Cox, Introduction to Social Work, 2e
SAGE Publishing, 2018
Chapter 1: The Social Work Profession
Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. Social work practice consists of the professional application of social work values, principles, and
techniques to all but which of the following ends?
A. helping communities or groups provide or improve social and health services
B. convincing clients of the best possible choices to make regarding their lives
C. helping people obtain tangible services
D. participating in relevant legislative processes
Ans: B
Learning Objective: 1-1: Describe the work, goals, and values of social workers.
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Social Work’s Unique Purpose and Goals
Difficulty Level: Medium
2. It is important that social workers broaden their perspectives in order to do all but which of the
following?
A. increase their self-understanding
B. appreciate others’ viewpoints
C. develop and evaluate more creative policies and interventions
D. figure out the single best approach to working with their group of clients
Ans: D
Learning Objective: 1-1: Describe the work, goals, and values of social workers.
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Social Work and Human Diversity
Difficulty Level: Medium
3. Which is expected to be true of the U.S. population in the year 2050?
A. About 25% of all Americans will be Latino.
B. Population growth will be at or near zero.
C. Minority groups will make up about 30% of the population.
D. The population of older Americans is expected to triple.
Ans: A
Learning Objective: 1-2: Explain the importance of diversity and advocacy in social work.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Diversity and Social Justice
Difficulty Level: Easy
4. ______ is the belief that one’s own ethnic group and way of life are superior to others.
A. Racism
B. Discrimination
C. Ethnocentrism
D. Ethnic cleansing
Ans: C
Learning Objective: 1-2: Explain the importance of diversity and advocacy in social work.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Diversity and Social Justice
Difficulty Level: Medium
, Cox, Introduction to Social Work, 2e
SAGE Publishing, 2018
5. An affluent Caucasian suburban teenage girl likely has different experiences with and perceptions of
police officers than a poor African American man living in the city. This contrast illustrates the concept of
______.
A. intersectionality
B. generalist practice
C. self-awareness
D. perceptionism
Ans: A
Learning Objective: 1-2: Explain the importance of diversity and advocacy in social work.
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Intersections of Diversity
Difficulty Level: Hard
6. Select the value that is not considered to be a core value of the profession of social work.
A. integrity
B. social justice
C. dignity and worth of the person
D. persuasiveness
Ans: D
Learning Objective: 1-1: Describe the work, goals, and values of social workers.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Social Work Values
Difficulty Level: Easy
7. Granting all citizens the same rights, protections, opportunities, obligations, and social benefits,
regardless of background or membership in diverse groups, aligns with the core social work value of
______.
A. integrity
B. social justice
C. dignity and worth of the person
D. service
Ans: B
Learning Objective: 1-1: Describe the work, goals, and values of social workers.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Social Work Values
Difficulty Level: Medium
8. James’s client, Ken, has been admitted to a hospital for depression and suicidal thoughts. Upon
admission, hospital staff members discover that Ken is transgender and place him in a women’s ward,
despite Ken’s clearly self-identifying as male. After learning of this placement and its subsequent
exacerbation of Ken’s depression, James speaks with a supervisor to procure Ken’s admission to the
men’s ward of the hospital. James is practicing which of the following?
A. self-awareness
B. advocacy
C. resilience
D. investigation
Ans: B
Learning Objective: 1-3: Appreciate the dynamic nature and roles of the social work profession.
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Advocacy
Difficulty Level: Hard
9. The Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) ______.
A. is the national professional organization for social workers
B. writes the test required for social work licensure in all states
C. requires that all social workers earn master’s degrees or doctorates
SAGE Publishing, 2018
Chapter 1: The Social Work Profession
Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. Social work practice consists of the professional application of social work values, principles, and
techniques to all but which of the following ends?
A. helping communities or groups provide or improve social and health services
B. convincing clients of the best possible choices to make regarding their lives
C. helping people obtain tangible services
D. participating in relevant legislative processes
Ans: B
Learning Objective: 1-1: Describe the work, goals, and values of social workers.
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Social Work’s Unique Purpose and Goals
Difficulty Level: Medium
2. It is important that social workers broaden their perspectives in order to do all but which of the
following?
A. increase their self-understanding
B. appreciate others’ viewpoints
C. develop and evaluate more creative policies and interventions
D. figure out the single best approach to working with their group of clients
Ans: D
Learning Objective: 1-1: Describe the work, goals, and values of social workers.
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Social Work and Human Diversity
Difficulty Level: Medium
3. Which is expected to be true of the U.S. population in the year 2050?
A. About 25% of all Americans will be Latino.
B. Population growth will be at or near zero.
C. Minority groups will make up about 30% of the population.
D. The population of older Americans is expected to triple.
Ans: A
Learning Objective: 1-2: Explain the importance of diversity and advocacy in social work.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Diversity and Social Justice
Difficulty Level: Easy
4. ______ is the belief that one’s own ethnic group and way of life are superior to others.
A. Racism
B. Discrimination
C. Ethnocentrism
D. Ethnic cleansing
Ans: C
Learning Objective: 1-2: Explain the importance of diversity and advocacy in social work.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Diversity and Social Justice
Difficulty Level: Medium
, Cox, Introduction to Social Work, 2e
SAGE Publishing, 2018
5. An affluent Caucasian suburban teenage girl likely has different experiences with and perceptions of
police officers than a poor African American man living in the city. This contrast illustrates the concept of
______.
A. intersectionality
B. generalist practice
C. self-awareness
D. perceptionism
Ans: A
Learning Objective: 1-2: Explain the importance of diversity and advocacy in social work.
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Intersections of Diversity
Difficulty Level: Hard
6. Select the value that is not considered to be a core value of the profession of social work.
A. integrity
B. social justice
C. dignity and worth of the person
D. persuasiveness
Ans: D
Learning Objective: 1-1: Describe the work, goals, and values of social workers.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Social Work Values
Difficulty Level: Easy
7. Granting all citizens the same rights, protections, opportunities, obligations, and social benefits,
regardless of background or membership in diverse groups, aligns with the core social work value of
______.
A. integrity
B. social justice
C. dignity and worth of the person
D. service
Ans: B
Learning Objective: 1-1: Describe the work, goals, and values of social workers.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Social Work Values
Difficulty Level: Medium
8. James’s client, Ken, has been admitted to a hospital for depression and suicidal thoughts. Upon
admission, hospital staff members discover that Ken is transgender and place him in a women’s ward,
despite Ken’s clearly self-identifying as male. After learning of this placement and its subsequent
exacerbation of Ken’s depression, James speaks with a supervisor to procure Ken’s admission to the
men’s ward of the hospital. James is practicing which of the following?
A. self-awareness
B. advocacy
C. resilience
D. investigation
Ans: B
Learning Objective: 1-3: Appreciate the dynamic nature and roles of the social work profession.
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Advocacy
Difficulty Level: Hard
9. The Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) ______.
A. is the national professional organization for social workers
B. writes the test required for social work licensure in all states
C. requires that all social workers earn master’s degrees or doctorates
