5.5 Social Services and Community Support

• Social services and community support systems enhance quality of life by ensuring access to essential services
• Match the social service with its description:

  Healthcare ↔️ Comprehensive medical care and health services

  Education ↔️ Access to quality education at all levels

  Childcare ↔️ Safe and nurturing care for children

  Social Assistance ↔️ Financial aid and support for those in need
• Social services ensure access to essential services such as healthcare, education, and social assistance
• The integration of social services through community support systems can improve the quality of life for vulnerable populations
• Match the cultural dimension with its description:

  Collectivist Societies ↔️ Extended family provides more care and support

  Individualistic Societies ↔️ Nuclear family relies more on external social services

  Family Role ↔️ Depends on cultural norms
• In individualistic societies, social welfare is primarily managed by the government and non-profit organizations
• What shapes the variations in social services across different cultural contexts?

  Values, traditions, and norms
• Why do social services and community support systems vary across cultural contexts?

  Underlying values and norms
• Social services ensure access to necessary resources.


  True
• Match the social service with its description:

  Healthcare ↔️ Comprehensive medical care

  Education ↔️ Quality education at all levels

  Childcare ↔️ Safe care for children

  Social Assistance ↔️ Aid for those in need
• Social services enhance well-being by protecting vulnerable populations.

  True
• Community support systems create a safety net for the most vulnerable populations.


  True
• Cultural variations in social services have no impact on their accessibility or effectiveness.

  False
• Client satisfaction scores are used to measure the quality of service
• Healthcare is an example of a social service that ensures access to medical care and improves health outcomes
• Social services and community support aim to enhance quality of life.

  True
• Community support systems function by collaborating between various services and organizations.


  True
• Cultural variations in social services are often shaped by a society's values, traditions, and norms
• What role does the extended family play in collectivist cultures for social welfare?

  Provides care and support
• Match the cultural focus with the type of society:

  Group needs and harmony ↔️ Collectivist societies

  Individual rights and self-sufficiency ↔️ Individualistic societies
• Cultural differences in social service approaches do not affect their effectiveness.

  False
• Steps to define social services and community support

  1️⃣ Identify essential services

  2️⃣ Protect vulnerable populations

  3️⃣ Improve quality of life
• Childcare supports working parents by providing safe care
• Social assistance helps individuals and families meet basic needs
• The integration of social services in community support systems improves the quality of life
• In individualistic societies, service delivery is often formalized and government-led
• What does the effectiveness of social services refer to?

  Achieving desired outcomes
• Social services protect vulnerable populations.


  True
• Childcare supports working parents and promotes child development
• Healthcare improves health outcomes by providing access to necessary treatments
• Education develops skills and knowledge to improve opportunities
• Collectivist societies emphasize group needs and harmony.


  True
• In collectivist societies, the nuclear family relies more on external social services than the extended family

  False
• Formalized, government-led social programs are common in individualistic societies
• In collectivist societies, the extended family provides more support
• What is the primary benefit of healthcare as a social service?

  Improved health outcomes
• What is the purpose of education as a social service?

  Enhance skills and knowledge
• How do community support systems ensure access to essential services?

  Coordinating and collaborating
• What type of family is central in providing support in collectivist cultures?

  Extended family
• Continuous evaluation of social services is vital for improving outcomes.

  True