HSER 201 Final Study Guide Question
and answers 100% correct 2025
Significance of Social Policy - correct answers Considered too complex by
many to be included in introductory courses; however, it is the most
appropriate. Without it, human services workers cannot appreciate the
significant impact it has on the design and delivery of services.
Definition of Social Policy - correct answers Refers primarily to guidelines,
principles, legislation, and activities that affect the living conditions conducive
to human welfare; the part of public policy that has to do with social issues;
public policy and practice in the areas of health care, human services, criminal
justice, inequality, education, and labor (Malcolm Weiner Center). All viewed
as plans of action and strategies for providing services.
Social Policy: - correct answers 1) Is problem oriented
2) Is action oriented
3) Is focused on individuals or groups
4) Involves making choices about changes
Social Policies in Preliterate Societies - correct answers Plans for survival that
ensured food, shelter, and protection against predators, hostile groups, and
hostile environments; physical survival was the goal; depended on
family/tribe.
Social Policy in Modern Times - correct answers Morality is supposedly a
basis for social welfare policies, but this value is always in competition with
other political and economic values. Governments have had to step in to
develop and implement programs to prevent starvation and to provide
opportunities for individuals to gain resources for an adequate life.
, 2 Basic Types of Effort: - correct answers 1) Government subsidy - welfare;
attempts to provide decent food, shelter, clothing, and other necessities of life
to individuals who cannot obtain or accept employment.
2) Attempt to provide training and jobs for those who are able to work.
These efforts seem to satisfy few.
"those vital paupers" - correct answers unemployment rate dropped 4% in
2000 without causing inflation.
The purpose of social policy put simply: - correct answers To improve the lives
of people.
Most Familiar type of Social Policy - correct answers Social welfare policy.
Other policies include housing policy, mental health policy, child welfare
policy, and unemployment policy.
Maslow's Hierarchy - correct answers Physiological needs, safety needs
Miller believes the goals of economic and social policies should be the same: -
correct answers Essentially a pro-employment, pro-poor policy
It is inevitable that: - correct answers Policies are in competition with one
another
First Step in Social Policy Formation - correct answers To identify unmet
needs
and answers 100% correct 2025
Significance of Social Policy - correct answers Considered too complex by
many to be included in introductory courses; however, it is the most
appropriate. Without it, human services workers cannot appreciate the
significant impact it has on the design and delivery of services.
Definition of Social Policy - correct answers Refers primarily to guidelines,
principles, legislation, and activities that affect the living conditions conducive
to human welfare; the part of public policy that has to do with social issues;
public policy and practice in the areas of health care, human services, criminal
justice, inequality, education, and labor (Malcolm Weiner Center). All viewed
as plans of action and strategies for providing services.
Social Policy: - correct answers 1) Is problem oriented
2) Is action oriented
3) Is focused on individuals or groups
4) Involves making choices about changes
Social Policies in Preliterate Societies - correct answers Plans for survival that
ensured food, shelter, and protection against predators, hostile groups, and
hostile environments; physical survival was the goal; depended on
family/tribe.
Social Policy in Modern Times - correct answers Morality is supposedly a
basis for social welfare policies, but this value is always in competition with
other political and economic values. Governments have had to step in to
develop and implement programs to prevent starvation and to provide
opportunities for individuals to gain resources for an adequate life.
, 2 Basic Types of Effort: - correct answers 1) Government subsidy - welfare;
attempts to provide decent food, shelter, clothing, and other necessities of life
to individuals who cannot obtain or accept employment.
2) Attempt to provide training and jobs for those who are able to work.
These efforts seem to satisfy few.
"those vital paupers" - correct answers unemployment rate dropped 4% in
2000 without causing inflation.
The purpose of social policy put simply: - correct answers To improve the lives
of people.
Most Familiar type of Social Policy - correct answers Social welfare policy.
Other policies include housing policy, mental health policy, child welfare
policy, and unemployment policy.
Maslow's Hierarchy - correct answers Physiological needs, safety needs
Miller believes the goals of economic and social policies should be the same: -
correct answers Essentially a pro-employment, pro-poor policy
It is inevitable that: - correct answers Policies are in competition with one
another
First Step in Social Policy Formation - correct answers To identify unmet
needs
