What helps explain the significant role of the private sector in American social welfare policy?

a) Social welfare services grew out of the activities of the private sector.
b) Government was reluctant to assume responsibility for social welfare.
c) The social work profession resulted from the policies of the private sector.
d) All of the above


D

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In professional social work, viewing political structures that shape the lives of people living in surrounding communities is often ______.

A. not necessary because it is beyond the scope of advocacy B. a matter of academic social work not professional practice C. a matter of integrating theory with practice D. a cause of conflict with the client

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__________ refers to the degree to which a variable measures what we think it is

measuring. a. Validity b. Reliability c. Conceptualization d. Operationalization

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When a parent tries to set up a consequence that is consistent with the child’s behavior (e.g., you broke her toy so you have to buy her a new one), what type of consequence is this?

a. Logical consequence b. Constructive consequence c. No real consequence d. Natural consequence

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Caspi and colleagues found that

a. depression is caused by too much serotonin. b. when exposed to stressful life events, persons with two long alleles (LL) for 5-Htt were at the highest risk for depression. c. when exposed to stressful life events, persons with a long and a short allele (Ls) for 5-Htt were at the highest risk for depression. d. when exposed to stressful life events, persons with two short alleles (SS) for 5-Htt were at the highest risk for depression.

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