Deck 19: Gender, Crime Victimisation

Question 1

Which of the following best describes the term gender-based violence (GBV)?

A) Violence that is exclusively physical towards a specific gender
B) The violence that is directed towards any minority group
C) Violence that is directed at a person based on their actual or perceived gender identity or sexuality
D) Violence perpetrated by people of a specific gender

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT an example of gender-based violence (GBV)?

A) A husband physically abuses his wife in private
B) A man verbally abuses his girlfriend in public
C) A man controls his boyfriend's finances and private life
D) A man commits fraud against an unknown woman online

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Which of the following best describes the focus of intersectional perspectives on gender-based violence (GBV)?

A) A focus on looking at how other social categories that are not gender can impact GBV
B) A focus on gender-inequalities and how they can result in violence against women
C) A focus on violence against women and girls with the aim of highlighting domestic and sexual abuse
D) A focus on the impact of gender non-conformity on GBV

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which of the following best describes queer feminist perspectives on gender-based violence (GBV)?

A) A focus on looking at how other social categories that are not gender can impact GBV
B) A focus on gender-inequalities and how they can result in violence against women
C) A focus on violence against women and girls with the aim of highlighting domestic and sexual abuse
D) A focus on the impact of gender non-conformity on GBV

Question 5

Which of the following best describes radical feminist perspectives on gender-based violence (GBV)?

A) A focus on looking at how other social categories that are not gender can impact GBV
B) A focus on gender-inequalities
C) A focus on violence against women and girls with the aim of highlighting domestic and sexual abuse
D) A focus on the impact of gender non-conformity on GBV

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT an example of how social media has been used to bring attention to GBV (gender-based violence)?

A) The 'This Is Not Consent' hashtag
B) Survivor selfies
C) The 'MeToo' hashtag
D) Academic feminist scholarship

Question 7

Which of the following best describes heteronormativity?

A) The assumption of gender diversity
B) The assumption of heterosexuality and binary male/female gender and gender expression as the societal norm
C) The assumption that sexuality is diverse
D) The assumption that gender is a social construct

Question 8

It has been argued that research into domestic violence has focused on heteronormatively gendered heterosexual relationships. Which of the following is NOT an example of the harmful implications of this?

A) It implies that women can't be violent
B) It suggests that women are often the main targets of domestic abuse
C) It creates a narrative that describes domestic abuse as a problem between heterosexual men and women
D) It implies that domestic abuse in same-sex relationships is not harmful

Question 9

What is the 'justice gap' in the criminal justice response to sexual violence and domestic abuse?

A) The gap in reporting between different genders
B) The discrepancy between reporting and actual conviction
C) The consideration of the victims needs
D) The pay gap between men and women working on these cases

Question 10

Which of the following best describes the use of the term 'violence against women and girls' (VAWG)?

A) Aims to highlight that anyone can be a victim of domestic violence
B) A gender-neutral term regarding gender-related violence
C) Aims to highlight women's vulnerability rather than men's responsibility
D) Aims to highlight diversity in the experiences of victims