Policy, Advocacy & Social Justice Flashcards

Which US federal program provides health insurance to low-income individuals and families?

Answer: Medicaid

Medicaid is the federal-state program providing health coverage to eligible low-income adults, children, pregnant women, elderly adults, and people with disabilities.

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 primarily prohibits:

Answer: Discrimination against people with disabilities in employment, public services, and accommodations

The ADA prohibits discrimination based on disability in employment, state and local government services, public accommodations, and telecommunications.

Macro-level social work practice most commonly involves:

Answer: Community organizing, policy advocacy, and systems change

Macro practice addresses large-scale social problems through community organizing, policy development, program administration, and advocacy.

Title IV-E of the Social Security Act provides federal funding primarily for:

Answer: Foster care and adoption assistance

Title IV-E provides federal matching funds to states for foster care maintenance payments, adoption assistance, and guardianship assistance programs.

Which concept describes the cumulative effect of multiple, intersecting systems of oppression on marginalized identities?

Answer: Intersectionality

Intersectionality, coined by Kimberlé Crenshaw, describes how overlapping social identities (race, gender, class) create compounding forms of discrimination.

The primary aim of community organizing in social work is to:

Answer: Build collective power to address shared social problems

Community organizing builds grassroots power by engaging community members to identify issues, develop strategies, and take collective action for change.