Deck 13: Family Violence, Abuse, and Neglect

Question 1

Most situations of dating violence are reported to authorities.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Dating violence predicts domestic abuse later on in married life.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

In certain male peer groups, including athletes, the social construction of masculinity includes a mentality of sexual entitlement

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Repeated instances of calling one's date an "idiot" constitutes verbal abuse.

Question 5

When psychological abuse is bilateral, both spouses often have high scores on dominance, jealousy, and psychological.

Question 6

Married partners are more likely to be victims of spousal homicide than are cohabitating partners.

Question 7

The rate of violence among same-sex couples is higher than that among heterosexuals.

Question 8

Same-sex-partner violence is not a matter of power and control as it is in heterosexual couple violence because of the absence of gender or patriarchal ideologies.

Question 9

The variable of "exposure to community and school violence" is significant because it appears as a risk factor for females but not males.

Question 10

Mothers' boyfriends and stepfathers are proportionally more frequent sexual abusers of female children than are fathers.

Question 11

Most children who are sexually abused end up following a deviant life course.

Question 12

The sexual abuse of a female child by an older sibling is often more severe than when abuse is perpetrated by a peer.

Question 13

Children physically assaulting their mothers is mainly an upper-middle-class white phenomenon.

Question 14

Males are the most common victims of elder abuse by family members.

Question 15

Which of the following statements about partner violence is accurate?

A) Most victims of partner violence are male.
B) Most victims are married to their abusers.
C) Females are as likely as men to be perpetrators of physical and verbal abuse.
D) Both men and women are more at risk of violence by dating partners than by spouses.
E) Same-sex partners are less likely to participate in any form of partner abuse.

Question 16

Beginning in the 90s, acts of date rape became easier to perpetrate because of

A) the rise of patriarchy in society.
B) a lack of awareness in society about the causes.
C) the increase in violent television programming.
D) the invention of violent video games.
E) the availability of chemicals that perpetrators use to tamper women's drinks and render them unconscious.

Question 17

Verbal abuse of partners, including name-calling and profanities, may be on the increase. This increase probably stems from

A) role modelling of abusive parents.
B) the competitive nature of economic relationships.
C) a general erosion of civility, particularly as reflected in the media.
D) the decrease of the influence of feminism.
E) the normalization of this language within peer groups.

Question 18

Verbal and psychological abuse of a partner is often

A) caused by peer pressure.
B) tailored to fit a partner's vulnerabilities.
C) the result of homophobic ideologies.
D) tailored to fit the abuser's preconceptions.
E) caused by psychological defects in the abuser.

Question 19

The purpose of _____ abuse is to dominate, to exercise power, and to show who is "the boss."

A) sexual.
B) physical
C) psychological
D) verbal
E) intimate.

Question 20

If a male is not emotionally abusive to his partner, then the probability of him expressing physical violence is

A) very high
B) high
C) medium
D) very low
E) zero

Question 21

The Conflicts Tactics Scale (CTS) is considered problematic because

A) the respondents may lie about their levels of violence.
B) it treats males and females as though they do not differ in physical strength.
C) it doesn't measure the number of times that a person engages in violence annually.
D) it doesn't take the context of the violence into account.
E) it doesn't include all possible acts of violence.

Question 22

Of the 753 spousal homicides in Canada between 1998 and 2008, the majority of victims (41 percent) were _____ the perpetrator.

A) dating
B) separated from
C) divorced from
D) married to
E) cohabitating with

Question 23

Even though many batterers are actually quite "sick" or pathological, one has to consider that

A) pathology is culturally influenced and created.
B) pathology is exacerbated by alcohol.
C) this explanation fits men only.
D) they acquired these characteristics in their childhood.
E) treatment is not tied to psychological health.

Question 24

A _____ perspective would conclude that "the social construction of masculinity involves a mentality of sexual entitlement."

A) Conflict
B) Functional
C) Interactionist
D) Family life course
E) Feminist

Question 25

Males who commit dating violence are more likely to

A) be genetically prone to violence.
B) use drugs and engage in delinquent acts.
C) batter their parents as well.
D) have older siblings who are also violent.
E) limit their violence to those closest to them.

Question 26

The most common form of abuse that results in women seeking admission to shelters is

A) physical abuse.
B) financial abuse.
C) emotional abuse.
D) sexual abuse.
E) physical neglect.

Question 27

Cohabiting couples have a higher rate of partner violence than married couples. This may be explained by the fact that

A) men feel as though they have less control over their partner.
B) cohabitation is not as institutionalized as marriage.
C) they drink more.
D) both members of the couple feel that they have little control over in the relationship.
E) there is less concern about having a long term future.

Question 28

Which contextual factor is linked to an increased risk of domestic partner violence?

A) Living in a low-income neighbourhood.
B) Working in a retail environment.
C) Being married for less than five years.
D) Marrying under the age of 25.
E) Having a chronic illness or disease.

Question 29

Among blacks in the U.S., women experience higher levels of domestic violence. One explanation that is offered for this is that

A) men internalize oppression and lash out at their partners rather than at society in general.
B) these groups are more likely to live in environments where violence is higher.
C) these groups are more likely drink alcohol to excess.
D) these groups are more likely to cohabit.
E) men in these groups tend to be more emotionally unstable.

Question 30

Under-reporting by victims of sexual abuse is more widespread among Aboriginals than among other Canadians. This is because

A) Aboriginals believe that authorities will not take their report seriously.
B) Aboriginals fear reprisal from the perpetrator.
C) Aboriginals feel that they will be further discriminated against.
D) Aboriginal culture defines abuse differently.
E) It is not a matter of under-reporting, rather it is a matter of the Federal Government not accurately counting incidents of abuse in Aboriginal groups.

Question 31

The Canadian follow-ups from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth showed that boys who had witnessed some physical violence towards parents and/or sibling siblings at home were likely to exhibit

A) both short-term aggression and long-term aggression.
B) short-term aggression only
C) long-term aggression only
D) aggression toward their own spouses in the future
E) a one-time aggressive act only.

Question 32

Rates of same-sex-partner violence

A) are much lower than those of heterosexual couples.
B) are higher than those of heterosexual couples.
C) are unknown.
D) are approximately the same as those of heterosexual couples.
E) are measured with different instruments than those used for heterosexual couples.

Question 33

In Canada in 2004, bisexuals suffered from partner abuse _____ times more often than heterosexuals.

A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 5
E) 6

Question 34

The findings on the intergenerational transmission of family violence is mixed. One can conclude that

A) women are more likely than men to transmit the violence to their children.
B) men are more likely to become emotionally abusive if they grew up in violent households.
C) most adults who were exposed to family violence as children do not transmit the violence to the next generation.
D) men and women have an equal probability of becoming violent partners.
E) females are likely to become physically abusive with both their partners and children if they grew up in a violent household.

Question 35

In Canada, Children's Aid Societies were given the right to remove abused or neglected children from their homes for the first time in Ontario in

A) 1893
B) 1930
C) 1950.
D) 1983
E) 2010

Question 36

The main source of child maltreatment (children aged 0-5) are

A) relatives
B) peers
C) siblings
D) babysitters
E) parents

Question 37

Women who were abused as children are

A) more likely to physically abuse their spouses.
B) less likely to become victims of physical abuse
C) more likely to emotionally abuse their spouses.
D) more likely to marry an abusive husband.
E) more likely to physically abuse their children.

Question 38

Child abuse and neglect are more common in

A) affluent neighbourhoods
B) low-income families
C) middle-income families
D) foster-care homes
E) adoptive families

Question 39

Child abuse and neglect are more common in neighbourhoods with a high concentration of poverty and violence. The most likely explanation lies in

A) the lack of an effective community and thus social control.
B) the violence that is all around in society at large.
C) the poverty of the parents.
D) these small children are probably more difficult.
E) the fact that low-income parents are more heavily scrutinized than parents with a higher SES.

Question 40

The study of the transmission of child abuse by parents from one generation to the next is a complicated matter. Which of the following statements is the most accurate?

A) About 70 percent of children who have been abused by their parents abuse their own children later on.
B) Child abuse is only transmitted genetically.
C) The meaning that people attach to having been abused is an important intervening factor.
D) Children who have been abused unavoidably marry a person who has also been abused.
E) Children who have been abused see this behaviour as normal in family relationships and go on to behave in the same way as adults.

Question 41

A parent's antisocial orientation may well be one mediating factor in the transmission of violence to the next generation. What is the most likely explanation?

A) Such parents also engage in other forms of abusive behaviours and provide a strong negative role modelling for their children.
B) Such parents are probably aggressive by nature and pass on their genes to their children who then cannot help but become abusive parents.
C) Such parents are poor.
D) Such parents tend to be less intelligent and neither they nor their children understand the consequences of their actions.
E) Such parents only show respect for aggression and therefore encourage this behaviour in their children.

Question 42

What is one specific reason for why child neglect may be increasing?

A) child abuse is decreasing.
B) more adults are delaying childbirth until later ages.
C) parents are becoming unbearably strict.
D) parents often suffer from role strain and spend too many hours employed away from home.
E) children are increasingly seen as an inconvenience in societies which stress individual fulfillment.

Question 43

Child neglect

A) includes physical and verbal abuse.
B) involves what parents actively do to their children.
C) involves what parents fail to do for their children.
D) is easily detected but less reported than physical abuse.
E) is not easily detected but reported far more than physical abuse.

Question 44

It is estimated that _____ percent of sexual offences are never reported to the police.

A) 20.
B) 40.
C) 60.
D) 80.
E) 90.

Question 45

Abuse that carries over from one generation to the next through the transmission of
Risk factors and victimization from mother to daughter is referred to as

A) double female victimization.
B) a gendered phenomenon.
C) intergenerational transmission.
D) selection.
E) transmission of victimization.

Question 46

Within a life course sociological framework, sexual abuse of a child

A) carries negative psychological consequences.
B) is generally perpetrated by a rather sick adult.
C) constitutes an inappropriate sexual socialization.
D) generally occurs under the influence of alcohol.
E) is the result of poor socialization of the parents.

Question 47

Children are less likely to report sibling abuse to their parents or other authority figures because of

A) their fear of drawing attention to themselves.
B) widespread adult tolerance and a lack of professional concern about the issue.
C) the lack of evidence for signs of physical abuse.
D) their fear of reprisal from the offending sibling.
E) their personal shame and guilt about the abuse.

Question 48

Peer abuse is fuelled by

A) antisocial personalities.
B) the segregation of children by age.
C) the general culture of violence.
D) dangerous neighbourhoods.
E) the fact that parents and teachers do not see it as detrimental.

Question 49

Peer sexual abuse and harassment is

A) created by peer stressors and feelings of humiliation.
B) largely a result of opportunity or lack of adult supervision.
C) usually well tolerated by the victims themselves.
D) unlikely to have long-term consequences because it is not as severe as abuse by parents.
E) strongly disapproved of by peers themselves.

Question 50

Young people who aggress their parents are more likely to

A) have been neglected by their parents when they were young children
B) come from upper-class families.
C) exhibit behavioural and intellectual deficits.
D) also engage in bullying at school.
E) belong to gangs and associate with peers who own guns.

Question 51

Abuse of elderly parents by adult children

A) is usually committed by frustrated daughters who have the entire care of their frail parents.
B) is usually resolved by institutionalizing the elderly rather than charging the adult children.
C) is created by overcrowding.
D) is a new phenomenon created by greed.
E) remains poorly understood.

Question 52

How can dating violence be analyzed within a life course perspective?

Question 53

A counselling patient complains that her partner is extremely emotionally abusive. Discuss how this may relate to her being physically abused as the situation progresses.

Question 54

Explain why Aboriginal families are more likely to experience spousal and partner physical abuse.

Question 55

How is same-sex-partner violence similar to and different from opposite-sex-partner violence?

Question 56

What are three mediating variables that play a role in the intergenerational transmission of violence, that is, from witnessing interparental violence to committing dating and partner violence?

Question 57

What are the consequences of child abuse by parents?