SOWK 2100 Midterm 1 questions n
answers graded A+ updated
social welfare - correct answer ✔✔an organized system which provides social services and
programs to assist individuals and families
Medicine Wheel - correct answer ✔✔an ancient symbol that signifies a holistic method of
helping and healing individuals, families, and communities
deserving poor - correct answer ✔✔those in poverty through no fault of their own
undeserving poor - correct answer ✔✔those considered physically capable of work in some
form but are unemployed
indoor relief - correct answer ✔✔assistance provided in an institutional setting, such a
poorhouse, almshouse, or workhouse
outdoor relief - correct answer ✔✔material assistance given to individuals and families in their
own homes
less eligibility - correct answer ✔✔principle requiring that the standard or living of an individual
receiving public assistance of the conditions of work had to be less favorable than what a
labourer would receive who worked the lowest-paying labour market job
social casework - correct answer ✔✔addressing an issue by systematically gathering detailed
data regarding an individuals environment and analyzing the data, followed by making a
diagnosis and treatment plan
, Social Darwinism - correct answer ✔✔the belief that indiscriminate relief would weaken a
person's moral character, leading to the weakening of society; those who were poor were
"unfit" while those who were wealthy were "fit" and possessed higher moral character
the social gospel movement - correct answer ✔✔an integrated theological and social
movement centered on social development and change
family ethic - correct answer ✔✔a perspective that began in the colonial era defining a woman's
role solely as a wife and a mother
welfare state - correct answer ✔✔a country in which the government assumes responsibility for
ensuring that its citizens' basic needs are met
Wholeness - correct answer ✔✔refers to understanding each aspect of the four cardinal
directions or the Wheel (east, south, west, and north) and the directions' interconnections for
holistic well-being
Theory - correct answer ✔✔- no specific definition
- a way to of seeing a particular phenomenon
- theories hold particular worldviews and are embedded in assumptions
- theories are fluid and change
Balance - correct answer ✔✔related to wholeness, one should attend to 3ach part of the whole
- one cannot eclipse others - and the ways in which they are connected.
balance is reflected in the harmony among the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual
elements of one's being. imbalance is reflected in disease or ill health
Purist approach - correct answer ✔✔When a particular theory or theoretical perspective is
regularly drawn upon regardless of the nature of a clients presenting issues.
answers graded A+ updated
social welfare - correct answer ✔✔an organized system which provides social services and
programs to assist individuals and families
Medicine Wheel - correct answer ✔✔an ancient symbol that signifies a holistic method of
helping and healing individuals, families, and communities
deserving poor - correct answer ✔✔those in poverty through no fault of their own
undeserving poor - correct answer ✔✔those considered physically capable of work in some
form but are unemployed
indoor relief - correct answer ✔✔assistance provided in an institutional setting, such a
poorhouse, almshouse, or workhouse
outdoor relief - correct answer ✔✔material assistance given to individuals and families in their
own homes
less eligibility - correct answer ✔✔principle requiring that the standard or living of an individual
receiving public assistance of the conditions of work had to be less favorable than what a
labourer would receive who worked the lowest-paying labour market job
social casework - correct answer ✔✔addressing an issue by systematically gathering detailed
data regarding an individuals environment and analyzing the data, followed by making a
diagnosis and treatment plan
, Social Darwinism - correct answer ✔✔the belief that indiscriminate relief would weaken a
person's moral character, leading to the weakening of society; those who were poor were
"unfit" while those who were wealthy were "fit" and possessed higher moral character
the social gospel movement - correct answer ✔✔an integrated theological and social
movement centered on social development and change
family ethic - correct answer ✔✔a perspective that began in the colonial era defining a woman's
role solely as a wife and a mother
welfare state - correct answer ✔✔a country in which the government assumes responsibility for
ensuring that its citizens' basic needs are met
Wholeness - correct answer ✔✔refers to understanding each aspect of the four cardinal
directions or the Wheel (east, south, west, and north) and the directions' interconnections for
holistic well-being
Theory - correct answer ✔✔- no specific definition
- a way to of seeing a particular phenomenon
- theories hold particular worldviews and are embedded in assumptions
- theories are fluid and change
Balance - correct answer ✔✔related to wholeness, one should attend to 3ach part of the whole
- one cannot eclipse others - and the ways in which they are connected.
balance is reflected in the harmony among the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual
elements of one's being. imbalance is reflected in disease or ill health
Purist approach - correct answer ✔✔When a particular theory or theoretical perspective is
regularly drawn upon regardless of the nature of a clients presenting issues.
