Question 1

Institutional factors in homelessness include all except:

Accepted Answer

A) loss of affordable housing. 
B) disaffiliation. 
C) reduced investment in public housing. 
D) reduced levels of public assistance. 
A) loss of affordable housing. 
B) disaffiliation. 
C) reduced investment in public housing. 
D) reduced levels of public assistance. B

Question 2

The practice of real estate agents using White fear of African Americans moving to their neighborhoods to get housing at below-market prices,and then using lack of options to sell them to African-Americans at above market prices is called:

Accepted Answer

A) White Flight 
B) Blockbusting 
C) Urban Renewal 
D) None of the above 
A) White Flight 
B) Blockbusting 
C) Urban Renewal 
D) None of the above B

Question 3

In 1996,the Urban Institute estimated that as many as __________________% of homeless people using some sort of service for homelessness did not use shelters.

Accepted Answer

A) 57% 
B) 47% 
C) 27% 
D) 17% 
A) 57% 
B) 47% 
C) 27% 
D) 17% D

Question 4

Housing becomes a social welfare problem when:

Accepted Answer

A) there is not enough of it. 
B) it is too expensive for people to afford. 
C) its design,location,or quality cause problems for those who live in it. 
D) all of the above. 
A) there is not enough of it. 
B) it is too expensive for people to afford. 
C) its design,location,or quality cause problems for those who live in it. 
D) all of the above.

Question 5

Which of the following statements describes the liberal point of veiw of housing?

Accepted Answer

A) The market is a necessary device for providing everyone with housing,but it needs regulation and stimulation. 
B) Housing can best be provided by market forces. 
C) the market is not the appropriate model for housing provision.They assert that housing is a right,not a commodity. 
D) None of the above 
A) The market is a necessary device for providing everyone with housing,but it needs regulation and stimulation. 
B) Housing can best be provided by market forces. 
C) the market is not the appropriate model for housing provision.They assert that housing is a right,not a commodity. 
D) None of the above

Question 6

Housing becomes a social welfare problem when:

Accepted Answer

A) there is not enough of it. 
B) it is too expensive for people to afford. 
C) its design,location,or quality cause problems for those who live in it. 
D) All of the above 
A) there is not enough of it. 
B) it is too expensive for people to afford. 
C) its design,location,or quality cause problems for those who live in it. 
D) All of the above

Question 7

Some people are homeless by choice.They don't like the restrictions of family,are suspicious of authority,and resent bureaucracy.This is the concept of:

Accepted Answer

A) disassociation. 
B) gentrification. 
C) mental illness. 
D) disaffiliation. 
A) disassociation. 
B) gentrification. 
C) mental illness. 
D) disaffiliation.

Question 8

This presidential administration invested relatively more than the others in public housing:

Accepted Answer

A) Roosevelt 
B) Reagan 
C) Bush 
D) Clinton 
A) Roosevelt 
B) Reagan 
C) Bush 
D) Clinton

Question 9

Which of the following statements describes the radical point of veiw of housing?

Accepted Answer

A) The market is a necessary device for providing everyone with housing,but it needs regulation and stimulation. 
B) Housing can best be provided by market forces. 
C) the market is not the appropriate model for housing provision.They assert that housing is a right,not a commodity. 
D) None of the above 
A) The market is a necessary device for providing everyone with housing,but it needs regulation and stimulation. 
B) Housing can best be provided by market forces. 
C) the market is not the appropriate model for housing provision.They assert that housing is a right,not a commodity. 
D) None of the above

Question 10

What is one reason why high prices often exist even when housing supplies are adequate?

Accepted Answer

A) The ownership of rental housing is often concentrated in a relatively small number of hands.These owners have the possibility of market control. 
B) Discrimination against minority families,families with children,or the poor can limit the possibilities of where they can rent. 
C) Both A and B 
D) Neither A nor B 
A) The ownership of rental housing is often concentrated in a relatively small number of hands.These owners have the possibility of market control. 
B) Discrimination against minority families,families with children,or the poor can limit the possibilities of where they can rent. 
C) Both A and B 
D) Neither A nor B

Question 11

In the 1930s,tenement housing in the industrial cities was getting as more workers came seeking jobs.

Accepted Answer

A) worse 
B) better 
C) Both A and B 
D) Neither A nor B 
A) worse 
B) better 
C) Both A and B 
D) Neither A nor B

Question 12

The Association for Improving the Conditions of the Poor (AICP),founded in 1843:

Accepted Answer

A) believed that poverty stemmed in part from moral defects within society. 
B) saw crowded slums as contributing to laziness,crime,drunkenness,and sexual promiscuity. 
C) were not fearful of the effects the slum would have on the rest of the city 
D) None of the above 
A) believed that poverty stemmed in part from moral defects within society. 
B) saw crowded slums as contributing to laziness,crime,drunkenness,and sexual promiscuity. 
C) were not fearful of the effects the slum would have on the rest of the city 
D) None of the above

Question 13

Families with children constitute what proportion of the homeless?

Accepted Answer

A) 75% 
B) 49% 
C) 33% 
D) 25% 
A) 75% 
B) 49% 
C) 33% 
D) 25%

Question 14

Housing patterns prominent at the turn of the 20th century included all except:

Accepted Answer

A) city slums. 
B) company towns. 
C) suburbs. 
D) rural villages. 
A) city slums. 
B) company towns. 
C) suburbs. 
D) rural villages.

Question 15

A type of community group which works to rehabilitate or build housing for low-income members of the community is a:

Accepted Answer

A) community development corporation. 
B) local boards of realtors. 
C) local associations of home builders. 
D) all of the above. 
A) community development corporation. 
B) local boards of realtors. 
C) local associations of home builders. 
D) all of the above.

Question 16

What proportion of the homeless has been estimated to have a serious mental illness?

Accepted Answer

A) 25% 
B) 33% 
C) 42% 
D) 50% 
A) 25% 
B) 33% 
C) 42% 
D) 50%

Question 17

Initiatives by which governments attempt to deal with the effects of urban sprawl are called:

Accepted Answer

A) redlining. 
B) smart growth. 
C) eminent domain. 
D) all of the above. 
A) redlining. 
B) smart growth. 
C) eminent domain. 
D) all of the above.

Question 18

Many homeless people avoid shelters because:

Accepted Answer

A) they are unsafe. 
B) they lack privacy. 
C) they involve bureaucracy. 
D) all of the above. 
A) they are unsafe. 
B) they lack privacy. 
C) they involve bureaucracy. 
D) all of the above.

Question 19

Gentrification is good for everyone except for:

Accepted Answer

A) historical preservationists. 
B) local business. 
C) the original tenants. 
D) entrepreneurs. 
A) historical preservationists. 
B) local business. 
C) the original tenants. 
D) entrepreneurs.

Question 20

Bankers usually have the perspective that housing is a:

Accepted Answer

A) basic right. 
B) commodity. 
C) non-profit 
D) all of the above. 
A) basic right. 
B) commodity. 
C) non-profit 
D) all of the above.

Institutional factors in homelessness include all except:

The practice of real estate agents using White fear of African Americans moving to their neighborhoods to get housing at below-market prices,and then using lack of options to sell them to African-Americans at above market prices is called:

In 1996,the Urban Institute estimated that as many as __________________% of homeless people using some sort of service for homelessness did not use shelters.

Housing becomes a social welfare problem when:

Which of the following statements describes the liberal point of veiw of housing?

Housing becomes a social welfare problem when:

Some people are homeless by choice.They don't like the restrictions of family,are suspicious of authority,and resent bureaucracy.This is the concept of:

This presidential administration invested relatively more than the others in public housing:

Which of the following statements describes the radical point of veiw of housing?

What is one reason why high prices often exist even when housing supplies are adequate?

In the 1930s,tenement housing in the industrial cities was getting as more workers came seeking jobs.

The Association for Improving the Conditions of the Poor (AICP),founded in 1843:

Families with children constitute what proportion of the homeless?

Housing patterns prominent at the turn of the 20th century included all except:

A type of community group which works to rehabilitate or build housing for low-income members of the community is a:

What proportion of the homeless has been estimated to have a serious mental illness?

Initiatives by which governments attempt to deal with the effects of urban sprawl are called:

Many homeless people avoid shelters because:

Gentrification is good for everyone except for:

Bankers usually have the perspective that housing is a:

Competing Perspectives on Social Welfare

Social Welfare: Basic Concepts

Social Work As a Profession

Generalist Social Work Practice

Responses to Human Diversity

Religion and Social Work

Poverty: the Central Concept

The Nature and Causes of Poverty

The Development of Antipoverty Programs

Child Welfare

Crime and Criminal Justice

Health Care

Mental Health and Developmental Disability

Aging

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Exam 14: Housing, homelessness, and Community Development

Institutional factors in homelessness include all except:

The practice of real estate agents using White fear of African Americans moving to their neighborhoods to get housing at below-market prices,and then using lack of options to sell them to African-Americans at above market prices is called:

In 1996,the Urban Institute estimated that as many as __________________% of homeless people using some sort of service for homelessness did not use shelters.

Housing becomes a social welfare problem when:

Which of the following statements describes the liberal point of veiw of housing?

Housing becomes a social welfare problem when:

Some people are homeless by choice.They don't like the restrictions of family,are suspicious of authority,and resent bureaucracy.This is the concept of:

This presidential administration invested relatively more than the others in public housing:

Which of the following statements describes the radical point of veiw of housing?

What is one reason why high prices often exist even when housing supplies are adequate?

In the 1930s,tenement housing in the industrial cities was getting as more workers came seeking jobs.

The Association for Improving the Conditions of the Poor (AICP),founded in 1843:

Families with children constitute what proportion of the homeless?

Housing patterns prominent at the turn of the 20th century included all except:

A type of community group which works to rehabilitate or build housing for low-income members of the community is a:

What proportion of the homeless has been estimated to have a serious mental illness?

Initiatives by which governments attempt to deal with the effects of urban sprawl are called:

Many homeless people avoid shelters because:

Gentrification is good for everyone except for:

Bankers usually have the perspective that housing is a:

Competing Perspectives on Social Welfare

Social Welfare: Basic Concepts

Social Work As a Profession

Generalist Social Work Practice

Responses to Human Diversity

Religion and Social Work

Poverty: the Central Concept

The Nature and Causes of Poverty

The Development of Antipoverty Programs

Child Welfare

Crime and Criminal Justice

Health Care

Mental Health and Developmental Disability

Aging

Filters