The scientific relevance of a research question refers to its:

a. Ability to start and finish within a time limit
b. Ability to generate specific suggestions for social policy
c. Ability to resolve contradictions in or advance social theory
d. Ability to be completed within budget
e. Ability to make a difference in the social world


c. Ability to resolve contradictions in or advance social theory

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Jane feels unappreciated and is contemplating suicide with the idea that people would talk about her and feel sorry for the way they treated her. The hidden meaning for her thoughts about suicide is an:

A) ?act of hostility. B) ?attempt to control and exert power over people. C) ?attempt to be noticed. D) ?escape from a difficult or impossible situation.

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President Ronald Reagan set the stage for a new era by

a. lowering the federal income tax rate so that people at the highest income bracket paid far less in taxes b. tightened regulations of the banking industry c. negotiated with the Soviet Union and opened the door to China d. spoke out against the war on drugs

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Unlike social workers, what approach do public health workers use to understand the health of the community and to gain an awareness of an individual’s psychosocial experiences of health?

a. Community awareness b. Program evaluation c. Epidemiology d. Risk reduction

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A breach of ethical conduct may occur when a social worker:

a) Purposefully makes the wrong diagnosis on an intake form so the client can receive services b) Involuntarily commits a client who is threatening to do physical harm and refusing treatment c) Makes a recommendation that a client receive medication on an initial assessment form d) Allows a client to discuss deviant sexual behaviors during sessions

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