Deck 20: Resistance As Edgework in Violent Intimate Relationships of Drug-Involved Women, Rajah Valli

Question 1

The subjects of Valli's study are mostly ______.

A)White women and African American women
B)Latino women and Asian women
C)Asian women and white women
D)African American and Puerto Rican women

Answer 1

African American and Puerto Rican women

Question 2

How does Valli define resistance in the study?

A)Nonconformist behavior that questions the legitimacy of a prevailing social order
B)Openly political defiance and struggles for social change
C)Radical collective movement that lead to a political agenda
D)None of the above

Answer 2

Nonconformist behavior that questions the legitimacy of a prevailing social order

Question 3

How does Valli define the edgework-resistance that women engage in?

A)Women confront their husbands with demands of equality and mutual respect
B)Women defy their husbands in safe and subtle ways on their backs without them ever knowing it
C)Women defy their husbands strategically, asserting their independence and freedom from domination
D)All of the above

Answer 3

Women defy their husbands strategically, asserting their independence and freedom from domination

Question 4

According to Valli, which of the following is NOT true about women's edgework-resistance?

A)Women who engage in edgework-resistance have a skill set that they develop over time
B)Women engage in edgework-resistance in order to announce their independence and freedom from partner violence/domination
C)Women gain certain emotional reward from the act of defiance
D)Women may be free from risks in some instances of edgework-resistance

Question 5

Explain the pros and cons of female IPV victims' use of resistance and edgework tactics in dealing with their abusive male partners.Do you think they should use such tactics? Why or why not? Explain your position by consulting Valli's research.