Lesson 4.2.4.3
4.2.4.3 Responses and solutions to poverty Quiz: AQA Sociology, Unit 2
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The 20 questions
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Which of the following was one of the 'five giant evils' in the 1942 Beveridge Report?
- Squalor
- Inflation
- Crime
- Overpopulation
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Which UK benefit is calculated based on household income and savings?
- Child Benefit
- Winter Fuel Payment
- State Pension
- Universal Credit
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Which welfare model acts as a safety net only when market and family fail?
- Institutional welfare
- Occupational welfare
- Universal welfare
- Residual welfare
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Which sociologist categorised welfare states into liberal, conservative, and social democratic regimes?
- Murray
- Esping-Andersen
- Townsend
- Titmuss
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Which approach to welfare provision is favoured by New Right thinkers?
- State expansion
- Market reliance
- Income redistribution
- Universal entitlement
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What term describes making welfare benefits conditional on compulsory job-seeking activities?
- Workfare
- Workhouse
- Furlough
- Universal credit
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Food banks are an example of which type of welfare provision?
- Private sector
- Informal sector
- Statutory sector
- Voluntary sector
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According to New Right thinkers, what main problem does state welfare create?
- Wealth inequality
- Dependency culture
- Market failure
- Bureaucratic waste
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According to Marxists, what is the primary function of the welfare state?
- Legitimating capitalism
- Eradicating poverty
- Empowering workers
- Promoting equality
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Which source provides the primary informal support network for people in poverty?
- Local councils
- Trade unions
- Family and kin
- Private lenders
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Which Esping-Andersen welfare regime features high redistribution and universal state provision?
- Conservative
- Social democratic
- Corporatist
- Liberal
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What policy sets a legal floor on hourly pay for UK workers?
- Universal Basic Income
- Universal Credit
- National Minimum Wage
- Working Tax Credit
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What issue arises when withdrawing means-tested benefits makes returning to work unrewarding?
- Poverty trap
- Dependency culture
- Fiscal drag
- Inverse care law
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Which policy directly reduces in-work poverty by raising earnings for low-paid employees?
- Reduced tax credits
- Pension auto-enrolment
- Lower benefit caps
- Higher minimum wage
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Which group benefits most from private occupational pensions?
- Unemployed people
- Informal carers
- Low-wage workers
- Higher earners
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What primary mechanism does the welfare state use to reduce income poverty?
- Market deregulation
- Income redistribution
- Wage freezes
- Universal privatisation
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How are state and informal responses to poverty generally viewed by sociologists?
- As complementary
- As entirely ineffective
- As contradictory
- As mutually exclusive
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What is the main aim of replacing multiple benefits with a single tapered payment?
- Abolishing state pensions
- Increasing welfare dependency
- Reducing poverty trap
- Eliminating income tax
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Which system underpins the Beveridge model where benefit entitlement depends on prior contributions?
- Universal basic income
- Private insurance
- Means testing
- National Insurance
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Why do critics argue that universal welfare benefits waste public money?
- Requiring means testing
- Paying wealthy people
- Excluding vulnerable people
- Increasing absolute poverty
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