Chapter 1: Introduction to Human Behavior in the Social Environment
Test Bank
Multiple Choice Questions:
1. Differences in _________________ prevent the transport of an American social work
model to developing countries.
a. culture
b. customs
c. beliefs
d. All of the above
2. Social workers are likely to see clients who need assistance with these problems.
a. Hair dandruff
b. In grown toe nails
c. Serious illnesses
d. Warts
3. Core principles of international social work would facilitate the inclusion of the
______________.
a. marginalized
b. dispossessed
c. wealthy
d. a & b only
4. Human rights violations are __________ around the world.
a. rarely found
b. prevalent
c. grossly exaggerated
d. are not found at all
5. Needs would include _______________________ requirements for survival, well-
being, and fulfillment.
a. physical
b. psychological
c. social
d. All of the above
6. The IASSW stands for ____________________________________.
a. International Association of Schools of Social Work
b. International Act of Schools of Social Work
c. International Association of Schools of Scientific Work
d. International Association of Scientific Social Work
7. Social functioning is defined as living up to the expectations that are made of an
individual by _________________.
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, a. Catholicism
b. society at large
c. the immediate social environment
d. b & c only
8. This process refers to the dependency between different labor markets to produce
goods profitable to the core. What is it called?
a. Contractualization
b. Commodification
c. Polarization
d. Interdependence
9. Human needs include physical aspects like____________________________.
a. protection
b. mutual caring
c. companionship
d. self-esteem
10. World systems theory is also referred to as ______________________ theory.
a. ecological theory
b. social learning
c. dependency
d. power theory
11. Semiperiphery states have permitted _______________, historically, than periphery
states.
a. less deforestation
b. more deforestation
c. equal amounts of deforestation
d. all of the above are false
12. Social work has a core responsibility to assist in improving these conditions.
a. sanitation of water
b. peaceful coexistence with neighbors
c. indebtedness
d. All of the above
13. A just society is characterized by _________________________.
a. cooperation
b. selfishness
c. racism
d. sexism
14. Chile was accused by the international community of violating human rights during
the period of ______________ dictatorship.
a. Imelda Marcos’s
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, b. Ida Amin’s
c. Mikhail Gorbachev’s
d. Augusto Pinochet’s
15. Victims of structural violence tend to perpetrate counterviolence. An example of
counterviolence is_____________________.
a. protests
b. domestic violence
c. parades
d. counseling
16. According to some race relations opinions, blatant discrimination has been replaced
by ________.
a. institutional racism
b. institutional sexism
c. institutional classism
d. institutional heterosexism
17. An unjust society is characterized by_____________________.
a. mutualism
b. individuality
c. disregard for community
d. liberty
18. This is the process of formally sanctioning and regulating exploitation.
a. Contractualization
b. Commodification
c. Polarization
d. Mechanization
19. Ethnic, religious, and regional hostilities are common and sometimes affect
__________ processes.
a. religious
b. spiritual
c. political
d. mechanical
20. Deepening involves ___________________________.
a. commodification
b. broadening
c. contractualization
d. a & c only
21. President Barack Obama’s persistent dedication to reforming health care in America
appears to be greatly influenced by this relative’s battle for health coverage during
her treatment for cancer.
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, a. His grandmother in Kenya
b. His sister in Germany
c. His mother in the United States
d. His cousin in Washington D.C.
22. Communities within the core have more power and influence than communities
within the periphery.
a. True
b. False
c. It depends on which countries are involved.
d. It depends on how deep a country is in the periphery.
23. The more states in the periphery that are dependent upon more economically
developed states in the core, ___________ is in periphery states.
a. the higher the infant mortality rate
b. the lower the infant mortality rate
c. the infant mortality rate stays the same
d. All of the above are false.
24. Most households generally receive one or more of five types of specific incomes.
Which one is not one of the five standard types of income for households?
a. wages
b. profits from black market sales
c. rental income from property
d. transfer payments (e.g., state welfare benefits)
25. ________________passed laws creating Medicare and Medicaid.
a. The city council
b. Congress
c. The president
d. The vice-president
True and False Questions:
1. Macro is a prefix, meaning “large, broad, or extensive,” and is used to indicate the
broadness of an entity, a condition, or a system. True
2. A primary focus of HBSE textbooks is to help students become aware of how events
and occurrences in one system do not affect other systems. False
3. Regular citizens benefit from some corporations’ exploitive behaviors. True
4. The way social work is practiced in the United States is different from social work as
practiced in other countries. True
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Test Bank
Multiple Choice Questions:
1. Differences in _________________ prevent the transport of an American social work
model to developing countries.
a. culture
b. customs
c. beliefs
d. All of the above
2. Social workers are likely to see clients who need assistance with these problems.
a. Hair dandruff
b. In grown toe nails
c. Serious illnesses
d. Warts
3. Core principles of international social work would facilitate the inclusion of the
______________.
a. marginalized
b. dispossessed
c. wealthy
d. a & b only
4. Human rights violations are __________ around the world.
a. rarely found
b. prevalent
c. grossly exaggerated
d. are not found at all
5. Needs would include _______________________ requirements for survival, well-
being, and fulfillment.
a. physical
b. psychological
c. social
d. All of the above
6. The IASSW stands for ____________________________________.
a. International Association of Schools of Social Work
b. International Act of Schools of Social Work
c. International Association of Schools of Scientific Work
d. International Association of Scientific Social Work
7. Social functioning is defined as living up to the expectations that are made of an
individual by _________________.
1
, a. Catholicism
b. society at large
c. the immediate social environment
d. b & c only
8. This process refers to the dependency between different labor markets to produce
goods profitable to the core. What is it called?
a. Contractualization
b. Commodification
c. Polarization
d. Interdependence
9. Human needs include physical aspects like____________________________.
a. protection
b. mutual caring
c. companionship
d. self-esteem
10. World systems theory is also referred to as ______________________ theory.
a. ecological theory
b. social learning
c. dependency
d. power theory
11. Semiperiphery states have permitted _______________, historically, than periphery
states.
a. less deforestation
b. more deforestation
c. equal amounts of deforestation
d. all of the above are false
12. Social work has a core responsibility to assist in improving these conditions.
a. sanitation of water
b. peaceful coexistence with neighbors
c. indebtedness
d. All of the above
13. A just society is characterized by _________________________.
a. cooperation
b. selfishness
c. racism
d. sexism
14. Chile was accused by the international community of violating human rights during
the period of ______________ dictatorship.
a. Imelda Marcos’s
2
, b. Ida Amin’s
c. Mikhail Gorbachev’s
d. Augusto Pinochet’s
15. Victims of structural violence tend to perpetrate counterviolence. An example of
counterviolence is_____________________.
a. protests
b. domestic violence
c. parades
d. counseling
16. According to some race relations opinions, blatant discrimination has been replaced
by ________.
a. institutional racism
b. institutional sexism
c. institutional classism
d. institutional heterosexism
17. An unjust society is characterized by_____________________.
a. mutualism
b. individuality
c. disregard for community
d. liberty
18. This is the process of formally sanctioning and regulating exploitation.
a. Contractualization
b. Commodification
c. Polarization
d. Mechanization
19. Ethnic, religious, and regional hostilities are common and sometimes affect
__________ processes.
a. religious
b. spiritual
c. political
d. mechanical
20. Deepening involves ___________________________.
a. commodification
b. broadening
c. contractualization
d. a & c only
21. President Barack Obama’s persistent dedication to reforming health care in America
appears to be greatly influenced by this relative’s battle for health coverage during
her treatment for cancer.
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, a. His grandmother in Kenya
b. His sister in Germany
c. His mother in the United States
d. His cousin in Washington D.C.
22. Communities within the core have more power and influence than communities
within the periphery.
a. True
b. False
c. It depends on which countries are involved.
d. It depends on how deep a country is in the periphery.
23. The more states in the periphery that are dependent upon more economically
developed states in the core, ___________ is in periphery states.
a. the higher the infant mortality rate
b. the lower the infant mortality rate
c. the infant mortality rate stays the same
d. All of the above are false.
24. Most households generally receive one or more of five types of specific incomes.
Which one is not one of the five standard types of income for households?
a. wages
b. profits from black market sales
c. rental income from property
d. transfer payments (e.g., state welfare benefits)
25. ________________passed laws creating Medicare and Medicaid.
a. The city council
b. Congress
c. The president
d. The vice-president
True and False Questions:
1. Macro is a prefix, meaning “large, broad, or extensive,” and is used to indicate the
broadness of an entity, a condition, or a system. True
2. A primary focus of HBSE textbooks is to help students become aware of how events
and occurrences in one system do not affect other systems. False
3. Regular citizens benefit from some corporations’ exploitive behaviors. True
4. The way social work is practiced in the United States is different from social work as
practiced in other countries. True
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