Swu 171 Question and answer
correctly solved 2025/2026
change agent - correct answer ✔social worker or other helping professional or a group of helpers
whose purpose is to facilitate improvement, promote human and community well-being, social and
economic justice, prevent conditions that limit human rights, eliminate poverty, enhance quality of life
for all persons locally and globally
purpose - correct answer ✔promote human and community well being
social and economic justice
prevent conditions that limit human rights
eliminate poverty
enhance quality of life locally and globally
social work theories - correct answer ✔person-in-environment perspective
general systems theory
ecological systems theory
strengths perspective
diversity perspective
service - correct answer ✔help people in need and address social problems
social justice - correct answer ✔challenge social injustice
dignity and worth of the person - correct answer ✔respect the inherit dignity and worth of the person
, importance of human relationships - correct answer ✔Recognize the central importance of human
relationships
integrity - correct answer ✔behave in a trustworthy manner
competence - correct answer ✔practice within their areas of competence and develop and enhance
their professional expertise
social welfare system - correct answer ✔collection of programs, resources, and services available to
help people
institutional welfare - correct answer ✔prevent problems, social security
Elizabethan Poor Laws - correct answer ✔colonial period 1690-1800
poor were either worth or unworthy
worthy= widows, orphans, elderly people with physical abilities
unworthy= able-bodied, single adults, unmarried women with children born out of wedlock
birth of social work profession - correct answer ✔progressive era 1875-1925
progressive era - correct answer ✔-birth of the social work profession
-marked by a high increase of industrialization, railroads
-clothing and steel industry boom as a way to make a living
-first two major social welfare organized efforts
charity organized societies - correct answer ✔-COS 1877
-eliminate poverty
correctly solved 2025/2026
change agent - correct answer ✔social worker or other helping professional or a group of helpers
whose purpose is to facilitate improvement, promote human and community well-being, social and
economic justice, prevent conditions that limit human rights, eliminate poverty, enhance quality of life
for all persons locally and globally
purpose - correct answer ✔promote human and community well being
social and economic justice
prevent conditions that limit human rights
eliminate poverty
enhance quality of life locally and globally
social work theories - correct answer ✔person-in-environment perspective
general systems theory
ecological systems theory
strengths perspective
diversity perspective
service - correct answer ✔help people in need and address social problems
social justice - correct answer ✔challenge social injustice
dignity and worth of the person - correct answer ✔respect the inherit dignity and worth of the person
, importance of human relationships - correct answer ✔Recognize the central importance of human
relationships
integrity - correct answer ✔behave in a trustworthy manner
competence - correct answer ✔practice within their areas of competence and develop and enhance
their professional expertise
social welfare system - correct answer ✔collection of programs, resources, and services available to
help people
institutional welfare - correct answer ✔prevent problems, social security
Elizabethan Poor Laws - correct answer ✔colonial period 1690-1800
poor were either worth or unworthy
worthy= widows, orphans, elderly people with physical abilities
unworthy= able-bodied, single adults, unmarried women with children born out of wedlock
birth of social work profession - correct answer ✔progressive era 1875-1925
progressive era - correct answer ✔-birth of the social work profession
-marked by a high increase of industrialization, railroads
-clothing and steel industry boom as a way to make a living
-first two major social welfare organized efforts
charity organized societies - correct answer ✔-COS 1877
-eliminate poverty
