Question 1

The impact of commission findings and recommendations has typically been to attract

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A) little notice outside the political world but to create large changes in policy. 
B) little notice outside the political world and to fail to create policy change. 
C) wide media attention and to create large changes in policy. 
D) wide media attention but to fail to create policy change.e.none of the above 
A) little notice outside the political world but to create large changes in policy. 
B) little notice outside the political world and to fail to create policy change. 
C) wide media attention and to create large changes in policy. 
D) wide media attention but to fail to create policy change.e.none of the above

Question 2

Policy outcomes are

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A) the extent to which new policies reduce the problem. 
B) people's reactions to what happens once a policy is implemented. 
C) the unintended impact of social policies. 
D) the number of people employed as a result of a new policy. 
E) a and c only 
A) the extent to which new policies reduce the problem. 
B) people's reactions to what happens once a policy is implemented. 
C) the unintended impact of social policies. 
D) the number of people employed as a result of a new policy. 
E) a and c only

Question 3

The social problems process tends to be

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A) slow and characterized by constant construction and reconstruction. 
B) slow and characterized by fairly stable constructions. 
C) fast and characterized by constant construction and reconstruction. 
D) fast and characterized by fairly stable constructions. 
A) slow and characterized by constant construction and reconstruction. 
B) slow and characterized by fairly stable constructions. 
C) fast and characterized by constant construction and reconstruction. 
D) fast and characterized by fairly stable constructions.

Question 4

Critiques that focus on the implementation of a policy typically are about

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A) how social problems workers do their jobs. 
B) the match between the theory underlying the policy and how the policy is put into practice. 
C) those parts of the program that the public sees in contrast to what actually goes on. 
D) how subjects are treated by the program. 
E) all of the above
F)a and d only 
A) how social problems workers do their jobs. 
B) the match between the theory underlying the policy and how the policy is put into practice. 
C) those parts of the program that the public sees in contrast to what actually goes on. 
D) how subjects are treated by the program. 
E) all of the above
F)a and d only

Question 5

What does your text mean when it says that critics of social policies often bring together critiques based on practical concerns with those based on values? Why might this be a problem?

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When the text mentions that critics of s

Question 6

Most evaluation research involves

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A) simple experiments. 
B) complex experiments. 
C) comparative research. 
D) participant observation. 
E) none of the above 
A) simple experiments. 
B) complex experiments. 
C) comparative research. 
D) participant observation. 
E) none of the above

Question 7

Why is treating social problems as emergencies potentially problematic from a policy perspective?

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Treating social problems as emergencies

Question 8

Commissions are groups of

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A) researchers who work together to develop objective outcome measures. 
B) high-status individuals, presumed to represent a wide variety of interests, who are brought together to evaluate policies. 
C) legislators who are brought together to debate the merits of a policy. 
D) activists who are brought together to debate an issue and to try to reach a compromise.e.none of the above 
A) researchers who work together to develop objective outcome measures. 
B) high-status individuals, presumed to represent a wide variety of interests, who are brought together to evaluate policies. 
C) legislators who are brought together to debate the merits of a policy. 
D) activists who are brought together to debate an issue and to try to reach a compromise.e.none of the above

Question 9

It is argued in your text that the prospect of __________ has made welfare especially controversial.

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A) the availability of services encouraging divorce 
B) long-term, intergenerational dependency 
C) people with disabilities having problems accessing services 
D) too much of the national budget being devoted to serving the poor 
E) all of the above
F)a and d only 
A) the availability of services encouraging divorce 
B) long-term, intergenerational dependency 
C) people with disabilities having problems accessing services 
D) too much of the national budget being devoted to serving the poor 
E) all of the above
F)a and d only

Question 10

The claims of original activists or experts are likely to be accepted because

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A) they have connections to other successful activists. 
B) the media are already accustomed to listening to them and will give them good coverage. 
C) both social problems workers and subjects tend to agree with them. 
D) policymakers respect them. 
E) all of the above
F)a and b only 
A) they have connections to other successful activists. 
B) the media are already accustomed to listening to them and will give them good coverage. 
C) both social problems workers and subjects tend to agree with them. 
D) policymakers respect them. 
E) all of the above
F)a and b only

Question 11

How might critiques of policy outcomes based on insufficiency be part of a larger strategy for claimsmakers?

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Critiques of policy outcomes based on in

Question 12

Compare the costs and benefits of evaluation research using experiments to research using comparative methods.

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Evaluation research using experiments an

The impact of commission findings and recommendations has typically been to attract

Policy outcomes are

The social problems process tends to be

Critiques that focus on the implementation of a policy typically are about

What does your text mean when it says that critics of social policies often bring together critiques based on practical concerns with those based on values? Why might this be a problem?

Most evaluation research involves

Why is treating social problems as emergencies potentially problematic from a policy perspective?

Commissions are groups of

It is argued in your text that the prospect of __________ has made welfare especially controversial.

The claims of original activists or experts are likely to be accepted because

How might critiques of policy outcomes based on insufficiency be part of a larger strategy for claimsmakers?

Compare the costs and benefits of evaluation research using experiments to research using comparative methods.

The Social Problems Process

Claims

Activists As Claimsmakers

Experts As Claimsmakers

The Media and Claims

Public Reaction

Policymaking

Social Problems Work

Claims Across Space and Time

The Uses of the Constructionist Stance

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Exam 9: Policy Outcomes

The impact of commission findings and recommendations has typically been to attract

Policy outcomes are

The social problems process tends to be

Critiques that focus on the implementation of a policy typically are about

What does your text mean when it says that critics of social policies often bring together critiques based on practical concerns with those based on values? Why might this be a problem?

Most evaluation research involves

Why is treating social problems as emergencies potentially problematic from a policy perspective?

Commissions are groups of

It is argued in your text that the prospect of __________ has made welfare especially controversial.

The claims of original activists or experts are likely to be accepted because

How might critiques of policy outcomes based on insufficiency be part of a larger strategy for claimsmakers?

Compare the costs and benefits of evaluation research using experiments to research using comparative methods.

The Social Problems Process

Claims

Activists As Claimsmakers

Experts As Claimsmakers

The Media and Claims

Public Reaction

Policymaking

Social Problems Work

Claims Across Space and Time

The Uses of the Constructionist Stance

Filters