Deck 13: Violence and Abuse

Question 1

____________ involves obsessive contact or tracking of another person-attention that is unwanted and causes a reasonable person to be fearful. It is a combination of many unwanted acts that, by themselves, are not abusive-such as sending flowers or gifts, calling on the telephone, or sending an email-but when taken together, may constitute a form of mental abuse.

A)Violent resistance
B)Mental illness
C)Stalking
D)Zero tolerance
E)CTS

Answer 1

C

Question 2

With respect to child abuse, which of the following is TRUE?

A)Physical abuse is the most common type.
B)About 900 children died in 2008 due to abuse and neglect.
C)Most child abuse is perpetuated by a stepparent or unmarried partner.
D)Male victims outnumber female victims, except for sexual abuse.
E)Black children are most likely to experience abuse and Asian American children are least likely.

Answer 2

E

Question 3

Nearly __________ of women have been abused by an intimate partner.

A)5 percent
B)10 percent
C)15 percent
D)one quarter
E)one half

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Gender-based violence:

A)does not include honor killings
B)causes more death and disability in women 15-44 than cancer, malaria, traffic accidents, and war combined
C)is condemned by legal systems around the world, although abuse continues to exist in secrecy
D)implies that both males and females are equally likely to be victims
E)is declining significantly around the world, according to Human Rights Watch, an international organization dedicated to protecting the human rights of people around the world

Question 5

According to the Conflict Tactics Scale, which is NOT an example of a physically aggressive response?

A)stomped out of a room or house
B)threatened to hit or throw something at someone
C)slapped someone
D)threatened someone with a knife
E)threw something at someone

Question 6

Several factors are associated with abuse by an intimate partner. Which is NOT one of those factors?

A)low levels of education
B)middle age
C)low income or employment problems
D)abuse in family of orientation
E)a bad temper and unpredictability

Question 7

Jamel and his girlfriend had a terrible fight over something seemingly minor-how they would spend the weekend-and he got very angry, and lashed out, slapping her in the face. This is an example of what type of violence, according to the work of Johnson?

A)mutual violent control
B)common couple violence
C)intimate terrorism
D)conflict driven
E)violent resistance

Question 8

Which of the following is TRUE with respect to dating violence?

A)Three percent of teenage girls who have been in relationships report being physically hurt or hit.
B)Most teens report the abuse to a parent or school counselor.
C)Female teens that experienced dating violence are more likely to engage in substance abuse, risky sexual behaviors, and suicide.
D)Male teens are victims of dating violence at nearly the same frequency as are their female counterparts.
E)Nearly 10 percent of female college students have been raped, most often by someone they know.

Question 9

A violence scale based on people's responses about how they deal with disagreements in relationships is the basis for the:

A)Common Couple Violence Scale (CCV)
B)Gender-Based Violence Scale (GBV)
C)Domestic Violence Scale (DVS
D)Violence Among Intimates Scale (VAIS)
E)Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS)

Question 10

Many factors contribute to child abuse, according to your text. Which is NOT one of them?

A)parental stress
B)social isolation
C)unrealistic parental expectations
D)having more daughters than sons
E)single parenthood

Question 11

The U.S. State Department estimates that about ___________ persons, mostly women and girls, are trafficked across international borders to serve as involuntary sex workers.

A)300,000
B)800,000
C)1 million D 1.4 million)
E)3)0 million

Question 12

Devon has trouble controlling his temper when he takes care of his 4-year-old son. Yesterday when his son used his crayons on the table instead of his paper, Devon said, "You stupid idiot--now look what you've done! No wonder your mother hates you! I think I do too!" This is an example of:

A)physical abuse
B)neglect
C)emotional abuse
D)sexual abuse
E)material abuse

Question 13

Which is FALSE about so-called "date-rape drugs"?

A)They can immobilize a person to facilitate an assault.
B)The effects of these drugs cause people to be physically helpless, lose muscle control, feel very drunk, or lose consciousness.
C)Victims often cannot remember what happened.
D)The drugs usually have no color and can be easily added to flavored drinks without the victim's knowledge.
E) The drugs have a salty smell and taste and could be detected in most drinks if people were made aware.

Question 14

Some studies using the Conflict Tactics Scale have found that:

A)women tend to show higher rates of physical aggression than do men, but these findings may not be accurate
B)there is an underreporting of physical violence by women because women are less likely than men to remember their own acts of violence and they may not see their acts as abusive
C)the consequences of violence are more serious for men than for women
D)it overreports acts of sexual violence
E)men are more likely to use psychologically aggressive responses while women are more likely to use physically aggressive responses

Question 15

Katrina is a mother of three children who are between the ages of 2 and 7 years. Nonetheless, when she wanted to go out with her friends one afternoon, she locked her kids in the house and said she would be back in time for dinner. She lost track of time, coming home around 9:00. Her children had not eaten, and her youngest child was wearing a badly soiled diaper. This is an example of what type of child abuse?

A)physical abuse
B)neglect
C)emotional abuse
D)sexual abuse
E)caretaker abuse

Question 16

Intimate partner violence has many consequences. Which is NOT one of them?

A)Costs exceed 1 billion dollars, most of which goes to medical and mental health care.
B)Victims lose nearly 8 million days of paid work a year, the equivalent of more than 32,000 full-time jobs.
C) Intimate partner violence, and the chronic stress that accompanies it, can wreak havoc on the immune and endocrine systems, inducing fibromyalgia, gynecological disorders, irritable bowel syndrome, or gastrointestinal problems.
D)Many victims are depressed, have anxiety, sleep disturbances, have low self-esteem, are socially isolated, and have thoughts of suicide.
E)Despite the clear need for mental health care, many women, minority women in particular, often experience barriers to getting care.

Question 17

The story of Maya and Parvati, featured in Box 13.1, reveals:

A)how genocide occurred in Rwanda
B)how two teenage girls leaving Nepal for what they hoped would be a better life were sold into the sexual trafficking trade, and what happened to them
C)the epidemic of female infanticide in Uganda
D)that wives sometimes sexually abuse their husbands or partners
E)how the court system deals with men who are victims of domestic violence

Question 18

________ is motivated by a desire to control the other partner. It may escalate over time and cause serious injury.

A)Mutual violent control
B)Common couple violence
C)Intimate terrorism
D)Violent resistance
E)Conflict driven

Question 19

You have been reading up on domestic violence statistics for a presentation that you are going to make in your family studies class next week. Which of the following will you report to your class?

A)Overall, women are almost twice as likely to be victimized by an intimate partner as are men.
B)Over one-quarter of women have been raped or physically assaulted by an intimate partner.
C)Some of the smallest sex differences in the rates of victimization occur in the most dangerous type of assaults, such as being beaten up, choked, or threatened, or having a a gun used on them.
D)Overall, minority women are less likely to be victims of violence.
E)Violence is less common in same-sex relationships than in heterosexual ones.

Question 20

The opening vignette in Chapter 13 reveals:

A)most battered women who fight back spend some time in jail
B)females who were hit as children are more likely to abuse animals, especially if the mother did the hitting
C)child neglect can stunt a child's physical growth
D)there may be a link between spanking and IQ
E)the reason that girls abuse animals more than boys do is because they are trying to obtain more power in their lives

Question 21

Most substantiated cases of elder abuse occur:

A)in the victim's home
B)in an institution
C)among illegal immigrants
D)by men
E)from sexual abuse

Question 22

Mexican Americans have lower incidences of intimate partner violence than do Blacks, Whites, or other Hispanic groups.

Question 23

The power and control perspective:

A)focuses on micro-level factors
B)ignores many of the unique features of same-sex relationships
C)explains child abuse more so than intimate partner violence
D)is a component of the Conflict Tactics Scale
E)is another name for the intergenerational transmission of violence

Question 24

The Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS), developed by Straus and colleagues, contains both nonaggressive and aggressive responses to disagreements.

Question 25

Jason works hard to play the "tough guy." He avoids any suggestion of femininity, and believes that being a man means that he must always act tough or be in control, especially in control of women. He has also been violent towards his previous girlfriend. What theory might best explain his violence?

A)family privacy
B)the intergenerational transmission of violence
C)stress
D)patriarchy
E)zero tolerance

Question 26

Almost 350,000 children were victims of abuse or neglect each year.

Question 27

The Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS)has found that women are more likely to be victims of physical aggression than men, but many researchers believe that the opposite is true.

Question 28

Gender-based violence is an important issue in the U.S. and other developed nations, but it is not really an international human rights issue yet.

Question 29

Abuse, neglect, and exploitation of your grandmother are an example of:

A)emotional abuse
B)granny abuse
C)elder abuse
D)common couple violence
E)trafficking

Question 30

Mutual violent control (MVC)refers to an understudied pattern of behavior in which both partners are controlling and violent; they are battling for control.

Question 31

A growing movement that emphasizes tougher laws, more stringent enforcement of laws, training programs for those who work with victims and perpetrators, and a well coordinated effort to offer victims the protection and services they need is called:

A)zero tolerance
B)one step at a time
C)violent resistance
D)trafficking
E)victim-focused strategy

Question 32

Twelve percent of women have been victimized in some way by an intimate partner, about twice the rate of male victimization, according to the NVAW survey.

Question 33

One study found that parents who earned less than $15,000-$20,000 per year are ________ likely to abuse their children than are higher-income parents.

A)far more
B)slightly more
C)equally likely
D)slightly less
E)far less

Question 34

Most women do not stay in abusive relationships; by 2.5 years most women have either left the relationship or the abuse has ended.

Question 35

Human trafficking is the illegal and highly profitable business of recruitment, transport, or sale of human beings into forced labor and servitude.

Question 36

Huong believes that much of our domestic violence is related to the fact that we live in a culture that seems to glorify violence in general, including on television, in sports, and in everyday language. Huong is probably a believer in which theoretical explanation of violence among intimates?

A)cultural norms support violence
B)patriarchy
C)family privacy
D)the intergenerational transmission of violence
E)stress

Question 37

What perspective provides a synthesis of macro-level and micro-level factors?

A)patriarchy
B)stress
C)family privacy
D)the intergenerational transmission of violence
E)power and control

Question 38

Women in lesbian relationships are less likely to be abused by their partners than are heterosexual women.

Question 39

Which of the following is/are societal or cultural explanations for violence and abuse among intimates?

A)the intergenerational transmission of violence
B)stress
C)stress and patriarchy
D)family privacy, cultural norms supporting violence, patriarchy
E)family privacy, the intergenerational transmission of violence, cultural norms supporting violence

Question 40

Zero tolerance refers to:

A)a micro-level explanation for violence among intimates
B)a growing movement that emphasizes tougher laws, more stringent enforcement of laws, training programs for those who work with victims and perpetrators, and a well coordinated effort to offer victims the protection and services they need
C)a macro-level explanation for violence among intimates
D)a movement spearheaded by lesbians to educate people about same-sex violence
E)a movement spearheaded by men to educate people about women's violence towards men.

Question 41

The four (4)types of child abuse are ________.

Question 42

Creating shelters for women and children fleeing violence began in what decade?

Question 43

The ________ is a violence scale based on people's responses about how they deal with disagreements in relationships.

Question 44

According to the text, the five (5)general factors that contribute to child abuse are ________.

Question 45

A parent is more likely to abuse his or her child if the parent was abused as a child. This is dubbed the intergenerational transmission of violence.

Question 46

A recent typology of violence by Johnson identifies four patterns of violence, which are ________.

Question 47

The three (3)types of explanations for violence and abuse discussed in the text that focus on macro-level societal and cultural causes are ________.

Question 48

The key point of the intergenerational transmission of violence perspective is that __________.

Question 49

Abuse, neglect, and exploitation of the elderly, often by family members and others close to them, are called ________.

Question 50

Patriarchy is considered one of the possible micro-level causes of violence among intimates.

Question 51

Abusers of the elderly are typically nonfamily caregivers, such as nursing home staff or adult day care providers.

Question 52

Neglect is the most common form of child abuse, and the most common abuser is a parent.

Question 53

Zero tolerance is a growing social movement that emphasizes tougher laws, more stringent enforcement of those laws, and training programs for those who work with victims and offenders.

Question 54

List at least three (3)additional features of the LGTB Power and Control Wheel as compared to the Power and Control Wheel for heterosexual couples.

Question 55

Zero tolerance is defined as ________.

Question 56

What are the control tactics that may make it difficult for victims to leave an abusive situation?

Question 57

Honor killings, sexual trafficking, and systematically ignoring the plight of domestic violence victims are examples of ________.

Question 58

The failure to provide for basic needs for someone who is dependent on you is called ________.

Question 59

According to Johnson's typology of violence that identifies four patterns, victims of ________ are more likely to be injured, to experience post-traumatic stress syndrome, to use painkillers, and to miss work.

Question 60

List the factors associated with intimate partner violence that are identified in your text.

Question 61

Define and critique the Conflict Tactics Scale. What gender twist does it often show, and what may explain this twist?

Question 62

Discuss dating violence, sexual aggression, and rape. Be sure to discuss the research describing frequency, reporting, and date rape drugs.

Question 63

Define and provide examples of gender-based violence. Be sure to include a discussion of trafficking.

Question 64

A common question is, "Why do women stay in abusive situations?" How would you answer this question? Be sure to discuss the shelter movement in your answer.

Question 65

Describe the four (4)types of child abuse and explain how large of a problem this really is. Describe the five (5)factors discussed in your text that contribute to child abuse.

Question 66

Compare and contrast the theoretical explanations for violence and abuse among intimates. What evidence is available to support each perspective? What perspective tries to synthesize these explanations?

Question 67

Write an essay about intimate partner violence, including the frequency of various types, comparisons of men and women, racial and ethnic differences, and differences among heterosexual and same-sex couples.