SWK 170 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
Which type of maltreatment of older adults is the most common? - Answer- self neglect
The majority of nursing homes and other long-term care facilities in the U.S. are: -
Answer- private, profit-making businesses
The primary reason for alternatives to nursing home care such as home health care,
visiting nurses, and personal care homes is to: - Answer- enable older adults to reside
in their own homes for a longer period of time
At which level of the ecological/systems framework is social work intervention with the
aged the most common? - Answer- micro-level
In the United States, each state is allowed to enact its own criminal statutes, within the
restrictions dictated by the: - Answer- U.S. Constitution
Which view of criminal behavior suggests that criminal behavior is learned? - Answer-
psychological/psychosocial
Which view of criminal behavior suggests that criminal behavior is an illegal form of
entrepreneurship? - Answer- economic
In the case of Gault, the Supreme Court decision provided for: - Answer- due process of
legal rights for juveniles
Which component of the criminal justice system defines the types of conduct that are
criminal and establishes a range of penalties for such behavior? - Answer- legislative
Which component of the criminal justice system determines whether or not a crime has
been committed, whether a punishment should be assessed, and what the punishment
should be? - Answer- judicial
Which of the following roles is least likely to be performed by social workers? - Answer-
prison warden
The juvenile court was established: - Answer- to focus on the best interests of the child
,Which of the following courts is sometimes called superior, municipal, justice of the
peace, or magistrate court? - Answer- lower criminal court
In which court are only members of the state bar allowed to preside as judges? -
Answer- trial court
Which of the following usually occurs after release from a state prison or federal
penitentiary? - Answer- parole
Which of the following juvenile correctional institutions has the highest degree of
security? - Answer- training schools
Which rehabilitation program had its beginnings in the early-1900s, fell into disfavor,
and has seen a gain in popularity since the 1980s? - Answer- prison industries
Which view of criminal behavior is based on unresolved conflicts between the superego
and the id? - Answer- psychological
The federal system and which two state systems hold one-third of the prisoners in the
United States? - Answer- Texas and California
Which type of social work approach is best suited to the rural setting? - Answer-
generalist practice
Which of the following statements best describes the U.S. rural and urban classification
system? - Answer- the system has limited utility because it is based on population size
and not behavioral attributes
Social networks in rural settings are: - Answer- less formal and organized than those
found in urban areas
When comparing people in rural areas to their counterparts in urban areas, those who
live in rural areas tend to: - Answer- have fewer resources available to them
Politically, rural environments are usually characterized as: - Answer- conservative
Which of the following individuals acts most like a social worker in rural communities? -
Answer- county agent
A social worker in a rural environment is least likely to encounter: - Answer- a
professional network that provides opportunities for consultation and feedback
Who would be considered most likely to be an outsider in a rural community? - Answer-
persons from metro or urban areas
, All of following are components of the laissez-faire perspective in the development of
social welfare except: - Answer- people become poor or needy as a result of changing
social institutions such as economic globalization
Prior to the Elizabethan Poor Law, care for the English poor was: - Answer- primarily a
function of the church
In 1839, King Edward III mandated the Statute of Laborers Act which: - Answer- made it
mandatory that all able-bodied persons accept any type of employment within a parish
The ____________ established a national policy regarding the poor in 1601. - Answer-
Elizabethan Poor Law
Which perspective views social welfare as serving only those with the most problems or
greatest need? - Answer- residual
____________ refers to the practice of placing the "worthy poor" in institutions to obtain
services: - Answer- indoor relief
Which of the following represents the most important shift in social welfare between the
American Revolution and the Civil War? - Answer- shift to outdoor relief rather than
indoor relief
The phrase "friendly visitors" is most often associated with: - Answer- charity
organization societies
Which program was created in 1935 to provide public service jobs for the unemployed?
- Answer- Works Progress Administration
____________ traveled the United States observing the care given the "insane" and
worked towards reform: - Answer- Dorothea Dix
Which piece of federal legislation created the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS)
training and education program? - Answer- Family Support Act of 1988
Which of the following best describes the approach to welfare reform during the mid-
1990s? - Answer- a shift in responsibility for welfare programs from the federal to the
state level
Which movement focused on individuals as part of their community and understanding
and appreciating the strengths of cultural diversity? - Answer- settlement house
movement
Which entitlement program was ended by the Personal Responsibility and Work
Opportunity Budget Reconciliation Act of 1996? - Answer- Aid to Families with
Dependent Children (AFDC)
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
Which type of maltreatment of older adults is the most common? - Answer- self neglect
The majority of nursing homes and other long-term care facilities in the U.S. are: -
Answer- private, profit-making businesses
The primary reason for alternatives to nursing home care such as home health care,
visiting nurses, and personal care homes is to: - Answer- enable older adults to reside
in their own homes for a longer period of time
At which level of the ecological/systems framework is social work intervention with the
aged the most common? - Answer- micro-level
In the United States, each state is allowed to enact its own criminal statutes, within the
restrictions dictated by the: - Answer- U.S. Constitution
Which view of criminal behavior suggests that criminal behavior is learned? - Answer-
psychological/psychosocial
Which view of criminal behavior suggests that criminal behavior is an illegal form of
entrepreneurship? - Answer- economic
In the case of Gault, the Supreme Court decision provided for: - Answer- due process of
legal rights for juveniles
Which component of the criminal justice system defines the types of conduct that are
criminal and establishes a range of penalties for such behavior? - Answer- legislative
Which component of the criminal justice system determines whether or not a crime has
been committed, whether a punishment should be assessed, and what the punishment
should be? - Answer- judicial
Which of the following roles is least likely to be performed by social workers? - Answer-
prison warden
The juvenile court was established: - Answer- to focus on the best interests of the child
,Which of the following courts is sometimes called superior, municipal, justice of the
peace, or magistrate court? - Answer- lower criminal court
In which court are only members of the state bar allowed to preside as judges? -
Answer- trial court
Which of the following usually occurs after release from a state prison or federal
penitentiary? - Answer- parole
Which of the following juvenile correctional institutions has the highest degree of
security? - Answer- training schools
Which rehabilitation program had its beginnings in the early-1900s, fell into disfavor,
and has seen a gain in popularity since the 1980s? - Answer- prison industries
Which view of criminal behavior is based on unresolved conflicts between the superego
and the id? - Answer- psychological
The federal system and which two state systems hold one-third of the prisoners in the
United States? - Answer- Texas and California
Which type of social work approach is best suited to the rural setting? - Answer-
generalist practice
Which of the following statements best describes the U.S. rural and urban classification
system? - Answer- the system has limited utility because it is based on population size
and not behavioral attributes
Social networks in rural settings are: - Answer- less formal and organized than those
found in urban areas
When comparing people in rural areas to their counterparts in urban areas, those who
live in rural areas tend to: - Answer- have fewer resources available to them
Politically, rural environments are usually characterized as: - Answer- conservative
Which of the following individuals acts most like a social worker in rural communities? -
Answer- county agent
A social worker in a rural environment is least likely to encounter: - Answer- a
professional network that provides opportunities for consultation and feedback
Who would be considered most likely to be an outsider in a rural community? - Answer-
persons from metro or urban areas
, All of following are components of the laissez-faire perspective in the development of
social welfare except: - Answer- people become poor or needy as a result of changing
social institutions such as economic globalization
Prior to the Elizabethan Poor Law, care for the English poor was: - Answer- primarily a
function of the church
In 1839, King Edward III mandated the Statute of Laborers Act which: - Answer- made it
mandatory that all able-bodied persons accept any type of employment within a parish
The ____________ established a national policy regarding the poor in 1601. - Answer-
Elizabethan Poor Law
Which perspective views social welfare as serving only those with the most problems or
greatest need? - Answer- residual
____________ refers to the practice of placing the "worthy poor" in institutions to obtain
services: - Answer- indoor relief
Which of the following represents the most important shift in social welfare between the
American Revolution and the Civil War? - Answer- shift to outdoor relief rather than
indoor relief
The phrase "friendly visitors" is most often associated with: - Answer- charity
organization societies
Which program was created in 1935 to provide public service jobs for the unemployed?
- Answer- Works Progress Administration
____________ traveled the United States observing the care given the "insane" and
worked towards reform: - Answer- Dorothea Dix
Which piece of federal legislation created the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS)
training and education program? - Answer- Family Support Act of 1988
Which of the following best describes the approach to welfare reform during the mid-
1990s? - Answer- a shift in responsibility for welfare programs from the federal to the
state level
Which movement focused on individuals as part of their community and understanding
and appreciating the strengths of cultural diversity? - Answer- settlement house
movement
Which entitlement program was ended by the Personal Responsibility and Work
Opportunity Budget Reconciliation Act of 1996? - Answer- Aid to Families with
Dependent Children (AFDC)
