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American Social Welfare Policy
A Pluralist Approach




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, Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Social Policy and the American Welfare State 1
Chapter 2 The Origins of American Social Welfare 4
Chapter 3 Social Welfare Policy Research 7
Chapter 4 Discrimination and Stigma in American Society 10
Chapter 5 Poverty in America 13
Chapter 6 The Voluntary Sector Today 16
Chapter 7 Privatization and Human Services Corporations 19




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Chapter 8 The Making of Governmental Policy 22
Chapter 9 Tax Policy and Income Distribution 26




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Chapter 10 Social Insurance Programs 29
Chapter 11 Public Assistance Programs 32




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Chapter 12 The American Health Care System 35
Chapter 13 Mental Health and Substance Abuse Policy 38
Chapter 14 Criminal Justice IS 41
Chapter 15 Child Welfare Policy 44
Chapter 16 Housing Policies 47
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Chapter 17 The Politics of Food Policy and Rural Life 50
Chapter 18 Social Policy and Education 53
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Chapter 19 The American Welfare State in International Perspective 56
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Chapter 1—Test Bank
Instructor information: Test questions are provided below without formatting for ease of
copying/pasting into test banks on learning management systems.
Student instructions: Pick the best possible answer from each of the four options provided with each
question.
1. Social welfare policy flows from a mixed economy. This means that
a. governmental, voluntary, and corporate sectors all contribute.
b. the economy moves from surplus to deficit.
c. all people in our country benefit from social welfare programs.
d. both cash and in-kind services are provided.




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2. The American social welfare system is
a. in transition and moving in a conservative direction.




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b. influenced more by democracy.




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c. influenced more by capitalism.
d. similar to that of other industrial nations.
3. American social welfare programs are
a. provided by the public and private sectors.
b. exclusively governmental.
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c. delivered solely in the nonprofit sector.
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d. regulated primarily by states.
4. The function of social welfare is
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a. to help those who are both economically disadvantaged and those who aren’t.
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b. to provide benefits to people to meet their basic life needs.
c. to enhance relationships among diverse people groups.
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d. to distinguish between those who are worthy of help and those who are unworthy.
5. All of the following are examples of in-kind benefits except
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c. W IC coupons.
d. low-income energy assistance.
6. What would represent a social welfare response to the problem of ex-offender underemployment?
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a. Parole stipulations requiring ex-offender employment.
b. Geographical restrictions on ex-offender living arrangements.
c. Removal of licensing restrictions for felony offenses.
d. No cost job training and employment counseling.
7. Decisions reached by nonprofit agencies are examples of
a. Governmental social welfare policy.
b. Voluntary social welfare policy.
c. Corporate social welfare policy.
d. Institutional social welfare policy.




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