Exam 11: Violence Against Women

Which of the following best fits for the definition of sexual assault?

Another study of college students focused just on _____,a specific form of stalking involving electronic devices and/or the use of social media and other aspects of the Internet.

Women who serve our country in the _____ often are victims of sexual assault.

Feminist scholars see rape and battering as inevitable consequences of _____,or male dominance.

One myth blames battered women for being hit and says that:

The backlash hypothesis suggests that violence against women is:

Men are never the victim of sexual assault.

Put most simply,_____ may be defined as sexual intercourse (vaginal,anal,or oral penetration)without the consent of the victim.

The majority of stalking victims are women.

Another problem affecting many women of color in regards to reporting sexual assault is fear of and hostility toward the _____.

Another myth is that:

The best evidence indicates that _____is even more common than rape.

Domestic violence,or _____,may be defined as physical and sexual attacks committed by intimates (e.g.,spouses or ex-spouses).

Identify and describe any two common rape myths.

Rape has all but been eliminated in Denmark,Finland,Norway,and Sweden.

According to Amnesty International,an estimated one-third of Native American women will be raped at least once in their lifetime.

Put most simply,rape may be defined as sexual intercourse (vaginal,anal,or oral penetration)without the consent of the victim.

About _____ percent of each sex commits at least one act of violence (contained in a Conflict Tactics Scales [CTS] list ranging from slapping to using a knife or gun)against a spouse in a given year.

Women from which of the following age groups are most likely to be victims of intimate partner violence?

Stalking is extremely rare in college and university settings.