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Student: ___________________________________________________________________________
1. Evidence of the fact that domestic violence is not solely a contemporary social problem is
suggested by the passing of the first law against wife beating in the Western world by citizens of
A. the British Parliament.

B. the Virginia Commonwealth.
C. the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
D. the French Republic.
2. The political model of domestic violence focuses primarily on:
A. the relations of power and authority between men and women.

B. the physical injuries incurred in domestic violence.
C. passing legislation to punish men.
D. children's vulnerability in domestic abuse cases.
3. Child abuse is least likely to occur in what type of family?
A. families in which both parents are employed

B. low-income families
C. single-parent families
D. a family in which the husband is unemployed
4. "Situational couple violence" is typified by
A. it usually escalates into serious violence

B. it arises from a particular incident
C. it is the result of the need for control
D. it is usually perpetrated by men
5. Female victims of violence in the United States face the highest risk of physical injury
A. from someone they know well.

B. when they are pregnant.
C. from strangers.
D. if they are disabled in any way.
6. Members of which of the following groups are most likely to commit acts of domestic violence?
A. employed men
B. unemployed men
C. men with college degrees
D. men with graduate degrees
7. The literature currently available, suggests an association for women between forced sex as a
child and subsequent
A. suicide.
B. divorce or breakup of a relationship.
C. riskier sexual activity.
D. violent behavior.
8. "Intimate terrorism" is characterized by
A. it escalates into serious violence and injury

B. it is motivated by control
C. most perpetrators are men
D. all of the above
9. A 2006 study found that less than half of all child abuse cases referred to professionals were for
A. physical or sexual abuse.

B. educational neglect.
C. physical neglect.
D. malnutrition.
10. Men with more income can trade money for desired behavior from their wives, rather than incur
the risks of using violence to obtain desired behavior. This fact best reflects which of the following
perspectives on domestic violence?
A. social learning
B. social exchange
C. frustration-aggression
D. behavior modification
11. The theory that aggressive behavior occurs when a person is blocked from achieving a goal is
called
A. social learning perspective

B. social aggression perspective
C. frustration-aggression perspective
D. social exchange perspective
12. From the frustration-aggression perspective of domestic violence, violent behavior is viewed as
A. a way of dominating women.

B. an emotional outburst of displaced anger.
C. a trade-off between what perpetrators desire and can get away with.
D. a way of making a political statement.
13. Most reports of rape in surveys of date rape reveal that rape was committed
A. by strangers to the victims.

B. by college students.
C. while the victim was out late at night.
D. by someone the victim knew.
14. A pattern in which a man seeks to control the behavior of his partner through serious, violent acts
is
A. situational couple violence

B. frustration-aggression
C. battery
D. intimate terrorism
15. Which of the following characteristics would describe a young man who has committed sexual
aggression against an acquaintance compared to a young man who has not?
A. The one who has committed sexual aggression would show more hostility toward women.
B. The one who has committed sexual aggression would consider violence against women
acceptable.
C. The one who has committed sexual aggression would show greater physiological arousal
when presented with rape scenarios in psychology experiments.
D. all of the above
16. Only ___ percent of men have reported experiencing a violent act by an intimate partner, while
____ percent of women have reported experiencing a violent act by an intimate partner.
A. 5: 22
B. 10: 22
C. 15: 30
D. 15: 34
17. The teacher of a required course on how to handle conflict and anger in a relationship would most
likely be using a __________ approach to domestic violence.
A. social exchange
B. social learning
D. psychological
18. Of the three types of relationships—dating, married, and cohabiting relationships—which has the
highest incidence of physical assault?
A. dating
B. married
C. cohabiting
D. all the same
19. In an experiment conducted by the Minneapolis Police Force in the early 1980s, _____ resulted in
the lowest level of repeat violence.
A. arresting the suspect

B. ordering the offender to leave home for 8 hours
C. trying to mediate the dispute
D. taking the woman (and children) into protective custody
20. The feminist movement in the United States had as its fundamental goal on the issue of domestic
violence
A. to treat the physical injuries of the victims.

B. to treat the personal problems of the perpetrator.
C. to remove the social supports for male violence in our culture.
D. to treat the emotional trauma of the victims.
21. Advocates of the medical model of domestic violence perceive the solution to domestic violence
to be
A. passage of protective laws.

B. intervention by health and social welfare professionals.
C. a societal change of attitude toward women's problems.
D. completion of conflict resolution courses.
22. On the basis of currently available research on domestic violence, which of the following types of
families would be most likely to experience abuse?
A. family with high educational levels

B. two-parent family
C. family where husband did not have a full-time job
D. high-income family
23. If a domestic violence advocate were operating under the political model, he/she would be most
apt to support which of the following?
A. increasing women's pay to a level equal to men's

B. counseling couples on how to control their anger
C. policies aimed at preserving the family unit
D. providing mental health services to men who abuse their partner
24. All of the following are possible explanations for the lower risk married women (as compared to
women who cohabit) have of experiencing domestic violence except
A. a selection effect by which women refuse to marry violent men.

B. cohabitating women are more likely to have been abused as children which is associated with
further abuse as an adult.
C. the increased chance men who cohabit have of being unemployed.
D. the lower degree of commitment within cohabitating unions.
25. A 2004 study found that the elderly were most likely to be abused by
A. their children.
B. their spouse.
C. a non-related caretaker.
D. a sibling.
26. Of the substantiated elder abuse cases in 2004, the most prevalent type was
A. emotional or psychological abuse

B. physical abuse
C. caregiver neglect
D. sexual abuse
27. Matching Quiz
1. violence that is less common, more serious,

is perpetrated by men, occurs due to need for
control and can lead to injury child abuse ____
2. sexual assault by a husband accompanied
by physical force or threat of physical force political model ____
3. sexual relations between a child and parents intimate
or sibling terrorism ____
4. a more common type of intimate violence,
perpetrated by both men and women and domestic
occurs as a result of anger violence ____
5. brought the medical model of domestic
violence to the forefront of public issues with
"The Battered Child Syndrome" foster care ____
6. violent acts between family members or
men and women in intimate or dating
relationships incest ____
7. serious physical harm with intent to injure a situational
child couple violence ____
8. Physical abuse of an elderly person by a
non-elderly person medical model ____
9. domestic violence is seen in terms of
relations of power and authority between men
and women Kempe ____
10. domestic violence is seen as an illness and intimate
a source of injuries partner rape ____
11. removal of children from parental home elder abuse ____
28. Physical abuse of the elderly by their sons or daughters is a pervasive problem in the United
States.
True False
29. Male dominance today is based in part upon the use of, or threat of, force against women.
True False
30. On the basis of surveys and state reports (usually compiled from self-reporting by doctors, social
workers, and other childcare professionals), there are more cases of child abuse in the United
States than cases of child neglect.
True False
31. In the early years of this nation, enforcement of moral behavior excluded violent acts by
husbands.
True False
32. The vast majority of parents in the United States do not spank or slap their children.
True False
33. Based on survey responses, it would be accurate to say that wives in the United States are just
as violent as husbands.
True False
34. Rape or sexual assault by an intimate partner declined by more than half.
True False
35. In most instances of domestic violence, the woman is the victim.
True False
36. Attention to rape by husband has been around for many years.
True False
37. There is at least a modest association between lower social class and violence.
True False
38. Why do you think cohabiting partners would report a higher rate of physical assault than dating or
married partners?
39. Using the sociological knowledge you have gained in this course so far, what do you think
explains the relatively high frequency of and persistence of men's violence against women in this
country?
40. Why should you be cautious in interpreting social statistics about issues such as domestic
violence, no matter which group or organization is reporting them?
41. What Douglas Besharov referring to when he argues that, in certain instances, a child's real
problem is poverty, not maltreatment?
42. How does the "sexual script" of girls who have been sexually abused differ from that of girls who
have not been sexually abused?
43. What possible differences exist between women who have been victims of sexual aggression and
those who have not?
44. Define the two kinds of intimate partner violence and how these definitions are helpful to us to go
beyond the medical and political models that were used in recent times?
45. What is the heart of the problem of foster care in the United States?
46. How does the "kinship care" option of foster care differ from more traditional foster care
arrangements?
47. Describe each of the following perspectives—social learning, frustration-aggression, and social
exchange—in terms of their assumptions and limitations as an explanation for domestic violence.
48. Why are there such varying degrees between what women (22%) report and men report (5%)
that has occurred in intimate partner victimization?
49. There seems to be an association between acts of domestic violence and class (lower class
couples report more violence). What political and sociological reasons might explain this
association or cause you to question it?
50. Why did it take so long to recognize child abuse as a problem that our society needed to
address?
51. Describe a family where child abuse is most likely to occur.
52. Why is it important to distinguish between rising abuse and rising reports? Don't they indicate the
same thing?
53. Why is it so difficult to define child abuse in the United States?
54. Why is the hitting of children the most tolerated form of family violence in this country?
55. How do you define spousal or child abuse by the medical model and by the political model?
56. Assuming for the sake of discussion that the United States as a society fosters a culture of
violence and aggression overall, how would you explain the fact that most men, despite being
physically stronger than women, do not beat their wives or partners or otherwise commit acts of
aggression against them?
57. How did an increased emphasis on individualism in family life help victims of domestic violence?
58. Why and how did social structure, law and custom support men's control over women?
59. Describe the two models or ways of thinking about domestic violence in the United States.
11 Key
1. Evidence of the fact that domestic violence is not solely a contemporary social problem is
(p. 343) suggested by the passing of the first law against wife beating in the Western world by citizens
of
A. the British Parliament.

B. the Virginia Commonwealth.
C. the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
D. the French Republic.
Cherlin - Chapter 11 #1
2. The political model of domestic violence focuses primarily on:

(p. 344)
A. the relations of power and authority between men and women.

B. the physical injuries incurred in domestic violence.
C. passing legislation to punish men.
D. children's vulnerability in domestic abuse cases.
3. Child abuse is least likely to occur in what type of family?

(p. 355)
A. families in which both parents are employed

B. low-income families
C. single-parent families
D. a family in which the husband is unemployed
4. "Situational couple violence" is typified by

(p. 347)
A. it usually escalates into serious violence

B. it arises from a particular incident
C. it is the result of the need for control
D. it is usually perpetrated by men
5. Female victims of violence in the United States face the highest risk of physical injury
(p. 350)
A. from someone they know well.

B. when they are pregnant.
C. from strangers.
D. if they are disabled in any way.
6. Members of which of the following groups are most likely to commit acts of domestic
(p. 353) violence?
A. employed men
B. unemployed men
C. men with college degrees
D. men with graduate degrees
7. The literature currently available, suggests an association for women between forced sex as a
(p. 356) child and subsequent
A. suicide.
B. divorce or breakup of a relationship.
C. riskier sexual activity.
D. violent behavior.
8. "Intimate terrorism" is characterized by

(p. 347)
A. it escalates into serious violence and injury

B. it is motivated by control
C. most perpetrators are men
D. all of the above
9. A 2006 study found that less than half of all child abuse cases referred to professionals were
(p. 355) for
A. physical or sexual abuse.

B. educational neglect.
C. physical neglect.
D. malnutrition.
10. Men with more income can trade money for desired behavior from their wives, rather than
(p. 366) incur the risks of using violence to obtain desired behavior. This fact best reflects which of the
following perspectives on domestic violence?
A. social learning
B. social exchange
D. behavior modification
11. The theory that aggressive behavior occurs when a person is blocked from achieving a goal is
(p. 365) called
A. social learning perspective

B. social aggression perspective
C. frustration-aggression perspective
D. social exchange perspective
12. From the frustration-aggression perspective of domestic violence, violent behavior is viewed
(p. 366) as
A. a way of dominating women.

B. an emotional outburst of displaced anger.
C. a trade-off between what perpetrators desire and can get away with.
D. a way of making a political statement.
13. Most reports of rape in surveys of date rape reveal that rape was committed
(p. 362)
A. by strangers to the victims.

B. by college students.
C. while the victim was out late at night.
D. by someone the victim knew.
14. A pattern in which a man seeks to control the behavior of his partner through serious, violent
(p. 347) acts is
A. situational couple violence

B. frustration-aggression
C. battery
D. intimate terrorism
15. Which of the following characteristics would describe a young man who has committed sexual
(p. 363) aggression against an acquaintance compared to a young man who has not?
A. The one who has committed sexual aggression would show more hostility toward women.
B. The one who has committed sexual aggression would consider violence against women
acceptable.
C. The one who has committed sexual aggression would show greater physiological arousal
when presented with rape scenarios in psychology experiments.
D. all of the above
16. Only ___ percent of men have reported experiencing a violent act by an intimate partner, while
(p. 349) ____ percent of women have reported experiencing a violent act by an intimate partner.
A. 5: 22
B. 10: 22
C. 15: 30
D. 15: 34
17. The teacher of a required course on how to handle conflict and anger in a relationship would
(p. 365) most likely be using a __________ approach to domestic violence.
A. social exchange
B. social learning
D. psychological
18. Of the three types of relationships—dating, married, and cohabiting relationships—which has
(p. 352) the highest incidence of physical assault?
A. dating
B. married
C. cohabiting
D. all the same
19. In an experiment conducted by the Minneapolis Police Force in the early 1980s, _____
(p. 368- resulted in the lowest level of repeat violence.
369)
A. arresting the suspect

B. ordering the offender to leave home for 8 hours
C. trying to mediate the dispute
D. taking the woman (and children) into protective custody
20. The feminist movement in the United States had as its fundamental goal on the issue of
(p. 346) domestic violence
A. to treat the physical injuries of the victims.

B. to treat the personal problems of the perpetrator.
C. to remove the social supports for male violence in our culture.
D. to treat the emotional trauma of the victims.
21. Advocates of the medical model of domestic violence perceive the solution to domestic
(p. 344- violence to be
346)
A. passage of protective laws.

B. intervention by health and social welfare professionals.
C. a societal change of attitude toward women's problems.
D. completion of conflict resolution courses.
22. On the basis of currently available research on domestic violence, which of the following types
(p. 352- of families would be most likely to experience abuse?
353)
A. family with high educational levels

B. two-parent family
C. family where husband did not have a full-time job
D. high-income family
23. If a domestic violence advocate were operating under the political model, he/she would be
(p. 344) most apt to support which of the following?
A. increasing women's pay to a level equal to men's

B. counseling couples on how to control their anger
C. policies aimed at preserving the family unit
D. providing mental health services to men who abuse their partner
24. All of the following are possible explanations for the lower risk married women (as compared
(p. 352) to women who cohabit) have of experiencing domestic violence except
A. a selection effect by which women refuse to marry violent men.

B. cohabitating women are more likely to have been abused as children which is associated
with further abuse as an adult.
C. the increased chance men who cohabit have of being unemployed.
D. the lower degree of commitment within cohabitating unions.
25. A 2004 study found that the elderly were most likely to be abused by
(p. 360-
361)
A. their children.
B. their spouse.
C. a non-related caretaker.
D. a sibling.
26. Of the substantiated elder abuse cases in 2004, the most prevalent type was
(p. 361)
A. emotional or psychological abuse

B. physical abuse
C. caregiver neglect
D. sexual abuse
27. Matching Quiz

(p. 342-
360)
1. violence that is less common, more serious,

is perpetrated by men, occurs due to need for
control and can lead to injury child abuse 7
2. sexual assault by a husband accompanied
by physical force or threat of physical force political model 9
3. sexual relations between a child and parents intimate
or sibling terrorism 1
4. a more common type of intimate violence,
perpetrated by both men and women and domestic
occurs as a result of anger violence 6
5. brought the medical model of domestic
violence to the forefront of public issues with
"The Battered Child Syndrome" foster care 11
6. violent acts between family members or men
and women in intimate or dating relationships incest 3
7. serious physical harm with intent to injure a situational
child couple violence 4
8. Physical abuse of an elderly person by a
non-elderly person medical model 10
9. domestic violence is seen in terms of
relations of power and authority between men
and women Kempe 5
10. domestic violence is seen as an illness and intimate
a source of injuries partner rape 2
11. removal of children from parental home elder abuse 8
28. Physical abuse of the elderly by their sons or daughters is a pervasive problem in the United
(p. 360) States.
FALSE
29. Male dominance today is based in part upon the use of, or threat of, force against women.
(p. 364)
TRUE
30. On the basis of surveys and state reports (usually compiled from self-reporting by doctors,
(p. 355) social workers, and other childcare professionals), there are more cases of child abuse in the
United States than cases of child neglect.
FALSE
31. In the early years of this nation, enforcement of moral behavior excluded violent acts by
(p. 343) husbands.
TRUE
32. The vast majority of parents in the United States do not spank or slap their children.
(p. 353)
FALSE
33. Based on survey responses, it would be accurate to say that wives in the United States are
(p. 349- just as violent as husbands.
350)
FALSE
34. Rape or sexual assault by an intimate partner declined by more than half.
(p. 352)
TRUE
35. In most instances of domestic violence, the woman is the victim.

(p. 349)
TRUE
36. Attention to rape by husband has been around for many years.
(p. 350)
FALSE
37. There is at least a modest association between lower social class and violence.
(p. 352-
353)
TRUE
38. Why do you think cohabiting partners would report a higher rate of physical assault than dating
(p. 352) or married partners?
Answer will vary
39. Using the sociological knowledge you have gained in this course so far, what do you think
explains the relatively high frequency of and persistence of men's violence against women in
this country?
Answer will vary
40. Why should you be cautious in interpreting social statistics about issues such as domestic
(p. 349- violence, no matter which group or organization is reporting them?
352)
Answer will vary
41. What Douglas Besharov referring to when he argues that, in certain instances, a child's real
(p. 359) problem is poverty, not maltreatment?
Answer will vary

42. How does the "sexual script" of girls who have been sexually abused differ from that of girls
(p. 356) who have not been sexually abused?
Answer will vary
43. What possible differences exist between women who have been victims of sexual aggression
(p. 362- and those who have not?
363)
Answer will vary
44. Define the two kinds of intimate partner violence and how these definitions are helpful to us to
(p. 347- go beyond the medical and political models that were used in recent times?
349)
Answer will vary
45. What is the heart of the problem of foster care in the United States?
(p. 358-
359)
Answer will vary
46. How does the "kinship care" option of foster care differ from more traditional foster care
(p. 359) arrangements?
Answer will vary

47. Describe each of the following perspectives—social learning, frustration-aggression, and
(p. 365- social exchange—in terms of their assumptions and limitations as an explanation for domestic
366)
violence.
Answer will vary
48. Why are there such varying degrees between what women (22%) report and men report (5%)
(p. 349) that has occurred in intimate partner victimization?
Answer will vary
49. There seems to be an association between acts of domestic violence and class (lower class
(p. 352- couples report more violence). What political and sociological reasons might explain this
353)
association or cause you to question it?
Answer will vary
50. Why did it take so long to recognize child abuse as a problem that our society needed to
(p. 353) address?
Answer will vary
51. Describe a family where child abuse is most likely to occur.

(p. 355)
Answer will vary

52. Why is it important to distinguish between rising abuse and rising reports? Don't they indicate
(p. 352) the same thing?
Answer will vary
53. Why is it so difficult to define child abuse in the United States?

(p. 353-
354)
Answer will vary
54. Why is the hitting of children the most tolerated form of family violence in this country?
(p. 353)
Answer will vary
55. How do you define spousal or child abuse by the medical model and by the political model?
(p. 344-
346)
Answer will vary
56. Assuming for the sake of discussion that the United States as a society fosters a culture of
(p. 364- violence and aggression overall, how would you explain the fact that most men, despite being
367)
physically stronger than women, do not beat their wives or partners or otherwise commit acts
of aggression against them?
Answer will vary

57. How did an increased emphasis on individualism in family life help victims of domestic
(p. 342- violence?
343)
Answer will vary
58. Why and how did social structure, law and custom support men's control over women?
(p. 344-
346)
Answer will vary
59. Describe the two models or ways of thinking about domestic violence in the United States.
(p. 344-
346)
Answer will vary

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A. the British Parliament.

2. The political model of domestic violence focuses primarily on:

A. the relations of power and authority between men and women.

3. Child abuse is least likely to occur in what type of family?

A. families in which both parents are employed

4. "Situational couple violence" is typified by

A. it usually escalates into serious violence

A. from someone they know well.

8. "Intimate terrorism" is characterized by

A. it escalates into serious violence and injury

A. physical or sexual abuse.

A. social learning perspective

A. a way of dominating women.

A. by strangers to the victims.

A. situational couple violence

A. arresting the suspect

A. to treat the physical injuries of the victims.

A. passage of protective laws.

A. family with high educational levels

A. increasing women's pay to a level equal to men's

A. a selection effect by which women refuse to marry violent men.

A. emotional or psychological abuse

27. Matching Quiz

1. violence that is less common, more serious,

35. In most instances of domestic violence, the woman is the victim.

53. Why is it so difficult to define child abuse in the United States?

A. the British Parliament.

2. The political model of domestic violence focuses primarily on:

A. the relations of power and authority between men and women.

3. Child abuse is least likely to occur in what type of family?

A. families in which both parents are employed

4. "Situational couple violence" is typified by

A. it usually escalates into serious violence

A. from someone they know well.

8. "Intimate terrorism" is characterized by

A. it escalates into serious violence and injury

A. physical or sexual abuse.

A. social learning perspective

A. a way of dominating women.

A. by strangers to the victims.

A. situational couple violence

A. arresting the suspect

A. to treat the physical injuries of the victims.

A. passage of protective laws.

A. family with high educational levels

A. increasing women's pay to a level equal to men's

A. a selection effect by which women refuse to marry violent men.

A. emotional or psychological abuse

27. Matching Quiz

1. violence that is less common, more serious,

35. In most instances of domestic violence, the woman is the victim.

Answer will vary

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