Chapter 12

Intimate partners are estimated to commit__________% of homicides against women worldwide.

40

What percentage of teenagers in a dating relationship report having been pushed, hit, or slapped by a partner?

10%

Most research on intimate and family violence comes from:

survey data

According to the text, an act carried out with out with the intention or perceived intention of causing physical pain or injury to another person is known as:

violence

The view that violence stems from family stress and a lack of community support is the__________model of family violence.

ecological

The view that family violence arises from structural stress and cultural norms is the _____ model of family violence.

social stress

"People hit and abuse family members because they can" is a contention of____________theory.

exchange

Which of the following best describes a man who routinely inflicts violence upon his wife?

he is sadistic or pathologically jealous

The women who are most at risk of nonfatal intimate partner violence are

between ages 20 and 24

Common characteristics of male perpetrators include all of the following except:

high self-esteem

Marital rape is:

a crime in all 50 states

One form of abuse in same-sex couples in "outing," which refers to:

disclosing another's gay orientation without consent

When is dating violence at its highest risk of occurring to adolescent females?

15-18 years old

Learned helplessness is characterized by all of the following except:

feeling that the perpetrator really loves her but has learned he is helpless against hurting her

Child maltreatment, in general, refers to:

neglect

The greatest number of children who are abuse are:

whites

Sibling violence:

is the most common form of intrafamilial violence

The Centers for Disease Control estimated in 2015 that_________paid work days were lost annually in productivity due to domestic violence.

8 million

Today, many of the largest U.S. police forces have implemented ___ policies in which discretion is removed from police officers responding to a call about intimate violence.

mandatory arrest

Sexual and other forms of abuse occur more frequently in households with:

stepparents

Relationships can become violent or abusive regardless of the gender of partners.

true

Women of all races are equally vulnerable to attacks by intimates.

false

Children rarely experience psychological aggression.

False

Laws against marital rape are typically strongly enforced because it is a well-defined crime.

False