Jansson, Becoming an Effective Policy Advocate, 7th Edition
Test Bank
Chapter 1: Joining a Tradition of Social Reform
1. Social work policy advocates are qualified to do the following:
a. Seek policy reforms that are in the general interest.
b. Work from an ecological or systems perspective.
c. Develop attributes that support policy advocacy.
d. All of these choices.
ANS: D
PG: 3-4
2. Structural discrimination is:
a. Bias against disabled persons through architectural standards.
b. A series of factors that negatively impinge on specific groups.
c. An unfair preference for a theoretical approach.
d. A bias against different populations.
ANS: B
PG: 5
3. Which of the following is NOT a vulnerable population?
, a. Nonconformist groups.
b. Racial groups.
c. Dependent groups.
d. Special interest groups.
ANS: D
PG: 5
4. Which of the following is an example of a compensatory strategy?
a. Extra tutoring for pupils with specific learning difficulties.
b. Encouraging employment opportunities for single mothers.
c. Raising funds for a new wheelchair for a paraplegic citizen.
d. Helping spouses of alcoholics to form a support group.
ANS: A
PG: 8
5. Policy advocates aim to:
a. Prevent all social problems.
b. Help citizens obtain their basic needs.
c. Change social policy.
d. Change electoral legislation.
,ANS: C
PG: 11
6. What is social policy?
a. A collective strategy that prevents and addresses social problems.
b. The viewpoint of legislative leaders.
c. A program of actions.
d. The pursuit of justice.
ANS: A
PG: 11
7. Social policy is driven by:
a. Clients.
b. Politics.
c. Regulations.
d. Goals.
ANS: D
PG: 11
8. A job training program is an example of:
, a. An opportunity-enhancing policy.
b. A referral policy.
c. A regulation.
d. An economic development policy.
ANS: A
PG: 11-12
9. Fragmentation refers to:
a. The lack of one coherent policy to deal with an issue.
b. The client’s need to visit many different agencies to deal with the same issue.
c. The lack of consistent services over a period of time.
d. Staff performing tasks that they have not been trained to do.
ANS: B
PG: 13
10. "Policy practice” refers to:
a. Clinical practice in policy settings.
b. Efforts to change policies in legislative, agency and community settings.
c. A series of class exercises meant to establish an understanding of policy.
d. A case application of political actions.
ANS: B
Test Bank
Chapter 1: Joining a Tradition of Social Reform
1. Social work policy advocates are qualified to do the following:
a. Seek policy reforms that are in the general interest.
b. Work from an ecological or systems perspective.
c. Develop attributes that support policy advocacy.
d. All of these choices.
ANS: D
PG: 3-4
2. Structural discrimination is:
a. Bias against disabled persons through architectural standards.
b. A series of factors that negatively impinge on specific groups.
c. An unfair preference for a theoretical approach.
d. A bias against different populations.
ANS: B
PG: 5
3. Which of the following is NOT a vulnerable population?
, a. Nonconformist groups.
b. Racial groups.
c. Dependent groups.
d. Special interest groups.
ANS: D
PG: 5
4. Which of the following is an example of a compensatory strategy?
a. Extra tutoring for pupils with specific learning difficulties.
b. Encouraging employment opportunities for single mothers.
c. Raising funds for a new wheelchair for a paraplegic citizen.
d. Helping spouses of alcoholics to form a support group.
ANS: A
PG: 8
5. Policy advocates aim to:
a. Prevent all social problems.
b. Help citizens obtain their basic needs.
c. Change social policy.
d. Change electoral legislation.
,ANS: C
PG: 11
6. What is social policy?
a. A collective strategy that prevents and addresses social problems.
b. The viewpoint of legislative leaders.
c. A program of actions.
d. The pursuit of justice.
ANS: A
PG: 11
7. Social policy is driven by:
a. Clients.
b. Politics.
c. Regulations.
d. Goals.
ANS: D
PG: 11
8. A job training program is an example of:
, a. An opportunity-enhancing policy.
b. A referral policy.
c. A regulation.
d. An economic development policy.
ANS: A
PG: 11-12
9. Fragmentation refers to:
a. The lack of one coherent policy to deal with an issue.
b. The client’s need to visit many different agencies to deal with the same issue.
c. The lack of consistent services over a period of time.
d. Staff performing tasks that they have not been trained to do.
ANS: B
PG: 13
10. "Policy practice” refers to:
a. Clinical practice in policy settings.
b. Efforts to change policies in legislative, agency and community settings.
c. A series of class exercises meant to establish an understanding of policy.
d. A case application of political actions.
ANS: B
