Shaunna C. Millar, LMSW
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Wichita @er State @er University
American Social Welfare Policy
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A Pluralist Approach
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Ninth Edition @er
Howard Karger @er
Kailua, @er Hawai’i
David Stoesz @er
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, Table of Contents
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Chapter Social @erPolicy @erand @erthe @erAmerican @erWelfare @erState 1
@er1
Chapter The @erOrigins @erof @erAmerican @erSocial @erWelfare 4
@er2
Chapter Social @erWelfare @erPolicy @erResearch 7
@er3
Chapter Discrimination @erand @erStigma @erin @erAmerican @erSociety 10
@er4
Chapter Poverty @erin @erAmerica 13
@er5
Chapter The @erVoluntary @erSector @erToday 16
@er6
Chapter Privatization @erand @erHuman @erServices @erCorporations 19
@er7
Chapter The @erMaking @erof @erGovernmental @erPolicy 22
@er8
Chapter Tax @erPolicy @erand @erIncome @erDistribution 26
@er9
Chapter Social @erInsurance @erPrograms 29
@er10
Chapter Public @erAssistance @erPrograms 32
@er11
Chapter The @erAmerican @erHealth @erCare @erSystem 35
@er12
Chapter Mental @erHealth @erand @erSubstance @erAbuse @erPolicy 38
@er13
Chapter Criminal @erJustice 41
@er14
Chapter Child @erWelfare @erPolicy 44
@er15
Chapter Housing @erPolicies 47
@er16
Chapter The @erPolitics @erof @erFood @erPolicy @erand @erRural @erLife 50
@er17
Chapter Social @erPolicy @erand @erEducation 53
@er18
Chapter The @erAmerican @erWelfare @erState @erin @erInternational @erPerspective 56
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Chapter 1—Test Bank
Instructor information: Test questions are provided below without formatting for ease of
copying/pasting into test banks on learning management systems.
Student instructions: Pick the best possible answer from each of the four options provided with each
question.
1. Social welfare policy flows from a mixed economy. This means that
a. governmental, voluntary, and corporate sectors all contribute.
b. the economy moves from surplus to deficit.
c. all people in our country benefit from social welfare programs.
d. both cash and in-kind services are provided.
2. The American social welfare system is
a. in transition and moving in a conservative direction.
b. influenced more by democracy.
c. influenced more by capitalism.
d. similar to that of other industrial nations.
3. American social welfare programs are
a. provided by the public and private sectors.
b. exclusively governmental.
c. delivered solely in the nonprofit sector.
d. regulated primarily by states.
4. The function of social welfare is
a. to help those who are both economically disadvantaged and those who aren’t.
b. to provide benefits to people to meet their basic life needs.
c. to enhance relationships among diverse people groups.
d. to distinguish between those who are worthy of help and those who are unworthy.
5. All of the following are examples of in-kind benefits except
a. public assistance.
b. SNAP
c. WIC coupons.
d. low-income energy assistance.
6. What would represent a social welfare response to the problem of ex-offender underemployment?
a. Parole stipulations requiring ex-offender employment.
b. Geographical restrictions on ex-offender living arrangements.
c. Removal of licensing restrictions for felony offenses.
d. No cost job training and employment counseling.
7. Decisions reached by nonprofit agencies are examples of
a. Governmental social welfare policy.
b. Voluntary social welfare policy.
c. Corporate social welfare policy.
d. Institutional social welfare policy.
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