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This course provides an in-depth exploration of the historical, social, and political foundations of social welfare policy and the delivery of services. Students will examine the evolution of welfare systems, the roles of governmental and non-governmental organizations, and the impact of policy decisions on diverse populations. Key social issues such as poverty, inequality, and access to basic needs will be analyzed through policy frameworks and case studies. The course also addresses the roles and responsibilities of social workers within policy development and implementation, preparing students to critically assess and advocate for effective and equitable social welfare policies.
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Empowerment Series Understanding Human Behavior and the Social Environment 10th Edition by
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Human Behavior and the Social Environment
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Q1) A generalist social work practitioner is one who uses a wide range of knowledge and skills to help people with an extensive array of problems and issues.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) A human ecology perspective of a community involves how its members feel about themselves and interact with one another.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Clients are in constant dynamic interactions with other systems in their social environments.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) Assessment is the "doing" part of the process of social work.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: Biological Development in Infancy and Childhood
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Q1) The maximum Apgar score possible is:
A) 10
B) 20
C) 36
D) 50
Answer: A
Q2) Very few theorists believe that the environment is a crucial influence on development.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) The longest stage of labor is the:
A) First stage
B) Second stage
C) Third stage
D) None of the above; all stages resemble each other in length
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Psychological Development in Infancy and Childhood
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Q1) According to Piaget,abstract thought reaches its culmination during the period of concrete operations.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) The conceptual dimension of adaptive functioning of people with intellectual disabilities entails conducting necessary daily tasks.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Which of the following is true about Erich Fromm:
A) He had a primarily biological orientation in his analysis of human behavior
B) He used psychoanalysis as a tool for understanding the behavior ofpolitical leaders
C) His approach was called analytic psychology
D) He proposed the idea of an inherited collective unconscious
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Social Development in Infancy and Childhood
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Q1) Describe the cultural dilemmas and difficulties that young African American and other adolescents face in the United States as they enter adolescence and young adulthood.
Q2) The most socialization occurs during childhood.
A)True
B)False
Q3) A mother says to her daughter,"You are the stupidest,laziest kid on earth. I can't believe you're my child. They must have switched babies on me at the hospital." Is this considered psychological maltreatment?
A)True
B)False
Q4) Secondary reinforcers include all of the following except:
A) Activities
B) Sex
C) Verbal praise
D) Money
Q5) Punishment and negative reinforcement both involve decreasing behavior.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Define the ABCs of behavior.
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Chapter 5: Ethnocentrism and Racism
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Q1) About one-half of the recognized Native American tribes have casinos.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The _____ pattern of intergroup relations views the future American society not as a modified England but rather as a totally new blend,both culturally and biologically,of all the various groups that inhabit the United States.
A) Melting pot
B) Cultural pluralism
C) Anglo-conformity
Q3) Human rights provide the social work profession with a global and contemporary set of guidelines.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Rosa Park's act that sparked the civil rights movement happened on a bus in:
A) Montgomery, Alabama
B) Selma, Alabama
C) Jackson, Mississippi
D) Biloxi, Mississippi
Q5) Summarize the arguments for and against continuing affirmative action programs.
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Chapter 6: Biological Development in Adolescence
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Q1) Negative consequences of teen pregnancy can include physical risks both to the mother and to the child.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Female condoms look just like male condoms except they're intended to be purchased and applied by the female partner.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Progestin is an artificial substance that mimics the natural female hormone progesterone.
A)True
B)False
Q4) What are the negative effects of teen pregnancy for mother and child?
Q5) Explain the differences in adolescent sexual activity between various racial groups.
Q6) Most girls begin puberty between ages 9 and 10.
A)True
B)False
Q7) What are the positive and negative effects of early- and late-maturing boys?
Q8) What are the positive and negative effects of early- and late-maturing girls?
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Chapter 7: Psychological Development in Adolescence
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Q1) Primal or undifferentiated faith is _____ of Fowler's theory of faith development.
A) Stage 1 (ages birth to 2 years)
B) Stage 2 (ages 2 to 6 years)
C) Stage 3: (ages 6 to 12 years)
D) Stage 4: (ages 12 years and older)
Q2) Critical thinking about the meaning of life characterizes Stage ____ of Fowler's Theory of Faith Development.
A) 4
B) 5
C) 6
D) 7
Q3) Intuitive-projective faith is _____ of Fowler's theory of faith development.
A) Stage 1 (ages birth to 2 years)
B) Stage 2 (ages 2 to 6 years)
C) Stage 3: (ages 6 to 12 years)
D) Stage 4: (ages 12 years and older)
Q4) Explain Gilligan's approach to moral development and women,including the levels and transitions.
Q5) Discuss your assertive rights.
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Chapter 8: Social Development in Adolescence
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Q1) Morales,et al.classify youth gangs in the following four types: criminal,conflict,retreatist,and cult/occult. Briefly describe each of these types.
Q2) Describe the RAP Framework for leading multiracial groups.
Q3) In a dramatic study,psychologist David Rosenhan demonstrated that professional staff in mental hospitals could readily distinguish "insane" people from "sane" people.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Describe the servant leadership approach.
Q5) Which of the following group development models is considered a recurring-phase model:
A) Schiller
B) Bales
C) Tuckman
D) Garland, Jones, & Kolodny
Q6) According to Johnson and Johnson,the following is a task role in a group:
A) Tension reliever
B) Process observer
C) Standard setter
D) Energizer
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Chapter 9: Gender,Gender Identity,Gender Expression,and Sexism
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Q1) Gender roles are the attitudes,behaviors,rights,and responsibilities that society associates with being male or being female.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The third phase of the battering cycle involves:
A) Making up
B) The building up of stress and tension
C) The explosion
D) Avoiding confrontation
Q3) The Intersex Society of North America asserts that surgeries to make the child look more normal should be performed in infancy.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Early adolescence is characterized by _____,a period of increased pressures for gender-role conformity.
A) Gender identification
B) Gender intensification
C) Sex role accommodation
D) Sexual indifference
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Chapter 10: Biological Aspects of Young and Middle
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Q1) Compare the death rate for young adults of color (aged 15 to 24)in the United States with white people of the same age group. Explain the reason.
Q2) The United States homicide rate is _____ times the rate in Canada.
A) 5
B) 10
C) 15
D) 20
Q3) Cite the difference in the death rate for African American males 15 to 24 in the United States compared to their white counterparts. Explain the reason.
Q4) Periods of celibacy may be important for self-exploration and recovery from broken romances.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Once a client has been diagnosed as being HIV infected,that client's social worker is now legally obligated to inform the partner of the client of the diagnosis.
A)True
B)False
Q6) How can the transmission of HIV best be curtailed?
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Chapter 11: Psychological Aspects of Young and Middle
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Q1) _____ is unhealthy behavior learned amid chaos,when a person is so trapped by a loved one's addiction that they lose their own identity due to the trauma created by the addict.
A) Codependency
B) Resistance
C) Rationalization
D) Minimization
Q2) Explain Erikson's psychosocial crisis of intimacy versus isolation,and when it occurs in the lifespan.
Q3) According to Erikson,after young people develop a sense of identity,they next face the psychosocial crisis of intimacy versus isolation.
A)True
B)False
Q4) When two drugs taken together reduce the effects of each other the interaction is called a synergistic reaction.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Explain neuro-linguistic programming.
Q6) Explain the right brain and the left brain,and the functions of both.
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Chapter 12: Sociological Aspects of Young and Middle
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Q1) The genogram focuses attention on a family's interactions with groups,resources,organizations,associations,other families,and other individuals.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The following is true about the problem-solving approach to resolving conflict:
A) The conflict is defined as a win-lose situation
B) Each side seeks solutions to meet only its needs
C) Each side attempts to force the other side into submission
D) Each side honestly and openly communicates its goals, needs, and ideas
Q3) Which of the following is true about the interactionist approach:
A) The theory asserts that human beings interpret or define each other's actions instead of merely reacting
B) Interactionists focus on larger structures of society
C) This theory is criticized as being a philosophy that works for the benefit of the privileged social classes
D) It views society as a struggle for power among various social groups
Q4) Compare and contrast Theory X and Theory Y.
Q5) Describe total quality management.
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Q6) Briefly summarize the main principles of the autocratic model of organizations.
Chapter 13: Sexual Orientation
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Q1) In a 2013 decision,the Supreme Court forced states to accept gay marriages.
A)True
B)False
Q2) How are gays and lesbians discriminated against? What do you feel should be done about this discrimination?
Q3) What are some of the reasons you believe people are homophobic?
Q4) Describe the interactionist theory of homosexuality.
Q5) Describe the three major findings of Bell and his colleagues' investigation through the Alfred C. Kinsey Institute for Sex Research concerning the causes of homosexuality.
Q6) Diagram Storm's two-dimensional scheme to reflect sexual orientation.
Q7) Homophobia may involve some people's attempts to deny homosexual feelings in themselves.
A)True
B)False
Q8) Explain why it is critically important for social workers to assess the impact of differences in class,ethnicity,health status,rural or urban background,and stage of gay identity formation in order to help LGBT clients most effectively. Cite examples.
Q9) Discuss the current situation concerning gay and lesbian people and AIDS.
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Chapter 14: Biological Aspects of Later Adulthood
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Q1) The young-old group of people includes those who are 75 to 85 years old.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Within a family group,the rate of aging shows a high positive correlation with genetic factors for the different family members.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Does intellectual functioning actually decline in later adulthood? Explain your answer.
Q4) What is Alzheimer's disease? Describe the intellectual and physical changes that occur in those afflicted.
Q5) _____ occurs when the center of the retina gradually loses the ability to sharply distinguish fine details.
A) Glaucoma
B) Cataract
C) Macular degeneration
Q6) What is later adulthood?
Q7) List the top four causes of death among older people.
Q8) Define the three relaxation techniques discussed in the text.
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Chapter 15: Psychological Aspects of Later Adulthood
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Q1) The Talmud is the second most important text for this religion:
A) Judaism
B) Buddhism
C) Christianity
D) Islam
Q2) Regarding death,which of the following is true:
A) People in our society tend to handle death better than people in primitive societies
B) Cremation is prohibited in India
C) Muslims in Egypt are encouraged to suppress sadness, and instead to laugh and be joyful at burials
D) In the U.S., funerals are needed for the survivors
Q3) Do you believe there is life after death? Why or why not?
Q4) All of the following developmental tasks that older people encounter were listed in the text except:
A) Continuing social and civic responsibilities
B) Synergistic interaction
C) Maintaining interest in friends and family ties
D) Reappraising personal values
Q5) List and describe three life events that affect life in later adulthood.
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Chapter 16: Sociological Aspects of Later Adulthood
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Q1) If living costs rise annually at a rate of 3.5 percent,a person on a fixed pension would in twenty years be able to buy only one-half as many goods and services as he or she could at retirement.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Long-term housing facilities which are designed to provide a full range of accommodations and services for affluent older people as their needs change are called:
A) Congregate housing facilities
B) Assisted-living facilities
C) Continued care retirement communities
D) Foster-care homes
Q3) Describe the Old Age,Survivors,Disability,and Health Insurance program.
Q4) Compare and contrast Medicare and Medicaid.
Q5) Our country does not have a protective service program for adults who are being neglected or abused.
A)True
B)False
Q6) List five categories describing mistreatment of older people.
Q7) Should assisted suicide be legalized? Explain.
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