Studies suggest that violence is most common when:

Studies suggest that violence is most common when:
 
  a. families have more children than they can handle.
  b. incomes are low.
  c. individuals feel they are losing control over their spouse or some other situation.
  d. single parents are stressed from the time bind they feel.

Question 2

Researchers believe that husband abuse is _______ frequent and ________ serious in terms of physical injury than wife abuse.
 
  a. more; more
  b. more; less
  c. less; more
  d. less; less

Question 3

Studies of spousal violence reveal that about _______ women have been physically assaulted by a partner.
 
  a. 1 in 10
  b. 2 in 5
  c. 1 in 3
  d. 1 in 4

Question 4

Which of these statements best describes current behavior and attitudes toward the division of domestic chores?
 
  a. Most Americans agree that household labor is the responsibility of the women, but women and men tend to equally share household labor.
  b. Most Americans agree that household labor should be shared by men and women, but women do most household labor.
  c. Americans are in agreement that when women work, men should take on the majority of responsibility for household labor, and they do.
  d. Americans do not have any pattern of opinions regarding household labor.

Question 5

Currently, women perform about what proportion of household labor?
 
  a. one-third
  b. one half
  c. two-thirds
  d. 90