Nixons Family Assistance Plan:
A. drew opposition from social workers.
B. converted AFDC to a block grant program.
C. would have lowered AFDC benefits in the North.
D. all of these.
In Regulating the Poor, Piven and Cloward argued
A. that expanded relief efforts created dependency.
B. that public relief efforts supported an oppressive economic structure.
C. that poverty and addiction were closely related.
D. all of these.
The federal program known as Aid to Dependent Children
A. was part of the 1935 Social Security Act.
B. provided federal assistance directly to widows and their children.
C. was the result of advocacy efforts by social workers.
D. all of these.
Jane Addams was a leader in
A. the Settlement House movement.
B. the COS movement.
C. the administration of public relief for the poor.
D. all of these.
Proponents of the Charity Organization Societies (COS) believed
A. it was important to make voluntary relief efforts more scientific.
B. poverty could be reduced through moral education of the worthy poor.
C. the poor had to be taught how to read and write.
D. both A and B.
President Andrew Johnson opposed the continued operation of the Freedmans Bureau because he thought
A. it was too costly.
B. it was ineffective.
C. it was unconstitutional.
D. all of these.
In the colonial period, the principle of local responsibility meant
A. residents turned to local authorities for relief from poverty.
B. the unsettled poor had no place to turn for relief.
C. strict residency requirement were in place, to be eligible for relief.
D. all of these.
In England, the Statute of Labourers passed in 1348 was a response to
A. a growing population on relief.
B. a change of government.
C. an economic downturn.
D. a labor shortage.
A person who believed the pauperization argument would be strongly opposed to
A. giving cash relief to the poor.
B. civil rights legislation.
C. Lyndon Johnsons War on Poverty.
D. providing education or training to end poverty.
A person who argues that poverty can be eliminated through skills education and job training is using a ________ explanation of poverty.
A. culture of poverty
B. restricted opportunities
C. human capital
D. personal failings
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