Power And Violence In Families Chapter 12 Complete Test Bank

1. Personal power is also referred to as
   1. authority. b. autonomy.

c. autocracy. d. ascription.

REFERENCES: What Is Power?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.01 - Define power and distinguish between personal and social power.

KEYWORDS: concept

1. Daniel and Judith are married. Daniel makes most of the decisions, Judith does most of the housework, and both feel free to raise complaints to each other about their relationship. These observations reflect the different components of
   1. oligarchy. b. egalitarianism.

c. marital power. d. social power.

REFERENCES: What Is Power?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.01 - Define power and distinguish between personal and social power.

KEYWORDS: application

1. There are several components of marital power. Which of the following is NOT one of these components?
   1. decision making b. division of labor

c. allocation of money d. career importance

REFERENCES: What Is Power?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.01 - Define power and distinguish between personal and social power.

KEYWORDS: concept

1. In Joe and Paulette’s marriage, Paulette does most of the housework and participates very little in major decision making. She perceives the relationship as fair and equitable. Joe makes most of the important decisions and does relatively little housework, but feels the relationship is unfair. This example illustrates which of the following?
   1. subjective measure of fairness b. personal power

c. conjugal power d. objective measure of power

REFERENCES: What Is Power?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.01 - Define power and distinguish between personal and social power.

KEYWORDS: application

1. The text suggests six bases or sources of power. Which of the following is NOT one of these?
   1. coercive b. reward

c. expert d. authoritative

REFERENCES: What Is Power?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.01 - Define power and distinguish between personal and social power.

KEYWORDS: concept

1. The silent treatment is a form of power.
   1. reward b. expert

c. coercive d. authoritative

REFERENCES: What Is Power?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.01 - Define power and distinguish between personal and social power.

KEYWORDS: concept

1. George is a high-school senior and wants very much to go to college. His mother and father promise to pay his tuition, provided he agrees to attend the school of their choice. George’s mother’s and father’s behavior illustrate which source of power?
   1. expert b. reward

c. coercive d. authoritative

REFERENCES: What Is Power?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.01 - Define power and distinguish between personal and social power.

KEYWORDS: application

1. Victor and Tanya have a fairly “traditional” marriage. Tanya regards Victor as possessing superior judgment in

terms of most decisions and always defers to his opinions. This illustrates which source of power?

• 1. expert b. reward

c. coercive d. authoritative

REFERENCES: What Is Power?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.01 - Define power and distinguish between personal and social power.

KEYWORDS: application

1. Research on marital power began
   1. after the second wave of the feminist movement in the 1970s.
   2. after the development of family therapy.
   3. after the identification of family violence as a social problem.
   4. in the 1950s.

REFERENCES: Classical Perspectives on Marital Power

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.03 - Define the resource hypothesis, then discuss how cultural context impacts it.

KEYWORDS: fact

1. Walter and Tabatha have been married for 10 years. Walter has an accounting degree and a high-paying job with a large corporation. Tabatha works as a secretary with the same company. According to the hypothesis, Walter has more power in the marriage.
   1. conjugal power b. resource

c. expert power d. authority

REFERENCES: Classical Perspectives on Marital Power

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.03 - Define the resource hypothesis, then discuss how cultural context impacts it.

KEYWORDS: application

1. Social scientists Robert Blood and Donald Wolfe interviewed about 900 wives in greater Detroit and asked who made the final decision in various areas. From their interviews, they drew the conclusion that most families had a(n) “ ” decision­making structure.
   1. relatively egalitarian b. authoritative

c. patriarchal d. very traditional

REFERENCES: Classical Perspectives on Marital Power

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.03 - Define the resource hypothesis, then discuss how cultural context impacts it.

KEYWORDS: fact

1. Robert Blood and Donald Wolfe’s investigation involving interviews with 900 wives in Detroit, Michigan, had the

important effect of encouraging people to see marital power as

• 1. patriarchal. b. matriarchal.

c. shared. d. traditional.

1. There are important areas of family life that were NOT included in the Blood and Wolfe study. Which of the following was, in fact, included in their investigation?
   1. sexual life
   2. how many children to have
   3. how much freedom for same or opposite-sex friendships
   4. decision making

REFERENCES: Classical Perspectives on Marital Power

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.03 - Define the resource hypothesis, then discuss how cultural context impacts it.

KEYWORDS: fact

1. According to Gillespie, the resource hypothesis (which presents resources as neutral and power as gender-free) is
   1. “rationalizing the preponderance of the male sex.”
   2. “the most adequate explanation of gender equality.”
   3. “thoroughly supported by research findings on gender inequality.”
   4. “useless, since marriage is a free contract between equals.”

REFERENCES: Classical Perspectives on Marital Power

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.03 - Define the resource hypothesis, then discuss how cultural context impacts it.

KEYWORDS: fact

1. One way in which women come to have fewer resources is through their and resulting economic dependence.
   1. comparative weakness b. reproductive roles

c. vocational lag d. lack of higher education

REFERENCES: Classical Perspectives on Marital Power

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.03 - Define the resource hypothesis, then discuss how cultural context impacts it.

KEYWORDS: concept

1. In a traditional society, is legitimate power.
   1. egalitarianism b. female authority

c. male authority d. child-focused decision-making

1. Resource theory explains marital power only when there is no overriding norm or norm of marital power.
   1. transitional/relative b. egalitarian/patriarchal

c. dominant/subordinate d. matriarchal/superior

REFERENCES: Classical Perspectives on Marital Power

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.03 - Define the resource hypothesis, then discuss how cultural context impacts it.

KEYWORDS: concept

1. The text points out that it is only in the present situation, in which neither patriarchal nor egalitarian norms are firmly entrenched, that marital power is negotiated by individual couples and the power of husbands and wives may be a consequence of their resources.
   1. patriarchal b. matriarchal

c. power non-specific d. transitional egalitarian

REFERENCES: Classical Perspectives on Marital Power

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.03 - Define the resource hypothesis, then discuss how cultural context impacts it.

KEYWORDS: fact

1. Recent decades have seen a in men’s share of housework.
   1. slight increase b. significant increase

c. slight decrease d. significant decrease

REFERENCES: Current Research on Couple Power

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.02 - Describe the social psychological bases of relationship power.

KEYWORDS: concept

1. Research on couples’ —whether they pool their money and who controls pooled or separate money

—is relatively recent.

• 1. allocation systems b. financial marital status

c. fund typing d. cash decisions

REFERENCES: Current Research on Couple Power

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.02 - Describe the social psychological bases of relationship power.

KEYWORDS: fact

1. Cohabitants and those who have been previously divorced are especially likely to maintain separate .
   1. homes b. social lives

c. money d. pets

REFERENCES: Current Research on Couple Power

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.02 - Describe the social psychological bases of relationship power.

KEYWORDS: fact

1. Power asymmetry was found more often among couples.
   1. egalitarian b. dissatisfied

c. satisfied d. younger

REFERENCES: Current Research on Couple Power

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.02 - Describe the social psychological bases of relationship power.

KEYWORDS: concept

1. Family researcher Steven Nock views the future as one of couples.
   1. mutually economically dependent b. dual-career

c. childless d. unmarried

REFERENCES: Current Research on Couple Power

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.02 - Describe the social psychological bases of relationship power.

KEYWORDS: fact

1. Pepper Schwartz’s research on offers an example of a strong equality norm at work.
   1. peer marriage b. traditional families

c. patriarchal marriage d. asymmetrical power

REFERENCES: Current Research on Couple Power

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.02 - Describe the social psychological bases of relationship power.

KEYWORDS: concept

1. In peer marriages, all EXCEPT which of the following is true of the couple?
   1. no worse than a 60-40 split on childrearing and housework
   2. total freedom to excel in their career of choice
   3. shared control of discretionary funds
   4. each considered themselves to have ‘equal’ status or standing in the relationship

REFERENCES: Current Research on Couple Power

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.02 - Describe the social psychological bases of relationship power.

KEYWORDS: fact

1. In Pepper Schwartz’s investigation of peer marriage, a category known as “ ” emerged: couples who believed in equality, but the combination of the arrival of children and wanting to maximize income meant that the husband did not participate as much as the couples’egalitarian ideals required.
   1. traditionals b. feminists

c. semi-egalitarians d. near peers

REFERENCES: Current Research on Couple Power

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.02 - Describe the social psychological bases of relationship power.

KEYWORDS: concept

1. The couples’ respect for each other as described in Pepper Schwartz’s study of peer marriage is essentially a “ ” relationship.
   1. no-power b. conflict

c. functional d. dysfunctional

REFERENCES: Current Research on Couple Power

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.02 - Describe the social psychological bases of relationship power.

KEYWORDS: concept

1. Both equal and unequal partners may engage in a cycle of power politics, the cumulative effect of which is to create
   1. clearer communication.
   2. a special dynamic of closeness in terms of teamwork.
   3. distance and loneliness for both spouses.
   4. greatly exacerbated conflict.

REFERENCES: Power Politics versus Freely Cooperative Relationships

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.02 - Describe the social psychological bases of relationship power.

1. There are several alternatives to power politics. Which of the following is NOT one of these?
   1. partners growing increasingly separate in their decision making
   2. both partners agree not to argue
   3. the subordinate spouse disengages from power struggles
   4. the more powerful partner consciously relinquishes some power

REFERENCES: Power Politics versus Freely Cooperative Relationships

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.02 - Describe the social psychological bases of relationship power.

KEYWORDS: fact

1. Changing marital power patterns can be difficult, even for couples who talk about it, because these patterns
   1. usually have been established from the earliest days of the relationship.
   2. are grounded in patriarchy.
   3. require a feminist stance.
   4. are hazy and confusing.

REFERENCES: Power Politics versus Freely Cooperative Relationships

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.02 - Describe the social psychological bases of relationship power.

KEYWORDS: fact

1. Recent research suggests that spouses think of their marital relationship as fair when they
   1. know their spouses support egalitarianism.
   2. feel that there is an absence of conflict.
   3. feel listened to and emotionally supported.
   4. have equal income.

REFERENCES: Power Politics versus Freely Cooperative Relationships

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.02 - Describe the social psychological bases of relationship power.

KEYWORDS: fact

1. The early and continuing research of , and colleagues has shaped the social science study of family violence.
   1. Straus, Gelles b. Parsons, Bales

c. Ritzer, Macionis d. Durkheim, Merton

REFERENCES: Family Violence

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.04 - Summarize the incidence of family violence, including trends and reasons for the trends.

1. In conjunction with the National Family Violence Surveys, respondents were asked about the following acts: threw something at the other; pushed, grabbed, or shoved; slapped or spanked; kicked, bit, or hit with a fist; hit or tried to hit with something; beat up the other; burned or scalded (for children) or choked (for spouses); threatened with knife or gun; and used a knife or gun. On the basis of this information, researchers developed an instrument known as the
   1. family violence paradigm. b. conflict tactics scale.

c. domestic conflict indicator. d. family violence barometer.

REFERENCES: Family Violence

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.04 - Summarize the incidence of family violence, including trends and reasons for the trends.

KEYWORDS: concept

1. is the most important data on violence collected by the Department of Justice.
   1. The National Crime Victimization Survey b. The Uniform Crime Reports

c. The Bureau of the Census Annual Report d. U.S. Government Documents

REFERENCES: Family Violence

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.04 - Summarize the incidence of family violence, including trends and reasons for the trends.

KEYWORDS: fact

1. What body of literature is the primary basis for Bureau of Justice Statistics reports on intimate-partner violence?
   1. Uniform Crime Reports b. National Crime Victimization Survey

c. Conflict Tactics Scale d. National Family Violence Survey

REFERENCES: Family Violence

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.04 - Summarize the incidence of family violence, including trends and reasons for the trends.

KEYWORDS: fact

1. Intimate partner violence (IPV) has over the past several decades.
   1. increased slightly b. increased significantly

c. remained stable d. declined significantly

REFERENCES: Family Violence

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.04 - Summarize the incidence of family violence, including trends and reasons for the trends.

KEYWORDS: fact

1. Family violence makes up about percent of all violence. a. 5 b. 11

c. 25 d. 50

REFERENCES: Family Violence

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.04 - Summarize the incidence of family violence, including trends and reasons for the trends.

KEYWORDS: fact

1. IPV perpetrators and victims tend to be
   1. children. b. elderly.

c. middle aged adults. d. young adults.

REFERENCES: Family Violence

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.04 - Summarize the incidence of family violence, including trends and reasons for the trends.

KEYWORDS: fact

1. According to race/ethnicity, victimization rates are highest for women.
   1. Native American b. black

c. non-Hispanic white d. Hispanic

REFERENCES: Family Violence

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.04 - Summarize the incidence of family violence, including trends and reasons for the trends.

KEYWORDS: fact

1. Estimates are that percent of women experience marital rape.
   1. less than 5 b. about 10

c. between 10 and 14 d. over 25

REFERENCES: Gender and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.05 - Distinguish between intimate terrorism and situational couple violence.

KEYWORDS: fact

1. Under traditional common law, marital rape was not considered rape at all because
   1. women are expected to have sex with their husbands.
   2. wives were considered their husbands’ property.
   3. of the rules of patriarchy.
   4. women could not vote.

REFERENCES: Gender and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.05 - Distinguish between intimate terrorism and situational couple violence.

KEYWORDS: fact

1. refers to symmetrical violence between partners that occurs in conjunction with a specific argument, tends to be less severe in terms of injuries, and is not likely to escalate as the relationship progresses.
   1. Self-defense b. Patriarchal terrorism

c. Situational couple violence d. Family violence

REFERENCES: Gender and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.05 - Distinguish between intimate terrorism and situational couple violence.

KEYWORDS: fact

1. The text observes that absent a reward power base for family power, some men resort to what is referred to as
   1. coercive power. b. homicide.

c. aggravated assault. d. menacing.

REFERENCES: Gender and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.05 - Distinguish between intimate terrorism and situational couple violence.

KEYWORDS: concept

1. The text points out that men may abuse the women in their lives, using fear and intimidation in an attempt to gain control. This type of violence has been called
   1. diverted wrath. b. intimate terrorism.

c. batterers’ syndrome. d. conjugal violence.

REFERENCES: Gender and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.05 - Distinguish between intimate terrorism and situational couple violence.

KEYWORDS: concept

1. Battered women’s lack of personal power begins with
   1. economic hardship. b. subordinate status.

c. fear. d. anger.

REFERENCES: Gender and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.05 - Distinguish between intimate terrorism and situational couple violence.

KEYWORDS: fact

1. Unusually low self-esteem interacts with fear, depression, confusion, anxiety, feelings of self-blame, and loss of a sense of personal control that can create the syndrome.
   1. cycle of violence b. conjugal

c. battered woman d. confusion

REFERENCES: Gender and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.05 - Distinguish between intimate terrorism and situational couple violence.

KEYWORDS: concept

1. If women are the primary victims of male intimate partner violence, this outcome is referred to as
   1. symmetrical. b. convex.

c. asymmetrical. d. concave.

REFERENCES: Gender and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.05 - Distinguish between intimate terrorism and situational couple violence.

KEYWORDS: concept

1. The text points to three of the most convincing explanations for contradictory findings—that men are the more violent sex (asymmetrical violence) or that men and women are both violent (symmetrical violence). Which of the following is NOT one of these?
   1. sample differences b. methodological differences

c. measures d. typologies of intimate-partner violence

REFERENCES: Gender and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.05 - Distinguish between intimate terrorism and situational couple violence.

KEYWORDS: fact

1. violence is not focused on a particular matter of dispute between the partners, but is intended to establish a general pattern of dominance in the relationship.
   1. Common couple b. Conjugal

c. Intimate d. Patriarchal terroristic

REFERENCES: Gender and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.05 - Distinguish between intimate terrorism and situational couple violence.

KEYWORDS: concept

1. violence appears to be perpetrated by women as well as men, producing the gender-balanced rates found in some studies.
   1. Patriarchal terroristic b. Situational couple

c. Matriarchal d. Gender-reversal

REFERENCES: Gender and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.05 - Distinguish between intimate terrorism and situational couple violence.

KEYWORDS: concept

1. The text mentions several ways to stop relationship violence. Which of the following is NOT one of these?
   1. telephone hotlines
   2. the shelter movement
   3. counseling and group therapy directed toward abusive male partners (or the couple)
   4. the criminal justice system

REFERENCES: Gender and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.07 - Describe the following three approaches to stopping family violence: separating victim from perpetrator, engaging the criminal justice system, and psychological therapy.

KEYWORDS: concept

1. When women kill a partner, it is usually
   1. malicious and intentional.
   2. a matter of manslaughter.
   3. out of desperation to exit a violent relationship.
   4. out of rage against the partner.

REFERENCES: Gender and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.05 - Distinguish between intimate terrorism and situational couple violence.

KEYWORDS: fact

1. Which of the following is NOT categorized as child abuse by current American standards?
   1. whipping b. hitting with a heavy object

c. kicking d. hitting a child with a hair brush

REFERENCES: Violence Against Children— Child Maltreatment

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.06 - Distinguish between child abuse, child neglect, and willful child neglect.

KEYWORDS: fact

1. Which of the following is NOT categorized as child neglect?
   1. failing to seek medical attention for conditions such as poor eyesight or bad teeth
   2. lack of immunization against childhood disease
   3. withholding love
   4. failure to ensure that the child attends school regularly

REFERENCES: Violence Against Children— Child Maltreatment

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.06 - Distinguish between child abuse, child neglect, and willful child neglect.

KEYWORDS: fact

1. Allowing children to witness violence between partners might be construed as
   1. emotional child abuse. b. sexual abuse.

c. incest. d. sibling violence.

REFERENCES: Violence Against Children— Child Maltreatment

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.06 - Distinguish between child abuse, child neglect, and willful child neglect.

KEYWORDS: fact

1. George is accused of fondling the sexual organs of a minor child not related to him. This reflects
   1. incest. b. sexual violence.

c. sexual abuse. d. menacing.

REFERENCES: Violence Against Children— Child Maltreatment

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.06 - Distinguish between child abuse, child neglect, and willful child neglect.

KEYWORDS: application

1. Of the various forms of sexual abuse, which is the most emotionally charged?
   1. fondling b. incest

c. rape d. exposure

REFERENCES: Violence Against Children— Child Maltreatment

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.06 - Distinguish between child abuse, child neglect, and willful child neglect.

KEYWORDS: fact

1. The National Family Violence Survey found which of the following to be the most pervasive form of family violence?
   1. sibling violence b. child abuse

c. spouse abuse d. elder abuse

REFERENCES: Violence Against Children— Child Maltreatment

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.06 - Distinguish between child abuse, child neglect, and willful child neglect.

KEYWORDS: fact

1. Abused children live in families of all socioeconomic levels, races, nationalities, and religious groups, although child abuse is reported more frequently among families.
   1. middle-class white b. upper-middle-class white

c. upper-class nonwhite d. lower-class nonwhite

REFERENCES: Violence Against Children— Child Maltreatment

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.06 - Distinguish between child abuse, child neglect, and willful child neglect.

KEYWORDS: fact

1. Those who favor the approach to combating child abuse and willful neglect believe that one or both parents should be held legally responsible for abusing a child.
   1. punitive b. therapeutic

c. clinical d. counseling

REFERENCES: Violence Against Children— Child Maltreatment

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.06 - Distinguish between child abuse, child neglect, and willful child neglect.

KEYWORDS: concept

1. Which of the following is NOT one of the three major approaches to combating child abuse and willful neglect?
   1. the punitive approach b. the therapeutic approach

c. the authoritarian approach d. the social welfare approach

REFERENCES: Violence Against Children— Child Maltreatment

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.06 - Distinguish between child abuse, child neglect, and willful child neglect.

KEYWORDS: concept

1. For the most part, research shows that partners’ subjective perception of fairness is more powerful than actual fairness in determining marital satisfaction.
   1. True
   2. False

REFERENCES: What Is Power?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.01 - Define power and distinguish between personal and social power.

KEYWORDS: concept

1. Robert Blood and Donald Wolfe’s book Husbands and Wives: The Dynamics of Married Living was based on interviews with husbands and wives.
   1. True
   2. False

REFERENCES: Classical Perspectives on Marital Power

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.02 - Describe the social psychological bases of relationship power.

KEYWORDS: fact

1. Feminist Dair Gillespie pointed out that power-giving resources tend to be evenly distributed between the sexes.
   1. True
   2. False

REFERENCES: Classical Perspectives on Marital Power

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.03 - Define the resource hypothesis, then discuss how cultural context impacts it.

KEYWORDS: concept

1. Researchers agree that the resource hypothesis fully explains marital power.
   1. True
   2. False

REFERENCES: Classical Perspectives on Marital Power

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.03 - Define the resource hypothesis, then discuss how cultural context impacts it.

KEYWORDS: concept

1. If traditional norms of male authority are strong, husbands will almost inevitably dominate regardless of personal resources.
   1. True
   2. False

REFERENCES: Current Research on Couple Power

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.02 - Describe the social psychological bases of relationship power.

KEYWORDS: concept

1. Another way of looking at marital power is that men are far less powerful in the private, intimate sphere than they are in the public world.
   1. True
   2. False

REFERENCES: Current Research on Couple Power

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.02 - Describe the social psychological bases of relationship power.

KEYWORDS: concept

1. Social scientists generally agree that the cultural ideal today is one of spousal and partner equality and of shared work and family roles.
   1. True
   2. False

REFERENCES: Current Research on Couple Power

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.02 - Describe the social psychological bases of relationship power.

KEYWORDS: concept

1. Current evidence indicates that equitable relationships are generally more apt to be stable and satisfying.
   1. True
   2. False

REFERENCES: Current Research on Couple Power

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.02 - Describe the social psychological bases of relationship power.

KEYWORDS: concept

1. As an aspect of marital power, the division of labor is the only standard by which women and men judge the equality or lack of equality in their marriage.
   1. True
   2. False

REFERENCES: Current Research on Couple Power

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.02 - Describe the social psychological bases of relationship power.

KEYWORDS: concept

1. Most couples knowingly choose power politics, and this decision is made knowledgeably rather than by default.
   1. True
   2. False

REFERENCES: Power Politics versus Freely Cooperative Relationships

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.02 - Describe the social psychological bases of relationship power.

KEYWORDS: concept

1. Most marriage counselors are opposed to “no­power” relationships.
   1. True
   2. False

REFERENCES: Power Politics versus Freely Cooperative Relationships

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.02 - Describe the social psychological bases of relationship power.

KEYWORDS: fact

1. Family violence was labeled a social problem in the late 1940s.
   1. True
   2. False

REFERENCES: Family Violence

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.04 - Summarize the incidence of family violence, including trends and reasons for the trends.

KEYWORDS: fact

1. Under traditional common law, marital rape was not considered rape at all because the wife was considered her

husband’s property, and he was entitled to unlimited sexual access.

• 1. True
  2. False

REFERENCES: Family Violence

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.05 - Distinguish between intimate terrorism and situational couple violence.

KEYWORDS: fact

1. Usually, battered wives leave and/or seek divorce almost immediately, without repeated conciliation.
   1. True
   2. False

REFERENCES: Gender and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.05 - Distinguish between intimate terrorism and situational couple violence.

KEYWORDS: fact

1. Husbands or male partners may also be subject to abuse from intimate partners, as may same-sex partners of gay males and lesbians.
   1. True
   2. False

REFERENCES: Gender and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.05 - Distinguish between intimate terrorism and situational couple violence.

KEYWORDS: fact

1. Research suggests that violence between same-sex partners occurs at a higher incidence rate than it does in heterosexual relationships.
   1. True
   2. False

REFERENCES: Gender and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.05 - Distinguish between intimate terrorism and situational couple violence.

KEYWORDS: fact

1. The text reports that police officers typically avoid making arrests that would be automatic if the man and woman involved were not married.
   1. True
   2. False

REFERENCES: Gender and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.05 - Distinguish between intimate terrorism and situational couple violence.

KEYWORDS: fact

1. Sibling violence is often overlooked and rarely studied.
   1. True
   2. False

REFERENCES: Sibling Violence

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.04 - Summarize the incidence of family violence, including trends and reasons for the trends.

KEYWORDS: concept

1. refers to the ability to exercise one’s will.

REFERENCES: What Is Power?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.01 - Define power and distinguish between personal and social power.

1. power is based on the dominant person’s ability and willingness to punish the partner either with

psychological-emotional abuse or physical violence.

REFERENCES: What Is Power?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.01 - Define power and distinguish between personal and social power.

1. power stems from the dominant person’s superior judgment, knowledge, or ability.

REFERENCES: What Is Power?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.01 - Define power and distinguish between personal and social power.

1. power is based on the persuasive content of what the dominant person tells another individual.

REFERENCES: What Is Power?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.01 - Define power and distinguish between personal and social power.

1. power stems from the more dominant individual’s ability to claim authority, or the right to request

compliance.

REFERENCES: What Is Power?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.01 - Define power and distinguish between personal and social power.

1. The hypothesis involves the assertion that the relative power between husbands and wives results from their relative resources as individuals.

REFERENCES: Classical Perspectives on Marital Power

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.03 - Define the resource hypothesis, then discuss how cultural context impacts it.

1. marriages are truly equal.

REFERENCES: Current Research on Couple Power

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.02 - Describe the social psychological bases of relationship power.

1. violence is committed by spouses, ex-spouses, or current or former boyfriends or girlfriends, including same-sex partners.

REFERENCES: Gender and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.05 - Distinguish between intimate terrorism and situational couple violence.

1. is behavior related to reproductive health that is used to maintain power and control in a relationship.

REFERENCES: Gender and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.05 - Distinguish between intimate terrorism and situational couple violence.

1. refers specifically to abuse that is almost entirely male and that is oriented to controlling the partner through fear and intimidation.

REFERENCES: Gender and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.05 - Distinguish between intimate terrorism and situational couple violence.

1. violence refers to mutual violence between partners that often occurs in conjunction with a specific argument.

REFERENCES: Gender and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.05 - Distinguish between intimate terrorism and situational couple violence.

1. Child includes acts of omission—failing to provide adequate physical or emotional care.

REFERENCES: Violence Against Children— Child Maltreatment

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.06 - Distinguish between child abuse, child neglect, and willful child neglect.

1. involves sexual relations between related individuals

REFERENCES: Violence Against Children— Child Maltreatment

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.06 - Distinguish between child abuse, child neglect, and willful child neglect.

1. involves purposeful failure to provide care even when resources are available.

REFERENCES: Violence Against Children— Child Maltreatment

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.06 - Distinguish between child abuse, child neglect, and willful child neglect.

1. In reference to how the concept is used in discussing family violence, what is power? Give at least one example

within the context of the text’s discussion.

REFERENCES: What Is Power?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.01 - Define power and distinguish between personal and social power.

1. Distinguish between legitimate power and coercive power. Give an example of each.

REFERENCES: What Is Power?

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.01 - Define power and distinguish between personal and social power.

1. In what ways does gender influence availability and use of resources?

REFERENCES: Classical Perspectives on Marital Power

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.03 - Define the resource hypothesis, then discuss how cultural context impacts it.

1. Explain the resource hypothesis as proposed by Blood and Wolfe. What are the most serious criticisms of this approach?

REFERENCES: Classical Perspectives on Marital Power

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.03 - Define the resource hypothesis, then discuss how cultural context impacts it.

1. What are mutually economically dependent spouses? Give an example within the context of the text’s

discussion.

REFERENCES: Current Research on Couple Power

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.02 - Describe the social psychological bases of relationship power.

1. What are power politics, as used by couples in relationships? Explain the major strategies that may be used to disengage from power politics.

REFERENCES: Current Research on Couple Power

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.02 - Describe the social psychological bases of relationship power.

1. Summarize what research tells us about males as spouse abusers and as victims of spouse abuse.

REFERENCES: Gender and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.05 - Distinguish between intimate terrorism and situational couple violence.

1. Explain the major reasons that women may “put up with” abuse.

REFERENCES: Gender and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.05 - Distinguish between intimate terrorism and situational couple violence.

1. Distinguish between child abuse and child neglect. Give an example of each.

REFERENCES: Violence Against Children— Child Maltreatment

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.06 - Distinguish between child abuse, child neglect, and willful child neglect.

1. Describe sibling violence. Why is this a serious form of family violence?

REFERENCES: Sibling Violence

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: MFaR.LAMA.15.12.04 - Summarize the incidence of family violence, including trends and reasons for the trends.