Deck 10: Womens Victimization: Global Perspectives

Question 1

The impact of economic globalization on women's victimization can be most clearly seen in:

A) The exploitation of women's labor and replacement of women managers with men due to consolidation of companies.
B) The increase in rape crimes against women.
C) The decrease in sex trafficking of women.
D) None of the above

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Commercial "flattening" of the world has created an effect on:

A) Lowering of trade and political barriers.
B) The nature of crimes being committed.
C) Abandonment of the enforcement of transnational laws.
D) All of the above
E) Both a and b

Answer 2

E

Question 3

The term gender-based violence refers to:

A) Crimes committed against women because they are educated.
B) Crimes committed against men and women such as car theft.
C) Crimes against women because they are women.
D) Both b and c

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Worldwide, the rate of the contraction of AIDS:

A) Is increased among girls who are victims of genital mutilation.
B) Is high among minority girls and women who are forced into prostitution as in Nepal.
C) Is high among married women when their spouses refuse to use condoms.
D) All of these above.

Question 5

According to the writers of the text, the reason for a chapter on global victimization is:

A) In light of the "flattening of the world".
B) Situations of refugees and immigration and the vulnerability of women forced to flee or migrate.
C) There is much to learn from other countries as all of us are dealing with similar situations, for example, gender violence and human rights issues.
D) All of the above
E) All except c.

Question 6

Women's rights are violated worldwide in terms of:

A) Honor killings.
B) Genital mutilation.
C) Dowry death.
D) All of the above
E) All but c above

Question 7

The UN Universal Declaration consists of two covenants which provide:

A) Political rights.
B) Civil rights.
C) Economic/social/cultural rights.
D) Both a and c
E) All of the above

Question 8

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 forbade discrimination on the grounds of:

A) Disability.
B) Race.
C) Sex.
D) Sexual orientation.
E) Both b and c

Question 9

Which of the following best describes honor killing?

A) Warriors fight in wars to preserve their nation's honor.
B) Domestic partners beat their wives because of their insecurity.
C) Men kill female relatives to preserve the family's reputation from their sexual behavior.
D) A man kills the rapist who attacked his family member.

Question 10

Some Chinese men are seeking brides from Vietnam because:

A) They seek Vietnamese citizenship.
B) Some women from Vietnam seek a more prosperous life in China
C) Of the shortage of available women to marry in China.
D) The cultural differences are not as great between these two countries as would be found elsewhere.
E) All except A above.

Question 11

Which is an effect of military socialization?

A) Helps reduce family violence
B) Attempts to help men express their softer feelings
C) Attempts to obliterate all that is feminine in a soldier
D) Helps in the maturity process

Question 12

U.N. tribunals have been replaced by:

A) The International Criminal Court.
B) A panel of American judges.
C) Research investigations by grassroots sources.
D) The Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Question 13

Rape was utilized as an instrument of war in or immediately following:

A) The U.S. Civil War.
B) World War I and World War II.
C) Bosnia.
D) The War in Vietnam.
E) All of the above

Question 14

A Woman in Berlin: Eight Weeks in a Conquered City told the true story of:

A) The 100,000 women in Berlin who were raped by Russian soldiers.
B) The joy of liberation after World War II.
C) The bringing back to the U.S. of war brides.
D) None of the above.

Question 15

The International Rescue Committee is a model program that:

A) Provided food services to refugees.
B) Helped kidnapped girls emigrate to Europe.
C) Reunited abducted girls and operates today with refugees.
D) Work with the CIA to root out spies.
E) Paid for slaves to free them.

Question 16

All-women police stations have opened up in:

A) China.
B) The U.S.
C) England.
D) Brazil.

Question 17

Which of the following describes dowry murder?

A) A woman is killed because her family cannot meet their demands for dowry.
B) A woman is murdered because she cannot get pregnant.
C) A woman is murdered because she insulted her husband and his family.
D) None of the above

Question 18

Just under 50 national states still have no specific legal provisions against ___________.

A) Domestic violence.
B) Homicide.
C) Car theft
D) All of the above.

Question 19

An example of an NGO is:

A) The U.S. Congress
B) The British Parliament.
C) Unite for a Better Life
D) None of the above

Question 20

Internationally gendered violence against women

A) Is a major cause of poverty.
B) Is often associated with poverty.
C) Is associated with the education of girls.
D) All of the above.

Question 21

The following statement is true about globalization, according to the text:

A) Globalization has only negative consequences for women.
B) Globalization has both negative and positive aspects.
C) Globalization is defined only in economic terms.
D) Globalization is an indirect cause of a backlash against women's rights.
E) All except A above.

Question 22

The lead author of the chapter on global victimization:

A) Grew up in Sri Lanka during civil wars.
B) Remembers today dead bodies lying about on the streets.
C) Became a refugee to the United States.
D) Worked as a social worker with refugee victims of domestic violence.
E) All of the above.
F) All except D above

Question 23

The impact of economic globalization on women's victimization can be most clearly seen in a decrease in rape crimes against women.

Question 24

Commercial "flattening" of the world created an effect on the lowering of trade and political barriers and the nature of crimes being committed.

Question 25

The term gender-based violence refers to crimes against women because they are women.

Question 26

Worldwide, the rate of the contraction of AIDS is lower for women than for men.

Question 27

According to the text, globalization is associated with positive as well as negative consequences.

Question 28

Women's rights are violated in honor killings, genital mutilation, and dowry death.

Question 29

The UN Universal Declaration consists of two covenants which provide political rights, civil rights, and social rights.

Question 30

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 forbade discrimination on the grounds of race or sex.

Question 31

India has an excess of females as so many men have migrated to other countries.

Question 32

Honor killing is the practice by which men kill female relatives to preserve the family reputation against their sexual behavior or sexual victimization.

Question 33

In a boxed reading by the lead author of the chapter on international victimization the co-author describes her experience growing up in Northern Ireland during conflict.

Question 34

Military socialization, as described in the text, attempts to obliterate all that is feminine in a soldier.

Question 35

Sex traffickers transport women from many countries, and Nepal and Thailand are especially impacted..

Question 36

The U.N. tribunals have been replaced by The International Criminal Court.

Question 37

Rape has been utilized as an instrument of war in or immediately following any war.

Question 38

Women can go to all-women police stations in Brazil.

Question 39

The International Rescue Committee is a model program that was founded to provide food services to refugees.

Question 40

All-women police stations that exclude men have recently opened in the U.S.

Question 41

Dowry murder is a brutal practice where a woman is killed because her family cannot meet their demands for dowry.

Question 42

In 2020 Almost 50 states still had no specific legal provisions against domestic violence.

Question 43

The impact of economic globalization on women's victimization can be most clearly seen in a(n) _________ in crimes against women related to a backlash.

Question 44

Genital mutilation is closely related to _________ (term for killing women) because of the high rate of fatalities due to poor surgical sanitation and the high risk of contracting AIDS.

Question 45

Genital mutilation has a __________ mortality rate.

Question 46

The disease associated internationally with genital mutilation and prostitution is________.

Question 47

______ was utilized as an instrument of war in or immediately following most if not all wars, including 20^th- and 21^st-century wars.

Question 48

Dowry murder is a brutal practice where a woman is killed because her _______ cannot meet the demands for dowry.

Question 49

The lead author of the chapter on global victimization grew up in___________.

Question 50

NGO stands for:

Question 51

Related to the COVID epidemic, according to the United Nations , there has been a rise globally in____________.

Question 52

The Polaris Project identifies victims globally of __________.

Question 53

Match the term with the appropriate definition.
-Globalization

A) The killing of a woman in the belief that she has disgraced the family
B) The killing of a woman simply because she is a woman
C) "flattening of the world"
D) Global trade in the sexualized bodies of others for money

Question 54

Match the term with the appropriate definition.
-Sex trafficking

A) The killing of a woman in the belief that she has disgraced the family
B) The killing of a woman simply because she is a woman
C) "flattening of the world"
D) Global trade in the sexualized bodies of others for money

Question 55

Match the term with the appropriate definition.
-Honor killings

A) The killing of a woman in the belief that she has disgraced the family
B) The killing of a woman simply because she is a woman
C) "flattening of the world"
D) Global trade in the sexualized bodies of others for money

Question 56

Match the term with the appropriate definition.
-Femicide

A) The killing of a woman in the belief that she has disgraced the family
B) The killing of a woman simply because she is a woman
C) "flattening of the world"
D) Global trade in the sexualized bodies of others for money

Question 57

What is genital mutilation, and how is it connected with AIDS?

Question 58

Define honor killing and explain its prevalence. Where are honor killings prevalent, and why are they prevalent in these locations?

Question 59

Explain the concept of political forgiveness. What are its goals?

Question 60

What have been the effects of globalization on women's lives? Why have women been affected in these particular ways? Do you think that men have been affected in some of these ways as well?

Question 61

Discuss some of the human rights violations against women worldwide.