Social Justice and Advocacy Final Exam Questions
Course Introduction
This course explores the concepts of social justice and advocacy within both local and global contexts. Students examine the historical and theoretical foundations of social justice movements, analyze issues related to equity, power, and privilege, and develop practical skills for effective advocacy. Through case studies, critical discussions, and experiential learning, participants gain an understanding of how to challenge systemic inequalities and promote social change. The course emphasizes ethical frameworks, advocacy strategies, coalition-building, and effective communication to empower students to act as informed agents of social transformation in their personal and professional lives.
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Foundations of Social Policy Social Justice in Human Perspective 6th Edition by Amanda S. Barusch
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Chapter 1: Social Justice and Social Workers
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Q1) Social workers who "psychologize" their clients' suffering may be less effective because
A)they miss opportunities to address the social and economic roots of client problems.
B)they may fail to help clients view their problems from a broader perspective.
C)they are less inclined to engage in social advocacy.
D)all of these.
Answer: D
Q2) The concept of membership in justice in process refers to the group's boundaries for distinguishing "us" from "them."
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) For Bertha Reynolds, the term "relatedness" meant
A)interpersonal relationships within a family or small group.
B)understanding the biases that come from a person's place in society.
C)a belief that one's own perspectives are the only ones possible.
D)the ability to establish friendships and loving relationships.
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: The Governments Role
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Q1) A bill pertaining to social programs must originate in the House of Representatives.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) In 2010, the largest single item in the federal budget was
A)Social Security.
B)defense spending.
C)Medicare.
D)interest on the national debt.
Answer: B
Q3) Federal grant-in-aid programs
A)are in direct violation of the Constitution.
B)allow the federal government to extend its authority over social programs.
C)do not require state participation.
D)have a 3-year limit for funding any one program.
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) The three effective elements of policy practice for social workers are
A)analysis, development, and implementation.
B)needs assessment, analysis, and advocacy.
C)needs assessment, advocacy, and empowerment.
D)analysis, advocacy, and empowerment.
Answer: D
Q2) How does Ezell define advocacy?
Answer: " purposive efforts to change specific existing or proposed policies or practices on behalf of or with a specific client or group of clients."
Q3) A "demand-based" definition of need tends to favor
A)those whose basic needs are not met.
B)those who are able to express their needs.
C)those represented by effective advocates.
D)both those who are able to express their needs and those represented by effective advocates.
Answer: D
Q4) Explain why reciprocity has been called "the glue that holds society together."
Answer: (Possible Answer): In the exchange of favors, relationships are established.
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Chapter 4: The Social Security Act
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Q1) In 1964, opposition to Medicare came from
A)business interests.
B)physicians.
C)labor unions.
D)both business interests and physicians.
Q2) List three means-tested programs that are authorized by the Social Security Act.
Q3) Under "earnings sharing"
A)a woman and her husband would receive equal credit for earnings from any source.
B)a widow would receive credit for earnings of her husband prior to the marriage.
C)a surviving child would receive credit for earnings of both parents.
D)all of these.
Q4) Social Security programs in Europe served a "state-building" function by
A)converting wages into a property interest in government.
B)creating the need for administrative structures and personnel.
C)making workers more loyal to the government.
D)all of these.
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) Estimates of the extent of homelessness based on a point-in-time approach are typically _________ than those based on a period-prevalence approach.
A)higher than B)lower than C)about the same as D)varied by location: rural vs. urban and by state
Q2) The Section 8 housing program
A)provides loans for the construction of low-income housing.
B)provides rent vouchers for low-income families.
C)offers housing assistance to the aged, blind, or disabled. D)was eliminated in the 1996 welfare reform legislation.
Q3) Participation in the Food Stamp program has decreased since the 1996 passage of PRWORA.
A)True B)False
Q4) To finance relief for the poor, the Elizabethan Poor Law levied a progressive income tax.
A)True B)False
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Chapter 6: Health
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Q1) Per capita health spending in the United States
A)is comparable to that in most other industrialized nations.
B)is the highest than that of all the other industrialized nations.
C)is lower than that of most other industrialized nations.
D)cannot be measured because there is too much fluctuation.
Q2) Under the Prospective Payment System
A)providers receive the same payment for all patients with the same diagnosis.
B)providers are paid in advance for services they deliver.
C)hospitals are required to discharge patients after a certain amount of time.
D)all of these.
Q3) Life expectancy for white females in the U.S. was ________ in 2014.
A)55 years
B)65 years
C)78 years
D)81 years
Q4) Abram de Swaan identified three conditions that encourage collective solutions to individual problems. Apply his conditions to the problem of HIV/AIDS infection, and speculate on the likelihood of a collective response.
Q5) Describe the alternatives for long-term care and some of the issues in access and financing.
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Chapter 7: Mental Illness
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Q1) 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%
Q2) In ________ the expansion of asylums for the mentally ill peaked when they housed more than half a million Americans.
A)1945
B)1995
C)1955
D)1935
Q3) Philippe Pinel contributed to the expansion of the asylums by developing a new treatment approach. Traitement moral refers to
A)treatment of morale.
B)value and judgment.
C)a carefully structured environment.
D)family dynamics.
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) List five pieces of legislation that were significant for disability rights that passed in the last half of the 20th century.
Q2) The <i>Zebley</i> decision increased the number of children receiving SSI by almost 50% due to which of the following?
A)Improved outreach to inform parents of children's eligibility
B)Involvement of schools that began processing children's applications
C)Increase in the number of children born with disabilities
D)Functional disability added to the medical criteria for eligibility
Q3) Which legislation eliminated eligibility for DI, SSI, Medicare, and Medicaid for those whose disability was related to drug or alcohol addiction?
A)Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act (PROWRA)
B)Americans with Disabilities Act
C)Contract with America Advancement Act
D)None of these; they are eligible for these benefits with certain restrictions.
Q4) The National Council on Independent Living was founded in 1982 and is the major center for advocacy for independent living for persons who are disabled.
A)True
B)False
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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) In 2010, African Americans made up 17% of the United States juvenile population, yet they accounted for 13% of juvenile arrests. This overrepresentation may be attributed to
A)disproportionate truancy.
B)disproportionate community policing in minority neighborhoods.
C)disproportionate sentencing.
D)disproportionate minority contact.
Q3) 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.
Q4) America's incarceration rate is the highest in the world.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: People of Color
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Q1) The Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978
A)authorized building elementary schools on reservations.
B)prevented removal of Native American children from their tribes and families.
C)gave primary jurisdiction to tribes over children who enter the child welfare system.
D)prevented placement of Native American children with white families.
Q2) Because tribes are considered "internal dependent nations,"
A)they do not pay property taxes on reservation lands.
B)they have primary jurisdiction over Indian children in custody of child welfare authorities.
C)they may allow gambling on reservations.
D)all of these.
Q3) All existing tribes are now recognized by the federal government.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Wilson argued that racism evolved to provide justification for oppressive economic arrangements.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Describe two measures that were used to deny voting rights to African Americans.
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Chapter 11: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Trans Individuals
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Q1) Discuss the meaning of transgender. Is it the same or different from sexual orientation? Why or how is this relevant to GLBT rights and discrimination?
Q2) The term transgendered describes a person's sexual orientation.
A)True
B)False
Q3) How did Freud's theories contribute to the stigma and mental illness view of homosexuality?
Q4) Advocates of tolerant public policies in relation to same-sex relationships usually argue that it is the result of:
A)personal choice.
B)inappropriate parenting.
C)an inborn trait.
D)social development.
Q5) The UN Human Rights Commission ruled sodomy laws were a violation of international human rights nine years before the Supreme Court overturned sodomy laws in the U.S.
A)True B)False
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Chapter 12: Children
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Q1) Discuss some of the opposition of the NABSW (National Association of Black Social Workers) on adoption of African American children by white parents.
Q2) Aries argued that in the 17th century
A)the idea of childhood as a special life stage was introduced.
B)caregivers began to view children as needing guidance and direction.
C)boys benefited before girls from changing views of childhood.
D)all of these.
Q3) The Children's Aid Society engaged in what controversial practice?
A)Removing urban children from their homes and placing them in the Society'sorphanage
B)Removing urban children from the home of parents committed to asylums
C)Removing urban children from their homes and sending them to live on farms
D)Removing urban children from their homes while their parents were made to workoff debts
Q4) Bullying of children who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgendered is a violation of U.S. civil rights law.
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) Discuss the role of social class in determining a woman's ability to secure a divorce in the U.S.
Q2) The 19th Amendment was signed into law in A)1893.
B)1910.
C)1920.
D)1932.
Q3) How have provisions for child custody changed in the U.S. since the 19th century? Please (a) explain these changes or (b) discuss their possible impact on divorce negotiations.
Q4) 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.
Q5) Define the practice of "gender rating" by health insurance companies and present two arguments: one in support of, and one in opposition to this practice.
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Chapter 14: Older Adults
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Q1) Physician-assisted suicide is legal
A)throughout the United States.
B)in Oregon.
C)in California.
D)in New York.
Q2) 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
Q3) The majority of Americans die in their home as opposed to hospitals. A)True
B)False
Q4) Most historians agree that American values regarding the elderly underwent a transformation. Describe the transformation and present three possible explanations.
Q5) What were some of the problems with private pension that led to regulation with the passage of ERISA in 1974?
Q6) Why did urban charity organization society (COS) leaders advise against working with the elderly?
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Chapter 15: Working Americans
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Q1) Which type of occupation had the highest proportion of African American men in 2012?
A)Sales and office occupations
B)Production and transportation
C)Natural resources, construction, and maintenance
D)Service occupations
Q2) Before the Equal Pay Act of 1963, it would have been legal for employers to maintain different pay scales for women and men performing the same job.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Business representatives were strong advocates in support of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The Occupational Safety and Health Act established a general duty for employers to eliminate workplace hazards.
A)True
B)False
Q5) List three arguments that have been used by opponents of Affirmative Action.
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Chapter 16: Conclusion
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Q1) The permanent members of the UN Security Council are
A)China, the Russian Federation, France, the United Kingdom, and the U.S.
B)France, the United Kingdom, Germany, and the U.S.
C)the Russian Federation, China, Japan, France, and the U.S.
D)all members of the World Bank.
Q2) In Pedagogy of the Oppressed, ___________________ said, "Freedom is acquired by conquest, not by gift. It must be pursued constantly and responsibly."
A)Paulo Freire
B)George W. Bush
C)Thomas Paine
D)bell hooks
Q3) The International Monetary Fund provides loans to developing nations through the World Trade Organization.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Discuss the view that the "compassionate conservatism" of the George W. Bush administration sounds like early 20th century Progressivism.
Q5) Discuss the impact of globalization on the world's poor.
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