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1. What percentage of children are likely to live in a cohabiting family household by age 16?
a) 10%
b) 20%
c) 30%
d) 40%

2. Married couples became a minority in the United States in which year?
a) 2000
b) 2005
c) 2010
d) None of the above; The majority of couples in the U.S. are married couples.

3. In recent years, unmarried births account for ______ of all births to women ages 25-29.
a) only 10%
b) 25%
c) more than 50%
d) more than 75%

4. Carter and McGoldrick define ___ family life cycle stages beginning with "Leaving home: single young adults" and ending with "Families in later life"
a) 6
b) 7
c) 8
d) 9

5. Which of the following represents a second-order change in family status required to proceed
developmentally for Carter and McGoldrick's families with adolescents stage?
a) establishment of self in respect to work and financial independence
b) realignment of relationships with extended family to include parenting and grandparenting roles
c) refocus on midlife marital and career issues
d) development of adult-to-adult relationships between grown children and their parents

6. Bill and Katharine have launched all their children, have realigned their relationships to include inlaws and grandchildren and would now be considered a "family in later life" according to Carter and
McGoldrick. Which of the following is a second-order change they must make to continue their
development as a family?
a) establishment of self in respect to work and financial independence
b) deal with disabilities and death of parents
c) renegotiation of marital system as a dyad
d) support the middle generations in more central role

7. According to Carter and McGoldrick, one of the goals of therapeutic interventions with families is to help those facing stress to reorganize so they can move forward. This means that Amy, a social worker with a local mental health center who is about to complete an assessment for a new family that consists of two parents and two young children must be aware of the key principle associated with the Carter and McGoldrick stage called "Families with young children." The key principle for this stage in the family life cycle is:
a) commitment to new system
b) accepting new members into the system
c) accepting a multitude of entries into and exits from the family system
d) increasing flexibility of family boundaries to permit childrens independence and grandparents'
frailities

8. Divorce can lead to many difficulties for parents that fall into five areas:
a) marital; separation; legal; financial; and parent relationship
b) child custody; parent relationship; interparent relationship; mediaton; and legality
c) legal; financial; psychological/emotional; parent relationship; and interparent relationship
d) financial; child custody; psychological/emotional; parent relationship; and interparent relationship

9. ________ has repeatedly been ranked as the top life stressor
a) Marriage
b) Divorce
c) Illness
d) Joint child custody

10. How many children in the United States live in single parent families?
a) nearly 5 million
b) nearly 8 million
c) nearly 11 million
d) nearly 13 million

11. The average single parent is:
a) 17 - 19 with 1-2 children
b) 20 - 22 years old with 2-3 children
c) 26 - 28 years old with 3-4 children
d) early 30s with 1-2 children

12.To whom does the following quote refer? They "may increasingly find themselves in a 'catch22' situation: They may earn just enough from employment to move them beyond the income threshold necessary to qualify for means-tested public assistance, but not enough to provide for an adequate level of subsistence or to free them from the grasp of poverty."
a) teenage married couples
b) cohabiting couples
c) couples in which one partner has lost employment
d) single mothers

13. Grandparents that have assumed responsibility for raising their grandchildren are called:
a) secondary parents
b) grandparenting caregivers
c) custodial grandparents
d) grandparent-parents

14. According to the 2000 census, in 2000, 6 million grandparents were living with their grandchildren under age 18 and __________ were responsible for child care.
a) nearly one-quarter
b) nearly half
c) nearly three-quarters
d) nearly 100%

15. since 1991, the adolescent birthrate in the United States has:
a) decreased dramatically
b) remained steady
c) increased a small amount
d) increased dramatically

16. In reference to adolescent pregnancy and parenting, the Intergenerational Effect refers to:
a) the phenomenon that young mothers are likely to abuse or neglect their children than mothers
who wait until their twenties to have their first children
b) the phenomenon that children of young mothers are more likely to become pregnant during
adolescence than the children of mothers who wait until their twenties to have their first children
c) the phenomenon that low-income young mothers are likely to have been raised in low-income
families
d) the phenomenon that young mothers with low levels of education are likely to raise children who attain low levels of education

17. After the birth of a child, young mothers are more susceptible to depression and feelings of
helplessness, low self-esteem and stress than older mothers. Choose the answer below that best
describes this statement:
a) This statement is false
b) This statement is true
c) This statement is partially true; after the birth young mothers are more likely to feel helpless and suffer from stress, but they are no more susceptible to depression or low self-esteem than older mothers
d) This statement is partially true; after the birth young mothers are more likely to feel helpless and suffer from low self esteem, but they are no more susceptible to depression or stress than older mothers

18. Children born to adolescent mothers are different from children born to mothers in their early
twenties in two key areas:
a) less cognitively stimulating/less nurturing home environment and lower scores on cognitive
achievement tests
b) less cognitively stimulating/less nurturing home environment, but equivalent scores on cognitive
achievement tests
c) more cognitively stimulating/less nurturing home environment and higher scores on cognitive
achievement tests
d) more cognitively stimulating/less nurturing home environment but lower scores on cognitive
achievement tests

19. Adult family violence falls into four categories:
a) physical abuse; emotional abuse; sexual violence; and neglect
b) physical abuse; emotional abuse; financial abuse; and neglect
c) physical abuse; psychological abuse; financial abuse; and neglect
d) physical abuse; sexual abuse; financial abuse and neglect

20. Abuse perpetrators:
a) tend to come from lower social classes, to have lower educational levels, and to be members of minority groups
b) tend to come from middle class families, and to represent all educational levels and racial/ethnic groups
c) tend to come from all social classes and racial/ethnic groups, but tend to have lower educational levels
d) tend to come from all social classes, educational levels and racial/ethnic groups

21. Which of the following statements about male to female and female to male violence is correct?
a) Although female-to-male violence tends to be under-reported, female-to-male and male-to-female violence occur at about the same rate
b) Although female-to-male violence is under-reported, female-to-male violence occurs much more often than male-to-female violence
c) While female-to-male violence does occur, usually women perpetrate violence in retaliation for abuse or in attempts to escape their abusers
d) Female-to-male violence, unlike male-to-female violence, usually results in the male's death

22. In general, child abuse can be broken down into the following categories:
a) physical abuse, psychological abuse, financial abuse, and child neglect
b) physical abuse, child neglect, emotional abuse, and sexual abuse
c) physical abuse, child neglect, financial abuse and emotional abuse
d) physical abuse, sexual abuse, child neglect and financial abuse

23. David Finkelhor, Director of the Crimes Against Children Research Center, identified several risk factors associated with child sexual abuse. Which of the following were among the risk factors Finkelhor identified?
a) absence of natural parents
b) disability, illness, or employment of the mother
c) presence of stepfather
d) all of the above were among Finkelhor's risk factors

24. The Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 (ASFA) promotes which of the following?
a) Permanency (moving children from foster care to permanent placements)
b) adoption
c) safe and stable families (family preservation and family reunification whenever possible)
d) AFSA promotes all of the above

25. Which of the following statements is true?
a) In most states, less than half of men arrested for partner violence are required to participate in
interventions
b) While men in most states are required to participate in interventions, batterer intervention
programs appear to be inconsistent and program effects remain small.
c) Men in most states are required to participate in interventions with moderately good results
d) In states with intervention programs, men who are arrested and undergo treatment have much
lower recidivism rates than men who are arrested but do not undergo treatment

1. From a legislative standpoint, an individual is considered to have ______ if he or she has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, has a record of this kind of impairment, and/or is regarded by others as having an impairment.
a) a job
b) a denial issue
c) a disability
d) a right to vote

2. The___________ perspective on disability is the most prevalent model. It emphasizes that disability stems from a biological or physiological malfunction within the person that has led to impaired functioning in the activities of daily living.
a) medical
b) postmodernist
c) social
d) materialist

3. Mental retardation has more than____ associated syndromes that affect nearly 3% of the U.S.
population.
a) 15
b) 23
c) 25
d) 33

4. ___________ describe(s) neurological disorders that affect the brain’s ability to receive, process, store, and respond to information.
a) Stroke
b) Traumatic brain injury
c) Mental retardation
d) Learning disabilities

5. ________ gave disability a publicly identifiable face through her childhood accomplishments in the 1880s by learning to read, write, and speak despite being blind and deaf and not having the benefit of a trained special educator.
a) Dorothea Dix
b) Alexander Graham Bell
c) Helen Keller
d) Mary Richmond

6. Inspired by the civil rights movement for racial equality of the 1950s and 1960s, persons with
disabilities became active in battling for legal rights in the___________.
a) late 1960s
b) early 1970s
c) early 1980s
d) early 1990s

7. _______________ is the process whereby a person with a physical disability seeks to gain or regain independence and autonomy in different areas of functioning through participation in specialized medical programs, each with a unique multidisciplinary team.
a) Recovery
b) Rehabilitation
c) Training
d) Prevention

8. The IDEA stands for the:
a) Individuals with Diabetes Education Act
b) Individuals with Disorders Education Act
c) Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
d) Individual with Dimentia Education Act

9. ___________ work with the ways people perform everyday activities, such as self-care and hygiene, as well as socializing, work, recreation, or education, and other activities of their community life.
a) Social workers
b) Nurses
c) Physical therapists
d) Occupational therapists

10. The______________ perspective on disability asserts that economic factors lead to the oppression of people with disabilities. As a result, they are less valued as workers by employers, viewed as less competent by coworkers, and generally believed to experience greater difficulty learning new technologies.
a) medical
b) postmodernist
c) social
d) materialist

11. The_______ perspective on disability takes the view that disability derives from social arrangements that restrict the activities of people with impairments by placing social barriers in their way.
a) medical
b) postmodernist
c) social
d) materialist

12. The _________ perspective on disability holds that disabilities are so varied and complex that no single theory can adequately explain them. Instead, professionals with this perspective support using multiple approaches based on each individual’s circumstances.
a) medical
b) postmodernist
c) social
d) materialist

13. The ___________defines disability as a product of interactions between the individual’s
characteristics (e.g., condition and type of impairment, functional status, and other psychosocial
factors) and environmental characteristics, viewing disability as a natural part of life.
a) disability paradigm
b) medical perspective
c) social perspective
d) postmodernist

14. __________________ is a non-diagnostic term that refers to the criteria that determine a person’s eligibility for relevant federally funded programs.
a) Physical disability
b) Learning disability
c) Developmental disability
d) Criterion disability status

15. The Education for All Handicapped Children Act was passed in ____________.
a) 1964
b) 1975
c) 1990
d) 1996

16. Perhaps the first well known advocate for people with mental disabilities was:
a) Dorothea Dix
b) Alexander Graham Bell
c) Hellen Keller
d) Mary Richmond

17. In the mid-19th century, British scientist Francis Galton popularized a movement known as:
a) scientology
b) scientific philanthropy
c) witch hunts
d) eugenics

18. A reasonable____________ is a change in structure or approach that results in equal opportunity or access for a person with a disability.
a) alteration
b) alternative
c) accommodation
d) access

19. __________________ is funded from general tax revenues and makes cash assistance payments to aged, blind, and disabled individuals, including children under age 18, who have limited income and resources.
a) Social Security
b) Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
c) Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDA)
d) General Assistance

20. Attributing negative characteristics to individuals for problems originating in their environment is called:
a) "finding the source"
b) "profiling"
c) "blaming the victim"
d) "genograming"

21. A comprehensive___________________ provides confidential assessment and referral resources designed to help employees balance work and family life and cope with the mounting array of personal and family work pressures.
a) employee assistance program
b) employee disability benefit
c) employee health center
d) employee advocacy program

22. Social workers looking for _______________ for individuals with disabilities can choose from a number of services, including rehabilitation hospitals and clinics, nursing homes, intermediate care facilities, supervised boarding homes, home healthcare agencies, hospices, and hospital home care units.
a) preventative care
b) short-term care
c) long-term care
d) aftercare

23. ____________assists insured disabled workers, spouses, and children by providing cash benefits, health insurance through Medicare after a two-year waiting period, and vocational rehabilitation services
a) Social Security
b) Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
c) Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)
d) General Assistance

24. __________________ help to reduce disability costs by encouraging workers to undertake preventive activities to better manage their healthcare needs.
a) employee assistance programs
b) wellness programs
c) employee recreation centers
d) employee health centers

25. ______________________ is the nation’s oldest social insurance program.
a) Social Security
b) SSI
c) Social Security Disability Insurance
d) Workers’ Compensation

1. . _________ refers to the state of being under the influence of alcohol or other drugs such that the thinking, feeling, and behavior of the individual are affected.
a) Anger
b) Sobriety
c) Intoxication
d) Meditation

2. The most commonly used illicit drug in the world is ___________________
a) alcohol
b) tobacco
c) crystal meth
d) marijuana

3. The theoretical model most consistent with the social work “person-in-environment” perspective is the __________________.
a) biopsychosocial model of addiction
b) sociocultural model of addiction
c) the disease model
d) social learning model

4. ___________________ is the stage of intervention that follows formal addiction treatment.
a) Follow up
b) Aftercare
c) Out-patient treatment
d) Postcare

5. _________________is known by many names including ice, chalk, crack, glass, and G.
a) Methamphetamine
b) Cocaine
c) marijuana
d) Light beer

6. The term __________________ refers to the compulsive drinking of beverages that contain the drug, alcohol.
a) buzz
b) high
c) thirsty
d) alcoholism

7. Drugs that may lead to more dangerous drug experimentation are called:
a) starter drugs
b) over-the-counter drugs
c) gateway drugs
d) illicit drugs

8. For male students, binge drinking is defined as having ___________ drinks on one occasion.
a) two
b) three
c) five
d) six

9. One of the most widely used treatment programs is the____________ model.
a) Colorado
b) Maine
c) Michigan
d) Minnesota

10. _______________ communities are residential programs typically used to treat drug addiction.
a) Therapeutic
b) Retirement
c) Gated
d) AA

11. A_______________ is an identification of coexisting disorders.
a) double whammy
b) dual diagnosis
c) personality disorder
d) multiple assessment

12. _______________ refer to the projected future losses to society in worker productivity caused by premature deaths
a) societal costs
b) morbidity costs
c) mortality costs
d) productivity

13. ________________uses community police officers in the schools to promote knowledge, attitudes, and skills among adolescents to prevent drug and alcohol experimentation
a) COPE
b) DRUG
c) DARE
d) HOPE

14. _______________________is an integral component of the Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous 12-step programs.
a) The disease model
b) The psychological model
c) The sociocultural model
d) The Michigan model

15. _________________ combine law enforcement and drug treatment programs.
a) HOPE
b) DARE
c) Drug courts
d) Resistance skills training

16. ___________ are theoretical models that explain individual addiction to alcohol and other drugs as caused by social and cultural factors
a) Social Learning models
b) Psychological models
c) Sociocultural models
d) Michigan models

17. Moderate drinking is defined as up to ___________ drink per day, on average, for females.
a) one
b) two
c) three
d) four

18. ___________ is a compulsion to use chemical substances that results in a physiological dependence in which the body tissues require the substance to function comfortably.
a) alcoholism
b) substance use
c) substance abuse
d) drug addiction

19. Because marijuana helps in the treatment of glaucoma and generally alleviates nausea and pain related to treatment of certain illnesses, marijuana _________ have been opened in some states.
a) aftercare programs
b) clinics
c) dispensaries
d) outlets

20. Narcotics Anonymous, Overeaters Anonymous, Emotions Anonymous, Gamblers Anonymous are examples of:
a) professional treatment programs
b) Twelve-step groups
c) Ten-step
d) minority groups

21. ____________________ have been developed across the U.S. to reduce the incidence of HIV and hepatitis.
a) Needle exchange programs
b) Drug courts
c) DARE
d) Ten-step groups

22. Studies have shown that about ____________ of individuals with psychiatric disorders also have a history of chemical abuse.
a) one-fourth
b) one-third
c) one-half
d) two-thirds

23. _______________ is for family members of substance abusers.
a) DARE
b) Drug Courts
c) Alafamily
d) Alateen

24. ________________ involved in prevention efforts may serve as educators, drug counselors, group facilitators, case managers, community organizers, or as policy analysts and advocates.
a) Social workers
b) Police officers
c) Teachers
d) Psychologists

25. Program evaluation surveys dealing with substance abuse prevention tend to underrepresent certain adolescent groups, such as school dropouts and _____________.
a) female adolescents
b) minority adolescents
c) GLBTQ adolescents
d) older adolescents

1. ___________ means pertaining to or connected to courts of law.
a) Gerontological
b) Pediatric
c) Forensic
d) Oncological

2. A serious crime (e.g., extortion, kidnapping, or robbery), usually punishable by a prison term of more than one year:
a) Violation
b) Misdemeanor
c) Felony
d) Capital offense

3. The most serious category of crime (e.g., murder or treason), punishable by sentences up to life in jail or execution:
a) Violation
b) Misdemeanor
c) Felony
d) Capital offense

4. __________________ is a violence prevention model that shifts the focus from problems, and instead emphasizes identifying and then building upon youth strengths.
a) Youth development
b) Youth deficit model
c) Youth alternatives
d) Youth challenge

5. _________________ typically have several characteristics in common, such as a low level of
educational attainment, a lack of vocational skills, and higher than average rates of unemployment
a) Political leaders
b) White collar criminals
c) Social workers
d) Incarcerated offenders

6. ____________________ is defined as the return of a released or paroled offender to their community.
a) Retry
b) Reentry
c) Recidivism
d) Retroactive release

7. __________________ is perhaps the dominant theory of crime today
a) Social disorganization theory
b) Control theory
c) Strain theory
d) Social learning theory

8. _______________ explains community differences in crime rates by identifying the characteristics of communities with high crime rates.
a) Social disorganization theory
b) Control theory
c) Strain theory
d) Social learning theory

9. ___________________seeks to understand why people do not engage in criminal behavior.
a) Social disorganization theory
b) Control theory
c) Strain theory
d) Social learning theory

10. Corrections is primarily a function of _________________governments.
a) town
b) city
c) county
d) state

11. According to the federal government, a “juvenile” is a person who has committed a criminal act but
has not yet reached his or her_____________birthday.
a) 16th
b) 18th
c) 20th
d) 21st

12. ____________ justice is concerned with repairing the harm done to victims and the community through a process of negotiation, mediation, victim empowerment, and reparation.
a) Revenge
b) Retributive
c) Restorative
d) Street

13. A __________________ is a violation of law that applies only to juveniles (e.g., running away, truancy, liquor law violations, curfew violations).
a) status offense
b) minor
c) felony
d) capital offense

14. Abused girls are ______________as likely as non-abused girls to enter the juvenile justice system.
a) twice
b) three times
c) four times
d) five times

15. _______________ occurs when a person behaves in a way that has been defined by the government either to be prohibited by law or to involve failure to act where there is a legal responsibility to do so.
a) An oversight
b) A legal mistake
c) A crime
d) A sanction

16. A crime that may result in monetary fines but cannot lead to incarceration except in cases of flagrant, multiple violations is called _________________.
a) a violation
b) a misdemeanor
c) a felony
d) a capital offense

17. __________________ argue that those who own the means of production (e.g., factories, businesses) have the greatest power and use this power for their own advantage, criminalizing the behaviors of lower-class persons .
a) Feminist theories
b) Marxist theories
c) Democratic theories
d) Elitist theories

18. Racial profiling constitutes __________________.
a) excessive surveillance.
b) scientific law enforcement.
c) selective attention.
d) the promotion of civil rights.

19. The United States has_________________ incarceration rate in the world.
a) the lowest
b) the highest
c) the second highest
d) the third highest

20. __________________________represent the fastest growing sector of the U.S. prison population.
a) Youth
b) Men
c) Latinos
d) Women

21. ______________ is a written statement of the essential facts of the offense charged against the individual.
a) A preliminary hearing
b) An indictment
c) An arraignment
d) A prosecution

22. ________________ is where a person is informed of the charges against them, advised of criminal defendants’ rights, and asked to enter a plea to the charges.
a) A preliminary hearing
b) An indictment
c) An arraignment
d) A prosecution

23. The U.S. adult criminal justice system includes more than 3,300 jails, more than 1,500 state prisons, and _______________federal prisons.
a) 10
b) 100
c) 1000
d) 1200

24. A___________________ allows the convicted person to stay out of jail under specific conditions.
a) probation
b) sentencing hearing
c) conviction
d) incarceration

25. ______________ theories of criminal behavior focus on gender differences in crime that result in large measure from differences in social learning and control for males and females.
a) Strain
b) Feminist
c) Marxist
d) Institutional anomie theory

1. The young-old category refers to people between ____________.
a) 50 and 65 years of age
b) 65 and 74 years of age
c) 75 and 84 years of age
d) 85 and older

2. ___________________is defined as discrimination based upon a person’s age.
a) Ableism
b) Ageism
c) Seniorism
d) Retirement

3. About ________ Americans over the age of 85 lives in institutional care.
a) one in three
b) one in four
c) one in five
d) two out of three

4. ______________ includes yelling, name-calling, intimidation, and humiliation. It also includes promoting isolation or anguish.
a) Elder neglect
b) Physical abuse
c) Material Abuse
d) Psychological abuse

5. _______________ refers more to abandoning older adults who cannot properly take care of
themselves. This can include failing to provide or meet basic needs such as food.
a) Elder neglect
b) Physical abuse
c) Material abuse
d) Psychological abuse

6. The term _______________________ refers to a long-term process of adjusting to loss.
a) depression
b) grief
c) bereavement
d) adaptation

7. The term ____________ is the emotional response to loss.
a) depression
b) grief
c) bereavement
d) adaptation

8. Social Security was originally passed in 1935 by _______________.
a) Theodore Roosevelt
b) Woodrow Wilson
c) Herbert Hoover
d) Franklin Roosevelt

9. _____________ help(s) dying patients by providing physical, emotional, social, and spiritual support to the patients and their families.
a) Aftercare
b) Funeral homes
c) Hospice care
d) Preventative care

10. ________________ has become the leading advocacy organization for senior citizens in the U.S.
a) NASW
b) NOW
c) NRA
d) AARP

11. People born between 1946 and 1964 in the U.S. are called_________________.
a) Baby Boomers
b) Gray Boomers
c) the Baby Generation
d) the Greatest Generation

12. The old-old category refers to those between the ages of _____________years.
a) 50 and 65
b) 65 and 74
c) 75 and 84
d) 85 and older

13. Social and economic challenges for older adults in the U.S. include:
a) scarcity of television programming
b) too many prescription drugs
c) too many transportation alternatives
d) declines in private pensions

14. In-home support services that allow many older adults to live independently and avoid institutional care include:
a) Meals On Wheels
b) Home delivery
c) Needle Exchange Programs
d) Neighborhood Crime Watch Programs

15. Older Americans tend to fear death ________________younger Americans do.
a) less than
b) the same as
c) more than
d) much more than

15. Older Americans tend to fear death ________________younger Americans do.
a) less than
b) the same as
c) more than
d) much more than

16. ___________facilities enable elders with minor impairments to continue to live relatively
independently.
a) Nursing home
b) Needle Exchange
c) Assisted living
d) Hospice care

17. _____________typically offer(s) recreational programs, day trips, adult day care, volunteer
opportunities, educational classes, information and referrals.
a) Meals On Wheels
b) Senior centers
c) Hospice care
d) In-home support services

18. _________________ is a social insurance program passed by the Lyndon Johnson Administration that assists senior citizens in paying for the cost of acute healthcare needs.
a) Club Med
b) Medicaid
c) Medicare
d) Workers Compensation

19. ___________________ are enclosed facilities that typically provide residents with such services as
exercise classes, a swimming pool, tennis courts, golf, massage therapy, movies, beauty salons,
investment counseling, and gourmet dining.
a) Senior centers
b) Recreation centers
c) In-home support services
d) Retirement communities

20. ______________ link(s) older adults with volunteer opportunities in their communities in order to provide seniors with opportunities for socialization and to make meaningful contributions to their neighborhoods.
a) Hospice care
b) Nursing homes
c) The Foster Grandparent program
d) Social Security

21. The _________ form of elder abuse includes pushing, grabbing, and shouting, as well as sexual assault.
a) physical violence
b) psychological
c) neglect
d) material

22. Transportation options for many adults aged 75 and older in the U.S. include:
a) private "limo" services.
b) unsubsidized private taxis.
c) Dial-A-Ride Programs.
d) city subways.

23. About ______________ of older adults in the U.S. have at least one chronic condition or disability.
a) 50%
b) 60%
c) 70%
d) 80%

24. A type of pension plan that asks both employer and employee to make a contribution based on previously negotiated percentages from both employer and employee is called a __________.
a) negotiated retirement accounts
b) defined contribution plan
c) defined benefit plan
d) shared retirement plan

25. The number of older adults living in the U.S. today is __________________.
a) relatively unchanging
b) increasing
c) decreasing
d) about the same as in 1990

1. The ____________became responsible upon its establishment for facilitating world trade by
maintaining stability and liquidity in national currencies around the globe.
a) World Bank
b) Bank of America
c) International Monetary Fund
d) World Trade Organization

2. The _________was charged with the mission of promoting capital investments in developing
countries:
a) World Bank
b) Bank of America
c) International Monetary Fund
d) World Trade Organization

3. This organization’s purpose is to facilitate world trade, in large part, by serving as an arbitrator in trade disputes between various nations around the world.
a) World Bank
b) Bank of America
c) International Monetary Fund
d) World Trade Organization

4. This term, _______________, originally referred to former colonial nations, emerging from imperial domination, who upon gaining independence chose not to be part of the first world capitalist nations or the second world communist bloc.
a) First World
b) Second World
c) Third World
d) Emerging World

5. ____________can be defined as “international professional action and the capacity for international action by the social work profession and its members.”
a) International policy practice
b) International advocacy
c) International Federation of Social Workers
d) International social work

5. ____________can be defined as “international professional action and the capacity for international action by the social work profession and its members.”
a) International policy practice
b) International advocacy
c) International Federation of Social Workers
d) International social work

6. The International Council on Social Welfare (ICSW) was founded in _____ in 1928.
a) London
b) Paris
c) New York
d) Washington, D.C.

7. A plan to create a postwar global economy was agreed to by the representatives of several western nations at an international meeting at ________when World War II ended.
a) Bretton Woods, New Hampshire
b) London, England
c) Paris, France
d) York, England

8. Globalization involves the integration of markets, nation-states, and __________.
a) Science
b) Social advocacy
c) Nongovernment organizations
d) Technology

9. The research that led to the development of the Internet was done in the:
a) U.S. government sector
b) U.S. business sector
c) U.S. private nonprofit sector
d) Harvard Business Schoo

10. One negative aspect of globalization is:
a) Social, racial, and ethnic diversity
b) Loss of new technologies
c) Loss of cultural identity
d) National differences

11. Before the latest phase in globalization took hold, India was a:
a) Centrally planned economy
b) Market economy
c) Mercantile economy
d) Feudal economy

12. Eighty percent of the world’s future economic growth is expected to take place in:
a) Rural areas
b) Suburban areas
c) Urban areas
d) African nations

13. India and China are examples of the
a) U.S. model of globalization
b) Western model of globalization
c) Asian model of globalization
d) African model of globalization

14. An employment system that creates a relatively few good jobs for the few, while creating many lowpaying jobs for the majority of the world’s population is an example of:
a) A two-tiered system
b) A closed system
c) An ecosystem
d) A steady state system

15. The conditions for making loans to third world nations are referred to as:
a) conditionality
b) requirements
c) qualifications
d) terms

16. _____________is a former non-market, government-planned economy that was stricken by enormous poverty.
a) United States
b) China
c) Great Britain
d) Germany

17. Opponents of globalization fear the loss of ___________social accountability in the future.
a) consumer
b) citizen
c) corporate
d) community

18. ___________________________involves direct services in refugee programs, relief efforts, intercountry adoptions and development, health care, and education.
a) International social work
b) International psychiatry
c) International psychology
d) International sociology

19. Congress passed legislation that approved the establishment of the World Trade Organization during the:
a) Reagan Administration
b) George H.W. Bush Administration
c) Clinton Administration
d) George W. Bush Administration

20. Experts believe that the rich have a responsibility and the capability to end extreme poverty
throughout the world by __________.
a) 2020
b) 2025
c) 2050
d) 2525

21. According to critics of globalization, at least some of the foreign plants making products for major corporations are:
a) Not letting workers retire
b) Hiring too many elderly workers
c) Efficient, but isolating
d) sweat shops

22. International organizations that employ social workers include all of the following except:
a) The International Federation of Paupers
b) The World Health Organization (WHO)
c) International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
d) International Committee of the Red Cross

23. The profession of social work’s values regarding self-determination, individual dignity, and
_______________will need to become pervasive world values to minimize conflict among the
various civilizations of the world.
a) efficiency
b) reciprocity
c) mutuality
d) respect for diversity

24. Social welfare programs such as Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, SSI, earned income tax credits, Head Start, and food stamps have been successful in preventing, mitigating, and in some cases, ending ______________.
a) Family breakup
b) Family breakup
c) poverty
d) corporate welfare

25. ___________________is a member of the United Nations Association’s Council of Organizations -
Washington, D.C.
a) Council on Social Work Education
b) National Association of Social Workers
c) Department of Human Rights
d) National Association of Social Work Advocates

1. For social workers, _________means promoting the rights of client populations, whether those
“clients” are individuals, groups, or communities.
a) casework
b) Case management
c) activism
d) advocacy

2. ____________ relates to a society in which discrimination, oppression, and inequalities that prevent people from meeting their basic human needs do not exist.
a) Democracy
b) Communism
c) Social and economic justice
d) Socialism

3. ________________ in social work, by definition, involves the formulation, enactment,
implementation, and assessment of social welfare policies.
a) Policy practice
b) Policy analysis
c) Policy advocacy
d) Policy legislation

4. The __________________ approach to problem definition maintains that social problems are the result of conflicting values between, or among, different groups in society.
a) Functional
b) Normative
c) Objective
d) Value conflict

5. The various ways that social workers advocate for (or against) the enactment of new policy to better meet the needs of clients include all of the following, except:
a) activist
b) campaigner
c) witness
d) enabler

6. The Library of Congress maintains a policy-related website called:
a) George
b) John
c) Thomas
d) Andrew

7. __________________ can be defined as the process of developing a list of problems or other subjects that one or more people intend to address at some point in the immediate future.
a) Agenda building
b) Policy planning
c) Policy building
d) Policy development

8. ___________________for new policy occurs when existing problems, available solutions, and
political support converge at some point in time.
a) Policy sessions
b) Windows of opportunity
c) Policy summits
d) Legislative hearings

9. ________________are usually temporary partnerships organized for a specific and time-limited purpose.
a) Networks
b) Associations
c) Coalitions
d) Task forces

10. The _______________method of problem definition stresses that a social problem is any condition that deviates from accepted societal norms.
a) objective
b) subjective
c) functional
d) normative

11. The ____________view of social justice holds that individual liberty is primary and that individuals must be free from coercion by the government or other entities.
a) Utilitarianism
b) Egalitarianism
c) Libertarian
d) Marxist

12. With respect to policy advocacy, ____________by definition is any individual or group that can affect or be affected by proposed or existing legislation.
a) A stakeholder
b) An activist
c) A case
d) A client

13. A relatively new political strategy is:
a) Divide and conquer
b) Internet advocacy
c) Coalition building
d) Agenda networking

14. Policy practice using _____________ would identify ways that barriers are currently overcome by client groups.
a) The subjective approach
b) Agendas
c) The strengths perspective
d) The objective approach

15. _________________are defined as general public agendas that contain problems and potential solutions that have been introduced in the policymaking arena at some point in time.
a) Government agendas
b) Decision agendas
c) Legislative networks
d) Social Welfare policies

16. The _________approach to problem definition maintains that a social problem is recognized when the quantitative indicators of a problem become indisputably large over time.
a) Functional
b) Normative
c) Objective
d) Subjective

17. Social work advocates involved in policy practice measure the power of stakeholder groups in each of the following ways, except:
a) access to key policy decision makers
b) the ability of that group to mobilize volunteers
c) the amount of money available to the group
d) the cultural background of group members

18. Successful social work advocates include all of the following, except:
a) Martha Richmond
b) Jane Addams
c) Edith Abbott
d) Mary Richmond

19. Online toolkits can help social work advocates:
a) Fix policy software errors
b) Communicate with state and local policymakers
c) Fix a virus
d) Vote for preferred policymakers

20. The _______________ criterion involves an assessment of whether or not a majority of the most powerful and influential stakeholders will support proposed legislation.
a) Social justice
b) Technical feasibility
c) Political viability
d) Financial feasibility

21. In a ____________approach to problem definition, the quantitative evidence has been available for a substantial amount of time; it is the public's perception of the data that changes.
a) Functional
b) Normative
c) Objective
d) Subjective

22. Egalitarianism is a philosophy of social justice associated with:
a) A psychoeducational model
b) John Rawls
c) Karl Marx
d) Thomas Jefferson

23. The claims-making approach to problem definition is associated with:
a) social construction theory
b) learning theory
c) systems theory
d) social exchange theory

24. Oppressed groups such as individuals in poverty, people of color, members of the GLBTQ
population, women, and the elderly are the reason social workers critique policy in terms of:
a) Utility
b) Cost-benefit
c) Human rights
d) Tax burdens

25. In this advocacy role, a person may be paid to contact government officials on behalf of a client organization to provide information regarding a specific policy issue and/or recommendation.
a) activist
b) collaborator
c) lobbyist
d) campaigner