Question 1

List all the stages of Social Welfare Policy Development,and explain three of those stages.

Accepted Answer

Social Welfare Policy Development involves several stages, including:

1. Agenda Setting: This stage involves identifying and prioritizing social issues that require attention and action from policymakers. It involves gathering data, conducting research, and raising awareness about the specific social problems that need to be addressed through policy development.

2. Policy Formulation: During this stage, policymakers and stakeholders work together to develop potential solutions to the identified social issues. This may involve drafting legislative proposals, conducting cost-benefit analyses, and considering the potential impact of different policy options on various stakeholders.

3. Policy Implementation: Once a policy has been formulated and approved, the next stage involves putting the policy into action. This may involve creating specific programs, allocating resources, and establishing mechanisms for monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of the policy in addressing the targeted social issues.

One of the key stages in Social Welfare Policy Development is the agenda setting stage. This stage is crucial as it sets the foundation for the entire policy development process. By identifying and prioritizing social issues, policymakers can focus their efforts on addressing the most pressing problems facing society.

Another important stage is the policy formulation stage. During this stage, policymakers have the opportunity to explore different policy options and consider the potential impact of each option on the targeted social issues. This stage allows for collaboration and input from various stakeholders, ensuring that the policy is well-informed and comprehensive.

Finally, the policy implementation stage is critical for ensuring that the policy is effectively put into action. This stage involves the practical application of the policy, including the allocation of resources and the establishment of mechanisms for monitoring and evaluating the policy's impact. Effective implementation is essential for achieving the intended outcomes of the policy and addressing the identified social issues.

Question 2

Due to Canada's constitution,different levels of government work together on policy matters,particularly in the area of federalism and cost-sharing arrangements.Which of the following articulates the country legislative power and responsibilities?

Accepted Answer

A) Each level of government has its own sources of revenue,but the authority to pass certain laws must be done in consultation with the federal government. 
B) Each level of government has its own sources of revenue and the authority to pass certain laws. 
C) Each level of government must consult with the federal government on all policy matters. 
D) Each level of government must first conduct regional studies to receive the local authority before it can request changes to budgetary policy. 
A) Each level of government has its own sources of revenue,but the authority to pass certain laws must be done in consultation with the federal government. 
B) Each level of government has its own sources of revenue and the authority to pass certain laws. 
C) Each level of government must consult with the federal government on all policy matters. 
D) Each level of government must first conduct regional studies to receive the local authority before it can request changes to budgetary policy. B

Question 3

In one sentence,explain what an interest group is and what it aims to do.

Accepted Answer

An interest group is an organization that seeks to influence public policy and decision-making to advance specific interests or causes.

Question 4

Which province originally based its approach to social welfare on English civil law,which favours the delivery of social services by private charities?

Accepted Answer

A) British Columbia 
B) Alberta 
C) Manitoba 
D) Ontario 
A) British Columbia 
B) Alberta 
C) Manitoba 
D) Ontario

Question 5

At what stage during policy development would the involvement of the policy community or "stakeholders" take place?

Accepted Answer

A) Stage 2: Understanding Social Issues and Problems 
B) Stage 3: Consulting and Reviewing 
C) Stage 4: Formalizing Policy 
D) Stage 6: Evaluating Policies 
A) Stage 2: Understanding Social Issues and Problems 
B) Stage 3: Consulting and Reviewing 
C) Stage 4: Formalizing Policy 
D) Stage 6: Evaluating Policies

Question 6

At the federal level,social policy proposals are introduced as bills to either the House of Commons or the Senate.Identify the two types of bills,and briefly explain how they differ from each other.

Accepted Answer

At the federal level in countries like C

Question 7

According to your text,at what stage during policy development would the introduction of two generic models be used-specifically the logic and a process model?

Accepted Answer

A) Stage 2: Understanding Social Issues and Problems 
B) Stage 3: Consulting and Reviewing 
C) Stage 4: Formalizing Policy 
D) Stage 6: Evaluating Policies 
A) Stage 2: Understanding Social Issues and Problems 
B) Stage 3: Consulting and Reviewing 
C) Stage 4: Formalizing Policy 
D) Stage 6: Evaluating Policies

Question 8

Canadian courts concluded that while security is a worthy social goal,government is not responsible for ensuring it.Responding to this position,the Supreme Court of British Columbia went one step further and ruled that while government may not be responsible for a person's security,it must not impede a person's right to seek his or her own security.Which of the following describes the issue at hand?

Accepted Answer

A) Seventy homeless people could not find beds in local shelters so they set up tents in a public park in Victoria,British Columbia. 
B) A registered sex offender was released;the public was not notified,yet one informed citizen chose to hand out flyers alerting the neighbourhood in Victoria,British Columbia. 
C) The raids and vandalism following the Vancouver Olympics caused many merchants to hire their own security,and this even included their belief that even the public spaces (sidewalks)outside their premises were within their rights. 
D) Fearing a legal grow-op existed in their Victoria,British Columbia,community,citizens staged sit-ins on the steps of parliament to end the growing and production of marijuana,despite the fact that citizens are entitled to this legal right based on Canada's medicinal marijuana policies. 
A) Seventy homeless people could not find beds in local shelters so they set up tents in a public park in Victoria,British Columbia. 
B) A registered sex offender was released;the public was not notified,yet one informed citizen chose to hand out flyers alerting the neighbourhood in Victoria,British Columbia. 
C) The raids and vandalism following the Vancouver Olympics caused many merchants to hire their own security,and this even included their belief that even the public spaces (sidewalks)outside their premises were within their rights. 
D) Fearing a legal grow-op existed in their Victoria,British Columbia,community,citizens staged sit-ins on the steps of parliament to end the growing and production of marijuana,despite the fact that citizens are entitled to this legal right based on Canada's medicinal marijuana policies.

Question 9

Which of the following describes what social exclusion is associated with?

Accepted Answer

A) globalization and free trade agreements 
B) globalization and a shift from an industrial to a post-industrial era 
C) globalization and free markets 
D) globalization and poverty 
A) globalization and free trade agreements 
B) globalization and a shift from an industrial to a post-industrial era 
C) globalization and free markets 
D) globalization and poverty

Question 10

In 1999,the federal,provincial,and territorial leaders signed Canada's Social Union Framework Agreement (SUFA).Which of the following provinces chose NOT to participate in SUFA?

Accepted Answer

A) Alberta 
B) Ontario 
C) New Brunswick 
D) Quebec 
A) Alberta 
B) Ontario 
C) New Brunswick 
D) Quebec

Question 11

In what year was the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms enacted?

Accepted Answer

A) 1961 
B) 1967 
C) 1979 
D) 1982 
A) 1961 
B) 1967 
C) 1979 
D) 1982

Question 12

Recently,Canada was criticized for failing to fulfill certain obligations under the international human rights law;specifically the United Nations' International Covenant on Economic,Cultural and Social Rights.Which of the following have analysts highlighted?

Accepted Answer

A) Canada's growing rates of poverty and homelessness 
B) Canada's growing rates of domestic violence and illegal guns 
C) Canada's growing rates of poverty and domestic violence 
D) Canada's growing rates of homelessness and illegal guns 
A) Canada's growing rates of poverty and homelessness 
B) Canada's growing rates of domestic violence and illegal guns 
C) Canada's growing rates of poverty and domestic violence 
D) Canada's growing rates of homelessness and illegal guns

Question 13

At what stage during policy development would the focus be on differentiating between social conditions and social issues?

Accepted Answer

A) Stage 1: Identifying Social Problems and Issues 
B) Stage 2: Understanding Social Issues and Problems 
C) Stage 3: Consulting and Reviewing 
D) Stage 4: Formalizing Policy 
A) Stage 1: Identifying Social Problems and Issues 
B) Stage 2: Understanding Social Issues and Problems 
C) Stage 3: Consulting and Reviewing 
D) Stage 4: Formalizing Policy

Question 14

In today's society,which of the following social conditions are social policymakers unlikely to view as a social problem?

Accepted Answer

A) racism 
B) crime 
C) child poverty 
D) divorce 
A) racism 
B) crime 
C) child poverty 
D) divorce

Question 15

Which social problem do policymakers often see as being synonymous with social exclusion,since each condition can cause the other?

Accepted Answer

A) racism 
B) crime 
C) poverty 
D) domestic violence 
A) racism 
B) crime 
C) poverty 
D) domestic violence

Question 16

The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA)is one of the most comprehensive studies in the world.Which of the following describes the scope and breadth of this study?

Accepted Answer

A) to track about 50 000 Canadian adults for at least twenty years,with a focus to gather information on factors related to health,disease,and disability as people age 
B) to track and compare about 50 000 Canadian and American adults for at least twenty years,with a focus to gather information on factors related to health,disease,and disability as people age 
C) to track about 100 000 Canadian adults for at least thirty years,with a focus to gather information on factors related to health,disease,and disability as people age 
D) to track and compare about 100 000 Canadian and American adults for at least thirty years,with a focus to gather information on factors related to health,disease,and disability as people age 
A) to track about 50 000 Canadian adults for at least twenty years,with a focus to gather information on factors related to health,disease,and disability as people age 
B) to track and compare about 50 000 Canadian and American adults for at least twenty years,with a focus to gather information on factors related to health,disease,and disability as people age 
C) to track about 100 000 Canadian adults for at least thirty years,with a focus to gather information on factors related to health,disease,and disability as people age 
D) to track and compare about 100 000 Canadian and American adults for at least thirty years,with a focus to gather information on factors related to health,disease,and disability as people age

Question 17

At the end of a parenting skills program for lone parents,program evaluators found that the participants demonstrated more effective ways of disciplining their children.In this case,what had the evaluators measured?

Accepted Answer

A) outputs of the program 
B) inputs of the program 
C) outcomes of the program 
D) activities of the program 
A) outputs of the program 
B) inputs of the program 
C) outcomes of the program 
D) activities of the program

Question 18

Which of the following would NOT be considered a factor to determine what is and what is not a social problem?

Accepted Answer

A) A large segment of the population must recognize the circumstance to be undesirable in some way. 
B) Any group of people in society must identify a particular circumstance to be undesirable in some way. 
C) The circumstance must create a measurable degree of economic or social hardship,psychological or physical injury,or other negative consequence that people want changed. 
D) The undesirable circumstance must ignite some kind of collective response aimed at fixing the situation. 
A) A large segment of the population must recognize the circumstance to be undesirable in some way. 
B) Any group of people in society must identify a particular circumstance to be undesirable in some way. 
C) The circumstance must create a measurable degree of economic or social hardship,psychological or physical injury,or other negative consequence that people want changed. 
D) The undesirable circumstance must ignite some kind of collective response aimed at fixing the situation.

Question 19

In 2010,the government made changes to the Canadian Census,which many professional groups criticized.What occurred?

Accepted Answer

A) The census was to be conducted every five years,compared to previous format of every three years. 
B) The census was to be conducted every ten years,compared to previous format of every five years. 
C) They scrapped the mandatory long-form census questionnaire in favour of a voluntary household survey. 
D) They scrapped the voluntary long-form census questionnaire in favour of a voluntary household survey. 
A) The census was to be conducted every five years,compared to previous format of every three years. 
B) The census was to be conducted every ten years,compared to previous format of every five years. 
C) They scrapped the mandatory long-form census questionnaire in favour of a voluntary household survey. 
D) They scrapped the voluntary long-form census questionnaire in favour of a voluntary household survey.

Question 20

At what stage during policy development would the amending,replacing,or repealing of policies occur?

Accepted Answer

A) Stage 2: Understanding Social Issues and Problems 
B) Stage 3: Consulting and Reviewing 
C) Stage 4: Formalizing Policy 
D) Stage 6: Evaluating Policies 
A) Stage 2: Understanding Social Issues and Problems 
B) Stage 3: Consulting and Reviewing 
C) Stage 4: Formalizing Policy 
D) Stage 6: Evaluating Policies

List all the stages of Social Welfare Policy Development,and explain three of those stages.

Due to Canada's constitution,different levels of government work together on policy matters,particularly in the area of federalism and cost-sharing arrangements.Which of the following articulates the country legislative power and responsibilities?

In one sentence,explain what an interest group is and what it aims to do.

Which province originally based its approach to social welfare on English civil law,which favours the delivery of social services by private charities?

At what stage during policy development would the involvement of the policy community or "stakeholders" take place?

At the federal level,social policy proposals are introduced as bills to either the House of Commons or the Senate.Identify the two types of bills,and briefly explain how they differ from each other.

According to your text,at what stage during policy development would the introduction of two generic models be used-specifically the logic and a process model?

Which of the following describes what social exclusion is associated with?

In 1999,the federal,provincial,and territorial leaders signed Canada's Social Union Framework Agreement (SUFA).Which of the following provinces chose NOT to participate in SUFA?

In what year was the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms enacted?

Recently,Canada was criticized for failing to fulfill certain obligations under the international human rights law;specifically the United Nations' International Covenant on Economic,Cultural and Social Rights.Which of the following have analysts highlighted?

At what stage during policy development would the focus be on differentiating between social conditions and social issues?

In today's society,which of the following social conditions are social policymakers unlikely to view as a social problem?

Which social problem do policymakers often see as being synonymous with social exclusion,since each condition can cause the other?

The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA)is one of the most comprehensive studies in the world.Which of the following describes the scope and breadth of this study?

At the end of a parenting skills program for lone parents,program evaluators found that the participants demonstrated more effective ways of disciplining their children.In this case,what had the evaluators measured?

Which of the following would NOT be considered a factor to determine what is and what is not a social problem?

In 2010,the government made changes to the Canadian Census,which many professional groups criticized.What occurred?

At what stage during policy development would the amending,replacing,or repealing of policies occur?

The Nature of Canadian Social Welfare

Historical Foundations

Social Welfare in the Globalization ERA

Service Sectors

Social Agencies

Service Providers

Planned Change in Micro, Mezzo, and Macro Systems

The Social Welfare of Low Income Groups

The Social Welfare of Children and Their Families

Social Welfare and Older Canadians

The Social Welfare of Aboriginal Canadians

The Social Welfare of Recent Immigrants

Social Welfare and People With Disabilities

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Exam 2: Social Welfare Policy

List all the stages of Social Welfare Policy Development,and explain three of those stages.

Due to Canada's constitution,different levels of government work together on policy matters,particularly in the area of federalism and cost-sharing arrangements.Which of the following articulates the country legislative power and responsibilities?

In one sentence,explain what an interest group is and what it aims to do.

Which province originally based its approach to social welfare on English civil law,which favours the delivery of social services by private charities?

At what stage during policy development would the involvement of the policy community or "stakeholders" take place?

At the federal level,social policy proposals are introduced as bills to either the House of Commons or the Senate.Identify the two types of bills,and briefly explain how they differ from each other.

According to your text,at what stage during policy development would the introduction of two generic models be used-specifically the logic and a process model?

Which of the following describes what social exclusion is associated with?

In 1999,the federal,provincial,and territorial leaders signed Canada's Social Union Framework Agreement (SUFA).Which of the following provinces chose NOT to participate in SUFA?

In what year was the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms enacted?

Recently,Canada was criticized for failing to fulfill certain obligations under the international human rights law;specifically the United Nations' International Covenant on Economic,Cultural and Social Rights.Which of the following have analysts highlighted?

At what stage during policy development would the focus be on differentiating between social conditions and social issues?

In today's society,which of the following social conditions are social policymakers unlikely to view as a social problem?

Which social problem do policymakers often see as being synonymous with social exclusion,since each condition can cause the other?

The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA)is one of the most comprehensive studies in the world.Which of the following describes the scope and breadth of this study?

At the end of a parenting skills program for lone parents,program evaluators found that the participants demonstrated more effective ways of disciplining their children.In this case,what had the evaluators measured?

Which of the following would NOT be considered a factor to determine what is and what is not a social problem?

In 2010,the government made changes to the Canadian Census,which many professional groups criticized.What occurred?

At what stage during policy development would the amending,replacing,or repealing of policies occur?

The Nature of Canadian Social Welfare

Historical Foundations

Social Welfare in the Globalization ERA

Service Sectors

Social Agencies

Service Providers

Planned Change in Micro, Mezzo, and Macro Systems

The Social Welfare of Low Income Groups

The Social Welfare of Children and Their Families

Social Welfare and Older Canadians

The Social Welfare of Aboriginal Canadians

The Social Welfare of Recent Immigrants

Social Welfare and People With Disabilities

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