Exam 13: Power and Violence in Families

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

Robert Blood and Donald Wolfe's book Husbands and Wives: The Dynamics of Married Living was based on interviews with husbands and wives.

In Joe and Paulette's marriage, Paulette does most of the housework and participates very little in major decision making. She perceives the relationship as fair and equitable. Joe makes most of the important decisions and does relatively little housework, but feels the relationship is unfair. This example illustrates which of the following?

The text discusses three major approaches to combating child abuse and willful neglect. Which of the following is NOT one of these?

Husbands or male partners may also be subject to abuse from intimate partners, as may same-sex partners of gay males and lesbians.

Power asymmetry was found more often among __________ couples.

In peer marriages, all EXCEPT which of the following is true of the couple?

__________ involves sexual relations between related individuals

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

Social scientists generally agree that the cultural ideal today is one of spousal and partner equality and of shared work and family roles.

In Pepper Schwartz's investigation of peer marriage, a category known as "__________" emerged: couples who believed in equality, but the combination of the arrival of children and wanting to maximize income meant that the husband did not participate as much as the couples' egalitarian ideals required.

Studies show that __________ percent of women on welfare are in situations at risk for domestic violence.

Researchers agree that the resource hypothesis fully explains marital power.

What are mutually economically dependent spouses? Give an example within the context of the text's discussion.

Pepper Schwartz's research on __________ offers an example of a strong equality norm at work.

The text points out that the silent treatment is a form of __________ power.

With a goal for couples of developing relationships best suited to partners' individual needs and assets, marriage counselors today are virtually unanimous in asserting that greater intimacy takes place insofar as partners are equal. Social scientist Peter Blau terms this situation

Cohabitants and those who have been previously divorced are especially likely to maintain separate __________.

The text reports that police officers typically avoided making arrests that would be automatic if the man and woman involved were not married.

Those who favor the __________ approach to combating child abuse and willful neglect believe that one or both parents should be held legally responsible for abusing a child.