Exam 7: Gender and Intimate Relationships

Many women who remain in abusive relationships for an extended period of time do not leave their batterers because they do not believe that they can adequately support themselves and their children.

It is now technologically possible for post-menopausal women to get pregnant and bear children.

What are the advantages and disadvantages for both women and men of the traditional gendered division of caregiving responsibilities in the home?

In 2000, the U.S. federal government approved prescription use of the abortion pill RY-486 within the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.

Which of the following has been a result of the recent economic downturn?

Analyses of gender differences in the divorce experience show that

In 2008, a Gallop poll reported that ____ percent of Americans stated that same-sex marriage should be legally valid.

Men fare better than women emotionally after divorce.

Unemployed men spend more time on childcare duties than men who are employed.

The Violence Against Women Act was passed in

Women with disabilities are at a greater risk for domestic violence.

Although most two-earner couples say they support an equal division of housework, their practices do not reflect this belief.

What is the public/private split? How accurately does it reflect family life in the United States? Provide specific examples to illustrate your argument.

Domestic partnership may be defined as

According to your text, modern conveniences have dramatically decreased the amount of housework.

In deciding custody, most courts today

Studies of divorce indicate that one of the best predictors of the relative well-being of divorced women and men is

The biggest problem facing most single mothers is

Most heterosexual domestic partnerships in the United States

Approximately one third of female homicide victims are killed by husbands, ex-husbands or boyfriends.