Exam 12: Trouble in the Family

The family violence perspective uses gender neutral terms like spouse abuse.

High male incarceration rates in some communities have resulted in

Discuss the importance of male dominance and patriarchy in the theoretical explanations of intimate partner violence in the violence against women perspective.

By the end of 2002, 1 in ____ minor children had a parent in prison.

What is the impact of incarceration on prisoners' families? Why is it important to understand the effect of incarceration on familial relationships?

Fees from collect calls made by prisoners do not contribute to revenue for the correctional facilities.

Children offer poor youth like Jen, a compelling sense of

Family violence researchers contend that men and women are equally violent.

Nearly half of families caring for the children of incarcerated parents are on public assistance.

For the poor, marriage is an elusive goal for those who can support a __________ lifestyle.

About ____ percent of women in state prison are mothers of minor children.

Incarceration is not a legal justification to terminate parental rights in nearly all states.

Discuss the strengths and limitations if the family violence perspective.

There is no correlation between marital status and child poverty.

Until recent legal reforms were enacted, the legal system used the "_______ rule" to justify nonintervention in wife-abuse cases.

Based on the findings of Edin and Kefalas' study, do you think marriage promotion policies would be effective? Why or why not?

The legal system today is highly sensitive and proactive in its handling of battered women.

More than ___ percent of African American men in Washington, DC can expect to be incarcerated at some point in their lives.

In 1950, 1 in 20 American children was born to an unmarried mother versus the 1 in ___ today.