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The origin of U.S. social welfare policy is best characterized as: |
an extension of the obligation to charity found within dominant religious traditions, an ambivalent melding of charitable obligation and Protestant work ethic, and a complex classification that divides those in need between the 'worthy' and 'unworthy'. |
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What made being poor less stigmatizing at the beginning of Western society that it is in the U.S. today? |
Instability due to crop failures and illness, combined with the fact that most of the society lived at close to subsistence levels, created a context where everyone knew that they could become poor themselves. |
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Which of the following was NOT a central feature of the English Poor Law of 1601? |
Abolished the distinction between 'worthy' and 'unworthy' poor |
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Our Temporary Assistance to Needy Families program today parallels the concept of _____ from the English Poor law of 1601? |
Outdoor relief |
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An approach to social policy which asserts that government should assure basic needs as a right of citizenship in advanced economies is called: |
institutional |
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A strengths perspective views which of the following as a legacy of slavery within African-American communities? |
a strong tradition of self-help organizations and mutual aid. |
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The period in US history known as Reconstruction was: |
A temporary improvement in the rights of African Americans, followed by a long period of segregation, legalized oppression, and economic deprivation. |
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Which of the following causes are NOT strongly identified with the US settlement house movement, itself part of the foundation of the social work profession? |
Attention to the needs of African Americans in urban areas |
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The programs created out of society's recognition of the normal risks of living and he need to pool money to help out in the event of misfortune like unemployment or injury are called: |
social insurance |
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Mothers' pensions were origionally designed to aid primarily: |
widows, who met society's imposed morals test. |
