It is one of the paradoxical aspects of social change that
a. it can be imposed from the top down.
b. the greater the sacrifice one makes, the more one benefits.
c. the indifferent and the disinclined can be excluded from the change process.
d. self-sacrifice can diminish one's sense of self-worth.
b
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Which of the following statements is true of needs assessments?
A. They should be avoided at all costs. B. They are subjective in nature, depending on the preconceived notions of social workers, and fail to mirror the processes and procedures of scientific inquiry. C. They can be used by a social worker working with community members seeking to enhance conditions in their neighborhood. D. They are limited to certain communities
When there is considerable public unrest-for example, due to the Great Depression of the 1930s or the civil rights movement of the 1960s-the government tends to ______.
A. rein in welfare spending in favor of expanding defense spending B. attempt to maintain the status quo with welfare spending so as to minimize the degree of instability in the society C. militarize its police force to prepare for potential coup attempts D. focus on empowering people in order to help meet their economic needs
After conducting an experiment on group dynamics, Dr. Smith performed an ethical debriefing. What is Dr
Smith doing? A) Telling the subjects what the experiment is really all about, because he had lied to them earlier. B) Telling the subjects a story to deceive them, so they won't know the true hypothesis being tested. C) Administering a follow-up survey to check for latent effects of the experiment. D) Encouraging subjects to provide names and phone numbers of their friends and family, so Dr. Smith can recruit more subjects.
Between the 1990s and the year 2000, the use of club drugs:
A. increased. B. decreased. C. remained stable. D. fluctuated wildly and randomly from year to year. E. remains unknown.