Chapter 6

Question 1

Which community practice model stresses confrontational approaches geared to modify or eliminate institutional power bases that negatively affect the group?

Answer 1

political and social action

Question 2

Which community practice model takes a rational approach to problem solving that assumes well-intentioned people will be responsive to sound arguments?

Answer 2

community development

Question 3

Which model of policy analysis focuses on existing policies as a baseline for change?

Answer 3

incremental model

Question 4

Which model of policy analysis focuses on social welfare policy as the outcome of government organizations such as Congress, state legislatures, the courts, and political parties

Answer 4

institutional model

Question 5

Which model of policy analysis focuses on efficiency, positive outcomes, cost-benefit, long-term results, and the common good?

Answer 5

rational model

Question 6

The care for persons with disabilities and the elderly in almshouses took place at which time in American history?

Answer 6

colonial America

Question 7

The formal entry of the federal government into the public social service arena coincided with:

Answer 7

passage of the Social Security Act of 1935

Question 8

The type of research whose purpose is to provide reliable, valid, and relevant knowledge for public officials, agency managers, and others to support the decision-making processes of government is:

Answer 8

policy research

Question 9

The type of research that is used to assess the efficacy of a particular policy or set of policies or to measure the impact of a particular intervention is:

Answer 9

evaluative research

Question 10

Which type of research has as its intent explanation for its own sake?

Answer 10

disciplinary research

Question 11

A researcher speaking of chance as an alternate explanation of observed results is referring to

Answer 11

the possibility that the research findings occurred by chance and not as a result of the intervention of interest

Question 12

Examples of traditional communities

Answer 12

Amish, First (Native) Americans, and Hasidic Jews

Question 13

Which social value position is also referred to as the bootstrap mentality or the frontier mentality

Answer 13

individualism

Question 14

Which social value position views the poor as “morally degenerate”?

Answer 14

Social Darwinism

Question 15

Which social value position is based on the belief that power and authority are vested in men?

Answer 15

patriarchy