What African American woman was denied entrance to Barnard College due to a racial quota but went on to earn a degree from the New York School of Social Work en route to becoming a prominent leader in the civil rights movement of the 1960s?

A. Florence Kelly
B. Dorothy Height
C. Nancy Jackson
D. Whitney Young


Answer: B

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Evidence-based interventions for detained youths are readily available and free to all offenders.

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According to the text, if communities have a shortage of social workers in some cases, licensing boards may permit

A) larger caseloads than typically permitted by legal mandate B) increased funding incentives to recruit more social workers to the area C) paraprofessionals to do the work of licensed social workers D) the lessening of education levels and the lowering of licensing requirements

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Among elders of color, the proportion of widows is

A) twice that of whites. B) three times that of whites. C) the same as that of whites. D) four times that of whites.

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