Question 1

Rival activists and experts are particularly likely to argue that a policy is

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A) insufficient. 
B) excessive. 
C) moral. 
D) mismanaged. 
A) insufficient. 
B) excessive. 
C) moral. 
D) mismanaged. B

Question 2

__________ tend to make claims that certain policies have ironic consequences.

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A) Liberals 
B) Conservatives 
C) Independents 
D) all of the above 
A) Liberals 
B) Conservatives 
C) Independents 
D) all of the above D

Question 3

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) all of the above 
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) all of the above D

Question 4

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. 
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.

Question 5

Shifts in the number of clients served by an agency are considered

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A) alarming if the number goes up because this indicates that the agency is not reducing instances of the problem. 
B) positive if the number goes up because this means that the services provided are valuable and needed by the community. 
C) alarming if the number goes down because this means that there is no longer a need for services. 
D) all of the above 
A) alarming if the number goes up because this indicates that the agency is not reducing instances of the problem. 
B) positive if the number goes up because this means that the services provided are valuable and needed by the community. 
C) alarming if the number goes down because this means that there is no longer a need for services. 
D) all of the above

Question 6

Which of the groups that typically evaluate social policy do you see as the most reliable and which do you see as the least reliable? Why?

Accepted Answer

The reliability of groups that evaluate

Question 7

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. 
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.

Question 8

Most social policies are seen as

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A) fairly successful once they have been implemented. 
B) having both successful and unsuccessful elements. 
C) being unsuccessful in the short term but having promise for the long term. 
D) unsatisfactory and revised or replaced quickly. 
A) fairly successful once they have been implemented. 
B) having both successful and unsuccessful elements. 
C) being unsuccessful in the short term but having promise for the long term. 
D) unsatisfactory and revised or replaced quickly.

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 
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

Question 10

Critics typically argue that the solution to the vicious cycle created by policies with ironic consequences is

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A) expanding the program that seeks to solve the social problem. 
B) ending attempts to correct the problem. 
C) formulating an entirely new approach to the problem. 
D) conducting research on the policies to find out how to fix them. 
A) expanding the program that seeks to solve the social problem. 
B) ending attempts to correct the problem. 
C) formulating an entirely new approach to the problem. 
D) conducting research on the policies to find out how to fix them.

Question 11

Most evaluation research involves

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A) simple experiments. 
B) complex experiments. 
C) comparative research. 
D) participant observation. 
A) simple experiments. 
B) complex experiments. 
C) comparative research. 
D) participant observation.

Question 12

It is argued in your text that when there are many long-standing debates and predictable critiques surrounding a policy,

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A) critics are seen as lacking objectivity. 
B) it is simply too confusing to sort out all the arguments. 
C) the policy is often abandoned because it is seen as too controversial. 
D) fast progress is made toward a solution because of the desire to resolve the debate. 
A) critics are seen as lacking objectivity. 
B) it is simply too confusing to sort out all the arguments. 
C) the policy is often abandoned because it is seen as too controversial. 
D) fast progress is made toward a solution because of the desire to resolve the debate.

Question 13

The complete success of any one social policy is unlikely because

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A) policies are not typically left in place long enough to work. 
B) human errors make even the best plans imperfect. 
C) there are too many aspects of any one problem for all of them to be addressed by one policy. 
D) people are unlikely to agree on what constitutes success. 
A) policies are not typically left in place long enough to work. 
B) human errors make even the best plans imperfect. 
C) there are too many aspects of any one problem for all of them to be addressed by one policy. 
D) people are unlikely to agree on what constitutes success.

Question 14

Evaluation research typically involves

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A) outside observers. 
B) experiments. 
C) efforts to establish objective measures. 
D) all of the above 
A) outside observers. 
B) experiments. 
C) efforts to establish objective measures. 
D) all of the above

Question 15

The use of a term such as social issues instead of the term social problems would

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A) make the condition seem less serious. 
B) draw attention away from the causes of the condition. 
C) highlight the fact that there is debate surrounding the condition. 
D) imply that there is a solution. 
A) make the condition seem less serious. 
B) draw attention away from the causes of the condition. 
C) highlight the fact that there is debate surrounding the condition. 
D) imply that there is a solution.

Question 16

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 17

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

Accepted Answer

Evaluation research using experiments an

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

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. 
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.

Question 19

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?

Accepted Answer

When the text mentions that critics of s

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

Treating social problems as emergencies

Rival activists and experts are particularly likely to argue that a policy is

__________ tend to make claims that certain policies have ironic consequences.

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

Policy outcomes are

Shifts in the number of clients served by an agency are considered

Which of the groups that typically evaluate social policy do you see as the most reliable and which do you see as the least reliable? Why?

Commissions are groups of

Most social policies are seen as

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

Critics typically argue that the solution to the vicious cycle created by policies with ironic consequences is

Most evaluation research involves

It is argued in your text that when there are many long-standing debates and predictable critiques surrounding a policy,

The complete success of any one social policy is unlikely because

Evaluation research typically involves

The use of a term such as social issues instead of the term social problems would

The social problems process tends to be

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

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

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?

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

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

Exam 9: Policy Outcomes

Rival activists and experts are particularly likely to argue that a policy is

__________ tend to make claims that certain policies have ironic consequences.

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

Policy outcomes are

Shifts in the number of clients served by an agency are considered

Which of the groups that typically evaluate social policy do you see as the most reliable and which do you see as the least reliable? Why?

Commissions are groups of

Most social policies are seen as

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

Critics typically argue that the solution to the vicious cycle created by policies with ironic consequences is

Most evaluation research involves

It is argued in your text that when there are many long-standing debates and predictable critiques surrounding a policy,

The complete success of any one social policy is unlikely because

Evaluation research typically involves

The use of a term such as social issues instead of the term social problems would

The social problems process tends to be

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

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

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?

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

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