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SOWK 1001 -Final Exam questions and
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Class 1: Policy - ANSWER-
B B B B



Decisions made about what to do or what not to do in response to a specific problem
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B




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Policy can be made from different levels of the gouvernemnet within organizations or by indivi
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B



duals



Social policy - ANSWER-
B B B



policies developed and implemented to promote the well being, or address specific problems
B B B B B B B B B B B B B



in society
B




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Social policy can be defined narrowly (i.e only include social services, child protection etc) or b
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B



roadly (to include, for exemple, immigration policy, taxation policy, aswell as social justice ans
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B



social inclusion B




What is social welfare - ANSWER-
B B B B B



1. The well being of society (taking into account factors such as health, environment, wealth a
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B



nd social participation)
B B




2. General efforts to improve well being (by gouvernement, non profit and voluntary, private s
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B



ector, individuals and families
B B B




3. Narrower definiton= only programs provided by wlefare state
B B B B B B B B




welfare state - ANSWER- B B B



the welfare stae: the structures that a gouvernement creates to enact social policy and improv
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B



e social welfare
B B




Class 2: Gouvernemnt Structure in Canada - ANSWER-Constitutional democracy
B B B B B B B B




Division of power B B




How many gouvernement levels exist - ANSWER-3
B B B B B B

,Federal

Provincial B




Municipal



True or False: The gouvernments all have entrenched responsibilities - ANSWER-true
B B B B B B B B B B




The policy cycle (1): Problem identification - ANSWER-
B B B B B B B



What is the problem that needs to be addressed by policy:
B B B B B B B B B B




-why is it a problem
B B B B




-Who is experiencing the problem
B B B B




-How aew we measuring the exent of the probkem
B B B B B B B B




The policy cycle (2): Policy analysis - ANSWER-Analysing options:
B B B B B B B B




-What are the different policies that couls be created to adress this problem
B B B B B B B B B B B B




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WHat does the evidence from other places, other times or research say how it they will work o
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B



ut

-What are the potential strenghths and weakneses of each of them
B B B B B B B B B B




The policy cycle (3): strategy and policy development - ANSWER-Designing the policy:
B B B B B B B B B B B




which policy shall we choose
B B B B




-What will the details of the policy be
B B B B B B B




-Who is going to implement it
B B B B B




-How can we present this to the stakeholders
B B B B B B B




The Policy Cycle (4) - ANSWER-Enacting the policy
B B B B B B B




The policy cycle (5): implementing the policy - ANSWER-
B B B B B B B B



The policy cycle stakeholder engagement and policy evaluation
B B B B B B B

,Judicary - ANSWER-Is the policy constitutional
B B B B B




Policy analysts - ANSWER-who is benifiting and who is marginalized
B B B B B B B B B




paying for gouvernment policy
B B B




Fiscal federalism - ANSWER-
B B B



The finanacial relationship between the federal gouvernemnt and the provincial gouvernemtn
B B B B B B B B B B



includes;
B




-grants to specific programs (e.g. healthcare)
B B B B B




-Equalization payments: to equalize standard of service provision
B B B B B B B




-coordination over taxation B B




describing social policy (1) timing - ANSWER-what stage off the problem does the policy target
B B B B B B B B B B B B B B




-To prevent problems from arising (intervention)
B B B B B




-To prevent problems from those at risk (maintnence)
B B B B B B B




-To react to problems that have accurred (amelioration)
B B B B B B B




describing social policy (2) who is responsible
B B B B B B




Who designs and pays for, implements policy - ANSWER-1. Gouvernment (supra-
B B B B B B B B B B



national, federal, provincial, local)
B B B




2. Private/commercial providers
B B




3. Third-sector (charity and social enterprise)
B B B B B




describing social policy (3) what form does it take?
B B B B B B B B




Gouvernment social welfare - ANSWER-1. Cash B B B B B




2. Goods
B




3. Rights based legistation
B B B




4. Fiscal welfare
B B

, Privately provided social welfare - ANSWER-1. Occupational welfare
B B B B B B B




2.fee-for service programs B B




Third sector social welfare - ANSWER-charity programs
B B B B B B




Describing social policy: who benifits - ANSWER-Is the policy
B B B B B B B B




-Univerasl

-Demogrant

-selective B




-means and needs tested
B B B




-Contributions based B




social policy analysis - ANSWER-Policy analysis can incluse, but is limited to:
B B B B B B B B B B B




-Factors in policy design and underlying ideologies
B B B B B B




-Levels of gouvernement responsible and wheather this causes tensions
B B B B B B B B




-How it gets implemented- Is this different to what it says on paper
B B B B B B B B B B B B




-Who benifits from the policy/program and who dosent
B B B B B B B




-What works and what does not
B B B B B




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How successful the policy/program is in improving financial wellbeing, health, social wellbein
B B B B B B B B B B B



g ect.
B




Federal gouvernment responsibilities - ANSWER--National issues e.g defence
B B B B B B B




-Foregein affairs trade B B




-Indigenous affairs B




-Immigration and citezenship B B




-transport

-police