13 Flashcards
Social policy refers to: (a) a set of planned actions to solve a social problem (b) a set of actions sponsored by the federal government to attain a social goal (c) a set of community based programs using volunteers to aid children (d) state and county government programs aimed at improving children’s lives
(a) *a set of planned actions to solve a social problem
Public policy is best described as: (a) government-based social policy (b) policy initiated by
the public (c) policy initiated by community action groups (d) policy initiated by concerned
citizens who wish to help children
(a) *government-based social policy
The purpose of social policy is to: (a) provide information (b) provide funding to achieve goals such as child protection and family support (c) provide services to prevent or reduce problems (d) all of the above
(d) *all of the above
New America Foundation and Child Trends are organizations that serve the following social policy function: (a) provide funding to achieve goals such as child protection and family support (b) provide information (c) provide services to prevent or reduce problems (d) train community volunteers to execute social policy initiatives
(b) *provide information
Policy decisions always involve the following considerations: (a) trade-offs and compromises based on societal needs (b) budgetary limitations (c) political agendas (d) all of the above
(d) *all of the above
Child policy priorities have changed in the last 100 years. In the late1800s, the main concern for U.S. policy makers was: (a) working conditions for children (b) poverty (c) preventing moral and sexual transgressions of children (d) child abuse
(a) *working conditions for children
In the middle of the 20th century the major policy concerns were: (a) teenage parenthood (b) health insurance (c) child abuse (d) preventing moral and sexual transgressions of children
(d) *preventing moral and sexual transgressions of children
Which issue is not a current policy concern? (a) child abuse (b) health insurance for children (c) early education and child care (d) none of the above
(d) *none of the above
You are pleased to be residing in the U.S. because of the following social policies and social
conditions: (a) the low rate of poverty in the U.S. compared with other modern societies (b) the
high level of support provided for children compared with military spending (c) the
government’s being largely responsible for the health and well-being of children (d) none of the
above
(d) *none of the
above
A common form of federal funding for child and family policies is: (a) block grants (b) TANF grants (c) matching grants (d) some of the above but not all of the above
(d) *some of the above but not all of the above
A federal grant in which the state and federal government share the cost of the program is termed: (a) a dividend-yielding grant (b) a block grant (c) a legislatively mandated grant (d) a matching grant
(d) *a matching grant
The research base for a policy: (a) always takes precedence over political considerations (b) has become a decreasing concern over the last few decades of policy making (c) is recognized as important but generally ignored in policy making (d) is increasingly considered in policy making
(d) *is increasingly considered in policy making
Primary prevention policies are designed to: (a) provide remedial training for children with poor social skills (b) alter environmental conditions and prevent problems before they develop (c) provide therapy for children in trouble (d) focus on children who are already at risk of developing problems
(b) *alter environmental conditions and prevent problems before they develop
A county supervisor provides a service to monitor the level of lead in the environment. This is an example of: (a) a legislatively mandated grant (b) a secondary prevention policy (c) a tertiary prevention policy (d) none of the above
(d) *none of the above
An example of a secondary prevention effort would be: (a) making sure schools are safe (b)
monitoring sulphur levels in the soil in children’s playgrounds (c) providing Head Start
programs for disadvantaged children (d) providing parent education for first-time new mothers
(c) *providing Head Start
programs for disadvantaged children
A secondary prevention effort is aimed at: (a) preventing problems before they appear (b) fixing problems before they are present but only those that affect poor children (c) providing remedies for problems after they appear or for children who are at risk of developing problems (d) providing programs such as ensuring the safety of the water supply
(c) *providing remedies for problems after they appear or for children who are at risk of developing problems
Policies that focus on ameliorating or “fixing” problems after they have developed include: (a) efforts to reduce gang violence by teaching aggressive children how to solve social problems (b) programs to encourage pregnant teens to stay in school by providing on-site child care for their babies (c) programs to re-train parents after they have abused their children (d) all of the above
(d) *all of the above
TANF is a program aimed at: (a) improving the quality of schools in impoverished areas or funding supplementary after-school programs (b) reducing gang violence (c) providing parents with job training and parenting-skills training (d) none of the above
(d) *none of the above
An example of a type of service-oriented policy would be: (a) TANF (b) UNESCO (c) FSP (Food Stamps program) (d) INOF (International Needs Organization Forum)
(c) *FSP (Food Stamps program)
Economic improvement programs are aimed at: (a) providing better housing (b) increasing income for poor families (c) providing money management skills (d) some of the above but not all of the above
(d) *some of the above but not all of the above
The strategies used in the Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program would generally include: (a) home visiting to teach about developmental milestones (b) providing food stamps (c) providing income supplements (d) nutrition education
(a) *home visiting to teach about developmental milestones
Under Title I (Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged) children and families could expect the following kinds of assistance: (a) free school lunches (b) parent education (c) provision of after-school programs (d) teacher retraining skills
c) *provision of after-school programs
In the U.S., about what percentage of children live below the poverty line? (a) 10% (b) 35% (c) 20% (d) 30%
(c) *20%
Compared with other industrialized countries, the level of poverty in the U.S. is: (a) about the same (b) lower (c) higher (d) too difficult to compare across countries so it is unclear
(c) *higher
Parents in poverty are more likely to experience which of the following: (a) limited power (b) lack of resources (c) psychological distress (d) all of the above
(d) *all of the above
Poor children are at increased risk for: (a) not finishing elementary school (b) being born with low birth weight (c) reaching puberty earlier (d) none of the above
b) *being born with low birth weight
Protective factors to reduce the effects of poverty on children include: (a) increasing family income when children are adolescents (b) being poor in the first five years of life (c) having high quality child care (d) becoming close friends with protective services personnel
(c) *having high quality child care
The developmental trajectory for families in poverty can best be described as: (a) highly stable (b) families move in and out of poverty (c) families that move out of poverty stay out of poverty (d) families only move out of poverty when provided with government assistance for at least 5 years
(b) *families move in and out of poverty
Children enrolled in evaluated Head Start programs compared with children who were not enrolled tended to be: (a) better readers (b) less aggressive (c) less shy (d) more motorically skilled
(a) *better readers
Parents of children in the National Head Start Impact Study compared with parents of
children who were not in Head Start:
(a) *were more likely to read to their children
(b) were just as likely to spank their children (c) provided better meals for their children (d) loved their
children more
(a) *were more likely to read to their children
TANF, a welfare reform policy that provides assistance for single parents through block grants to states, stipulated that: (a) there were no time limits on cash assistance but there were work requirements (b) recipients must be searching or preparing for a job and then engaging in full-time work within 2 years of receiving their first aid check (c) aid was limited to a maximum of 8 years (d) recipients could receive welfare even after they found a job
(b) *recipients must be searching or preparing for a job and then engaging in full-time work within 2 years of receiving their first aid check
What did researchers discover were the effects of TANF? (a) parents benefited from going to work and earning money but reported more domestic violence (b) mothers who moved into stable employment showed no improvement in psychological well-being (c) adolescent problem behavior (drinking, smoking, minor delinquency) increased when parents moved from welfare to work (d) welfare policies that increased parents’ employment but did not affect family income had many positive effects on children’s social behavior.
(c) *adolescent problem behavior (drinking, smoking, minor delinquency) increased when parents moved from welfare to work