Deck 10: Religion and Family Violence

Question 1

Religiosity is a way of:

A) measuring both the frequency with which people attend church as well as the level of their belief in certain core religious principles.
B) measuring both the amount of time people spend praying and where they go to worship.
C) measuring both the frequency with which people attend church as well as how much they read religious texts.
D) measuring both the amount of money people are willing to tithe as well as the level of their belief in certain core religious principles.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

What are the two main causes for Europe's shift toward secularization?

A) The declining importance of religion to individuals as well as the dismantling of state religions.
B) The declining importance of morality to individuals as well as the institutionalizing of state religions.
C) The increasing importance of religion to individuals as well as the dismantling of state religions.
D) The increasing importance of religion to individuals as well as the reinstating of state religions.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Which religious sects are especially resistant to the modernizing of gender roles?

A) Liberal religious sects
B) Polytheistic religious sects
C) Conservative religious sects

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Shalom Bayit means:

A) Peace in the world
B) Obey thy husband
C) Peace in the heart
D) Peace in the home

Question 5

Passages ONLY in the Qur'an (and not the other Holy books) have been used by husbands and spiritual advisors to justify acts of intimate partner violence.

Question 6

Statistical evidence shows that Jewish women and children are less likely to experience domestic violence.

Question 7

When family violence is exposed to a spiritual leader, his response is likely to be shaped by his own personal experiences and not as a representative of his institutionalized religious ideology.

Question 8

Studies reveal that spousal abuse is not as common within evangelical churches.

Question 9

Who is the key figure who created the theory of secularization?

A) Max Weber
B) Karl Marx
C) Peter Berger
D) C. Wright Mills

Question 10

According to The National Resource Center on Domestic Violence, when counseling victims of domestic violence who are deeply faithful and embedded in a faith community, the counseling will be far more effective if:

A) they meet with professional psychologists.
B) they keep a journal.
C) the woman's faith is respected and utilized in the counseling.
D) the woman is exposed to many different kinds of faiths and religious beliefs.

Question 11

Not only are all of the major world religions male dominated, but they also, to varying degrees, can be characterized as…

A) sex segregated
B) racist
C) all inclusive
D) sex integrated

Question 12

Institutions that are sex segregated create a culture that elevates both male and female privileges.

Question 13

Which is not one of the three major religious texts used to support IPV?

A) New Testament
B) Qur'an
C) Bible
D) Torah

Question 14

Many highly religious women may not seek a divorce even from an abusive partner because they fear alienation from their religious community.

Question 15

The Catholic Church scandal has been limited to the United States and not spread to other countries or continent.

Question 16

Which religious organization developed a "safe book" to teach religious leaders about family violence?

A) Catholic Church
B) Jewish Temple
C) United Church of Christ
D) Baptist Convention

Question 17

According to a Pew Report, Americans are getting less religious not more religious.

Question 18

According to Evangelical Christians like Rick Warren, divorce is permitted only in cases of adultery or abandonment, not abuse.

Question 19

The Black Church and Domestic Violence Institute arose in response to higher rates of victimization among Black women.

Question 20

Why do many religious leaders express fear in secular approaches to domestic violence?

Question 21

Why is divorce a barrier to leaving abusive homes for highly religious women?

Question 22

What is the theory of secularization?

Question 23

What are the two key aspects sociologists focus on when evaluating the relationship between religion and the secular world?

Question 24

Briefly describe the issues that arise when the religious leader is also the batterer:

Question 25

What has the United Church of Christ (UCC) done to help high-level leaders as well as every day clergy in the fight against domestic violence?

Question 26

Why might Shalom Bayit be a reason for many Jewish women to stay in abusive relationships?

Question 27

According to feminist theorists, why has the primary response of religions to family violence been so unsatisfying?