TEST BANK Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare Empowering People 13/E Charles Zastrow
Chapter 01: Social Welfare: Its Business, History, and Future
1. Each of the following is considered the business of social welfare except:
a. telling people how to live their lives.
b. ending all types of discrimination and oppression.
c. providing child-care services for parents who work outside the home.
d. providing support to people who are abusing alcohol or drugs.
ANSWER: a
RATIONALE: Social welfare seeks to enhance the social functioning of all age and financial
groups. When other institutions in our society, such as the market economy and
the family, fail at times to meet the basic needs of individuals or groups of people,
then social services are needed and demanded. However, to tell people how to
live their lives is not the business of social welfare. Social work believes in self-
determination, which means people should be allowed to make their own
decisions.
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: p. 2
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: L.O. 01_01 - Define social welfare and describe its goal.
DATE CREATED: 12/17/2021 4:35 AM
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2. All of the following are considered the business of social welfare except:
a. providing recreational and leisure-time services to all age groups.
b. rehabilitating juveniles and adults who have committed criminal offenses.
c. acting as missionaries for all faiths and bringing more spirituality into people’s lives.
d. fulfilling urgent health and legal needs of those lacking financial resources.
ANSWER: c
RATIONALE: Social welfare seeks to enhance the social functioning of all age and
socioeconomic groups. When other institutions in our society, such as the market
economy and the family, fail at times to meet the basic needs of individuals or
groups of people, then social services are needed and demanded. However, to act
as missionaries for all faiths and bring more spirituality into people’s lives is not the
business of social welfare.
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: p. 2
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: L.O. 01_01 - Define social welfare and describe its goal.
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3. _____ is the study of human social behavior, especially the study of the origins, organizations, institutions, and
development of human society.
a. Social welfare
b. Sociology
c. Social work
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, d. Cultural anthropology
ANSWER: b
RATIONALE: Social welfare has often been confused with “sociology” and “human services.”
However, each of these disciplines has a distinct focus. Sociology is the study of
human social behavior, especially the study of the origins, organizations,
institutions, and development of human society.
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: p. 3
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: L.O. 01_02 - Describe the relationship between social welfare and the following
disciplines: sociology, psychology, social work, and human services.
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4. Social welfare overlaps with sociology and psychology on a:
a. knowledge-based level.
b. functional level.
c. practice level.
ANSWER: a
RATIONALE: Social welfare overlaps with sociology, psychology, and other disciplines on a
knowledge-based level. When the theories and research have direct application to
the goal of enhancing the social functioning of people, such knowledge can also
be considered part of the knowledge base of social welfare.
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: p. 3–4
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: L.O. 01_02 - Describe the relationship between social welfare and the following
disciplines: sociology, psychology, social work, and human services.
DATE CREATED: 12/17/2021 5:23 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 12/17/2021 5:25 AM
5. Psychiatry is the study of:
a. the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental illness.
b. human social behavior, especially the study of the origins, organizations, institutions, and development of
human society.
c. mental processes and behavior of the brain.
d. the processes, principles, and structure of government and political institutions.
ANSWER: a
RATIONALE: Many people are confused about how social welfare and social work relate to
psychology, psychiatry, and other related disciplines. Each of these disciplines has
a distinct focus. Psychiatry is the study of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention
of mental illness.
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: p. 3
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
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,HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: L.O. 01_02 - Describe the relationship between social welfare and the following
disciplines: sociology, psychology, social work, and human services.
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DATE MODIFIED: 12/17/2021 5:29 AM
6. Which of the following statements is consistent with the residual view of social welfare?
a. Recipients are viewed as needing social services to achieve self-fulfillment.
b. Social services and financial help should be provided to an individual on a short-term basis, primarily during
emergencies.
c. It is associated with the belief that an individual’s difficulties are due to causes largely beyond the recipient’s
control.
d. There is no stigma attached to receiving funds or services. In this view, when difficulties arise, causes are
sought in the society, and efforts are focused on improving the social institutions within which the individual
functions.
ANSWER: b
RATIONALE: There are two conflicting views of the role of social welfare in our society. One of
these roles has been termed as residual—a gap-filling or first-aid role. This view
asserts that funds and services should be provided on a short-term basis, primarily
during emergencies, and should be withdrawn when the individual or the family
again becomes capable of being self-sufficient.
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: p. 6
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: L.O. 01_03 - Understand the history of social welfare.
DATE CREATED: 12/17/2021 5:29 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 12/17/2021 7:29 AM
7. Which of the following is consistent with an institutional view of social welfare?
a. Social services and financial aid should be provided only when other measures or efforts have been exhausted.
b. Causes for client’s difficulties are sought in the environment (society) and are out of the client’s control.
c. Clients are responsible for their predicaments because of personal inadequacies.
d. Recipients are required to perform certain low-grade work assignments to receive financial aid.
ANSWER: b
RATIONALE: The institutional view holds that social welfare programs are to be accepted as a
proper, legitimate function of modern industrial society in helping individuals
achieve self-fulfillment. When difficulties arise, causes are sought in the
environment (society), and efforts are focused on improving the social institutions
within which the individual functions.
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: p. 6
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: L.O. 01_03 - Understand the history of social welfare.
DATE CREATED: 12/17/2021 5:32 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 12/17/2021 5:33 AM
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, 8. The political philosophy of conservatism generally advocates that:
a. a moderate change in society is desirable.
b. a free-market economy needs regulation to ensure fair competition among various interests.
c. a residual approach to social welfare programs should be used.
d. government action should frequently be used to remedy social deficiencies and to improve human welfare.
ANSWER: c
RATIONALE: Conservatives generally advocate a residual approach to social welfare programs.
They believe that dependency is a result of personal failure and that it is natural for
inequality to exist among humans.
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: p. 7
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: L.O. 01_03 - Understand the history of social welfare.
DATE CREATED: 12/17/2021 5:33 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 12/17/2021 5:35 AM
9. The _____ of social welfare advocates social interventions that contribute positively to economic development. It
focuses on integrating economic and social development for the benefit of all members of society.
a. liberal perspective
b. conservative perspective
c. developmental perspective
d. strengths perspective
ANSWER: c
RATIONALE: The characteristics of the developmental perspective are that it advocates social
interventions that contribute positively to economic development. It thus promotes
harmony between economic and social institutions. The developmental approach
focuses on integrating economic and social development for the benefit of all
members of society.
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: p. 8
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: L.O. 01_03 - Understand the history of social welfare.
DATE CREATED: 12/17/2021 5:35 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 12/17/2021 5:36 AM
10. The Elizabethan Poor Law of 1601 established three categories of relief recipients:
a. farmers, the poor, and the disabled.
b. farmers, dependent children, and the poor.
c. the able-bodied poor, the impotent poor, and dependent children.
d. the disabled, wives of prisoners, and the poor.
ANSWER: c
RATIONALE: England passed several Poor Laws between the mid-1300s and the mid-1800s.
The most significant of these was the Elizabethan Poor Law of 1601, enacted
during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. This law established three categories of
relief recipients: the able-bodied poor, the impotent poor, and dependent children.
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