Democratic egalitarianism and individualism
The tendency of American society to blame the victim and to place the burden of failure
on personal lack of effort is rooted in the following dominant social value:
Class stratification
_____ refers to the division of society into strata based on economic resources and the
assumption that other social indicators are dependent upon income:
Poor people are personally to blame for their lack of success because they are
generally less motivated to seek leadership positions
According to the "theory of social positions":
Socialization; social integration
The major function of the family is________, while the major function of religion is
___________:
Religion and social welfare
___________ and __________ are two microsystems that are oriented to internal
systems of society:
Public assistance
The social welfare benefit that provides money to the poor - to people who cannot or will
not work to support themselves and their families - is called:
People who are poor are themselves at fault and should receive only the least or
smallest assistance possible
Those who hold a residual perspective of social welfare believe that:
Institutionalizes the belief that racism, sexism, poverty and other forms of social
injustice are natural, normal and inevitable parts of everyday life
According to conflict theory, social welfare in America, in great part, causes and
maintains structural inequalities because it:
As a stop-gap measure until usual social institutions can resume services
According to the residual perspective on social welfare, social service programs should
give aid to people:
A kind of trust upon which the relationship between lord and serfs was based
In the context of the feudal relationship between a manor lord and his serfs, the term
"noblesse oblige" refers to:
Padded horse collar
One of the most significant inventions of the scientific revolution was the:
A strong hatred of people who were different and therefore should be condemned
and persecuted
The bubonic plague that swept the land in the 1300s caused massive economic
upheaval and reifcation of Christian doctrine that in turn gave rise to:
Clearly defined social welfare as part of the national labor policy
The Elizabethan Poor Laws of 1601, on which the social welfare system in the United
States is modeled, are considered ground-breaking because they:
Refrain from redistributing wealth through poor relief, as doing so will threaten
the national economy