Social Work and Society Final Exam
Course Introduction
This course explores the foundational relationship between social work and broader societal structures, examining how social workers address individual and community needs within the context of social, economic, and political environments. Students will analyze the historical development of the social work profession, its core values, and the influence of societal changes on practice and policy. Emphasis will be placed on understanding social justice, advocacy, and the promotion of human rights, along with the roles social workers play in fostering change and supporting vulnerable populations. Through case studies and critical reflection, students will develop a comprehensive perspective on the impact of social work in shaping a more equitable society.
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An Introduction to the Profession of Social Work 5th Edition by Elizabeth A. Segal
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Chapter 1: What Is Social Work
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Q1) Which of the following is a theoretical framework commonly used by social workers?
A)Ethical Perspective
B)Strengths Perspective
C)Oppositional Perspective
D)Pyschoanalytic Perspective
Answer: B
Q2) If a human service worker has not completed an accredited social work program and met licensure or certification requirements, they are not professional social workers
A)True
B)False Answer: True
Q3) Social workers must learn to tolerate some ambiguity in resolving ethical conflicts
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: The History of the Social Welfare System and the
Social Work Profession
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Q1) Social workers must negotiate many contrasting values as they consider helping to improve the well-being of people in the United States.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Institutional services focus on addressing the current problems that people face in their lives.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Which of the following is not true about Jane Addams?
A)She directed the Hull House in Chicago
B)She was concerned with how external surroundings were linked to an individual's well-being
C)She was a leader in the development of social work
D)Her primary focus was to help people in her community by teaching them to make better choices in their lives
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Poverty and Economic Disparity
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Q1) The Stewart B. McKinney Act was passed to:
A)Require homebuilders to include affordable housing in their developments
B)Require that the poor work at least 20 hours per week to receive cash benefits
C)Provide benefits for people over age 65 who are poor and have a disability
D)Address the problem of homelessness through the provision of resources and service
Answer: D
Q2) The feminization of poverty describes the concept that most of those working to end poverty are women.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) The United States officially uses a(n) ________________ measure of poverty. Answer: Absolute
Q4) The "trickle down" theory refers to the belief that if tax cuts are given to those at the top, there would be more money available to flow down to those at the bottom.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: Human Rights and Social and Economic Justice
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Q1) List and briefly discuss three ways that social workers can get involved in fighting injustice.
Q2) Which of the following is an example of institutional discrimination?
A)A man who thinks Mexicans are lazy.
B)A landlord refusing to rent an apartment to a Latino family
C)Failing to have access on a college campus for a person who requires a wheelchair
D)A parent's failure to accept that his son is gay
Q3) The "melting pot" is a term used to describe the way groups are empowered to contribute their strengths to U.S. society.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The idea that inequities exist due to innate biological characteristics:
A)Is no longer accepted as a theory
B)Refers to a belief in biological determinism
C)Suggests there are no inherent differences between groups
D)Is a good justification for oppression
Q5) Socialization theory suggests that racism is caused by economic factors.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Dimensions of Diversity
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Q1) Our ideas about the differences between various social groups have been "socially constructed."
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following most accurately describes the difference between an immigrant and a refugee?
A)Refugees come from non-English speaking countries while immigrants come from all countries
B)Immigrants come by choice while refugees come to escape persecution
C)Refugees come by choice while immigrants come to escape persecution
D)Immigrants are in the U.S. legally while refugees come in illegally
Q3) What is meant by the term "social identity"?
Q4) The colonization of the First Nations people allowed white settlers to work together with First Nations people to further develop the land.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What does it mean to say that commonly held beliefs about social groups are "socially constructed"?
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Chapter 6: Generalist Social Work Practice
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Q1) Briefly explain what types of activities a case manager engages in when working with a client.
Q2) Cultural humility means being aware that we see the world through our own particular lens and engaging in ongoing self-reflection and self critique.
A)True
B)False
Q3) What does it mean to be a generalist practitioner?
Q4) Describe the difference between micro and macro practice.
Q5) A case manager is someone who provides therapeutic services such as counseling for addiction.
A)True B)False
Q6) The strengths perspective focuses on client strengths rather than client problems. A)True B)False
Q7) Describe what a social worker who provides information and referral services might do for a client.
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Chapter 7: Child Welfare: Working With Children and Their Families
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Q1) As a social worker, when a friend in your neighborhood informs you that her husband is abusing their two children:
A)You must confirm these allegations and make a report
B)You are not obligated to respond to the situation
C)You are mandated to report the abuse to the child abuse hotline
D)You should confront the husband and ask for more details
Q2) Because they are young, children can never be included in the planning and decision-making regarding the intervention process.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following stages of development is marked by the development of attachment relationships as seen in children's recognition and interaction with their primary caregivers and other significant people in their lives?
A)Prenatal
B)Infancy
C)Childhood
D)Preschool years
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Chapter 8: Gerontology: Working With People Who Are Older
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Q1) The old-old or frail older people (85 and over) are projected to be the fastest-growing segment of the population in the 21st century.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Social workers can assist older people by prescribing less medication to reduce the risk of drug interactions.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following is not a goal of case management with the elderly?
A)Assuring that services are appropriate to the needs of a particular client
B)Improving client access to the continuum of long term care services
C)Conducting support, therapy, or recreational groups
D)Supporting the client's caregivers with counseling and information
E)Serving as a bridge between institutional and community-based care services
Q4) Gerontology is the study of the biological, psychological, and social aspects of aging.
A)True
B)False
Q5) List the three ways that people who are older are often categorized.
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Chapter 9: Health Care Services
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Q1) Ambulatory care refers to care provided on an outpatient basis.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The U.S. health care system is still primarily financed through an employment-based, voluntary health insurance system.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Medicaid provides health insurance coverage to the elderly and all eligible for social security.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which of the following is not a type of developmental disability?
A)Mental retardation
B)Autism
C)Parkinson's Disease
D)Epilepsy
E)Down syndrome
Q5) List several reasons for rapidly rising health care costs in the U.S.
Q6) List several reasons for the disparity in health between the poor and those with greater resources.
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Chapter 10: Mental Health Services
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Q1) During the mental health movement in the 19th century it was thought that mental illness stemmed from violations of physical, mental and moral laws. This was known as the community mental health movement.
A)True
B)False
Q2) ________________________ refers to the shift in the location of psychiatric care from inpatient facilities, such as public mental hospitals, to the community.
Q3) Jails and prisons in the US currently house a larger number of people with mental illness than do state mental hospitals.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Briefly explain why it can be difficult to assess and diagnosis mental disorders in older adults.
Q5) Because of successful public education campaigns throughout the U.S., stigma is no longer a problem for people with mental illness.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: School Social Work
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Q1) The act of removing a child with a disability from special education classes and placing him or her in one or more regular education classes is known as which of the following?
A)Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
B)Open Schools
C)Mainstreaming
D)No Child Left Behind
Q2) More than half of all school social workers exclusively serve students with disabilities, particularly students with developmental disabilities.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Briefly describe what is meant by "least restrictive environment."
Q4) School social workers rely on which theory or framework to analyze the transactions between students, teachers, parents, and the school system?
A)String Theory
B)Ecological Framework
C)Empowerment Framework
D)Conflict Theory
Q5) Briefly explain the difference between mainstreaming and inclusion.
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Chapter 12: Substance Abuse
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Q1) An approach which addresses the supply side of the drug problem includes which of the following?
A)Culturally-sensitive drug treatment programs
B)Prevention programs aimed at reducing isolation
C)Law enforcement programs
D)School-based drug prevention programs
Q2) The stage of drug and alcohol treatment where the client often needs to be forcefully confronted about the addiction and the need for treatment is which of the following?
A)Stabilization
B)Rehabilitation
C)Maintenance
D)Denial
Q3) Based on a belief that alcoholism was caused by a moral failing, religious groups opposed to alcoholic inebriation created the temperance movement.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Briefly explain what the person-in-environment approach or bio-psycho-social model brings to the diagnosis and treatment of AOD problems.
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Chapter 13: Violence, Victims, and Criminal Justice
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Q1) Which of the following is not a social work position on crime and criminals?
A)All victims should receive assistance
B)Refer more children who commit crimes to the adult criminal justice system
C)Convicted criminals can be rehabilitated
D)More funds should be spent on juvenile prevention and treatment programs
Q2) The broken window theory suggests which of the following?
A)Neighborhoods where police tolerate misdemeanors will most likely experience more felony-level crimes as well.
B)We can lower crime by improving the appearance of a neighborhood, by doing things such as fixing broken windows
C)Institutionalized racism, poverty and economic inequality breed criminals
D)Criminals are like broken windows, and must be actively changed
Q3) Briefly explain why the field of criminal justice is a controversial one for social workers.
Q4) Crime statistics collected from police departments and compiled in the FBI uniform crime report (UCR) leaves out _____________________ crimes.
Q5) Briefly explain how the person in environment theory embraced by social workers might influence the acceptance or rejection of various theories explaining criminal behavior.
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Chapter 14: Crisis, Trauma, and Disasters
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Q1) Which of the following would not be classified as "positive stress":
A)Starting a new job
B)Purchasing a house
C)Meeting new people
D)Separation or Divorce
Q2) Define crisis and provide an example.
Q3) What is the difference between secondary traumatic stress and burnout?
Q4) Identify and briefly describe two methods to reduce stress.
Q5) Which of the following is descriptive of EMDR:
A)It incorporates components of several therapeutic techniques, including cognitive behavioral, psychodynamic, and body therapies
B)It involves paying attention to current and future experiences while simultaneously focusing on an external stimulus.
C)During the treatment, clients focus on pleasant memories, images or feelings while they follow an external stimulus
D)It is an effective intensive and long-term therapy that can dramatically reduce PTSD symptoms
Q6) Define trauma and provide an example.
Q7) What are the basic differences between positive, tolerable, and toxic stress?
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