The dramatic increase in single-parent families

Question 1. Question :

When homelessness is defined in a more inclusive manner, the estimate of the number of people who are homeless jumps to 5 million individuals nationally.

True

False

Question 2. Question :

Prior to the Middle Ages (around 14th to 15th centuries), the early church was responsible for the care of the poor.

True

False

Question 3. Question :

There is currently no universally agreed upon definition of “homelessness.”

True

False

Question 4. Question :

The Section 8 program deals with helping people who are poor and/or homeless get employment.

True

False

Question 5. Question :

The effective human service professional will attempt to meet all of a homeless client’s needs without relying upon the services provided by governmental agencies.

True

False

Question 6. Question :

Homeless shelters are very nicely equipped to serve families, and often set up different rules for families in order to accommodate them.

True

False

Question 7. Question :

Feagin’s study in 1975 found that the majority of those in the United States attribute poverty and homelessness to _____.

personal failures such as having a poor work ethic, poor money management skills, a lack of any special talent that might translate into a positive contribution to society, and low personal moral values

structural causes such as racism, poor schools, and the lack of sufficient employment

both personal failures and structural causes equally

none of the above

Question 8. Question :

The great majority of homeless single mothers are _____.

around 25 years of age, with 2 to 3 children

U.S. citizens, native born, and fluent English speakers

Latina, illegal immigrants who do not speak English

both A and B

Question 9. Question :

According to the fundamental attribution error, the average person would assume that those whom they did not know were homeless due to _________ causes, yet if someone they knew became homeless, they would likely attribute homelessness to __________ causes.

personal; situational

situational; personal

Question 10. Question :

Despite considerable research to support the opposite, a 1995 survey revealed that there was an increase in mainstream society’s tendency to blame poverty on _____.

the poor

racism

poor schools

a poor economy

Question 11. Question :

According to the federal definition of homelessness, an average of ____ individuals experience homelessness on any given night in the United States.

6,300

63,000

636,000

6.36 million

Question 12. Question :

The rate of homelessness began to increase between 1970 and 1980 due to _____.

a decrease in affordable housing

an increase in poverty

both A and B

none of the above

Question 13. Question :

The 1970s and 1980s saw a dramatic increase in the homelessness of _____.

veterans

in-tact families

single parents with children

adolescents

Question 14. Question :

Of homeless families, the majority are _____.

young single mothers with several children from different fathers

two-parent working families with two children

younger single mothers with two children

men

Question 15. Question :

One of the most significant roles that human service professionals play is _____.

advocating for the homeless population on a personal case-by-case basis

advocating for the homeless population on a community level

influencing policy and the development of legislation designed to aid the homeless population

all of the above

Question 16. Question :

Most homeless adolescents are living on the streets because they have _____.

run away from an abusive home

been kicked out of their homes by parents who no longer wish to take care of them

reported a history of both physical and sexual abuse

all of the above

Question 17. Question :

Yoder, Whitbeck, and Hoyt’s 2001 study of 600 runaway youth found that the chief reason adolescents chose to live on the streets rather than remaining in their family home was _____.

sexual abuse

oppositional defiant disorder

substance abuse disorder

physical abuse

Question 18. Question :

The fastest growing segment of the homeless population are ____.

the elderly

veterans

children

young adults

Question 19. Question :

Many social welfare experts cite which of the following with contributing to the dramatic increase in homeless families?

The dramatic increase in single-parent families in the 1970s

The reduction of substance abuse treatment programs

The ending of AFDC and the initiation of the TANF program

Deinstitutionalization

Question 20. Question :

Approximately ____% of homeless youth attempt suicide.

10

21

15