Jane Addams became involved in social work because
a. like many women who were also interested in medicine, she was driven out of medical school.
b. she felt guilt for the desertion of duty by those who had been trained to lead the poor.
c. her fianc died and she was unmarriageable.
d. after making a fortune in textile manufacturing, she wanted to give back to the world.
Social work is a
a. way for women, in particular, to change the world without money or brute force.
b. profession engaged in the creation of a truly humane society.
c. tool of the oppressing elites to educate and civilized the oppressed masses so they are not such a threat.
d. make a living working with the least accomplished.
Paulo Freire asserted that
a. only the oppressed can save the oppressor and themselves.
b. oppressors can work to change how they treat others, of their own will.
c. the rich and the powerful sometimes want to leave their societies better than they found them.
d. the oppressors are only waiting for their turn to oppress.
The worlds new, post-modern society is being constructed by
a. owners of capitalist corporations.
b. small communities of people including the poorest people on earth.
c. leaders of nation states.
d. widespread use of social media.
Organizational social work includes all except the following:
a. social work administration.
b. social organizations.
c. organizing communities for social change.
d. creating social organizations to meet new needs.
Community social workers do all but the following:
a. help communities strengthen relationships between the individuals.
b. help communities gain empowerment.
c. help communities overcome injustice by means of social planning, community development and community organization.
d. help individual community members resolve their personal problems .
The reasoning behind macro social work is
a. traditional political organizations are hopelessly compromised by the influence of money.
b. that some people are so sensitive they become overwhelmed and depressed by the problems facing their community.
c. individual problems are easy to solve, and social workers get bored.
d. individual problems are embedded in larger social, political and economic structures.
Macro social work
a. is a profession based on macroeconomics.
b. is deeply rooted in traditional political organizations.
c. helps individuals and groups solve problems and make social changes from the community to the global levels.
d. is sharply divorced from micro social work.
Macro social work was formerly known as
a. community social practice.
b. international organization and planning for social development.
c. locality development and community planning.
d. community organization social work.
In the aftermath of the Depression, World War Two and the Korean War, it became clear that
a. social work was not needed by strong people.
b. it became clear that an integrated arena of professional social work practice needed to be developed.
c. increasing American wealth had eliminated the problems that created the need for social work.
d. professional organization was unnecessary.