Exam 5: Family Problems

A large number of studies have compared divorced individuals to married individuals. What have these studies found?

According to the textbook, which of the following is almost exclusively perpetrated by women?

When compared to adults, children and youth are especially likely to be killed by family members.

According to the Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Abuse and Neglect (2001), what relationship did the alleged perpetrators of child sexual abuse most frequently have to the child?

Compared to spouses with no abuse history, which of the following did spouses who were physically and sexually abused as children report?

Which theoretical perspective emphasizes that as social meanings surrounding single parenthood, cohabitation, and delayed marriage and child-bearing have become less negative, these behaviours have become more common?

According to the 1999 General Social Survey (Canada 1999), what was the most common form of emotional abuse reported by Canadians 65 years of age or older?

A "transition home" is a type of shelter for abused women. What is such a shelter primarily used for?

Suppose Melissa frequently accuses her boyfriend, Eric, of being unfaithful to her. According to the concept of the self-fulfilling prophecy, what will happen?

Compared with older pregnant women, pregnant teenagers are more likely to receive timely prenatal care and to gain adequate weight, and are less likely to smoke and use alcohol and drugs during pregnancy.

Which sociological theory emphasizes the notion of the "self-fulfilling prophecy"?

In which year were divorce laws liberalized in Canada?

Which of the following was identified in the textbook as a contributor to intimate partner and family violence?

Aboriginal peoples in Canada suffer the same rates of spousal homicide as non-Aboriginal peoples in Canada.

A women's emergency shelter for battered women would be a good example of a secondary prevention program

Which of the following patterns of partner violence refers to "violence that is motivated by a wish to control one's partner and involves the systematic use of not only violence, but also economic subordination, threats, isolation, verbal and emotional abuse, and other control tactics"?

What are three factors that affect whether children are harmed or strengthened by parental divorce?

What is name-calling in the context of a marriage?

Compared to the situation in the 1970s, teen mothers in the 1990s were more likely to be married.

In 1996, which province had the highest number of births to women who were not married?