Quiz

Question 1

3 styles of analysis

Answer 1

analytic descriptive; value committed; value critical

Question 2

Name the six fundamental policy elements that are examined in the chamber and bonk policy analysis framework:

Answer 2

1. Goals and objectives
2. Forms of benefits or services delivered
3. Entitlement (eligibility) rules
4. Administrative or organizational structure for service delivery
5. Financing method
6. Interactions among the prior elements

Question 3

Name the three traditional value perspectives that are often used to evaluate policy

Answer 3

● Adequacy
● Equity
● Efficiency

Question 4

1. This aspect of a social problem depends on the following three things: the power and social status of those who are defining the problem, the sheer number of people affected, and the amount of destruction to society and the unaddressed problem has:

Answer 4

The importance

Question 5

This dimension of social problem analysis describes the probable roots of the problem and its likely impacts on people and society

Answer 5

Causes and Consequences

Question 6

These help determine how a problem is defined and what policy outcomes are preferred:

Answer 6

Values

Question 7

Good problem definitions should have these three characteristics

Answer 7

● Specific
● Concrete
● Measurable

Question 8

An abstract and general statement of desired outcomes

Answer 8

Goal

Question 9

A specific, empirical, measurable statement about the desired outcome

Answer 9

Objective

Question 10

This element of an objective defines who and how many are to be affected by the policy and who the policy is seeking to directly benefit:

Answer 10

Target group specification

Question 11

This element of objectives are statements about the extent of changes or effects the program or policy is expected to have:

Answer 11

Performance Standards

Question 12

Name two reasons why objectives are essential

Answer 12

1. They give the concrete outcome toward which program operations are directed
2. Programs cannot be evaluated for effectiveness without an objective

Question 13

These kinds of programs deliver goods

Answer 13

Hard benefit programs

Question 14

This benefit is received in the form of negotiable currency, which is exchangeable without loss of value

Answer 14

Cash

Question 15

This benefit is received in the form of pre or post payments to the purveyors of the benefit

Answer 15

credits/vouchers

Question 16

This benefit is received in the form of the right of recipients to make decisions that serve self-interests of themselves or a group that they are affiliated with

Answer 16

Power over decisions

Question 17

This benefit is received in the form of payments made to a third party who is responsible for delivering the direct benefit:

Answer 17

Subsidy

Question 18

What are the four dimensions to consider in doing policy analysis, according to Chambers & Bonk?

Answer 18

● Problem definition
● Causal analysis
● Ideology and values
● Gainers and losers

Question 19

List five types of benefits/services

Answer 19

●	Material goods/commodities
●	Cash
●	Expert services
●	Positive Discrimination
●	Credits/Vouchers
●	Subsidies
●	Government guarantees
●	Protective regulation
●	Power over decision

Question 20

What are the three forms of policy that social workers should engage in?

Answer 20

● Policy-Sensitive Practice
● Policy-Related Practice
● Policy Advocacy

Question 21

The “importance” of a social problem depends on three things, what are they?

Answer 21

● The power and social status of those defining the problem
● The sheer number of people affected
● The amount of destruction to society an unaddressed problem has

Question 22

List six criteria for evaluating benefits and services

Answer 22

●	Stigmatization
●	Cost-effectiveness
●	Fit with the social problem analysis
●	Adequacy, 
●	Equity, 
●	Efficiency
●	Complexity and cost of administration
●	Adaptability across users
●	Consumer Sovereignty
●	Substitutability

Question 23

There are various ways of funding social policies and programs. Name at least three of those approaches

Answer 23

● Prepayments and the insurance principle
● Publicly regulated private contracts
● Voluntary contributions
● Tax revenue appropriation
○ Categorical grants and block grant funding
● Fee for service
● Private endowment

Question 24

List two criteria for evaluating the financing of social policies

Answer 24

●	The potential for theft or corruption
●	The potential for financial risk
●	Perverse incentives
●	Continuity in funding
●	Funding stability
●	Fit with social problem analysis
●	Adequacy, Equity, and Efficiency