Exam 12: Power and Violence in Families

__________ violence refers to mutual violence between partners that often occurs in conjunction with a specific argument.

One therapeutic approach to stopping family violence involves teaching _____, the ability to experience the condition of another person and care how that person feels.

A wife may wield considerable conjugal power by means of _____ power; that is, her husband's love for her.

Adal is a high-school senior and wants very much to go to college. His mother and father promise to pay his tuition, provided he agrees to attend the school of their choice. Adal's parents are exhibiting which type of power?

There are important areas of family life that were NOT included in the Blood and Wolfe study. Which of the following was , in fact, included in their investigation?

If traditional norms of male authority are strong, husbands will almost inevitably dominate regardless of personal resources.

__________ partner violence is committed by spouses, ex-spouses, or current or former boyfriends or girlfriends, including same-sex partners.

Current evidence indicates that equitable relationships are generally more apt to be stable and satisfying.

__________ refers to symmetrical violence between partners that occurs in conjunction with a specific argument, tends to be less severe in terms of injuries, and is not likely to escalate as the relationship progresses.

Feminist Dair Gillespie pointed out that power-giving resources tend to be evenly distributed between the sexes.

The National Family Violence Survey found which of the following to be the most pervasive form of family violence?

Which of the following is NOT a risk factor for child abuse?

Summarize what research tells us about males as both perpetrators and as victims of IPV.

Usually, battered wives leave and/or seek divorce almost immediately, without repeated conciliation.

Walter and Tabatha have been married for 10 years. Walter has an accounting degree and a high-paying job with a large corporation. Tabatha works as a secretary with the same company. According to the __________ hypothesis, Walter has more power in the marriage.

Researchers developed an instrument known as the Conflict Tactics Scale by asking respondents whether they had done any of the following behaviors EXCEPT

The text points out that men may abuse the women in their lives, using fear and intimidation in an attempt to gain control. This type of violence has been called

Research on marital power began

Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons why victims of IPV may take quite a while to leave the situation?

Evangelical Christians are among those who tend to embrace the ______ model of relationships.