Test Bank For Foundations of Social Policy Social Justice in Human Perspective 4th Edition by Amanda Smith Barusch
Part I: Policy Analysis Frameworks
Chapter 1: Social Justice and Social Workers
- 1. A post-modern approach to defining social justice is distinct from a modern approach in that
- it does not tell us exactly what a just society would look like.
- it treats justice more as a process than as a goal.
- it emphasizes the importance of equality.
- A and B
ANS: D PG: 5 EPAS: 2.1.5b
- David Miller identified four components of social justice. They are:
- fair process, political equality, rights, and needs.
- dignity, self-respect, equality, and membership.
- need, desert, rights, and equality.
- None of these
ANS: C PG: 8 EPAS: 2.1.5a
- Robert Nozick argued that inequality is not necessarily unjust. His viewpoint is an example of which of the following perspectives?
- Utilitarian
- Marxist
- Libertarian
- Liberal
ANS: C PG: 12 EPAS: 2.1.5
- Members of the United Nations General Assembly were inspired to adopt the Universal Declaration of Human Rights because of:
- World War I.
- the Holocaust.
- the Industrial Revolution.
ANS: B PG: 9 EPAS: 2.1.5a
- The U.N. Universal Declaration of Human Rights has been called
- “A letter to Santa Claus.”
- an “international Magna Carta of all men everywhere.”
- Both A & B
- None of these
ANS: C PG: 9 EPAS: 2.1.5a