SOWK Exam 1 Question and answers
verified to pass 2025/2026
Institutional definition - correct answer ✔A nations system of programs, benefits, and services that
help people meet needs. Purpose- improve people's well being
Academic definition - correct answer ✔The study of agencies, programs, personnel, and policies that
focus on the delivery of social services to individuals, groups, communities. Purpose- education and
training of social workers
Goal of social welfare - correct answer ✔To fulfill the needs of all individuals of society
Knowledge base - correct answer ✔Initially based on theories of sociology, psychology, politics,
economics, and anthropology
Human services of social welfare - correct answer ✔Personal, protection, info/advising, maintenance
Residual view - correct answer ✔Aid should only be provided after all measures have been exhausted,
short term basis help, "charity is for unfortunates"
Institutional view - correct answer ✔Social welfare is a proper function of society in helping people
achieve self-fufillment, difficulties beyond clients control
Elizabeth poor law of 1601 - correct answer ✔3 categories of relief: Able-bodied poor, impotent poor,
dependent children. Paid for by taxes, residency requirements
Protestant ethic - correct answer ✔Emphasis on individualism, one is master of own fate, hard work
and ambition were valued
, Laissez-faire economic view - correct answer ✔Believed in no government regulation of businesses, do
whatever to make more money. Created monopolies, poor working conditions
Social darwinism - correct answer ✔The strong (wealthy) should survive as they are superior, the weak
(needy) deserve to perish
Lester Ward - correct answer ✔Theorist who objected to social darwinism, wrote Dynamic Sociology
Roosevelt - correct answer ✔President who enacted social programs for unemployed after great
depression
Social security act of 1935 - correct answer ✔Foundation of most SW programs. 3 major categories:
social insurance, public assistance, public health and welfare services
Social Insurance - correct answer ✔Institutional, unemployment benefits, social security
Public assistance - correct answer ✔Residual, undergo means test, aid to blind, aid to disabled, old age
assistance, aid to families with dependent children (AFDC)
Public health and welfare services - correct answer ✔Financial service, decent standard of living to
americans, expand federal government role in social services
Reagan and bush administration - correct answer ✔Drastic cut to social services, poverty increased,
increased gap between rich and poor, homeless and hungry increased
Devolution revolution - correct answer ✔Decisions about provisions of social welfare programs
transferred from federal government to state, ADFC replaced by TANF
verified to pass 2025/2026
Institutional definition - correct answer ✔A nations system of programs, benefits, and services that
help people meet needs. Purpose- improve people's well being
Academic definition - correct answer ✔The study of agencies, programs, personnel, and policies that
focus on the delivery of social services to individuals, groups, communities. Purpose- education and
training of social workers
Goal of social welfare - correct answer ✔To fulfill the needs of all individuals of society
Knowledge base - correct answer ✔Initially based on theories of sociology, psychology, politics,
economics, and anthropology
Human services of social welfare - correct answer ✔Personal, protection, info/advising, maintenance
Residual view - correct answer ✔Aid should only be provided after all measures have been exhausted,
short term basis help, "charity is for unfortunates"
Institutional view - correct answer ✔Social welfare is a proper function of society in helping people
achieve self-fufillment, difficulties beyond clients control
Elizabeth poor law of 1601 - correct answer ✔3 categories of relief: Able-bodied poor, impotent poor,
dependent children. Paid for by taxes, residency requirements
Protestant ethic - correct answer ✔Emphasis on individualism, one is master of own fate, hard work
and ambition were valued
, Laissez-faire economic view - correct answer ✔Believed in no government regulation of businesses, do
whatever to make more money. Created monopolies, poor working conditions
Social darwinism - correct answer ✔The strong (wealthy) should survive as they are superior, the weak
(needy) deserve to perish
Lester Ward - correct answer ✔Theorist who objected to social darwinism, wrote Dynamic Sociology
Roosevelt - correct answer ✔President who enacted social programs for unemployed after great
depression
Social security act of 1935 - correct answer ✔Foundation of most SW programs. 3 major categories:
social insurance, public assistance, public health and welfare services
Social Insurance - correct answer ✔Institutional, unemployment benefits, social security
Public assistance - correct answer ✔Residual, undergo means test, aid to blind, aid to disabled, old age
assistance, aid to families with dependent children (AFDC)
Public health and welfare services - correct answer ✔Financial service, decent standard of living to
americans, expand federal government role in social services
Reagan and bush administration - correct answer ✔Drastic cut to social services, poverty increased,
increased gap between rich and poor, homeless and hungry increased
Devolution revolution - correct answer ✔Decisions about provisions of social welfare programs
transferred from federal government to state, ADFC replaced by TANF
