Deck 11: Societal Responses to Vmir: Some Concluding Thoughts

Question 1

At what level are prevention and intervention programs provided?

A)local
B)state
C)federal
D)international

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Which of the following has the National Survey of Children's Exposure to Violence NOT found to have decreased?

A)child maltreatment
B)sexual child abuse
C)dating violence
D)sexual assault

Answer 2

D

Question 3

If viewed historically,VMIR as a social problem is ___________.

A)getting better
B)getting worse
C)the same over time
D)cannot determine the type of change over time

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Between 1990 and 2013,rates of substantiated child sexual abuse declined by ____________.

A)13%
B)37%
C)55%
D)64%

Question 5

According to NCVS data,crimes against which group have decreased?

A)people with disabilities
B)LGBTQ people
C)the elderly
D)children

Question 6

Between 1990 and 2013,rates of substantiated child physical abuse declined by ____________.

A)13%
B)37%
C)55%
D)64%

Question 7

Child abuse could not be a social problem until ___________ was(were)discovered.

A)childhood
B)innocence
C)family ties
D)state intervention

Question 8

According to NIS data,how much have rates of CPA decreased over 12 years?

A)13%
B)29%
C)35%
D)48%

Question 9

According to NCVS data,how much have IPV rates declined?

A)25%
B)35%
C)50%
D)60%

Question 10

The number of child abuse incidents report to CPS has _____________ over the past 25 years.

A)increased
B)decreased
C)stayed the same
D)cannot determine the type of change

Question 11

IPV,sexual assault,and marital rape could not be recognized as social problems until ____________ was(were)achieved.

A)women's shelters
B)gender equality
C)women's rights
D)suffrage

Question 12

What form of violence do NIS data suggest has increased?

A)child physical abuse
B)child sexual abuse
C)child neglect
D)child psychological maltreatment

Question 13

Between 1975 and 1985,the Family Violence Survey found that rates of both child physical abuse and marital violence ______________.

A)increased
B)decreased
C)stayed the same
D)cannot determine the type of change

Question 14

In the case of the death of two-year-old Alfredo Montez,his case worker had a caseload of 50 children and was only paid _______.

A)$20,000
B)$28,000
C)$34,000
D)$40,000

Question 15

Between 1990 and 2013,rates of substantiated child neglect declined by ____________.

A)13%
B)37%
C)55%
D)64%

Question 16

What was the first survey to examine trends in VMIR over time using the same questions?

A)National Incidence Study
B)Family Violence Survey
C)Juvenile Victimization Questionnaire
D)National Crime Victimization Survey

Question 17

On average,a firefighter in California makes ____________ more than a social worker.

A)$5,000
B)$10,000
C)$15,000
D)$20,000

Question 18

For which group have IPV rates declined by 60%,according to NCVS data?

A)men
B)women
C)both men and women
D)cannot determine

Question 19

In the highly publicized cases where the system fails victims,what element is highlighted for the failure?

A)tight budgets
B)high caseloads
C)caseworker failure
D)faulty laws

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT a common way claims makers draw attention to social problems?

A)alarmist language
B)dire predictions
C)use complicated science as proof
D)call for immediate action

Question 21

Opportunity theory shifts focus away from ___________ toward opportunities for crime to occur.

A)cultural norms
B)motivated offenders
C)structural constraints
D)victims

Question 22

What kind of media are shown to contribute to higher rates of sexual victimization?

A)abusive sexual media
B)nonabusive sexual media
C)physically violent media
D)non-physically violent media

Question 23

What is the only member of the UN yet to ratify its Convention on the Rights of the Child?

A)Germany
B)China
C)France
D)United States

Question 24

After talking,taking away video games,grounding,restricting phone and Internet access,and sending to bed without dinner,Tim's parents turn to spanking when he would not stop saying nasty things to his sister.What spanking-supporting myth is this an example of?

A)Spanking is harmless.
B)Spanking is needed as a last resort.
C)Parents cannot stop without training.
D)Parents only spank for nasty problems.

Question 25

You leave your home for a week to go on vacation.To make it seem like you are home,you set a light timer in your home.What is this an example of?

A)rational action theory
B)opportunity theory
C)deviant behavior theory
D)victim blaming

Question 26

What contributes to the cultural scaffolding of rape?

A)sexual passivity norms for women
B)flawed laws
C)university protocol
D)male aggression

Question 27

What percentage of children between the ages of 2 and 9 report sibling violence?

A)15%
B)25%
C)50%
D)75%

Question 28

When children become teenagers,what form of corporal punishment is more likely?

A)spanking
B)slap to the face
C)punch
D)broken bone

Question 29

In what area does the United States not have age restrictions?

A)voting
B)sexually explicit content
C)violent content
D)alcohol consumption

Question 30

What do locker-room talk and sibling violence have in common?

A)Both actions are illegal.
B)Both constitute child abuse.
C)Both exhibit how violence is tolerated.
D)They do not have anything in common.

Question 31

Why is spanking a form of violence?

A)It causes harm.
B)It has the intention of hurting another.
C)It is culturally framed as violence.
D)It is legally violence.

Question 32

According to Strauss,what message does spanking send to children?

A)Violence is acceptable.
B)They have broken a rule.
C)When one is angry,violence is justified.
D)They are unloved.

Question 33

What did the U.S.Supreme Court use in a ruling allowing minors to purchase violent video games?

A)First Amendment
B)Second Amendment
C)Fifth Amendment
D)Seventh Amendment

Question 34

What country was the first to prohibit corporal punishment in the home?

A)United States
B)Sweden
C)South Africa
D)Peru

Question 35

What does opportunity theory focus on?

A)motivated offenders
B)opportunities for crime
C)victim's actions
D)structural constraints

Question 36

What assumption does opportunity theory begin with?

A)Most people are good.
B)We can all stop crime.
C)Anyone is capable of crime.
D)Most people are offenders.

Question 37

Some research shows that ____________ contribute(s)to violence.

A)spanking
B)playing cops and robbers
C)violent media
D)comics

Question 38

In what year did corporal punishment in the home first become prohibited in a country?

A)1969
B)1979
C)1989
D)1999

Question 39

How many copies did Grand Theft Auto sell in its first 24 hours?

A)5 million
B)7 million
C)11 million
D)15 million

Question 40

Why has the United States not ratified the UN Declaration on the Rights of the Child?

A)It does not agree with it.
B)It conflicts with U.S.law.
C)It undermines the rights of the parent.
D)It is because of family privacy.

Question 41

Where does the phrase "ring the bell" come from?

A)a television show in the United States
B)a social movement in India
C)a media campaign in Mexico
D)a presidential speech in Norway

Question 42

Theoretically,violence begets violence.

Question 43

Violence in the home often mirrors violence in society.

Question 44

What proportion of Americans volunteered with an organization in 2015?

A)1/2
B)1/3
C)1/4
D)1/5

Question 45

All people in society can take a stand against culturally accepted violence.

Question 46

Sibling abuse declines with age.

Question 47

Spanking or hitting sharply decreases when children become teenagers.

Question 48

Which of the following is NOT an effective way to intervene in violent situations?

A)hostile confrontation
B)alerting the authorities
C)calmly intervene
D)be friendly

Question 49

How can we conclude that rates of child abuse are declining?

Question 50

What effect do bystander intervention programs have?

A)no effect
B)decrease acts of violence
C)increase confidence in ability to intervene
D)decrease physical intervention

Question 51

Parents have protected rights.

Question 52

Women,children,and the elderly are still more likely to be victimized in their own homes than in the streets.

Question 53

What does it mean to ring the bell?

A)donating funds to organizations fighting VMIR
B)physically intervening in moments of violence
C)standing up with you to see violence
D)literally making noise during acts of violence to distract the perpetrator

Question 54

Research shows that spanking causes more good than harm.

Question 55

There is large variation in the amount of resources that counties commit to VMIR.

Question 56

Since 1960,volunteerism in the United States has ________.

A)increased
B)decreased
C)stayed the same
D)cannot determine a change

Question 57

Research shows that spanking is an effective disciplinary method.

Question 58

Bullying prevention programs have been found to ________ bystander intervention.

A)increase
B)decrease
C)not effect
D)cannot determine the effect on

Question 59

Which of the following is the best practice when intervening in violent situations?

A)physically stop the violence
B)explain why what they are doing is morally wrong
C)withhold judgment
D)draw as much attention to the situation as possible

Question 60

What do the most widely discussed bystander intervention programs focus on?

A)child abuse
B)bullying
C)IPV
D)sexual assault on college campuses

Question 61

What factors can deter those who want to make a difference?

Question 62

What are five ways a person can help stop VMIR?

Question 63

What helps to confirm the decline in VMIR rates shown in surveys?

Question 64

What are three myths that perpetuate corporal punishment?