Social Problems in Canada Solved Exam Questions
Course Introduction
This course explores the major social problems facing Canadian society, including poverty, inequality, Indigenous issues, immigration, racism, crime, healthcare, environmental concerns, and challenges related to gender and family. Through a sociological lens, students will examine the root causes and consequences of these problems, analyze the role of institutions and policy responses, and critically assess potential solutions. The course aims to foster a deeper understanding of how social problems are constructed, experienced, and addressed in Canadas diverse and evolving context.
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Social Welfare in Canadian Society 5th Edition by Rosalie Chappell
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Chapter 1: The Nature of Canadian Social Welfare
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Q1) To help understand whether or not a society is doing well,various objective data collection tools are used to gather information.Which of the following was an example discussed in your text?
A)Canadian Survey on Disability
B)General Social Survey
C)First Nations Community Well-Being Index
D)Statistics Canada
Answer: C
Q2) Which process would be supported by the social investment approach to social welfare?
A)globalization
B)social inclusion
C)income redistribution
D)free trade
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Social Welfare Policy
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Q1) What do longitudinal surveys track for the social welfare field?
A)the progress of a large group of people over a short and concentrated period of time
B)the events encountered by people over a ten year period
C)the time it takes for people to make life transitions
D)the economic factors that influence the job opportunities and economic health
Answer: C
Q2) At what stage during policy development would the amending,replacing,or repealing of policies occur?
A)Stage 2: Understanding Social Issues and Problems
B)Stage 3: Consulting and Reviewing
C)Stage 4: Formalizing Policy
D)Stage 6: Evaluating Policies
Answer: D
Q3) In one sentence,explain what an interest group is and what it aims to do.
Answer: An interest group is an organization that seeks to influence public policy and decision-making to advance specific interests or causes.
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Chapter 3: Historical Foundations
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Q1) The Marsh report indicated that Canada was lagging behind all English-speaking countries in all of the following areas EXCEPT which?
A)health insurance
B)sickness benefits
C)unemployment insurance
D)widows' and orphans' pensions
Answer: C
Q2) Unemployment rates soared during the Great Depression.By 1933,approximately what percent of Canadian workers were out of work?
A)10 percent
B)18 percent
C)27 percent
D)53 percent
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Social Welfare in the Globalization ERA
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Q1) If the Conservative government is successful in achieving their tax reduction strategy,targeted for the years 2006 to 2014,it will bring federal tax revenue to its lowest level in how many years?
A)thirty
B)forty
C)fifty
D)sixty
Q2) The period called neoliberalism is said to reject which of the following forms of economics?
A)monetarism
B)Keynesian
C)capitalism
D)liberalism
Q3) In 2004,which province became the first to put a time limit on welfare eligibility?
A)Alberta
B)British Columbia
C)Nova Scotia
D)Ontario
Q4) Describe a welfare-to-work program.
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Chapter 5: Service Sectors
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Q1) Which type of economy is likely to invest its profits back into the organization or toward a local cause?
A)macro economy
B)community economy
C)fiscal economy
D)social economy
Q2) Under the alternative service delivery framework,what is the main strategy used by Canadian governments to deliver social programs?
A)contracting-out
B)corporate voluntary partnerships
C)marketization
D)project funding
Q3) Which of the following describes a grassroots sector that is entrepreneurial and yet nonprofit in nature?
A)mixed economy
B)social economy
C)voluntary sector
D)commercial sector
Q4) Describe the term advocacy "chill."
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Chapter 6: Social Agencies
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Q1) Which activity would NOT normally be classified as a direct service?
A)group work
B)individual counselling
C)marital therapy
D)program evaluation
Q2) In May 2001,Kimberly Rogers launched a case under Canada's Charter of Rights and Freedoms.What reason was the primary focus of the court case?
A)Ms.Rogers had her children taken away without warrant or the required child welfare court proceedings.
B)The child welfare system forced Ms.Rogers to become sterilized after giving birth to her third child despite her chronic substance abuse history.
C)Ms.Rogers's welfare benefits were cut off because she was convicted of welfare fraud for collecting both social assistance and student loans while attending college and her.
D)Ms.Rogers was denied social welfare assistance due to her extensive criminal record,which involved prostitution.
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Chapter 7: Service Providers
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Q1) Voluntolds are people who are required by an institution such as a school or government to volunteer.What percentage of Canadian volunteers are voluntolds?
A)5 percent
B)7 percent
C)10 percent
D)15 percent
Q2) When was the International Year of Volunteers?
A)1998
B)1999
C)2000
D)2001
Q3) Describe the term caregiver strain.
Q4) What does the helper therapy principle,developed by self-help expert Frank Riessman,maintain?
A)people often become addicted to self-help groups
B)people can benefit psychologically from helping others
C)it is common for people who attend self-help groups to eventually become professional helpers
D)self-help groups don't provide many lasting benefits
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Chapter 8: Planned Change in Micro, Mezzo, and Macro Systems
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Q1) In Canada,various approaches come under the broad umbrella of community development.Your text describes three areas;please identify and briefly explain them.
Q2) Social welfare activities are aimed at creating change at micro,mezzo,or macro levels.For each example given below,indicate at which level the change is taking place.Enter "micro," "mezzo," or "macro" in the space provided.
a)A social worker helps George (an eighty-year-old)obtain home support services.______
b)Several residents of Hollyburn (a community of 4000 people)join in a march against child abuse.______
c)The town of Sassafras initiates a multi-level program to reduce homelessness.______
d)A married couple seek counselling for a sexual dysfunction.______
e)A group of social workers work together on coordinating local services.______
f)A board of directors decides to change their agency's mandate and service mix.______
Q3) Briefly describe the Occupy movement (2011),and explain one of its positive outcomes?
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Chapter 9: The Social Welfare of Low Income Groups
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Q1) Why did the Government of Canada introduce the national Action Plan for Food Security?
A)to lower the rates of obesity
B)to encourage low-income families to grow their own food
C)to improve the diets of high-risk populations
D)to increase the donations of food flowing to food banks
Q2) Describe the term feminization of poverty.
Q3) A senior living in a social housing unit and relying on Old Age Security and Guaranteed Income Supplement cheques would pay what percent of their income on rent?
A)20 percent
B)25 percent
C)30 percent
D)35 percent
Q4) Four out of ten renters in Canada spend what percentage of their income on shelter?
A)20 percent
B)20-25 percent
C)25-30 percent
D)more than 30 percent
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Chapter 10: The Social Welfare of Children and Their Families
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Q1) What is the primary focus of the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth?
A)factors that influence academic achievement
B)factors that influence child development
C)factors that influence future employment
D)factors that influence future earning power
Q2) Which of the following scenarios reflects a recent study regarding the opinions Canadians have regarding a nation child-care program?
A)Canadians are generally in favour of a national child-care program;one national poll found that 86 percent of Canadians support the idea.
B)Canadians are generally in favour of a national child-care program;one national poll found that 66 percent of Canadians support the idea.
C)Canadians are generally not in favour of a national child-care program;one national poll found that 26 percent of Canadians support the idea.
D)Canadians are generally not in favour a national child-care program;one national poll found that 46 percent of Canadians supported this idea.
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Chapter 11: Social Welfare and Older Canadians
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Q1) When Canada adopted the International Plan of Action on Ageing,it decided that any initiatives created under the plan would be based on certain concepts.Which concept ensures that initiatives will be available to all seniors,regardless of their level of need?
A)healthy aging
B)social justice
C)population health
D)inclusivity
Q2) What proportion of Canadians is expected to be over sixty-five by 2051?
A)one-eighth
B)one-quarter
C)one-third
D)one-half
Q3) What percentage of Canadian seniors report that they enjoy good mental health?
A)30 percent
B)50 percent
C)70 percent
D)90 percent
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Chapter 12: The Social Welfare of Aboriginal Canadians
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Q1) According to the 2011 Census,what percent of Aboriginal youth are under the age of twenty-five?
A)approximately 15 percent
B)approximately 25 percent
C)approximately 35 percent
D)approximately 45 percent
Q2) What was the primary reason the Government of Canada wanted Aboriginal children to attend residential schools?
A)to teach the children about traditional native customs
B)to protect the children from abusive parents
C)to prepare the children for life in mainstream Canadian society
D)to ensure that they had proper housing and care
Q3) Identify and describe the three distinct groups of Canada's Aboriginal population?
Q4) Many Aboriginal groups formed following the presentation of the 1969 White Paper.At that time,and since,five specific groups became collectively known as Canada's National Aboriginal Organizations (NAOs).Please identify those five groups as they are known today.
Q5) Provide five unique points that describe the outcome of the residential school system.
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Chapter 13: The Social Welfare of Recent Immigrants
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Q1) The Canadian Immigration Acts of 1906 and 1910 imposed restrictions on immigration that were intended to keep out "undesirable" groups.On which of the following immigrant groups did Canada impose a head tax?
A)Japanese immigrants
B)East Indian immigrants
C)Chinese immigrants
D)African immigrants
Q2) Describe three key issues relating to Neonology-described as "A Funky Anti-racism Program for Youth."
Q3) One outcome of urban immigration is the phenomenon of ethnic enclaves.To be considered an enclave,at least what percentage of a neighbourhood's population must belong to the same ethnic group?
A)25 percent
B)30 percent
C)35 percent
D)40 percent
Q4) Identify and briefly describe the six activity streams that have been broadly defined under the settlement program umbrella.
Q5) Describe racialization,and its implications.
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Chapter 14: Social Welfare and People With Disabilities
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Q1) What was the primary aim of the disability rights movement of the 1960s and 1970s?
A)to ensure that people with disabilities had equal rights and opportunities
B)to ensure that people with disabilities could access the rehabilitation programs they needed
C)to ensure that people with disabilities could find employment in sheltered workshops
D)to ensure that people with disabilities received the proper institutional care
Q2) For most families that have a child with a disability,what poses the greatest challenge?
A)the severity of that disability
B)the reaction from others in the community
C)the lack of support by the school system
D)the child's frustration and other difficult emotions
Q3) Which of the following describes the disability rate among Aboriginal peoples?
A)It is almost twice that of non-Aboriginal Canadians.
B)It is three times greater than non-Aboriginal Canadians.
C)Almost one-quarter of registered First Nations people have a disability.
D)First Nations children are three times as likely as other Canadian children to have a disability.
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