SOWK 1001 Final Exam
Social Welfare correct answersThe well-being of society and general efforts
to improve that well-being. Well-being includes health, environment, etc.
and is influenced by a various amount of groups/organizations.
Social Policy correct answersPolicies that are developed and implemented
to promote the well-being or address problems within society. Many factors
influence social policy such as status and power.
Policy correct answersDecisions made about what to do or not to do about
certain problems and can be made on different levels of
government/organizations/individuals .
Welfare State correct answersThe structure that a government creates to
maintain the social policies and improve social welfare. Many people have
different ideas on how this should be done.
Individual Responsibility correct
answers Collective Responsibility
correct answers Redistribution
correct answers
Government Structure in Canada correct answersFederal : all of
Canada Provincial: provinces
Municipal: cities
Federalism in Canada correct answersConstitutional
Democracy Division of power
branches of government
Executive (decision
making) Legislative (law
making)
Judiciary (interpretation;
protect rights and
ensure consistency)
Federal is responsible
for: correct
answersNational issues:
-defence
- foreign affairs and
trade
- immigration and
citizenship
- indigenous affairs
-post
, - education
-health
- natural resources
- welfare
Municipal is responsible for: correct answersLocal issues:
- by-laws
- emergency services
- libraries
- planning
- waste disposal
- parks and recreation
- transit
- traffic and roads
- police
- health centres and community homes
Fiscal Federalism correct answersThe financial relationship between the
federal and provincial governments. Coordination over taxation and grants
to provinces for specific programs such as health care and equalization
payments to form a standard of service provision.
Diversity correct answersThe quality of being different or unique at the
individual or group level. This includes work style, culture parental status,
sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, skin colour, language, age,
mental and physical abilities and more.
Equity correct answersIs the fair treatment, access opportunity, and
advancement for all people, while at the same time striving to identify and
eliminate barriers that have prevented the full participation of some groups.
Improving equality includes increasing justice and fairness within the
procedures and processes of institution or resources. tackling equity issues
requires an understanding of the root cause of outcome disparities within
our society.
Leveraging diversity/Inclusion correct answersneed an environment where
people feel heard and supported to do their personal best and where
unconscious or implicit bias and systemic barriers are recognized. Diversity
always exists in social system but inclusion must be created.
The role of judiciary in policy correct answersTo ensure that legislation and
its implements are consistent with the Charter and also advise the
executive and they are thinking about introducing a new policy.
Ideology correct answerswhat we consider to be the nature of an
ideal...political system (political ideology), economic system (economic
ideology), social goals (social ideology). Also influences the way social
welfare is worked towards and influences the way people think about;
Social Welfare correct answersThe well-being of society and general efforts
to improve that well-being. Well-being includes health, environment, etc.
and is influenced by a various amount of groups/organizations.
Social Policy correct answersPolicies that are developed and implemented
to promote the well-being or address problems within society. Many factors
influence social policy such as status and power.
Policy correct answersDecisions made about what to do or not to do about
certain problems and can be made on different levels of
government/organizations/individuals .
Welfare State correct answersThe structure that a government creates to
maintain the social policies and improve social welfare. Many people have
different ideas on how this should be done.
Individual Responsibility correct
answers Collective Responsibility
correct answers Redistribution
correct answers
Government Structure in Canada correct answersFederal : all of
Canada Provincial: provinces
Municipal: cities
Federalism in Canada correct answersConstitutional
Democracy Division of power
branches of government
Executive (decision
making) Legislative (law
making)
Judiciary (interpretation;
protect rights and
ensure consistency)
Federal is responsible
for: correct
answersNational issues:
-defence
- foreign affairs and
trade
- immigration and
citizenship
- indigenous affairs
-post
, - education
-health
- natural resources
- welfare
Municipal is responsible for: correct answersLocal issues:
- by-laws
- emergency services
- libraries
- planning
- waste disposal
- parks and recreation
- transit
- traffic and roads
- police
- health centres and community homes
Fiscal Federalism correct answersThe financial relationship between the
federal and provincial governments. Coordination over taxation and grants
to provinces for specific programs such as health care and equalization
payments to form a standard of service provision.
Diversity correct answersThe quality of being different or unique at the
individual or group level. This includes work style, culture parental status,
sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, skin colour, language, age,
mental and physical abilities and more.
Equity correct answersIs the fair treatment, access opportunity, and
advancement for all people, while at the same time striving to identify and
eliminate barriers that have prevented the full participation of some groups.
Improving equality includes increasing justice and fairness within the
procedures and processes of institution or resources. tackling equity issues
requires an understanding of the root cause of outcome disparities within
our society.
Leveraging diversity/Inclusion correct answersneed an environment where
people feel heard and supported to do their personal best and where
unconscious or implicit bias and systemic barriers are recognized. Diversity
always exists in social system but inclusion must be created.
The role of judiciary in policy correct answersTo ensure that legislation and
its implements are consistent with the Charter and also advise the
executive and they are thinking about introducing a new policy.
Ideology correct answerswhat we consider to be the nature of an
ideal...political system (political ideology), economic system (economic
ideology), social goals (social ideology). Also influences the way social
welfare is worked towards and influences the way people think about;
