Social Work and Social Justice Exam Bank
Course Introduction
This course explores the foundational principles and practices of social work within the context of social justice. Students will examine historical and contemporary social justice movements, the role of advocacy in promoting equity, and the impact of social policies on marginalized communities. Through case studies and critical analysis, learners will develop skills to recognize and address structural inequalities related to race, class, gender, ability, and other identities. The course emphasizes ethical practice, empowerment, and the promotion of human rights, equipping future social workers to advance social change and foster inclusive, just societies.
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Empowerment Series Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare 5th Edition by Karen K. Kirst
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare
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Q1) The social environment includes family, friends, work groups, and governments.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Gambrill and Gibbs (2009) listed four ways that critical thinking can be helpful. One was to identify propaganda. What are the other three?
Answer: Apart from being helpful in identifying propaganda, critical thinking can help people (1) distinguish intentionally deceptive claims, (2) focus on and choose words carefully, and (3) be wary of emotional ploys and appeals.
Q3) _____ is a skilled treatment process whereby a therapist works with an individual, couple, family, or group to address a mental disorder or alleviate other problems a client may be having in the social environment.
A)Cognition therapy
B)Psychotherapy
C)Developmental therapy
D)Envirotherapy
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Social Work Values and Ethics
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Q1) The United States is the most common destination for victims of human trafficking.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) An example of social workers' ethical obligations to help people at the macro level involves implementing a support group for gay and lesbian people in the community.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) A social worker is allowed to impose his or her own values on a client if it will be beneficial to that client.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) Social workers must use critical thinking to resolve ethical issues.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Empowerment and Human Diversity
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Q1) People with an ethnocentric worldview perceive their own race, ethnic background, or cultural values as being better than that of others.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) _____ refers to a category of people who share a common descent and genetic origin and implies a greater genetic determinant.
A)Race
B)Political ideology
C)Culture
D)Ethnicity
Answer: A
Q3) For all races, women earn significantly less than men at every educational level.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: The Process of Generalist Practice
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Q1) A traditional social work assessment model stresses a summary of resources, options, possibilities, exceptions, and solutions.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Anglos typically nod their heads to indicate that they concur with what the speaker is saying.
A)True
B)False
Q3) A negotiator is a generalist practitioner who provides guidance to clients and assists them in a planned-change or problem-solving process.
A)True
B)False
Q4) A traditional social work assessment model for an individual seeking mental health services involves all of the following dimensions except:
A)problem history.
B)personal history.
C)summary of resources.
D)treatment recommendations.
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Chapter 5: Practice Settings
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Q1) According to the survey conducted by Hull (2004) and Buchan, Hull, Rogers, Rodenhiser, and Smith (2004), in which of the following fields of practice isthe greatest number BSW alumni employed?
A)Youth services
B)Alcohol, drug, or substance abuse
C)Child welfare/child protective services
D)Public assistance/public welfare
Q2) _____, one of the traditional methods of community organization, is coordinated effort to advocate for change in a social institution to benefit a specific population, solve a social problem, correct unfairness, or enhance people's well-being.
A)Social planning
B)Social action
C)Locality development
Q3) The third step of the Triple-A critical thinking process used in social work practice involves:
A)asserting a concluding opinion.
B)asking questions.
C)assessing the established facts.
D)acquiring necessary information.
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Chapter 6: An Overview of Social Welfare and Social Work History
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Q1) List the ways in which the Civil Rights Act of 1964 attempted to decrease discrimination.
Q2) The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was initially formed in outrage over the lynching of African Americans.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The 1781 Articles of Confederation gave the federal government singular and complete authority over Indian affairs.
A)True
B)False
Q4) _____ provided preschoolers with resources designed to meet educational, health, and recreational needs throughout the year.
A)Operation Head Start
B)Job Corps
C)Volunteers in Service to America
D)Upward Bound
Q5) What was the focus of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990?
Q6) Briefly discuss the Older Americans Act of 1965.
Q7) Explain why Dorothea Dix is important to social welfare history.
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Chapter 7: Policy, Policy Analysis, Policy Practice, and Policy
Advocacy: Foundations for Service Provision
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Q1) The fifth phase of social welfare policy development and implementation involves the:
A)identification of problems and needs that require attention.
B)formulation of the social welfare policy.
C)identification of public opinion.
D)implementation of the social policy through a social welfare program.
Q2) What are the five broad components of a policy?
Q3) George Wiley established the Political Action Committee for Candidate Election.
A)True
B)False
Q4) _____ established the Children's Defense Fund.
A)Dorothea Dix
B)George Wiley
C)Marian Wright Edelman
D)Ralph Dolgoff
Q5) Counseling is considered a personal social service.
A)True
B)False
Q7) Explain policy practice and policy advocacy. Page 9
Q6) Compare and contrast conservatism, liberalism, and radicalism.
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Chapter 8: Policies and Programs to Combat Poverty
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Q1) According to ProQuest (2014), in the United States, about 40% of single women with children under age 6 work outside the home.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following is true of the eligibility criteria of the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)?
A)The eligibility criteria are much stricter than that of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program.
B)The eligibility criteria include being a single mother with a child up to age 18.
C)The eligibility criteria require participants to fulfill state residency requirements.
Q3) Social Security includes the financial benefits provided by Old Age, Survivors, Disability, and Health Insurance and Medicare.
A)True
B)False
Q4) In the context of Medicare, explain the prescription drug plan.
Q5) Define status, power, privilege, and acclaim.
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Chapter 9: Social Work and Services for Children and Families
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Q1) Describe the four types of foster family homes.
Q2) _____ is a program that allows children to form a special relationship with a supportive adult role model or mentor where volunteers are paired with a child and, under supervision, offer that child guidance and friendship.
A)Big Brother/Big Sister
B)Day care
C)Respite care
D)Foster care
Q3) _____ homes serve children with specific needs such as intellectual disabilities or conditions such as fetal alcohol syndrome or being infected with HIV.
A)Specialized foster
B)Shelter
C)Long-term foster
D)Treatment foster care
Q4) Describe the following types of adoptions:a. Agency b. Independent c. Special needs
d. Transracial
Q5) In the context of child maltreatment, list the five areas that require macro improvements.
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Chapter 10: Social Work and Services for Older Adults
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Q1) Which of the following is not one of the stages of Kubler-Ross's model of the stages of emotions of a person who has learned that he or she as a terminal illness?
A)Acceptance
B)Peace and joy
C)Bargaining
D)Denial and isolation
Q2) If a person is trying to encourage public officials to vote for a bill before Congress that would benefit his or her clients, the person is involved in:
A)bill brokering.
B)legislative advocacy.
C)case advocacy.
D)congressional brokering.
Q3) Autonomy is a strategy of empowerment for older adults to help them live as independently as possible.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Cite and describe four community-based services for older adults.
Q5) List some common problematic issues that affect older adults.
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Chapter 11: Social Work and Services for People With Disabilities
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Q1) In the context of treatment of people with disabilities, the concept of individual program planning existed prior to the late 1960s.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The _____ established a Library of Congress program that later formed the foundation for regional centers providing Braille and recorded materials to people with visual impairment.
A)Pratt-Smoot Act of 1931
B)Randolph-Sheppard Act of 1936
C)Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
D)Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and its 1992 amendments
Q3) The myth that people with one kind of disability also have other disabilities is sometimes referred to as the:
A)general effect of disability.
B)percolation theory.
C)spread of disability.
Q4) Asperger syndrome is a more severe condition than autism.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Social Work and Services in Health Care
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Q1) _____ involve written, witnessed, signed instructions regarding what individuals wish to have done in the event that they are unable to make decisions.
A)Advance directives
B)End-of-life decisions
C)Placement decisions
D)Disclosures of terminal illness
Q2) One of the many functions of social workers include helping patients understand and interpret technical medical jargon.
A)True
B)False
Q3) According to Kaiser Family Foundation (2014b), almost half (48%) of all the people who die from HIV/AIDS in the United States are Latinos.
A)True
B)False
Q4) What are the myths related to the use of condoms by men in Sub-Saharan Africa?
Q5) What can be done to address the AIDS/HIV epidemic in Sub-Saharan Africa?
Q6) Explain the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Are you for or against this health-care reform? State your reasons.
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Chapter 13: Social Work and Services in Mental Health
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Q1) Providing feedback is the act of not only understanding how another person feels but also conveying to that person an awareness of how he or she feels.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Cultural awareness is defined as the consciousness of one's own cultural values and of ethnicity and racism and its impact on professional attitude, perception, and behavior.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The term _____ refers to the process of giving people information, positive or negative, about their performance or behavior.
A)reinforcement
B)feedback
C)empathy
D)motivation
Q4) Gatekeeping is a procedure used in electroconvulsive therapy.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Explain the difference between psychiatrists and psychologists.
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Chapter 14: Social Work and Substance Use, Abuse, and Dependence
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Q1) Where should public funding be focused regarding substance abuse and dependence-prevention or treatment? Explain your reasons.
Q2) Explain the defense mechanisms minimization, rationalization, and denial.
Q3) The term substance abuse is now commonly replacing the term addiction. A)True B)False
Q4) Describe the terms tolerance and withdrawal in the context of people with alcohol problems.
Q5) The term substance is often referred to as psychoactive substance. A)True B)False
Q6) Withdrawal is the development of a series of symptoms directly related to intake of the substance and its influence on the central nervous system. A)True B)False
Q7) Alcohol and other drug abuse is often masked by and interrelated to many other problems. A)True B)False
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Chapter 15: Social Work and Services for Youths and in the Schools
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Q1) According to the research conducted by Papalia and Feldman (2012), among all population groups in the United States, birthrates have fallen most sharply among Black teenagers.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The research findings of Steinberg, et al., (2011) state that _____ percent of U.S. adolescents, who do not abort their pregnancy, keep and raise the infant.
A)over 15
B)less than 40
C)less than 70
D)over 90
Q3) Describe the ways in which school social workers can enhance the appreciation of multiculturalism and reduce racism in schools.
Q4) Donald. A. Shulman, a crisis specialist, explains that children most likely to explode in violence are those who feel that nobody cares about them.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What can social workers do to prevent school violence?
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Chapter 16: Social Work and Services in the Criminal Justice System
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Q1) As a social worker, to what extent do you support a liberal approach that focuses on rehabilitating offenders and emphasizes the idea that people will thrive and do well when provided with enough support?
Q2) Women continue to stay with abusive partners for all of the following reasonsexcept:
A)economic dependence.
B)lack of power.
C)fear of isolation.
D)desire for attention.
Q3) _____ are acts that are considered inappropriate when done by juveniles but are not crimes if committed by adults.
A)Juvenile delinquent offenses
B)Status offenses
C)Felonies
D)Hate crimes
Q4) Coercive family environments are marked by conflict in addition to harsh and inconsistent discipline.
A)True
B)False
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