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SOCIAL WORK AND SOCIAL WELFARE: AN INTRODUCTION, 8TH EDITION
AMBROSINO, et al.
TEST BANK - CHAPTER 10

Essay Questions

1. How does the availability of resources to address a problem affect the definition of a
problem? Use specific examples to support your response. [EP2.1.7a, b; PG272]

2. In terms of numbers, more white families in America live in poverty than African
American families, yet statistics show that African American families are at a higher risk
of living in poverty. How can this be so? [EP2.1.7b; PG272-274]

3. What is meant by the term "feminization of poverty" and what factors have contributed to
it? [EP2.1.7b; PG274]

4. Briefly describe five reasons why single-parent families are at higher risk of experiencing
family problems than two-parent families. [EP2.1.7a, b, 2.1.8a; PG276-277]

5. Using the ecological/systems framework, explain why the number and severity of
problems associated with adolescents have increased in recent years. Use specific
examples to support your response. [EP2.1.7b; PG292-295]

Multiple-choice Questions

1. Approximately what percent of families in the U.S. today are single-parent families?
a. 10
b. 15
c. 20
d. 30

ANS: d PG: 304 EPAS: 2.1.7a,b, 2.1.8a

2. Which of the following systems has the greatest impact on the individual throughout the
life cycle?
a. education
b. health care
c. welfare
d. the family

ANS: d PG: 297 EPAS: 2.1.7a

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3. Which of the following groups by the very nature of its position within the
socioeconomic hierarchy is most likely to experience family problems?
a. single-parent females of color
b. single-parent white males
c. single-parent males of color
d. single-parent white females

ANS: a PG: 300 EPAS: 2.1.7b

4. About what proportion of marriages in the U.S. end up in divorce?

a. about 20%
b. about 25%
c. about one-third
d. between 40% and 50%

ANS: d PG: 302 EPAS: 2.1.7a, b, 2.1.8a

5. How long on average does it take a child to process her/his parents’ divorce?
a. 1 year
b. 18 months
c. 2 years
d. three and a half years

ANS: d PG: 274-275 EPAS: 2.1.7a, b, 2.1.8a

6. Families that involve marriages or long-term relationships between partners who each
have children from previous marriages/long-term relationships are often referred to as:
a. dysfunctional families
b. blended families
c. mixed marriages
d. heterogeneous marriages

ANS: b PG: 308-309 EPAS: 2.1.7a, b, 2.1.8a

7. The terms “enabler”, “hero”, “mascot”, and “scapegoat” are most often associated
with families in which one or more family members:
a. is involved with substance misuse
b. has a life threatening illness
c. is incarcerated
d. has a mental illness

ANS: a PG: 310 EPAS: 2.1.7a, b, 2.1.8a

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8. Which of the following groups of children is least likely to be abused?

a. children born prematurely or with congenital problems
b. children who are the result of unwanted pregnancies
c. children who somehow do not meet parental expectations
d. children from two-parent families

ANS: d PG: 319 EPAS: 2.1.7a, b

9. Which type of interpersonal violence involves placing responsibility for the abuse on the
person who is being abused?
a. crazy-making
b. spiritual abuse
c. verbal abuse
d. isolation

ANS: a PG: 312-313 EPAS: 2.1.7a

10. Which type of sexual abuse is considered by many to have the most serious
personal and social consequences for the survivor?
a. indecent exposure with a child
b. incest
c. unclear or unhealthy sexual boundaries
d. touching a child inappropriately

ANS: b PG: 318-320 EPAS: 2.1.7a, b

11. Parents who suddenly decide to go to a party and leave their preschool children alone
would be classified as which type of neglectful parent?
a. reactive-depressive
b. psychotic
c. impulse-ridden
d. apathetic

ANS: c PG: 321-322 EPAS: 2.1.7a, b

12. Which of the factors associated with teen pregnancy is also associated with child abuse:
a. lack of information about reproduction
b. school failure
c. infants born to teenagers are more likely to have health problems
d. peer pressure

ANS: c PG: 318-319, 325 EPAS: 2.1.7b

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13. Which type of psychological maltreatment involves an adult who refuses to

acknowledge the child’s worth and the legitimacy of the child’s needs?
a. rejecting
b. terrorizing
c. ignoring
d. isolating

ANS: a PG: 323 EPAS: 2.1.7a, b

14. Which group of children is most at risk of child maltreatment?

a. teens
b. infants
c. pre-teens
d. school-age children

ANS: b PG: 319 EPAs: 2.1.7a, b

15. To what does the phrase “tip of the iceberg” refer in the context of child abuse and
neglect?
a. a person has to be cold-hearted to harm a child
b. the American people are hesitant to acknowledge the true scope of child abuse and
neglect in the country
c. Only a small portion of actual cases of child abuse/neglect are known to child
protective services agencies
d. The problem of child abuse and neglect runs deep

ANS: c PG: 285-286 EPAS: 2.1.7a, b