Liberals generally favor:

policies to reduce the impact of pverty

Globalization results in all of the following except

Promotion of economic equality between Global North and the Global South

According to critics, welfare serves all the following functions except

lifting low income women and children out of poverty

All of the following were components of the Elizabethan Poor Laws except

the use of institutions to house the poor

All of the following are features of a free market system except

an emphasis on the attainment of social justice

The Children's Aid Society

pioneered a form of foster care

Major problems of the Section 8 program include all of the following except

absence of interest in the program to make its administration viable

All of the following statements are true except

the U.S. leads the world in standard indicators of health

The primary reason why millions of Americans lack health insurance is

the cost of insurance is too high

Social justice includes all of the following attributes except

the requirement that all people are treated equally at all times

The earliest efforts in the U.S. to address the problem of child abuse

emerged primarily from voluntary agencies in large Eastern cities

All of the following are obstacles to addressing the problem of homelessness in U.S. society except

its permanent existence as a social problem

People who profess conservative political beliefs

are strong proponents of a market economy

The Settlement House Movement engaged in all of the following except

creation of training programs for SW's affililated with major universities

Most Americans who have health insurance

get it through employer-based programs

Reasons the international adoption is considered a "big business" include all of the following except

Required visits to the adoptive childs country so the child maintain ties

Laissez-faire economics assumes all of the following except

that government should actively intervene to promote economic growth

All of the following statements about Medicaid are true except

Medicaid provides more generous benefits than Medicare

Which of the following is a false statement regarding trafficking in the United States

U.S. is the most popular desitnation for sexual trafficking

The Sheppard-Towner Act

established public health clinics for mothers and children in rural areas

The crisis in Social Security is primarily the result of

the dramatic changes in the size and longevity of the elderly population

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1
Liberals generally favor:
the trends in social welfare policies during the past 30 years
the preservation of individual initiative and independence
stricter eligibility in the distribution of welfare benefits
policies to reduce the impact of pverty
2
Despite the widespread use of employer-sponsored health insurance, over 20% of working adults in the US lack insurance
True
False
3
Globalization results in all of the following except
significant increases in the migration of populations
Promotion of economic equality between Global North and the Global South
the breakdown of tariff barriers
encouragement of the free movement of capital
4
A major difference between Social Security and TANF revolves around
the ways in which work is treated
the attitudes they reflect about the recipients in each program
the level of government expenditures for each program
all of the above
5
According to critics, welfare serves all the following functions except
create different constructions of motherhood based on race
regulate the behacior of the poor
stabilize the secondary labor market
lifting low income women and children out of poverty
6
Policies adopted in the 1990's discouraged the use of trans-racial adoption
True
False
7
All of the following were components of the Elizabethan Poor Laws except
the use of institutions to house the poor
an emphasis on local relief and residency
the distinction between "worthy" and "unworthy" poor
the distribution of aid through in-kind benefits
8
The goal of ending homelessness has been hampered by
lack of adequate funding
absence of a comprehensive approach
all of the above
emphasis on emergency measures
9
The first major federal initiative to address the problem of homelessness was
the Hope VI program
the McKinney Act
the Social Security Act
the Sheppard-Towner Act
10
The absence of an effective community mental health system was a cause of the increase in the number of homeless persons
True
False
11
All of the following are features of a free market system except
the growth of monopolies and oligopolies
the manipulation of demand through advertising
the belief in a self-regulating market and perfect competation
an emphasis on the attainment of social justice
12
A persistent problem in the U.S. child welfare system has been
discrimination against children from racial and ethnic minority families
a lack of concern over the well-being of children
inadequate funding of public child welfare services
B & C
13
The Children's Aid Society
took an active role in combating child labor
distributed relief to low income children in their homes
pioneered a form of foster care
was a leader in advocating for public health initiatives
14
Major problems of the Section 8 program include all of the following except
the gap between housing vouchers and housing that meets federal standards
decreased participation among landlords in urban areas
the creation of residential segregation
absence of interest in the program to make its administration viable
15
Medicare covers all of the following services except
physicians' services
Hospital services
prescription drugs
Long-term care
16
The elderly need special housing policies because they have difficulty accessing affordable housing through Section 8
False
True
17
All of the following statements are true except
the U.S. spends more per capita on health costs than any other nation
the U.S. spends over four times more on health than on national defense
Americans have similar life expectancies to Cubans
the U.S. leads the world in standard indicators of health
18
The primary reason why millions of Americans lack health insurance is
they do not believe they need health insurance
they are not U.S. citizens and are ineligible for insurance coverage
they prefer to receive health care through hospital emergency rooms
the cost of insurance is too high
19
The reasons health care costs in the U.S. are so high include
the cost of prescription drugs
the high number of uninsured persons
the delivery of health care through the price system
all of the above
20
The major role of the Children's Bureau was to conduct research on child welfare issues
True
False
21
Social Darwinism
all of the above
gave a quasi-scientific basis to racism
justified laissez-faire economics
rationalized the absence of social policies which addressed poverty
22
Social justice includes all of the following attributes except
the requirement that everyone have a "voice" in societal decision making
equal access and equity for everyone
a fair distribution of goods, services, rights, and duties
the requirement that all people are treated equally at all times
23
The earliest efforts in the U.S. to address the problem of child abuse
emerged from the 1909 White house Conference on Children and Youth
emerged primarily from voluntary agencies in large Eastern cities
were inspired by the research of the Children's Bureau
were a result of the efforts of the Settlement House movement
24
The U.S. can best be described as having
a social democratic system
a free market economy
none of the above
a government-controlled system
25
The lack of affordable child care is one of the most significant obstacles to womens economic well-being in the US today
True
False
26
All of the following are obstacles to addressing the problem of homelessness in U.S. society except
a clear definition of the meaning of homelessness
an accurate estimate of the numer of homeless persons
the wide range of reasons people become homeless
its permanent existence as a social problem
27
People who profess conservative political beliefs
support governement intervention to help individuals and familes in poverty
are strong proponents of a market economy
think the US should become more like other industrialized nations policies
recognize the significant contribution that social welfare policies make
28
The social policies of the U.S. are not very different from those of other industrialized nations
False
True
29
The Charity Organization Societies were government agencies designed to coordinate relief for the poor
True
False
30
The Settlement House Movement engaged in all of the following except
advocacy for public health and labor legislation
formation of alliance with working class women
creation of training programs for SW's affililated with major universities
provision of direct services to immigrants
31
Most Americans who have health insurance
get it through government-sponsored programs
get it through employer-based programs
pay less for it now than they did a decade ago
get it through individually-purchased plans
32
The accomplishment of the Children's Aid Society was to build institutions for the care of abused and abandoned children
True
False
33
A primary cause of high health care costs in the U.S. is the use of a fee-for-service model
False
True
34
Both Medicare and Medicaid were part of the original 1935 Social Security Act
True
False
35
Profits of trafficking amount to about 32 billion each year
False
True
36
Reasons the international adoption is considered a "big business" include all of the following except
Supoort groups
Required visits to the adoptive childs country so the child maintain ties
Research projects
Pre- and post-adoptive assessments that are conducted with families
37
Laissez-faire economics assumes all of the following except
that the common good is achieved through pursuing individual interest
that humans are natually competitive and self-interested
that government should actively intervene to promote economic growth
that government should only intervene to protect private property
38
The priniciples of the Elizabethan Poor Laws were discarded after the colonies gained their independence from Britian
False
True
39
All of the following statements about Medicaid are true except
Medicaid provides the largest source of income for elderly in nursing homes
states can establish different eligibility requirements, benefits, payments
the major beneficiaries of Medicaid are children of low income families
Medicaid provides more generous benefits than Medicare
40
The Charity Organization Societies
all of the above
provided moral instruction to recipients of aid
were established by wealthy volunteers in Northeast and Midwest cities
distiniguished between worthy and unworthy poor
41
Over 12 million households in the U.S. spend more than half their income on housing
False
True
42
Most people who live in public housing are
on welfare
disabled
elderly
all of the above
43
The social costs of a private market system include
occupational health and safety problems
all of the above
unemployment
environmental pollution
44
Which of the following is a false statement regarding trafficking in the United States
Victims of sexual trafficking include American citizens
U.S. is the most popular desitnation for sexual trafficking
U.S. is the center of Internet-based pornography
Trafficking victims may be forced to perform sexual acts
45
The Sheppard-Towner Act
established public health clinics for mothers and children in rural areas
introduced the concept of government control of foster care
banned the use of child labor in factories
required social workers to report suspected incidents of child abuse
46
Section 8 of the Housing Act of 1974 is the largest housing subsidy offered by the Federal government
True
False
47
Social Security is primarily funded by a regressive payroll tax
True
False
48
The primary target of the Social Security Act was low income women and children
False
True
49
The U.S. economic system has
all of the above
spurred technological innovation
produced great abundance at times
created economic insecuirty and marginalization
50
The crisis in Social Security is primarily the result of
the dramatic changes in the size and longevity of the elderly population
the expansion of the program to provide universal coverage to all Americans
the introduction of cost-of-living benefits in the 1970's
the changing racial composition of the U.S. population
51
The primary victims of trafficking are
people with communicable diseases like HIV/AIDS
agricultural laborers
disabled persons
girls and women
52
The Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978
established public health clinics on reservations
promoted the adoption of Indian children by white families
gave tribes a greater role in the placement of Indian children at risk
led to an increase in the number of children involved in juvenile system
53
Sexual trafficking is largely confined to a few nations in East Asia
False
True
54
Conservatives and liberals have no shared values regarding U.S. social welfare policy
True
False
55
An obstacle to the development of effective policy responses to the problem of child abuse was
the lack of awareness of the existence of child abuse
the economic role which children played in low income families
A & C
different cultural perspectives on the concept of childhood and parenting

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