UNIVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA
First Semester Examination Academic Session 2008/2009
November 2008
STU215E – Welfare System and Policy
(
Dasar dan Sistem Kebajikan
)
Duration : 3 hours
Please make sure that this examination paper comprises of THREE printed pages before you begin this examination.
Sila pastikan bahawa kertas peperiksaan ini mengandungi TIGA muka surat yang bercetak sebelum anda memulakan peperiksaan ini.
Instruction/Arahan
Answer FOUR (4) questions. Choose ONE (1) QUESTION from Section A and ONE (1) QUESTION from Section B. Choose TWO (2) questions from Section C.
Jawab EMPAT (4) soalan. Pilih SATU (1) soalan dari Bahagian A dan SATU (1) soalan dari Bahagian B. Pilih DUA (2) soalan dari Bahagian C.
...2/-SECTION A - Bahagian A
Choose ONE (1) question from this section.
Pilih SATU (1) soalan dari bahagian ini.
1. Differentiate between public policy, social policy and social welfare policy. Bezakan antara dasar awam, dasar sosial dan dasar kebajikan sosial.
(100 marks/markah)
2. Differentiate between universalism and selectivity as the basis criteria of social allocation.
Bezakan antara universalisme dan selektiviti sebagai kriteria asas pengagihan sosial
(100 marks/markah)
3. Clarify each element of social welfare service.
Jelaskan setiap elemen yang terdapat dalam perkhidmatan kebajikan sosial.
(100 marks/markah)
SECTION B – Bahagian B
Choose SATU (1) questions from this section.
Pilih DUA (2) soalan dari bahagian ini.
4. Discuss the statement from Michael Lipsky that refers to social workers as “street level bureaucrat”?
Bincangkan kenyataan dari Michael Lipsky yang merujuk kepada pekerja sosial sebagai “street level bureaucrat”?
(100 marks/markah)
5. What are the differences in terms of social welfare policy in residual based programmes compared to “institutional” based program?
Apakah perbezaan dasar kebajikan sosial dalam program berbentuk residual berbanding dengan program berbentuk institutional ?
(100 marks/markah)
6. Richard M Titmuss (1974) states that social policy does not always enhance welfare but may in fact cause illfare. Discuss this statement and give example.
Richard M Titmuss (1974) menyatakan bahawa dasar sosial tidak selalu meningkatkan kesejahteraan, malahan boleh menyebabkan ketidaksejahteraan. Bincangan kenyataan ini dan dengan menggunakan contoh bersesuaian.
(100 marks/markah)
…3/-SECTION C – Bahagian C
Choose TWO (2) questions from this section.
Pilih DUA (2) soalan dari bahagian ini.
7. Social policy analysis is the disciplined application of intellect to the study of collective responses to social welfare problems. Therefore, social policy analysis can be viewed as science, art and politics. Discuss this issues.
Analisis dasar sosial adalah aplikasi disiplin intelektual untuk mempelajari tanggapan kolektif terhadap masalah-masalah kesejahteraan sosial. Oleh itu, analisis dasar boleh dilihat sebagai sains, seni dan politik. Bincangkan isu ini.
(100 marks/markah)
8. Discuss the relationship between National Social Policy, National Social Welfare Policy and National Reference Center as implemented of National Social Welfare Policy in the Malaysian context.
Bincangkan kaitan Dasar Sosial Kebangsaan, Dasar Kebajikan Sosial Kebangsaan dan Pusat Rujukan Kebangsaan sebagaimana diimplementasi dari Dasar Kebajikan Sosial Kebangsaan dalam konteks Malaysia.
(100 marks/markah)
9. Social welfare policy is a political economy. Discuss the role of economic and political dimensions of social welfare policy formulation.
Dasar kebajikan sosial merupakan ekonomi politik. Bincangkan peranan dimensi ekonomi dan politik dalam formulasi dasar kebajikan sosial.
(100 marks/markah)
10. In the process of social welfare policy formulation and implementation, a professional social worker plays an important role. Discuss the general areas of skill needed by the social workers.
Dalam proses formulasi dan implementasi dasar kebajikan sosial, seorang pekerja sosial professional memainkan peranan penting. Bicangkan bidang kemahiran umum yang diperlukan oleh pekerja sosial.
(100 marks/markah)
11. The term social welfare policy sometimes refers to a broad social philosophy, and at time to the narrow administrative rule. Therefore, a definition of social welfare policy is very complicated. List and discuss factors that cause complicating the definition of social welfare policy.
Terma dasar kebajikan sosial kadangkala dirujuk sebagai falsafah sosial yang luas, dan kadang pula dianggap sebagai peraturan pentadbiran yang sempit. Oleh itu, pendefinasian dasar kebajikan sosial amat sukar. Bincangkan faktor-faktor yang menyukarkan pendefinisian dasar kebajikan sosial tersebut.
