Exam 13: Power and Violence in Families

The __________ hypothesis involves the assertion that the relative power between husbands and wives results from their relative resources as individuals.

The text observes that changing marital power patterns can be difficult, even for couples who talk about it, because these patterns

Family violence was labeled a social problem in the late 1940s.

Studies comparing traditional societies with more modern ones suggest that in a traditional society, norms of patriarchal authority may be so strong that they override personal resources and give considerable power to all husbands. This perspective is termed

Explain the resource hypothesis as proposed by Blood and Wolfe. What are the most serious criticisms of this approach?

__________ power is based on the persuasive content of what the dominant person tells another individual.

Daniel and Judith are married. Daniel makes most of the decisions, Judith does most of the housework, and both feel free to raise complaints to each other about their relationship. These observations reflect the different components of

When women kill a partner, it is usually

Research on couples' __________-whether they pool their money and who controls pooled or separate money-is relatively recent.

For the most part, research shows that partners' subjective perception of fairness is more powerful than actual fairness in determining marital satisfaction.

According to race/ethnicity, victimization rates are strikingly higher for __________ women.

Allowing children to witness violence between partners might be construed as

WFamily researcher Steven Nock views the future as one of __________ couples.

Social scientists Robert Blood and Donald Wolfe interviewed about 900 wives in greater Detroit and asked who made the final decision in various areas. From their interviews, they drew the conclusion that most families had a(n) "__________" decision-making structure.