Exam 11: Violence in Families

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The Sherman and Berk study in Minneapolis (cited by Aulette)concluded which of the three standard police responses to domestic violence was the most successful as a deterrent to future violence?

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Random self-report surveys conducted by Straus,Gelles and Steinmetz (researchers in the Family Violence school of thought)indicated that

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Aulette discussed the policy implications for the different theoretical frameworks used to understand family violence.The individualistic framework implies social policy that

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Research has shown that arrest works to reduce the incidence of repeated wife assault in three ways.These include all of the following EXCEPT:

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What is the relationship between age and the probability of victimization by intimate partner violence?

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Police and hospital records on spousal assault indicate that

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Pagelow (cited by Aulette)looked at characteristics of women who were able to leave physically abusive husbands.She found that women with _________ were the first to leave.

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Aulette discussed the policy implications for the different theoretical frameworks used to understand family violence.The feminist framework implies social policy that

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A recent 2005 ruling by the U.S.Supreme Court __________ the effectiveness of restraining orders in cases of domestic violence by __________.

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Battered women's shelters are funded in many states

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Zuckerman and Friedman (cited in Aulette)argue that there are both direct and indirect costs of domestic violence for society.Which of the following would be considered an indirect cost of domestic violence?

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Lenore Walker (cited in Aulette)has been an advocate of the therapeutic model of treatment for domestic violence.In this model she argues that

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Aulette cited Dobash and Dobash who interviewed violent men.They found that the men generally

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In comparing responses to being assaulted by a spouse,researchers have found that _______ are more likely to call the police,_______ are more likely to press charges,and _______ are less likely to drop charges.

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When men and women murder a spouse

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The Gallup Poll conducted research in 1968,1985,1992 and 1994 to determine whether our ideas about using violence in families have changed.They specifically asked about husbands and wives slapping each other.What did they find?

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Much intimate partner violence is unreported.How do women and men differ in their reasons for not reporting such violence?

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The Violence against Women Act

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Marital rape

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Theorists who focus on social structural factors to explain marital violence identify three structural factors as key causes of violence in American families.These include all of the following EXCEPT:

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