Deck 12: Trouble in the Family

Question 1

Most state prisoners are incarcerated close to their families in order to facilitate family contact.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

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

Answer 2

False

Question 3

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

A) 10
B) 125
C) 45
D) 50

Answer 3

45

Question 4

High male incarceration rates in some communities have resulted in

A) homelessness.
B) gender inequality.
C) mental illness.
D) gender imbalance.

Question 5

Kathryn Edin and Maria Kefalas based their findings on a large-scale, national study.

Question 6

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

A) country club
B) high society
C) white picket fence
D) none of the above

Question 7

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

A) 45
B) 65
C) 80
D) 25

Question 8

Which of the following presents a barrier to family contact during incarceration?

A) geographic distance from family
B) restriction of approved visiting list
C) the high expense of telephone calls
D) all of the above

Question 9

Most of the women in Edin and Kefalas' study did not regret their decision to have a child.

Question 10

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

A) 75
B) 50
C) 25
D) 90

Question 11

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

Question 12

Jen, the young mother profiled by Edin and Kefalas, became pregnant at age ______.

A) fifteen
B)fourteen
C) thirteen
D) sixteen

Question 13

What are some of the obstacles to family contact during imprisonment? What kinds of policies could facilitate greater family contact?

Question 14

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

A) 5
B) 10
C) 3
D) 7

Question 15

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

Question 16

Compare and contrast the experiences of children with mothers in prison to the
experiences of children with fathers in prison.

Question 17

Children offer poor youth like Jen, a compelling sense of

A) purpose
B) independence
C) belonging
D) identity

Question 18

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

Question 19

A large percentage of prisoners serve their sentences without ever seeing their children.

Question 20

_______ policies proposed by the Bush administration are aimed at alleviating poverty.

A) Educational
B) Marriage promotion
C) Family values
D) Abstinence-only

Question 21

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

Question 22

Family violence researchers base their claims of female violence on _____________.

A) the Conflict Tactics Scale
B) FBI Crime Statistics
C) Qualitative Violence Scale
D) interview data

Question 23

The two major perspectives Kurz outlines are the "family violence" and the _____________ perspective.

A) "spousal violence"
B) "partner violence"
C) "violence against women"
D) "wife abuse"

Question 24

Most researchers who study violence in intimate partner relationships stress gender neutrality.

Question 25

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

Question 26

Poor women do not reject marriage but they are unwilling to enter into potentially unstable marriages.

Question 27

The violence against women perspective focuses on gender dynamics around male dominance and control over women.

Question 28

Compare and contrast the family violence and the violence against women perspectives.

Question 29

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

Question 30

Discuss the strengths and limitations if the family violence perspective.

Question 31

Family violence researchers believe that violence is caused by

A) work stress
B) unemployment
C) financial
D) All of the above

Question 32

Feminists argue that violence is perpetuated by male dominance and women's continued economic dependence on men.

Question 33

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

A) privacy
B) live and let live
C) curtain
D) silence

Question 34

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

Question 35

Unmarried mothers like Jen would marry the fathers of their children regardless of their financial status.

Question 36

Why do low income unmarried mothers have children while postponing marriage? What impact does childrearing have on their lives?

Question 37

Describe the 'white picket fence' lifestyle associated with marriage.

Question 38

There is no correlation between marital status and child poverty.

Question 39

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