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According to sociologists, participation in a gang rape
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fulfills a social need more than a sexual desire. |
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Older people are more likely to be abused if they live |
with relatives |
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The factor most commonly associated with murder is |
Poverty |
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"Regarding the racial backgrounds of offender and victim, murder " |
is mostly intraracial. |
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Child molesters are likely to |
be their victims relatives or neighbors. |
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Which of the following statements about marital rape is true? |
Many victims blame themselves for the rape. |
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Feminist theory states that rape is caused by sexual inequality because rape is |
an expression of mens dominance over women. |
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The two types of services that seem most useful to abused elders are medical services and |
legal services. |
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Most evidence about the impact of capital punishment on murder rates supports the conclusion that capital punishment |
is not an effective deterrent to murder. |
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A type of murder involving killing a number of people one at a time is called |
serial murder. |
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All of the following are factors that lead to more rape-prone campuses, except for |
mandatory membership in fraternities. |
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According to research, children who have been abused |
are likely to suffer severe problems later in life. |
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All of the following are part of Americas culture of rape, EXCEPT for |
the formation of anti-rape organizations like rape crisis centers. |
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"According to the subculture of violence theory, the poor are more violent than people in the larger culture because " |
the violent subculture has a powerful grip on the poor. |
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In order to win the masculinity contest, men tend to see women as |
if they were objects. |
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The feminine qualities conducive to becoming a victim of rape are |
softness, gentleness, and consideration. |
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"With terrorism, the victims are usually " |
innocent citizens. |
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According to the exchange theory of family violence, which of the following would be the reward of violence? |
enjoyment of power and control over the victim |
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According to a definition of spouse abuse that includes both violent and nonviolent acts, |
about one-third of all U.S. couples assault their spouses. |
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Which of the following is NOT a symptom of the battered woman syndrome? |
passively submitting to more violence |
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Homicides occur most frequently during |
the weekends. |
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Which of the following statements about pedophile priests is NOT true? |
Almost half of all priests have been involved in molesting children. |
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All of the following are true about female genital mutilation, EXCEPT that it is |
relatively accepted today in most Western cultures. |
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"According to external restraint theory, suicide and homicide are " |
both acts of aggression resulting from frustration. |
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Research suggests that most men who kill their wives or girlfriends |
have previously kept their victims in abusive relations. |
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Most rapists |
do some planning before their assaults. |
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Which of the following is most likely to be a victim of same-sex rape in prison? |
a slightly built young white man |
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For feminists, a major cause of wife beating is |
the sexist, patriarchal nature of society. |
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Which of the following is TRUE about stalking? |
Most stalkers know their victims. |
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One reason why we are more likely to be killed by those we know than by strangers is that murder most often |
"requires a great deal of emotion, which is more likely to be generated by intimate relations. " |
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In the U.S., ______parents physically discipline their children. |
nearly all |
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The wholesale killing of members of a racial or ethnic group is the definition of |
genocide |
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The most conservative sources estimate that an average womans chance of suffering a rape are one in |
ten |
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The most prevalent form of forced sex is |
the rape of a woman by her husband. |
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When it comes to family violence, all of the following are false EXCEPT which one? |
The majority of child abuse victims do not grow up to abuse their children. |