Question 1

The ________ is a violence scale based on people's responses about how they deal with disagreements in relationships.

Accepted Answer

Conflict Tactics Scale

Question 2

A parent is more likely to abuse his or her child if the parent was abused as a child. This is dubbed the intergenerational transmission of violence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Which of the following is TRUE with respect to dating violence?

Accepted Answer

A) Three percent of teenage girls who have been in relationships report being physically hurt or hit. 
B) Most teens report the abuse to a parent or school counselor. 
C) Female teens that experienced dating violence are more likely to engage in substance abuse, risky sexual behaviors, and suicide. 
D) Male teens are victims of dating violence at nearly the same frequency as are their female counterparts. 
E) Nearly 10 percent of female college students have been raped, most often by someone they know. 
A) Three percent of teenage girls who have been in relationships report being physically hurt or hit. 
B) Most teens report the abuse to a parent or school counselor. 
C) Female teens that experienced dating violence are more likely to engage in substance abuse, risky sexual behaviors, and suicide. 
D) Male teens are victims of dating violence at nearly the same frequency as are their female counterparts. 
E) Nearly 10 percent of female college students have been raped, most often by someone they know. C

Question 4

Huong believes that much of our domestic violence is related to the fact that we live in a culture that seems to glorify violence in general, including on television, in sports, and in everyday language. Huong is probably a believer in which theoretical explanation of violence among intimates?

Accepted Answer

A) cultural norms support violence 
B) patriarchy 
C) family privacy 
D) the intergenerational transmission of violence 
E) stress 
A) cultural norms support violence 
B) patriarchy 
C) family privacy 
D) the intergenerational transmission of violence 
E) stress

Question 5

What perspective provides a synthesis of macro-level and micro-level factors?

Accepted Answer

A) patriarchy 
B) stress 
C) family privacy 
D) the intergenerational transmission of violence 
E) power and control 
A) patriarchy 
B) stress 
C) family privacy 
D) the intergenerational transmission of violence 
E) power and control

Question 6

Patriarchy is considered one of the possible micro-level causes of violence among intimates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Some studies using the Conflict Tactics Scale have found that:

Accepted Answer

A) women tend to show higher rates of physical aggression than do men, but these findings may not be accurate 
B) there is an underreporting of physical violence by women because women are less likely than men to remember their own acts of violence and they may not see their acts as abusive 
C) the consequences of violence are more serious for men than for women 
D) it overreports acts of sexual violence 
E) men are more likely to use psychologically aggressive responses while women are more likely to use physically aggressive responses 
A) women tend to show higher rates of physical aggression than do men, but these findings may not be accurate 
B) there is an underreporting of physical violence by women because women are less likely than men to remember their own acts of violence and they may not see their acts as abusive 
C) the consequences of violence are more serious for men than for women 
D) it overreports acts of sexual violence 
E) men are more likely to use psychologically aggressive responses while women are more likely to use physically aggressive responses

Question 8

Creating shelters for women and children fleeing violence began in what decade?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Creating shelters for women and children fleeing...

Question 9

Define and critique the Conflict Tactics Scale. What gender twist does it often show, and what may explain this twist?

Accepted Answer

The Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS) is a wi

Question 10

Nearly __________ of women have been abused by an intimate partner.

Accepted Answer

A) 5 percent 
B) 10 percent 
C) 15 percent 
D) one quarter 
E) one half 
A) 5 percent 
B) 10 percent 
C) 15 percent 
D) one quarter 
E) one half

Question 11

List the factors associated with intimate partner violence that are identified in your text.

Accepted Answer

(1)youth; (2)low levels of education; (3

Question 12

Zero tolerance is defined as ________.

Accepted Answer

A growing movement that emphasizes tough

Question 13

Women in lesbian relationships are less likely to be abused by their partners than are heterosexual women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Mutual violent control (MVC)refers to an understudied pattern of behavior in which both partners are controlling and violent; they are battling for control.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The four (4)types of child abuse are ________.

Accepted Answer

(1)physical abuse; (

Question 16

Which of the following is/are societal or cultural explanations for violence and abuse among intimates?

Accepted Answer

A) the intergenerational transmission of violence 
B) stress 
C) stress and patriarchy 
D) family privacy, cultural norms supporting violence, patriarchy 
E) family privacy, the intergenerational transmission of violence, cultural norms supporting violence 
A) the intergenerational transmission of violence 
B) stress 
C) stress and patriarchy 
D) family privacy, cultural norms supporting violence, patriarchy 
E) family privacy, the intergenerational transmission of violence, cultural norms supporting violence

Question 17

Several factors are associated with abuse by an intimate partner. Which is NOT one of those factors?

Accepted Answer

A) low levels of education 
B) middle age 
C) low income or employment problems 
D) abuse in family of orientation 
E) a bad temper and unpredictability 
A) low levels of education 
B) middle age 
C) low income or employment problems 
D) abuse in family of orientation 
E) a bad temper and unpredictability

Question 18

Mexican Americans have lower incidences of intimate partner violence than do Blacks, Whites, or other Hispanic groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which is FALSE about so-called "date-rape drugs"?

Accepted Answer

A) They can immobilize a person to facilitate an assault. 
B) The effects of these drugs cause people to be physically helpless, lose muscle control, feel very drunk, or lose consciousness. 
C) Victims often cannot remember what happened. 
D) The drugs usually have no color and can be easily added to flavored drinks without the victim's knowledge. 
E)  The drugs have a salty smell and taste and could be detected in most drinks if people were made aware. 
A) They can immobilize a person to facilitate an assault. 
B) The effects of these drugs cause people to be physically helpless, lose muscle control, feel very drunk, or lose consciousness. 
C) Victims often cannot remember what happened. 
D) The drugs usually have no color and can be easily added to flavored drinks without the victim's knowledge. 
E)  The drugs have a salty smell and taste and could be detected in most drinks if people were made aware.

Question 20

Jason works hard to play the "tough guy." He avoids any suggestion of femininity, and believes that being a man means that he must always act tough or be in control, especially in control of women. He has also been violent towards his previous girlfriend. What theory might best explain his violence?

Accepted Answer

A) family privacy 
B) the intergenerational transmission of violence 
C) stress 
D) patriarchy 
E) zero tolerance 
A) family privacy 
B) the intergenerational transmission of violence 
C) stress 
D) patriarchy 
E) zero tolerance

The ________ is a violence scale based on people's responses about how they deal with disagreements in relationships.

A parent is more likely to abuse his or her child if the parent was abused as a child. This is dubbed the intergenerational transmission of violence.

Which of the following is TRUE with respect to dating violence?

Huong believes that much of our domestic violence is related to the fact that we live in a culture that seems to glorify violence in general, including on television, in sports, and in everyday language. Huong is probably a believer in which theoretical explanation of violence among intimates?

What perspective provides a synthesis of macro-level and micro-level factors?

Patriarchy is considered one of the possible micro-level causes of violence among intimates.

Some studies using the Conflict Tactics Scale have found that:

Creating shelters for women and children fleeing violence began in what decade?

Define and critique the Conflict Tactics Scale. What gender twist does it often show, and what may explain this twist?

Nearly __________ of women have been abused by an intimate partner.

List the factors associated with intimate partner violence that are identified in your text.

Zero tolerance is defined as ________.

Women in lesbian relationships are less likely to be abused by their partners than are heterosexual women.

Mutual violent control (MVC)refers to an understudied pattern of behavior in which both partners are controlling and violent; they are battling for control.

The four (4)types of child abuse are ________.

Which of the following is/are societal or cultural explanations for violence and abuse among intimates?

Several factors are associated with abuse by an intimate partner. Which is NOT one of those factors?

Mexican Americans have lower incidences of intimate partner violence than do Blacks, Whites, or other Hispanic groups.

Which is FALSE about so-called "date-rape drugs"?

Jason works hard to play the "tough guy." He avoids any suggestion of femininity, and believes that being a man means that he must always act tough or be in control, especially in control of women. He has also been violent towards his previous girlfriend. What theory might best explain his violence?

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Families Throughout the World: Marriage, Family, and Kinship

Families Throughout History

Sex, Gender, and Families

Social Stratification, Social Class, and Families

Race, Ethnicity, and Families

Courtship, Intimacy, and Partnering

Marriage: a Personal Relationship and Social Institution

Becoming a Parent

Raising Children

Families and the Work They Do

Aging Families

Divorce and Repartnering

Summing It Up: Families and the Sociological Imagination

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Exam 13: Violence and Abuse

The ________ is a violence scale based on people's responses about how they deal with disagreements in relationships.

A parent is more likely to abuse his or her child if the parent was abused as a child. This is dubbed the intergenerational transmission of violence.

Which of the following is TRUE with respect to dating violence?

Huong believes that much of our domestic violence is related to the fact that we live in a culture that seems to glorify violence in general, including on television, in sports, and in everyday language. Huong is probably a believer in which theoretical explanation of violence among intimates?

What perspective provides a synthesis of macro-level and micro-level factors?

Patriarchy is considered one of the possible micro-level causes of violence among intimates.

Some studies using the Conflict Tactics Scale have found that:

Creating shelters for women and children fleeing violence began in what decade?

Define and critique the Conflict Tactics Scale. What gender twist does it often show, and what may explain this twist?

Nearly __________ of women have been abused by an intimate partner.

List the factors associated with intimate partner violence that are identified in your text.

Zero tolerance is defined as ________.

Women in lesbian relationships are less likely to be abused by their partners than are heterosexual women.

Mutual violent control (MVC)refers to an understudied pattern of behavior in which both partners are controlling and violent; they are battling for control.

The four (4)types of child abuse are ________.

Which of the following is/are societal or cultural explanations for violence and abuse among intimates?

Several factors are associated with abuse by an intimate partner. Which is NOT one of those factors?

Mexican Americans have lower incidences of intimate partner violence than do Blacks, Whites, or other Hispanic groups.

Which is FALSE about so-called "date-rape drugs"?

Families and the Sociological Imagination

Families Throughout the World: Marriage, Family, and Kinship

Families Throughout History

Sex, Gender, and Families

Social Stratification, Social Class, and Families

Race, Ethnicity, and Families

Courtship, Intimacy, and Partnering

Marriage: a Personal Relationship and Social Institution

Becoming a Parent

Raising Children

Families and the Work They Do

Aging Families

Divorce and Repartnering

Summing It Up: Families and the Sociological Imagination

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