Question 1

Men who act violently know exactly what they are doing. They do not have any difficulty is accepting responsibility for their actions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Discuss the need for safe houses and shelters for Canadian women fleeing from abusive relationships.

Accepted Answer

F1F1F1S1F1F1F10Members of the feminist movement created the first safe houses or shelters for Canadian women fleeing from violent boyfriends, partners, and spouses in the early 1970s.
F1F1F1S1F1F1F10Federal and provincial governments have provided funding for shelters and professionally trained shelter workers have replaced volunteers in supporting survivors.
F1F1F1S1F1F1F10In 2014, there were 627 shelters for abused women and their children in Canada.
F1F1F1S1F1F1F10They provide temporary housing as well as other services, such as counseling group programming for residents, safety planning, transportation, advocacy through the criminal justice system, and assistance in finding longer term accommodations.

Question 3

After an act of violence has been committed against the wife (e.g. the husband kicked or hit her), the husband will feel badly and apologize for what he has done. He promises that he will never hurt her again and brings her gifts of jewelry and flowers. This post-violence phase is typically known as the ________ phase.

Accepted Answer

A)   honeymoon
B)   happiness
C)   blissful
D)   ecstatic
E)   contented A

Question 4

Abuse can be______

Accepted Answer

A)   psychological.
B)   verbal.
C)   financial.
D)   spiritual.
E)   all of the above.

Question 5

Contemporary best practices in responding to domestic violence include a variety of intervention strategies in what is referred to as a ________

Accepted Answer

A)   community coordinated response.
B)   organized societal response.
C)   organized collective reaction.
D)   societal intervention reaction.
E)   communal organized response.

Question 6

Post-traumatic stress disorder is ________

Accepted Answer

A)   only experienced by those in war-like situations.
B)   only experienced by adults who have been physically injured.
C)   a mental disorder that develops after a person has experienced or witnessed trauma such as sexual or physical assault.
D)   only experienced by youth who have experienced rejection.
E)   a physical disorder where an individual is unable to work in the labour force.

Question 7

According to Statistics Canada (2016), ________ of victims of domestic violence reported having witnessed violence between their own parents as a child.

Accepted Answer

A)   10 per cent
B)   15 per cent
C)   21 per cent
D)   30 per cent
E)   35 per cent

Question 8

Discuss the differences between psychological, verbal, and financial abuse.

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

Why is there pressure among immigrants not to publicly expose family problems?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Why is there pressure among immigrants not...

Question 10

Why don't women leave violent relationships?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Why don't women leave violent relationships?...

Question 11

________ is a model of research focused on an outcome of social change. It is a collaborative process that brings together university and community partners in the pursuit of practical knowledge and solutions to pressing social problems.

Accepted Answer

A)   Community coordinated response
B)   Action-oriented research
C)   Qualitative research
D)   Social conflict research
E)   Quantitative research

Question 12

The aim of ________ research is to understand the complexity of social life. Methods include in-depth interviews where research participants are able to describe their experiences in detail.

Accepted Answer

A)   quantitative
B)   qualitative
C)   societal
D)   collective
E)   shared

Question 13

Immigrant women in the Maritime region of Canada reported increased autonomy as they become fluent in French and English, increasingly become involved in social networks, and learned to navigate unfamiliar systems of education, employment, and health care.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In 2014, analysis of the General Social Survey data indicated a significant decline since 1999 in the rate of physical and sexual violence between spouses and/or common law partners to _______ for both men and women.

Accepted Answer

A)   2 per cent
B)   4 per cent
C)   6 per cent
D)   8 per cent
E)   10 per cent

Question 15

The 1999 General Social Survey data indicate that _______ of women and _______ of men had experienced physical or sexual violence in a current or past relationship in the five years prior to the survey.

Accepted Answer

A)   8 per cent; 7 per cent
B)   10 per cent; 5 per cent
C)   13 per cent; 10 per cent
D)   15 per cent; 11 per cent
E)   25 per cent; 15 per cent

Question 16

Challenging a woman's memory of events or disturbing her sense of reality by "_______" is another form of psychological abuse.

Accepted Answer

A)   manipulation.
B)   mental manoeuvering.
C)   emotional manipulation.
D)   conceptual confusion.
E)   gaslighting.

Question 17

Many victims of domestic violence (41 per cent) reported incidents that occurred after the relationship had ended.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

A well-known explanation for the root cause of domestic violence is ________. This theory is based on the assumption that people learn violent and abusive behaviours from their social environment.

Accepted Answer

A)   social conflict theory
B)   structural functionalist theory
C)   feminist theory
D)   post-modern theory
E)   social learning theory

Question 19

Violence in families takes place between _______

Accepted Answer

A)   spouses and common-law partners.
B)   parents and children.
C)   elderly family members and younger family members.
D)   siblings.
E)   all of the above.

Question 20

The primary approaches to family violence intervention in Canada have been developed based on individualist values.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 14: Violence in Families

Men who act violently know exactly what they are doing. They do not have any difficulty is accepting responsibility for their actions.

Discuss the need for safe houses and shelters for Canadian women fleeing from abusive relationships.

Abuse can be______

Contemporary best practices in responding to domestic violence include a variety of intervention strategies in what is referred to as a ________

Post-traumatic stress disorder is ________

According to Statistics Canada (2016) , ________ of victims of domestic violence reported having witnessed violence between their own parents as a child.

Discuss the differences between psychological, verbal, and financial abuse.

Why is there pressure among immigrants not to publicly expose family problems?

Why don't women leave violent relationships?

________ is a model of research focused on an outcome of social change. It is a collaborative process that brings together university and community partners in the pursuit of practical knowledge and solutions to pressing social problems.

The aim of ________ research is to understand the complexity of social life. Methods include in-depth interviews where research participants are able to describe their experiences in detail.

Immigrant women in the Maritime region of Canada reported increased autonomy as they become fluent in French and English, increasingly become involved in social networks, and learned to navigate unfamiliar systems of education, employment, and health care.

In 2014, analysis of the General Social Survey data indicated a significant decline since 1999 in the rate of physical and sexual violence between spouses and/or common law partners to _______ for both men and women.

The 1999 General Social Survey data indicate that _ of women and _ of men had experienced physical or sexual violence in a current or past relationship in the five years prior to the survey.

Challenging a woman's memory of events or disturbing her sense of reality by "_______" is another form of psychological abuse.

Many victims of domestic violence (41 per cent) reported incidents that occurred after the relationship had ended.

A well-known explanation for the root cause of domestic violence is ________. This theory is based on the assumption that people learn violent and abusive behaviours from their social environment.

Violence in families takes place between _______

The primary approaches to family violence intervention in Canada have been developed based on individualist values.