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Introduction to Social Welfare
Quiz: Social problem and Need
1. Which of the followings is not ordinarily considered as a social problem
- A. A significant number of people are not adequately socialized with
the moral norms of the society.
- B. The rules of the society are not effective and the punishment for
deviant behaviour is not sufficiently deterrent.
- C. A large number of people lack legitimate means/ opportunities to
achieve social goals and they resort to deviant means
- D. A natural disaster (e.g. earthquake) has occurred.
2. What kind of explanation of social problem will lead to development of moral
educational type of programmes for individuals:
- A. A significant number of people are not adequately socialized with
the moral norms of the society.
- B. The rules of the society are not effective and the punishment for
deviant behaviour is not sufficiently deterrent.
- C. A large number of people lack legitimate means/ opportunities to
achieve social goals and they resort to deviant means
- D. A natural disaster (e.g. earthquake) has occurred.
3. What kind of explanation of social problem will lead to the argument of taking a
hard line on punishment, i.e. increasing the level of penalty?
- A. A significant number of people are not adequately socialized with
the moral norms of the society.
- B. The rules of the society are not effective and the punishment for
deviant behaviour is not sufficiently deterrent.
- C. A large number of people lack legitimate means/ opportunities to
achieve social goals and they resort to deviant means.
- D. A natural disaster (e.g. earthquake) has occurred.
4. What kind of explanation of social problem will lead to the development of training
and job placement type of rehabilitation programme?
- A. A significant number of people are not adequately socialized with
the moral norms of the society.
- B. The rules of the society are not effective and the punishment for
deviant behaviour is not sufficiently deterrent.
- C. A large number of people lack legitimate means/ opportunities to
achieve social goals and they resort to deviant means
- D. A natural disaster (e.g. earthquake) has occurred.
5. In 1992, a group of aged parents with severely
handicapped adult children brought their children along to the Legislation Council on
strollers for babies to press for improvement in the residential services for severely
handicapped adults. What kind of need is this?
- A.Felt need?
B. Expressed need
- C.Normative need?
D. Comparative need
6. More and more exchange programmes with youths in
other countries or, simply, study tours for youths to other countries have been organized.
Youths need to broaden their horizon and perspective to meet the challenges of today. What
kind of need is this?
- A.Felt need?
B. Expressed need
- C.Normative need?
D. Comparative need
7. In 1998, a Legislative Council member realized
that while service of visiting medical officers was provided to elderly homes, the same
service was not available to aged homes for the disabled. He raised a question in the
Legislative Council as to why the needs of the aged disabled are not being met.
Subsequently, the service of visiting medical officers was made available to aged homes
for the disabled. What kind of need is this?
- A.Felt need?
B. Expressed need
- C.Normative need?
D. Comparative need
8. In a survey conducted among elderly persons to
identify the extent to which old persons experienced abuse by others. Subsequently, the
researcher concluded that the old persons need legislative measures to protect them from
abuse. What kind of need did the survey attempt to measure?
- A.Felt need?
B. Expressed need
- C.Normative need?
D. Comparative need
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