Introduction to Social Work Test Preparation
Course Introduction
Introduction to Social Work offers students an overview of the social work profession, its history, ethical foundations, and the various fields of practice. The course explores key concepts such as social justice, diversity, and advocacy, emphasizing the role of social workers in promoting individual and community well-being. Students will learn about the social work process, including assessment, intervention, and evaluation, and examine the impact of social policies on vulnerable populations. Through case studies and practical examples, the course prepares students to understand the challenges faced by clients and the importance of professional values in addressing societal issues.
Recommended Textbook Marriages Families and Intimate Relationships 3rd Edition by Brian K. Williams
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Chapter 1: Seeking: Finding Happiness in Relationships in a Complex World
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Q1) Twenty-five percent of college students stated they would marry for reasons other than love.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Television sitcoms like Leave It to Beaver and Father Knows Best accurately represent the typical 1950s family.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Happiness can be influenced by one's ethnic culture.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) Familism is a major part of traditional Mexican and Chinese families.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: Understanding: Learning About Intimate Behavior
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Q1) In a control group, the subjects are not introduced to the independent variable.
A)True
B)False Answer: True
Q2) Conflict perspective proponents believe that family difficulties appear for one reason: conflict over power.
A)True
B)False Answer: False
Q3) Which of the following is an example of observational research?
A)using the case study method
B)studying subjects via hidden cameras
C)exposing subjects to variables
D)examining media to extract data concerning cultural patterns
Answer: B
Q4) Criticize the social exchange perspective.
Answer: The student should point out that this perspective focuses on careful evaluation of benefits and costs, and it assumes that people always act in rational ways. Moreover, social exchange theory stresses the individual and his/her needs over the needs of the family unit.
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Chapter 3: Gender: the Meanings of Masculinity Femininity
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Q1) According to ________ theory, children develop a framework of knowledge about typical male and female behaviors.
A)gender schema
B)gender socialization
C)sociobiology
D)modeling
Answer: A
Q2) According to ________, heterosexual men seek out physically attractive women because they appear to be more healthy and fertile and can provide them with offspring.
A)social learning theory
B)cognitive development theory
C)sociobiology
D)gender schema theory
Answer: C
Q3) Social learning theory states learning is the result of adapting to our biological influences.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Involvement: Dating, Pairing, Courtship
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Q1) Which of the following are examples of closed fields?
A)parties
B)public beaches
C)shopping malls
D)ski resorts
Q2) The _______ _________ function of dating is to find a stable relationship with another.
Q3) A passive but constructive response to a deteriorating relationship is
A)the voice response.
B)the exit response.
C)the neglect response.
D)the loyalty response.
Q4) Which of the following is a disadvantage of meeting someone on the Internet?
A)lack of nonverbal communication
B)exaggeration concerning personal attributes
C)possible geographical distance
D)All of the above
Q5) How does technology make breaking up more complicated than it once may have been? Give examples.
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Q6) _____________ is the process by which a commitment to marriage is developed.
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Chapter 5: Love: the Many Faces
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Q1) ________ is obsessive love, characterized by mood swings, jealousy, and strong sexual attraction.
A)Mania
B)Eros
C)Storge
D)Pragma
Q2) Which of the following statements is correct?
A)Norms for passionate love exist in only a small number of societies.
B)Only men use stalking as a form of sexual harassment.
C)Cultures that have high values for property rights tend to have higher levels of jealousy.
D)Romantic love is an enduring and sustaining form of love.
Q3) The ancient Greeks and Romans viewed passionate love as
A)an idealized state.
B)a dangerous kind of illness.
C)a precursor to arranged marriage.
D)a better alternative to altruistic love.
Q4) Compare and contrast eros and mania styles of love.
Q5) People in the throes of romantic love release a chemical in the bloodstream called
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Chapter 6: Communication: Realizing Effective Intimacy
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Q1) In intimate relationships people crave two things, ________ and ________.
Q2) Being provocative and challenging to a partner's power and authority is an example of A)stonewalling.
B)belligerence.
C)defensiveness.
D)criticism.
Q3) Identify types of passive-aggressive conflict. Give examples of each kind.
Q4) Spousal physical or emotional abuse is an example of A)expert power.
B)legitimate power.
C)coercive power.
D)referent power.
Q5) Intimate touch can lower stress hormones.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Conflicts over sex are common in the first year of marriage. A)True
B)False
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Q7) Nagging, sarcasm, and procrastination are examples of ________ _________.
Chapter 7: Sexuality: Interpersonal Sexuality, Sexual Values, and Behaviors
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Q1) Most forms of atypical sexual behavior are more frequently engaged in by ________ rather than ________.
Q2) According to research, the median age of people having their first sexual experience is
A)18.1.
B)17.6.
C)15.8.
D)16.2.
Q3) The word pornography comes from ancient A)Rome.
B)Incan cultures.
C)Greece.
D)Anglo Saxon tribes.
Q4) According to Ira Reiss, ________ still prevails for women in the U.S.
A)permissiveness with affection
B)permissiveness without affection
C)the double standard
D)abstinence
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Q5) Define and discuss the causes of ISD. What suggestions are given in the text to improve ISD problems?
Chapter 8: Marriage: The Ultimate Commitment
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Q1) Marriage between partners of similar race, religion, and age is called ________.
Q2) A postnuptial agreement
A)is worked out between partners who are already married to one another.
B)determines how property will be divided in the event of divorce.
C)is usually developed when one spouse comes into an inheritance.
D)All of the above
Q3) Which of the following is the antimarriage of a traditional marriage?
A)The couple are so involved with each other they neglect their children.
B)The couple focuses only on past conflicts.
C)The couple can become too involved with their family and parent roles and neglect their relationship.
D)The couple can become too involved in their careers.
Q4) Which of the following is not an expectation of marriage?
A)Couples will undergo a rite of passage.
B)Couples will have sexual exclusivity.
C)Couples are making a legal commitment.
D)Couples can easily dissolve the marriage.
Q5) Most people say they marry for love.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Variations: Nonmarital Families and Households
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Q1) Anti-gay prejudice is known as A)heterosexism.
B)homophobia.
C)discrimination.
D)gay bashing.
Q2) Define and discuss the "gayby boom."
Q3) The increase in more Americans having same-sex sexual encounters is attributed to A)increasing educational attainment.
B)declining social sanctions against homosexuality.
C)increased urbanization and alienation in society.
D)All of the above
Q4) From 1970 to 2010, the percentage of households with children in the U.S. dropped to A)58%.
B)41%.
C)33%.
D)20%.
Q5) Lesbians have _______ casual sex than gay men do.
Q6) Define and discuss platonic "roommate marriages."
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Chapter 10: Reproduction: Decisions About Having or Not Having Children
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Q1) To be ________ is to be voluntarily without children.
Q2) Approximately half the states in the U.S. have a waiting period of 24 hours prior to abortions.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Couples who are pleasantly surprised upon learning they are pregnant are called
A)planner partners.
B)ambivalent partners.
C)yes-no partners.
D)acceptance of fate partners.
Q4) Which of the following methods is a natural family planning method?
A)cervical mucus method
B)vaginal sponge
C)birth control pills
D)tubal ligation
Q5) Regarding personal and ethical problems with Assisted Reproductive Technology, describe surplus embryo issues, "Octomom" issues, and egg donor issues.
Q6) The total inability to conceive is called ________.
Q7) Identify and discuss causes of infertility in men and women.
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Chapter 11: Children, Families, and Generations
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Q1) Which of the following is true?
A)Parenthood is a 24/7 job.
B)Parents often have unrealistic expectations of their abilities to parent.
C)Most parents are unprepared for changing roles that come with parenthood.
D)All of the above
Q2) Which theoretical perspective on parenting-structural-functional, conflict, or symbolic interaction-do you find most useful? How might you use this perspective in your own parenting?
Q3) Using examples, illustrate the impact of spanking children as discussed by Murray Strauss.
Q4) Among parents who divorce, the mother winds up with custody _______ of the time.
A)30%
B)50%
C)70%
D)90%
Q5) A good way to instill a sense of responsibility in children is to
A)give them freedom to feel independent.
B)be flexible about standards of behavior.
C)maintain strict control and supervision.
D)All of the above
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Chapter 12: Work: Economics, Jobs, and Balancing Family Demands
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Q1) The dual-earner marriage
A)is also called the co-provider marriage.
B)increased to 37% of all marriages by 2000.
C)usually follows the "mommy track."
D)All of the above
Q2) During the 1990s and early 2000s, African Americans significantly closed the economic gap between themselves and white workers.
A)True
B)False
Q3) An invisible barrier that prevents employed individuals from being promoted to top positions is called
A)the glass ceiling.
B)job tracking.
C)the discrimination barrier.
D)the mommy track.
Q4) The decline in manufacturing jobs in the U.S. is due to
A)globalization.
B)free trade policies.
C)technology.
D)All of the above
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Chapter 13: Crises: Managing Stress, Disaster, Violence, and Abuse
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Q1) The Boomerang effect
A)is made up of grown children returning to live with their parents.
B)can be caused by divorce and high housing costs.
C)consists of empty nesters having to now care for their elderly parents.
D)Both A and B are correct.
Q2) What is the incidence of marital violence? Cite at least three statistics concerning the different types of marital violence.
Q3) Not providing proper clothing, shelter, or food to a child is called child or ________ neglect.
Q4) When women feel they cannot do anything about their abusive situation, they are experiencing A)guilt.
B)self-pity.
C)learned helplessness.
D)traditional role socialization.
Q5) Discuss the three characteristics that influence how you respond to stress. Which do you think is the most important of these three? Why do you feel this way?
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Q6) Identify and describe the types of long- and short-term extramarital relationships.
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Chapter 14: Uncoupling: Separation and Divorce
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Q1) What percentage of divorces is settled out of court?
A)48%
B)59%
C)77%
D)90%
Q2) In ________ children live with both parents, dividing their time equally between separate households.
A)joint legal custody
B)joint physical custody
C)birdnesting custody
D)split custody
Q3) Divorce during a second or subsequent marriage with a declining length of time in each marriage is termed ________.
Q4) Define parent alienation syndrome. What forms can it take?
Q5) Infidelity was ranked as the number one reason for divorce. A)True
B)False
Q6) Compared to singles, divorced people have higher rates of illness and suicide. A)True
B)False
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Chapter 15: Remarriage: Reinvented, Renewed, and
Blended Families
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Q1) In the ________ definition of family, children cited only the biological parent they were living with was a part of their "real family."
A)substitution
B)retention
C)reduction
D)augmentation
Q2) Discuss the conditions under which child sexual abuse takes place.
Q3) Some stepfamilies never become fully integrated as one family.
A)True
B)False
Q4) According to David Finkelhor, when the mother is absent or incapacitated, what precondition for child sexual abuse has been satisfied?
A)motivation
B)inhibitions overcome
C)obstacles overcome
D)child's resistance overcome
Q5) Identify the problems experienced by stepchildren in new stepfamilies.
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Q6) In ________, a person has been married three or more times.
Q7) Give some suggestions for reducing chances for abuse in blended families.
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