Marriage & Family Final Exam

Front 1

What % have said they have been physically
assaulted by a current or former spouse, cohabiting partner, or
date at least once in their lifetime.

Back 1

20% of women and 3% of men

Front 2

What % of attacks by intimate partners are against women?

Back 2

85% of attacks by intimate partners are against
women.

Front 3

What are some characteristics of a typical abuser?

Back 3

tend to be young, poor, unemployed, and divorced or
separated, may use alcohol and other drugs, and may have
seen a father use violence to resolve a conflict.

Front 4

Are women or men more likely to be killed by an intimate partner?

Back 4

Women are almost twice as likely as men to be murdered by
an intimate partner.

Front 5

In what social class does domestic violence occur?

Back 5

All social classes

Front 6

In what kind of income family is violence most common?

Back 6

low-income

Front 7

______-class violence is less likely to be noticed or reported.

Back 7

Middle

Front 8

When women have greater economic resources than their husbands..

Back 8

the likelihood of violence against women is increased

Front 9

This term describes a woman who has experienced many years of physical abuse and who feels incapable of leaving.

Back 9

Battered-woman syndrome

Front 10

What is phase one of the cycle theory of battering incidents?

Back 10

The Tension-Building Phase
"minor" battering incidents occur and conflict builds

Front 11

What is phase two of the cycle theory of battering incidents?

Back 11

The Acute Battering Incident
an explosive beating or otherwise abusive incident

Front 12

What is phase three of the cycle theory of battering incidents?

Back 12

Calm
sometimes called the "honeymoon phase" as the batterer often promises never to be abusive again

Front 13

4 reasons why a woman would stay in an abusive relationship?

Back 13

-learned helplessness
-negative self-concept and low self-esteem
-belief that the abuser will change
-economic hardship and homelessness
-need for child support
-sense of shame or guilt
-blaming themselves
-fear of the husband
-the home becomes a prison

Front 14

What qualifies as Child Maltreatment?

Back 14

-physical abuse
-sexual abuse
-neglect
-emotional abuse

Front 15

What is the most common form of child maltreatment?

Back 15

neglect

Front 16

Rates of child maltreatment are lowest for ________ and highest for _________.

Back 16

asians, black people

Front 17

What % of child abuse is by parents?

Back 17

79%

Front 18

What % of child abuse is by women?

Back 18

58%

Front 19

What % are women's intimate partners (not the father)?

Back 19

38%

Front 20

What is the leading cause of death among infants?

Back 20

homicide

Front 21

Since 1970, rates of child abuse fatalities have _______.

Back 21

doubled

Front 22

Most mothers who kill their children are ________________________.

Back 22

unmarried teens, Latinas or black women, high school dropouts, with 1 or more children.

Front 23

Mothers are more likely to kill _______ while fathers are more likely to kill ________.

Back 23

infants, children aged 8 or older

Front 24

Sexual abuse makes up ___ of child maltreatment cases.

Back 24

9%

Front 25

Nearly 3/4 of the abusers are family members, friends, or
neighbors. Of those, most are _________________.

Back 25

male and family members.

Front 26

Approximately 21% of runaways do so because.....

Back 26

they're trying to escape sexual abuse

Front 27

Why are the baby boomers called the sandwich generation?

Back 27

they care for both their aging parents and their own children

Front 28

Four behaviors that are considered elder abuse?

Back 28

-physical abuse
-negligence
-financial exploitation
-psychological abuse
-deprivation of basic necessities
-isolation from friends and family
-not administering needed medications
-cultural variations

Front 29

Family members and acquaintances mistreat an estimated ______ Americans age 65 and older.

Back 29

1 to 2 million