Social Policy and Social Welfare
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Course Introduction
This course explores the development, implementation, and impact of social policies designed to promote well-being and address social inequalities within societies. Students will examine foundational concepts in social welfare, the historical evolution of social policy, and the role of governmental and non-governmental actors in policy formation and delivery. The course also analyzes key areas such as income security, healthcare, housing, and education, considering both the ethical and practical challenges involved in meeting diverse social needs. Through comparative and contemporary case studies, students will develop a critical understanding of how social policies affect different populations and the ways in which social welfare systems can be improved for greater equity and effectiveness.
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Understanding Social Problems 4th Canadian Edition by Linda A. Mooney
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Chapter 1: Thinking About Social Problems
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Q1) Which perspective suggests that our identity, or sense of self, is shaped by social interaction?
A) social disorganization
B) social pathology
C) structural-functionalism
D) symbolic interactionism
Answer: D
Q2) What type of researchers avoid the time and expense of collecting their own data?
A) survey
B) experimental
C) secondary
D) field
Answer: C
Q3) Labelling theory suggests that resolving social problems sometimes involves changing the meanings and definitions attributed to people and situations.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: Illness and Health Care
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Q1) Which of the following do Aboriginal people in Canada experience at higher rates than other Canadians?
A) illicit drug use
B) work-related injuries
C) post-partum depression
D) mononucleosis
Answer: A
Q2) Which theoretical view contributes to our understanding of how gender interacts with other social factors to make women, especially young women, vulnerable to HIV infection?
A) conflict theory
B) Marxist theory
C) cultural transmission theory
D) feminist theory
Answer: D
Q3) Maternal mortality rates are the highest in developed countries.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Alcohol and Other Drugs
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Q1) According to the National Population Health Survey (Canada, 1996-97), binge drinking is much more common among males in the 20 to 24 age group.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) The heavy consumption of alcohol on weekends by a teenager is an excellent example of which of the following?
A) drug addiction
B) dependency
C) drug abuse
D) drug resiliency
Answer: C
Q3) Ontario has opened up the sale of wine through private stores. According to the textbook, what is this an example of?
A) medicalization
B) legalization
C) deregulation
D) decriminalization
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Crime and Violence
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Q1) According to the 2000 International Crime Victimization Survey, what proportion of Canadians report feeling very or fairly safe when walking alone in their area after dark?
A) 1 out of 10
B) 2 out of 10
C) 5 out of 10
D) 8 out of 10
Q2) In recent years, changes made to the sentencing provisions of the Canadian Criminal Code have attempted to address the overrepresentation of Aboriginal peoples in Canada's inmate population. Who made these changes?
A) the RCMP
B) Aboriginal groups in conjunction with representatives of Canadian government
C) provincial governments
D) the federal government
Q3) Briefly discuss the intent behind youth programs in Canada. Provide at least two examples of such programs.
Q4) Should the primary purpose of the criminal justice system be the rehabilitation of offenders or the incapacitation of offenders through incarceration? Provide evidence to support your position.
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Chapter 5: Family Problems
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Q1) A national survey of Canadian teens asked how many expected to get married and also to stay with the same partner for life. Approximately how many had this expectation?
A) 20 percent
B) 40 percent
C) 60 percent
D) 90 percent
Q2) The Canadian census was the first to recognize same-sex partners. In which year did that happen?
A) 1971
B) 1981
C) 1991
D) 2001
Q3) Parental alienation syndrome is defined as an emotional and psychological disturbance in which children engage in exaggerated and unjustified denigration and criticism of a parent.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Do the rising rates of divorce and cohabitation signal the breakdown of the family? Explain your answer.
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Chapter 6: Youth and Aging
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Q1) More and more Canadian senior citizens are likely to be living in modified independent living arrangements.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following is likely to emphasize the competitive nature of society as it relates to varying age groups?
A) activity theory
B) conflict theory
C) symbolic interactionism
D) structural-functionalism
Q3) What is the term for the assignment of social roles to given chronological ages?
A) ageism
B) disengagement
C) gerontophobia
D) age grading
Q4) Identify at least two reasons why the elderly population in Canada is increasing.
Q5) The elderly are more likely to be victims of crime than are the young.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Gender Inequality
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Q1) Queer theorists would argue that gender is which of the following?
A) a social construct
B) only applicable to heterosexuals
C) denied to gays and lesbians
D) developed through the socialization process
Q2) Unwanted comments of a sexual nature would be a good example of "quid pro quo" sexual harassment.
A)True
B)False
Q3) According to one perspective, preindustrial society required a division of labour based on gender because women, out of biological necessity, remained in the home bearing, nursing, and caring for children. Which perspective sees things this way?
A) conflict
B) structural-functionalist
C) symbolic interactionist
D) labelling
Q4) Women's higher rate of depression is likely rooted in traditional gender roles.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Critical Studies in Race and Ethnicity
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Q1) There have been two referendums in Quebec involving the separation issue.
A)True
B)False
Q2) In the case of Ernst Zundel, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that the section of the Criminal Code that prohibits the wilful dissemination of false news was contrary to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
A)True
B)False
Q3) According to the textbook, which of the following does the Canadian policy of "aggressive civilization" best illustrate?
A) primary assimilation
B) acculturation
C) colonialism
D) secondary assimilation
Q4) The authoritarian personality theory of prejudice suggests that prejudice arises in people with a certain personality type.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What is the American Anthropological Association's position on "race"?
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Chapter 9: Sexualities
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Q1) Although homosexuality was removed from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-IV in 1974, some conservative, often fundamentalist Christian organizations in the United States still claim to be able to "cure" homosexuality.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Scientists have identified a "homosexuality gene" that causes same-sex sexual attraction in humans.
A)True
B)False
Q3) What are some of the strategies currently being used in Canada to reduce prejudice and discrimination against gays?
Q4) An individual who views relationships between members of the opposite sex as the norm and judges others who are different is probably guilty of which of the following?
A) homosexism
B) heterosexism
C) homophobia
D) homoeroticism
Q5) What does the term "sexual orientation" refer to?
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Chapter 10: Poverty: National and International Issues
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Q1) Statistics Canada developed the low income cut-off as a measure of poverty in 1968.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Bob quit his job because he didn't like his boss. That makes him ineligible to receive which of the following benefits?
A) family allowance
B) employment insurance
C) social welfare
D) family supplement
Q3) Which perspective emphasizes that norms, values, and beliefs are learned through social interaction and that social interaction influences the development of one's self-concept?
A) social control
B) structural-functionalist
C) symbolic interactionist
D) conflict
Q4) "Corporate welfare" refers to laws and policies that benefit the rich.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: Work and Unemployment
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Q1) What is a "split labour market"?
Q2) Corporate downsizing, by definition, is usually temporary.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following is part of alienation in the workplace?
A) excessive creativity
B) powerlessness
C) self-fulfillment
D) freedom
Q4) How do the three fundamental work sectors (primary, secondary, and tertiary) reflect the major economic transformations in society - the Industrial Revolution and the Postindustrial Revolution?
Q5) According to the Canadian Longitudinal Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics (1999), the odds of a new mother returning early to work were almost eight times higher for the self-employed than for employees.
A)True
B)False
Q6) The Canadian economy can be described as a split labour market.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Problems in Education
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Q1) What type of education is most likely to be deregulated?
A) skilled trades
B) liberal arts
C) professional degrees
D) support workers for seniors and children
Q2) As a young woman in school, what can I probably expect less of from my teachers?
A) support and encouragement
B) advice regarding postsecondary education
C) ridicule
D) discipline
Q3) In what decade did the first "alternative school" open in Canada?
A) 1960s
B) 1970s
C) 1980s
D) 1990s
Q4) More than 70 percent of students identified as having serious emotional problems are female.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What is the self-fulfilling prophecy as it relates to education?
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Chapter 13: Environmental Problems
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Q1) Which of the following is manipulated as part of greenwashing?
A) natural resources
B) technology
C) research methods
D) public perception
Q2) Biodiversity refers to the earth's great variety of which of the following?
A) life forms
B) weather patterns
C) geological formations
D) chemical compounds
Q3) In 1992, leaders from around the globe met at the first Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro to forge agreements about which of the following?
A) the environment and poverty
B) the rain forests and human trafficking
C) nuclear weapons and terrorism
D) nuclear energy and changing global weather patterns
Q4) Desertification is the degradation of semi-arid land.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Discuss some of the effects of global warming and climate change.
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Chapter 14: Armed Conflict in Global Perspective
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Q1) Of mediation and arbitration, only mediation is considered to be a non-violent strategy.
A)True
B)False
Q2) How many weapons have the U.S State Department's Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement destroyed since 2001?
A) 130 000
B) 1.3 million
C) 3.1 million
D) 13.1 million
Q3) Governments use propaganda to motivate individuals to encourage enlistment.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Mutually assured destruction made the prospect of war which of the following?
A) inevitable
B) a win-win proposition
C) a lose-lose proposition
D) an incentive to produce more weapons than your rival
Q5) What are constructivist explanations of conflict/hostility?
Q6) What has the role of women been in the Armed Forces in recent years?
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