Abused women
a. usually did something so terrible that they deserve to be beaten.
b. usually have the financial resources to leave a battering relationship.
c. should not be blamed for being beaten.
d. have some personality characteristics that predispose them to being beaten.
Question 2The discussion in Chapter 13 emphasized that the abuse of women
a. is now only 20 as common as it was in 1990.
b. is no more common than the abuse of men.
c. is much more common in Black and Latina/o families than in Asian American and European American families.
d. is not limited to low-income families.
Question 3Which of the following students provides the most accurate information about the role of the media in relation to the abuse of women?
a. Elena: According to a survey, more than 90 of US residents said that media coverage had emphasized the serious problem of domestic violence..
b. Sunita: Outside of North America and parts of Western Europe, television stations and newspapers never even mention the abuse of women..
c. Jon: The media information about the abuse of women is so consistently misleading that it would be better for the media to ignore the problem..
d. Alexander: Because the abuse of women is such an invisible topic in the media, less than half of the states in the US actually have laws that forbid it..
Question 4Chapter 13 examines research about the public's attitudes about the abuse of women. This research shows that
a. fewer than half of Canadian adults believe that the federal government needs to take an active role in preventing family violence
b. more than 90 of US residents report that they learned information from the media about the domestic-violence problem.
c. college students living in countries such as India and Japan are no more likely than US college students to believe that a man's violence toward his wife is justifiable.
d. there are no significant gender differences in college students' beliefs that a man's violence toward his wife is justifiable.
Question 5One factor that is highly correlated with spouse abuse is
a. education.
b. the age of the abuser.
c. employment status.
d. ethnic background.
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