Deck 6: Risky Settings for Women

Question 1

For what did the Woman's Christian Temperance Movement advocate?

A) Liquor control
B) Women's right to vote
C) Equal pay for women
D) All of the above

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a way that drinking patterns have changed since the Prohibition era?

A) Binge drinking has increased
B) Men are more likely to drink than women
C) Pre-loading is a common practice
D) Modern drinking practices endanger women more

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Which of the following is a way to make the journey home safer?

A) Use a designated driver
B) Hitchhike
C) Stop drinking a half-hour before driving home
D) All of the above

Answer 3

A

Question 4

What is a general finding of last drink surveys?

A) Drunk drivers usually refuse to tell police the last bar they visited
B) Bars encourage drunk driving
C) A large share of drunk drivers came from a relatively small number of bars
D) These surveys have no interesting findings

Question 5

How might bars pose a particular danger for women?

Question 6

What is the relationship between taxes and alcohol consumption?

Question 7

What term describes a situation in which a burglar accidently discovers a woman at home and forcibly rapes her?

A) Unplanned burglary-rape
B) Planned burglary-rape
C) Burglar-rapist overlap
D) Burglary-rapes by nonstrangers

Question 8

Which of the following features is least likely to indicate that a home is at risk?

A) Hidden by dense shrubs
B) Concealed by solid walls
C) Located on a calm street
D) Doors and windows are out of sight of other homes

Question 9

Which of the following is a feature of a secure neighborhood?

A) Narrowing and curving streets
B) Lower speed limits
C) Both a & b
D) None of the above

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT true about street drinking?

A) Women are apprehensive about men drinking on the street
B) Men often drink on the street in groups
C) Street drinkers are often involved in creating social disorder
D) Most cities allow street drinking

Question 11

How might gated communities not be as secure as people think they are?

Question 12

How might extra lighting not make you home as safe as you think it does?

Question 13

What term describes a face-to-face encounter in a public place where and unacquainted person makes obscene or degrading remarks to the victim?

A) Bullying
B) Street harassment
C) Bar fight
D) Verbal retaliation

Question 14

In which of the following places is street harassment most likely to occur

A) Churches
B) Government buildings
C) Public metro systems
D) Schools

Question 15

Which of the following designs would NOT make life safer for women?

A) Managing residential layouts so streets and sidewalks become visible
B) Ensuring clear sight lines between buildings
C) Locating activities in secluded areas with no natural surveillance
D) Making clear what zones are public or reserved for residents

Question 16

In which of the following locations is a woman most at risk for victimization?

A) A secluded, wooded area
B) An open courtyard in a housing complex
C) A well-lit street with moderate foot-traffic
D) All of the above are equally safe

Question 17

How does urban anonymity make street harassment more likely?

Question 18

How might BOTH very high AND very low public density pose problems for women?

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT a key component of fear of crime?

A) Risk
B) Consequences
C) Lack of control
D) Deterioration

Question 20

According to proxemic theory, which is the furthest distance people keep from each other?

A) Public distance
B) Formal social distance
C) Personal distance
D) Intimate distance

Question 21

What was the main conclusion of the Minneapolis Domestic Violence Experiment?

A) Arrest has no effect on domestic violence
B) Compulsory arrest reduced domestic violence
C) Police should not intervene in domestic violence incidents
D) Most domestic violence calls are easily resolved

Question 22

In terms of prospect and refuge, in which places do women feel unsafe?

A) High prospect, high refuge
B) Low prospect, low refuge
C) Low prospect, high refuge
D) High prospect, low refuge

Question 23

What is the shadow of rape hypothesis?

Question 24

What are the practical problems with "get tough" approaches to rape and sexual assault?