A convenient, non-threatening target on which to blame one's troubles, frustrations, or failures is called a ____

a. surrogate
b. proxy
c. scapegoat
d. substitute
e. complicitor


C

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a. true b. false

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a. prevent exposure to negative forces b. build and maintain a good reputation c. confront stereotypes d. A, B, & C

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The program planning process is often deterred by a focus on all of the following EXCEPT:

a. organizational survival. b. doing what the grant or funder is willing to fund. c. expansion. d. maintain the original purpose without analysis of the current problem.

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A. Family Medical Leave Act B. Personal Responsibility and Work Act C. Title IX D. Title X

Sociology