Deck 6: Victimization of Women, Children, and the Elderly

Question 1

Women experience higher rates of victimization than men for two types of crime: ____________ and __________.

A) Simple assault; child abuse.
B) Intimate partner violence; sexual victimization.
C) Robbery victimization; elder neglect.
D) Homicide; burglary.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which of the following is the best definition of intimate partner violence?

A) Robbery committed by the victim's parents.
B) Aggravated assault perpetrated by the victim's current teaching assistant.
C) Spreading rumors about the victim at his or her workplace.
D) Violent acts perpetrated by current or former spouses, boyfriends, or girlfriends.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Which of these is not a form of intimate partner violence?

A) Psychological abuse.
B) Controlling behaviors.
C) Identity theft.
D) Sexual coercion.
E) All of the above are forms of intimate partner violence.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Which of the following demographic characteristics are risk factors for intimate partner violent victimization?

A) Race.
B) Age.
C) Gender.
D) Income.
E) Education.
F) A, D, and E
G) All of the above are risk factors for intimate partner violent victimization.

Question 5

According to the intergenerational transmission of violence theory _____________. (Intimate Partner Violence)

A) Abusive behavior among adults is learned by watching children tease each other.
B) Violent behaviors between intimates are learned by children as they watch their parents interact.
C) Grandparents teach grandchildren how to defend themselves from abusers.
D) Young adults join gangs to protect themselves from abusive parents.

Question 6

Which of the following is not included in the definition of sexual victimization?

A) Unwanted noncontact sexual experiences.
B) Rape.
C) Drug- or alcohol-facilitated rape.
D) Statutory rape.
E) All of the above are included in the definition of sexual victimization.

Question 7

Which of the following are illustrations of rape myths?

A) Once a man gets sexually aroused, he just can't stop.
B) If a woman really does not want to be raped, she could fight off her attacker.
C) Males suffered 10% of the sexual assaults reported in the United States last year.
D) A and B
E) B and C

Question 8

Noncontact unwanted sexual experiences include ____________ victimization and _____________ victimization.

A) Visual; verbal.
B) Personal; cyber.
C) Bullying; sexual.
D) Arson; stalking.

Question 9

Child maltreatment has been defined as _____________.

A) Parents or other caregivers engaging in behavior that encourages children to pick on each other and fight one another.
B) Acts resulting in severe injuries to a child by a parent or other caregiver, requiring the child to be hospitalized.
C) Acts of commission or omission by a parent or other caregiver resulting in harm, potential harm, or threat of harm to a child.
D) Parents or other caregivers refuse to let their children play with other children and will only let them fight each other.
E) None of the above.

Question 10

Child abuse does not include _____________.

A) Sexual abuse.
B) Physical abuse.
C) Psychological abuse.
D) A and C
E) All of the above are aspects of child abuse.

Question 11

Child neglect includes physical, emotional, educational, and medical or dental forms of neglect.

Question 12

Which of the following are among the risk factors linked to child maltreatment?

A) Parent characteristics and child characteristics.
B) Family factors and parent-child interaction.
C) Social characteristics and family income.
D) A and B
E) A and C

Question 13

Which of the following is not an aspect of the concept of target congruence?

A) Target gratifiability.
B) Target antagonism.
C) Target generality.
D) Target vulnerability.
E) All of the above are aspects of this concept.

Question 14

Because neglect is less _________ than child abuse, it is ______________.

A) Visible; harder to identify.
B) Harmful; not illegal.
C) Serious; easy to enjoy.
D) Appropriate; more widespread.
E) Surprising; considered beneficial.

Question 15

Elder abuse includes which of the following forms?

A) Sexual elder abuse.
B) Material exploitation.
C) Residential burglary.
D) Physical abuse.
E) A, B, and C
F) A, B, and D

Question 16

Which two types of neglect are distinctive to elder victims?

A) Financial abuse and elder abandonment.
B) Sexual abuse and physical abuse.
C) Elder abandonment and self-neglect.
D) Self-neglect and sexual abuse.
E) None of the above.

Question 17

Which race has research shown to have the highest risk for elder abuse and neglect?

A) African American.
B) White.
C) Asian.
D) Hispanic.
E) Pacific Islanders.

Question 18

Which of the following is not a risk factor for elder maltreatment victimization?

A) Social isolation.
B) Dementia of the victim.
C) High household or personal income.
D) Lack of social support.
E) None of the above.

Question 19

Researchers predict that rates of elder maltreatment will ____________ in the future.

A) Decrease.
B) Increase.
C) Remain stable.
D) Become epidemic.

Question 20

The study of women, children, and elder victims is interdisciplinary. One strength of such research is _________________; nonetheless, one weakness is ______________.

A) Scholars get to enjoy the company of children; they have to interact with senior citizens.
B) Researchers become friendly with members of other departments; sometimes they do not get along.
C) The identification of author ordership; the difficulty of working together at the same time.
D) Many researchers are interested in protecting and helping these groups; the difficulty of identifying consistent findings.

Question 21

Apply Finkelhor and Asdigian's three types of target congruence to a form of (1) elder abuse and (2) child abuse. Draw a three-by-two table (three types of target congruence by two forms of abuse) to show how the concepts apply across these types of victimization.
(a) Define each type for each form of elder abuse and child abuse.
(b) Explain the similarities and differences in the three types of target congruence across the forms of elder abuse and child abuse.

Question 22

The cycle theory of violence consists of three stages. List and briefly explain each stage.

Question 23

Review the theoretical explanations of intimate partner violence from Chapter 6. Which of these theories best explains why individuals become victims of intimate partner violence? What, if anything, is missing from these theories?