Compared to other industrialized Western countries, the United States
a. spends a larger proportion of the Gross National Product on welfare than most others.
b. spends a smaller proportion of the Gross National Product on welfare than most others.
c. is about average in the proportion of the Gross National Product spends on welfare
d. is a non-programmatic welfare state while most other states are redistributive welfare states.
Ques. 2All of the following occur during the family reorganization phase of the divorce process EXCEPT
a. clarification of internal boundaries
b. redefinition of the family's identity
c. stabilization of the family's emotional environment
d. initiation of the economic and legal divorce
Ques. 3The United States is
a. a distributive welfare state.
b. a programmatic welfare state.
c. a socialist welfare state.
d. not a welfare state.
Ques. 4During the ________________ phase of the divorce process the family must clarify its new internal and external boundaries and reestablish strategies for maintaining the household.
a. individual cognition
b. family metacognition
c. separation
d. family reorganization
Ques. 5A redistributive welfare state is one in which
a. a capitalist state devotes a portion of its gross national product, through taxation, to the solution of certain social problems without changing the basic nature of the economy.
b. the primary aim is to restructure the economy by redistributing wealth and resources.
c. the social welfare programs are based on entitlement for all.
d. the social welfare programs are based on demonstrated need.
Ques. 6The purpose of the programmatic welfare state is to
a. address certain social problems without changing the basic nature of the economy.
b. restructure the economy by redistributing wealth and resources.
c. implement economic and family programs designed to instill good work ethics and proper values.
d. implement economic and family policies designed to generate political support for a variety of social issues.
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