place?
A)Stage 2: Understanding Social Issues and Problems
B)Stage 3: Consulting and Reviewing
C)Stage 4: Formalizing Policy
D)Stage 6: Evaluating Policies
Answer: B
Q3) In one sentence,explain what an interest group is and what it aims to do.
Answer: An interest group is an organization that seeks to influence public policy and decision-making to advance specific interests or causes.
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Chapter 3: Historical Foundations
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Q1) In the late 1930s,the federal government intervened in the unemployment crisis even though Canada's constitution made public relief a provincial responsibility.Briefly explain the rationale behind the federal government's decision to set up work camps for unemployed men.
Answer: In the late 1930s, Canada was facing a severe unemployment crisis, with many men unable to find work. The federal government intervened in this crisis, despite the fact that public relief was traditionally a provincial responsibility according to the constitution. The rationale behind the federal government's decision to set up work camps for unemployed men was to provide relief and employment opportunities for those who were struggling during the Great Depression. The government believed that by creating work camps, they could not only provide jobs for the unemployed men, but also address the social and economic issues that were arising as a result of the high unemployment rates. Additionally, the government saw the work camps as a way to maintain social order and prevent civil unrest during this difficult time. Overall, the federal government's decision to set up work camps for unemployed men was driven by a desire to alleviate the unemployment crisis and provide support for those in need.
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Chapter 4: Social Welfare in the Globalization ERA
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Q1) The Government of Canada under the Conservatives believe that taxes in this country are too high.In one or two sentences,explain why taxation may be necessary for the social welfare of citizens.
Q2) Although prudent spending in the 1990s allowed many Canadian governments to balance their budgets,Canadians became more aware of a growing social deficit.Briefly explain what a social deficit is,how it manifested itself in Canada in the 1990s,and which social groups it impacted the most.
Q3) In its 2013 Report Card on Canada,the Conference Board of Canada compared the quality of life in Canada with that of other advanced countries.How did Canada rank overall in terms of its social performance?
A)third out of seventeen countries
B)fifth out of seventeen countries
C)seventh out of seventeen countries
D)tenth out of seventeen countries
Q4) Out with CAP and In with the CHST.What do these terms refer to,and what changes unfolded for the provincial governments?
Q5) Describe a welfare-to-work program.
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Chapter 5: Service Sectors
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Q1) Which of the following activities is NOT an example of corporate social responsibility?
A)A company shares the costs of an early learning centre in the community.
B)A company provides discounted food hampers to low-income families.
C)A company gives its employees paid time off to volunteer in the community.
D)A company gives discounts to seniors for goods or services.
Q2) What are franchises,contracting-out,employee takeovers,and special operating agencies all examples of?
A)service delivery model strategies
B)systems of care
C)social economy enterprises
D)alternative service delivery strategies
Q3) Describe the term advocacy "chill."
Q4) The introduction of alternative service delivery (ASD)is significant for the delivery of Canada's social services in three main ways.One way is that the new approach promotes the privatization of social welfare programs.Identify two other ways that ASD is significant for social welfare service delivery.
Q5) Your text describes an Agency Profile: Women in Need Society (WINS).Identify the six services that focus primarily on women with low-income.
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Chapter 6: Social Agencies
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Q1) Which of the following organizations might express their mission as "workers responding quickly to change"?
A)the feminist model of organization
B)the organic model of organization
C)the learning model of organization
D)the bureaucratic model of organization
Q2) When a social agency develops a value statement,what is it essentially clarifying?
A)which types of client needs the agency will address
B)which populations the agency will serve
C)how the agency will conduct itself in the community
D)its worth from the community's perspective
Q3) Which of the following social agency activities does NOT meet the criteria of an indirect service?
A)counselling clients
B)program evaluation
C)program planning
D)administration
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Chapter 7: Service Providers
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Q1) To be a profession,three criteria are important.One criterion is that a theoretical body of knowledge has been developed to guide practice.Identify the other two criteria of a profession.
Q2) What percentage of necessary care is provided to older,chronically ill,or disabled Canadians by unpaid caregivers?
A)40-50 percent
B)50-60 percent
C)60-70 percent
D)70-80 percent
Q3) When was the International Year of Volunteers?
A)1998
B)1999
C)2000
D)2001
Q4) Describe the term caregiver strain.
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Chapter 8: Planned Change in Micro, Mezzo, and Macro Systems
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Q1) What is the Winnipeg General Strike of 1919 an example of?
A)social action
B)social planning
C)community economic development
D)community practice
Q2) Social casework is a step-by-step approach to counselling.Who was it originally used by?
A)the Sisters of the Congregation of Notre Dame
B)volunteers at the Bureau des Pauvres in Quebec
C)John Joseph Kelso
D)friendly visitors of the poor during the organized charity movement
Q3) Social activists use a variety of strategies to promote their cause,gain support,and bring about change.Which of the following activities would be considered a campaign strategy?
A)asking hundreds of people to sign a petition
B)hold weekly protest marches
C)demonstrating with picket signs outside of an abortion clinic
D)holding a sit-in at the office of a city council member
Q4) Briefly describe the Occupy movement (2011),and explain one of its positive outcomes?
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Chapter 9: The Social Welfare of Low Income Groups
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Q1) Who are underemployed Canadians likely to be?
A)people who are unemployed
B)people who are not working as much as they could or want to
C)people who are not eligible for pensions or other workplace benefits
D)people who do not have a consistent employment history
Q2) Which statement does NOT characterize the benefit of asset-based policies?
A)They encourage self-sufficiency.
B)They encourage habits of personal saving.
C)They develop stock market investment strategies.
D)They develop financial knowledge.
Q3) Describe the term feminization of poverty.
Q4) In terms of actual dollars,how much money in federal and provincial or territorial income tax revenue is estimated that poverty consumes each year?
A)$5 billion
B)$8 billion
C)$13 billion
D)$19 billion
Q5) Describe the term poverty reduction,and how Canada is responding.
Q6) Explain the differences between the underemployed and the working poor.
Q7) Identify and describe three types of economic costs created by poverty.
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Chapter 10: The Social Welfare of Children and Their Families
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Q1) Under Canada's Family Violence Initiative,safe homes offer abused women and their children all of the following EXCEPT which of the following?
A)long-term housing in conjunction with support services
B)short-term stays in transition houses
C)emergency housing in private homes
D)mental health services in residential settings
Q2) Today,what is the federal government's role in child care limited to providing?
A)Early Learning and Child Care program
B)Early Child Care Development program
C)Universal Child Care Allowance
D)Universal Child Care Benefit
Q3) In recent years,Canadian governments have recognized youth (or teens)as a priority for new policies and programs.What has increased to cause this new interest in youth?
A)crime among youth
B)drug/alcohol use among youth
C)pressure to prepare for a changing labour market
D)sexually transmitted infections and teen pregnancy
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Chapter 11: Social Welfare and Older Canadians
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Q1) In 1985,what proposal by the government caused the largest seniors' protest in Canadian history?
A)raising income taxes
B)reducing health care services
C)de-indexing pension payments
D)stopping the coverage costs of prescription drugs
Q2) Most Canadians rely to some extent on the retirement income system,which is based on established pillars.Which pillar's goal relied on a mandatory contribution from workers and their employers to make during their working years?
A)Pillar 1: Old Age Security (OAS)and Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS)
B)Pillar 2: The Canada Pension Plan (CPP)
C)Pillar 3: Private pension plans and savings
D)Pillar 3: Workplace pension plans and savings
Q3) What proportion of Canadians is expected to be over sixty-five by 2051?
A)one-eighth
B)one-quarter
C)one-third
D)one-half
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Chapter 12: The Social Welfare of Aboriginal Canadians
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Q1) In the early 1970s,Canada's Aboriginal peoples organized themselves into several formal groups.Which of the following is the National Aboriginal Organization that primarily represents Aboriginal people living off a reserve?
A)Congress of Aboriginal Peoples
B)Native Council of Canada
C)Inuit Tapirisat of Canada
D)Assembly of First Nations
Q2) Although Aboriginal women represent only 3 percent of the total female population,they account for what percent of female homicides in Canada?
A)3 percent
B)5 percent
C)10 percent
D)15 percent
Q3) By 2006,what percentage of Aboriginal peoples lived in cities?
A)less than 25 percent
B)25-39 percent
C)40-49 percent
D)more than 50 percent
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Chapter 13: The Social Welfare of Recent Immigrants
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Q1) Describe racialization,and its implications.
Q2) Which of the following scenarios describes the findings of Morton Beiser's 1999 study on Canada's boat people?
A)Refugee adults were twice as likely as youths were to suffer from depression and the refugee adults were also at a higher risk of suicide.
B)Refugee adults were twice as likely as youths were to suffer from depression,but the refugee youth were at a higher risk of suicide.
C)Refugee youth were twice as likely as adults were to suffer from depression and the refugee youth were also at a higher risk of suicide.
D)Refugee youth were twice as likely as adults were to suffer from depression,but refugee adults were at a higher risk of suicide.
Q3) In 1997,Canada introduced a new Immigration Act that divided immigrants' applications into three classes.What were these three classes?
A)an economic class,a family class,and an independent class
B)an economic class,a family class,and a refugee class
C)a skilled labour class,a security class,and a refugee class
D)a skilled labour class,a security class,and an independent class
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Chapter 14: Social Welfare and People With Disabilities
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Q1) What percentage of women in Canada have a disability?
A)5 percent
B)10 percent
C)15 percent
D)20 percent
Q2) Under the In Unison initiatives,Canadian governments aim to help people with a disability become fully integrated into society by way of three categories of supports or building blocks.What are those three building blocks?
Q3) Following the release of Obstacles,the rights of people with disabilities were included in what important document?
A)The Canadian Bill of Rights
B)The United Nations Disabled Person's Human Rights document
C)The Charter of Rights and Freedoms
D)The Status of Disabled Person's Rights Manual
Q4) From an impairment perspective,where is the cause of a disability found?
A)the environment
B)political structures of society
C)a person's biology
D)sociological structures of society
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