Which of the following the term tweeners refers to?

a. The cohort of people born between World Wars I and II
b. The growing differential in poverty rates among young people compared to old people
c. The distinction between the deserving and undeserving poor
d. Economically insecure older adults who are not poor enough to qualify for means-tested programs
e. None of the above


d. Economically insecure older adults who are not poor enough to qualify for means-tested programs

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Based on your study of empowerment and social policy, which best characterizes the relationship between social work and social policy?

A. Only social workers working with macro-issues need to be concerned with policy. B. Only social workers working in the micro-arena need to be concerned with policy C. When social workers are employed as family counselors, their everyday work does not reflect any policy decisions. D. All social workers need to make policy part of their practice world.

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Suppose an experiment compares two independent groups on an ordinal dependent variable. Which of the following is the most appropriate nonparametric statistical procedure

a. Mann-Whitney U test b. Sign test c. Wilcoxon matched-pairs test d. t-test

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______ is defined as a state in which even a minimum amount of racial stress becomes intolerable, triggering feelings and behaviors such as anger, fear, guilt, argumentation, and silence.

a. White fragility b. White vulnerability c. White privilege d. racial conflict

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Mary Richmond introduced the conundrum that _______

A. social workers are only respected if they can make a difference B. social workers require plenty of experience to be social workers C. social betterment and individual betterment require each other D. people often have insufficient desire to change their circumstances

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