Emile Durkheim compared suicide rates across different nations to determine the effects of social change on the strength of social bonds. For example, he found that predominantly Protestant European countries had higher suicide rates than predominantly Catholic European countries. What was the unit of analysis in his study?
a. Individuals
b. Countries
c. Religions
d. Suicide rates
e. Social change
b. Countries
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Generally, a poor neighborhood is one in which of residents live below the poverty line.
a. 20% to 40% b. 30% to 50% c. 40% to 60% d. 60% to 80%
In _____________, the court expanded the practitioner's duty to warn those in danger to include the circumstance in which a family member communicates to a mental health practitioner a belief that the client poses a risk of grave bodily injury to another person
a. Tarasoff v. Board of Regents of the University of California b. Jaffee v. Redmond c. Ewing v. Goldstein d. Petersen v. McDonald
What might values (e.g., the inherent dignity and worth of each person) and ethical
principles (e.g., confidentiality) conflict with? a. Spiritual and religious beliefs of both the social worker and the client b. Social worker and client discussions regarding moral and immoral acts associated with a client's difficulties in psychosocial functioning c. State and federal laws dictating acceptable and unacceptable standards for what social workers and clients discuss d. Organizational policies and procedures regarding documentation and/or reimbursement for services
Individuals, organized or informal groups, who have an interest in the outcomes of a policy practice
initiative are referred to as: a) Political activists. b) Stakeholders. c) Radicals d) Civil demonstrators.