Question 1

The family stressor model of spouse abuse explains violence as a consequence of

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A)   men's inability to handle excessive stress.
B)   factors such as low income, poor employment, and low educational attainment.
C)   incompatibility of married couples.
D)   all of the aboveE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 2

According to the text,family violence is a logical outcome of

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A)   the social glorification of violence.
B)   the pairing of men and women.
C)   human nature.
D)   all of the aboveE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 3

The relationship between men's occupations and domestic violence is

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A)   nonexistent.
B)   men in occupations involving the use of violence are not more likely to engage in domestic violence.
C)   much stronger now than it was in the past.
D)   men in occupations involving the use of violence are more likely to engage in domestic violence.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 4

According to the text,the relationship between excessive use of alcohol and wife abuse is best described as

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A)   causal.
B)   negligible.
C)   hypothetical.
D)   contributory.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D) D

Question 5

A major explanation for the prevalence of domestic violence in the United States is

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A)   a lack of discipline in children.
B)   the promotion of violence in major societal institutions.
C)   lower-class status
D)   all of the aboveE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

How do the norms of family privacy contribute to the proliferation of family violence?

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Question 7

Under what types of conditions is wife-abuse most likely to occur? Discuss both contextual and personal factors.

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Question 8

Which of the following does not appear to be a common factor in episodes of child abuse?

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A)   intergenerational cycles of violence
B)   failure of abusers to learn appropriate parenting skills
C)   unemployment
D)   mental illness in abusing parentsE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 9

The Watchful Shepherd Program uses

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A)   neighbors to identify child abuse.
B)   electronic monitoring devices to protect children.
C)   teachers to report possible cases of abuse.
D)   more visits from social workers to protect children.E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 10

Which of the following factors is strongly associated with wife abuse?

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A)   verbally aggressive interaction patterns
B)   alcohol abuse
C)   inadequacy of husbands
D)   all of the aboveE) A) and B)
F) C) and D) D

Question 11

Viewing violence in the media

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A)   is not associated with more aggressive behavior among children.
B)   tends to desensitize people to real violence.
C)   tends to decrease one's fear of real violence.
D)   all of the aboveE) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 12

The most prevalent form of domestic violence is

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A)   spouse battering.
B)   child abuse by parents.
C)   elder abuse.
D)   marital rape.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 13

Research on gender and perpetration of child abuse suggests that

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A)   women are more likely than men to physically abuse their children.
B)   women and men are equally likely to physically abuse their children.
C)   men are more likely than women to physically abuse their children.D) A) and B)
E) A) and C) A

Question 14

According to the text,authorities who observe potential child abuse

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A)   are usually more suspicious of violence in poor families than middle-class families.
B)   are the best potential source of data about child abuse.
C)   are usually correct in their assessments of child abuse across social class.
D)   have no power to protect the children they suspect of being abused.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 15

Child abuse is more common than intimate partner violence.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Research suggests that cultural images of violence desensitize people to the seriousness of violence.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Experts believe most parents who abuse their children have severe personality disorders.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The authors of the text believe that minorities are over-represented in official statistics on family violence.What explains this? Is it likely that middle-class Whites are under-represented in such statistics? Why or why not?

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Question 19

The risk of family violence is far greater in homes in which men have been laid off from their jobs.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Research on the organization of families suggests that

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A)   middle-class families are essentially egalitarian, and thus, less prone to exhibit violence.
B)   violence is less likely to occur in extended families than in nuclear families.
C)   the family is a power system in which the greater the inequality, the greater the risk of violence.
D)   contemporary families are actually less violent than those of the past.E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Exam 11: Violence in Families

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According to the text,family violence is a logical outcome of

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The relationship between men's occupations and domestic violence is

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According to the text,the relationship between excessive use of alcohol and wife abuse is best described as

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How do the norms of family privacy contribute to the proliferation of family violence?

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Which of the following does not appear to be a common factor in episodes of child abuse?

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Which of the following factors is strongly associated with wife abuse?

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Viewing violence in the media

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Child abuse is more common than intimate partner violence.

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Research suggests that cultural images of violence desensitize people to the seriousness of violence.

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Experts believe most parents who abuse their children have severe personality disorders.

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The authors of the text believe that minorities are over-represented in official statistics on family violence.What explains this? Is it likely that middle-class Whites are under-represented in such statistics? Why or why not?

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