Chapter 11: Societal Responses to VMIR: Some Concluding Thoughts

Test Bank

Multiple Choice

1. Which of the following is NOT a common way claims makers draw attention to social problems?

a. alarmist language

b. dire predictions

c. use complicated science as proof

d. call for immediate action

2. Child abuse could not be a social problem until ___________ was(were) discovered.

a. childhood

b. innocence

c. family ties

d. state intervention

3. IPV, sexual assault, and marital rape could not be recognized as social problems until ____________ was(were) achieved.

a. women’s shelters

b. gender equality

c. women’s rights

d. suffrage

4. If viewed historically, VMIR as a social problem is ___________.

a. getting better

b. getting worse

c. the same over time

d. cannot determine the type of change over time

5. The number of child abuse incidents report to CPS has _____________ over the past 25 years.

a. increased

b. decreased

c. stayed the same

d. cannot determine the type of change

6. Between 1990 and 2013, rates of substantiated child neglect declined by ____________.

a. 13%

b. 37%

c. 55%

d. 64%

7. Between 1990 and 2013, rates of substantiated child physical abuse declined by ____________.

a. 13%

b. 37%

c. 55%

d. 64%

8. Between 1990 and 2013, rates of substantiated child sexual abuse declined by ____________.

a. 13%

b. 37%

c. 55%

d. 64%

9. What was the first survey to examine trends in VMIR over time using the same questions?

a. National Incidence Study

b. Family Violence Survey

c. Juvenile Victimization Questionnaire

d. National Crime Victimization Survey

10. Between 1975 and 1985, the Family Violence Survey found that rates of both child physical abuse and marital violence ______________.

a. increased

b. decreased

c. stayed the same

d. cannot determine the type of change

11. Which of the following has the National Survey of Children’s Exposure to Violence NOT found to have decreased?

a. child maltreatment

b. sexual child abuse

c. dating violence

d. sexual assault

12. According to NCVS data, how much have IPV rates declined?

a. 25%

b. 35%

c. 50%

d. 60%

13. According to NCVS data, crimes against which group have decreased?

a. people with disabilities

b. LGBTQ people

c. the elderly

d. children

14. For which group have IPV rates declined by 60%, according to NCVS data?

a. men

b. women

c. both men and women

d. cannot determine

15. What form of violence do NIS data suggest has increased?

a. child physical abuse

b. child sexual abuse

c. child neglect

d. child psychological maltreatment

16. According to NIS data, how much have rates of CPA decreased over 12 years?

a. 13%

b. 29%

c. 35%

d. 48%

17. At what level are prevention and intervention programs provided?

a. local

b. state

c. federal

d. international

18. In the highly publicized cases where the system fails victims, what element is highlighted for the failure?

a. tight budgets

b. high caseloads

c. caseworker failure

d. faulty laws

19. In the case of the death of two-year-old Alfredo Montez, his case worker had a caseload of 50 children and was only paid _______.

a. $20,000

b. $28,000

c. $34,000

d. $40,000

20. On average, a firefighter in California makes ____________ more than a social worker.

a. $5,000

b. $10,000

c. $15,000

d. $20,000

21. Why is spanking a form of violence?

a. It causes harm.

b. It has the intention of hurting another.

c. It is culturally framed as violence.

d. It is legally violence.

22. How many countries prohibit corporal punishment in the home?

a. 12

b. 23

c. 38

d. 50

23. What country was the first to prohibit corporal punishment in the home?

a. United States

b. Sweden

c. South Africa

d. Peru

24. In what year did corporal punishment in the home first become prohibited in a country?

a. 1969

b. 1979

c. 1989

d. 1999

25. What is the only member of the UN yet to ratify its Convention on the Rights of the Child?

a. Germany

b. China

c. France

d. United States

26. Why has the United States not ratified the UN Declaration on the Rights of the Child?

a. It does not agree with it.

b. It conflicts with U.S. law.

c. It undermines the rights of the parent.

d. It is because of family privacy.

27. After talking, taking away video games, grounding, restricting phone and Internet access, and sending to bed without dinner, Tim’s parents turn to spanking when he would not stop saying nasty things to his sister. What spanking-supporting myth is this an example of?

a. Spanking is harmless.

b. Spanking is needed as a last resort.

c. Parents cannot stop without training.

d. Parents only spank for nasty problems.

28. When children become teenagers, what form of corporal punishment is more likely?

a. spanking

b. slap to the face

c. punch

d. broken bone

29. According to Strauss, what message does spanking send to children?

a. Violence is acceptable.

b. They have broken a rule.

c. When one is angry, violence is justified.

d. They are unloved.

30. What percentage of children between the ages of 2 and 9 report sibling violence?

a. 15%

b. 25%

c. 50%

d. 75%

31. What contributes to the cultural scaffolding of rape?

a. sexual passivity norms for women

b. flawed laws

c. university protocol

d. male aggression

32. What do locker-room talk and sibling violence have in common?

a. Both actions are illegal.

b. Both constitute child abuse.

c. Both exhibit how violence is tolerated.

d. They do not have anything in common.

33. Some research shows that ____________ contribute(s) to violence.

a. spanking

b. playing cops and robbers

c. violent media

d. comics

34. What kind of media are shown to contribute to higher rates of sexual victimization?

a. abusive sexual media

b. nonabusive sexual media

c. physically violent media

d. non-physically violent media

35. What did the U.S. Supreme Court use in a ruling allowing minors to purchase violent video games?

a. First Amendment

b. Second Amendment

c. Fifth Amendment

d. Seventh Amendment

36. In what area does the United States not have age restrictions?

a. voting

b. sexually explicit content

c. violent content

d. alcohol consumption

37. How many copies did Grand Theft Auto sell in its first 24 hours?

a. 5 million

b. 7 million

c. 11 million

d. 15 million

38. Opportunity theory shifts focus away from ___________ toward opportunities for crime to occur.

a. cultural norms

b. motivated offenders

c. structural constraints

d. victims

39. You leave your home for a week to go on vacation. To make it seem like you are home, you set a light timer in your home. What is this an example of?

a. rational action theory

b. opportunity theory

c. deviant behavior theory

d. victim blaming

40. What does opportunity theory focus on?

a. motivated offenders

b. opportunities for crime

c. victim’s actions

d. structural constraints

41. What assumption does opportunity theory begin with?

a. Most people are good.

b. We can all stop crime.

c. Anyone is capable of crime.

d. Most people are offenders.

42. What does it mean to ring the bell?

a. donating funds to organizations fighting VMIR

b. physically intervening in moments of violence

c. standing up with you to see violence

d. literally making noise during acts of violence to distract the perpetrator

43. Where does the phrase “ring the bell” come from?

a. a television show in the United States

b. a social movement in India

c. a media campaign in Mexico

d. a presidential speech in Norway

44. Which of the following is NOT an effective way to intervene in violent situations?

a. hostile confrontation

b. alerting the authorities

c. calmly intervene

d. be friendly

45. Which of the following is the best practice when intervening in violent situations?

a. physically stop the violence

b. explain why what they are doing is morally wrong

c. withhold judgment

d. draw as much attention to the situation as possible

46. Bullying prevention programs have been found to ________ bystander intervention.

a. increase

b. decrease

c. not effect

d. cannot determine the effect on

47. What effect do bystander intervention programs have?

a. no effect

b. decrease acts of violence

c. increase confidence in ability to intervene

d. decrease physical intervention

48. What do the most widely discussed bystander intervention programs focus on?

a. child abuse

b. bullying

c. IPV

d. sexual assault on college campuses

49. What proportion of Americans volunteered with an organization in 2015?

a. 1/2

b. 1/3

c. 1/4

d. 1/5

50. Since 1960, volunteerism in the United States has ________.

a. increased

b. decreased

c. stayed the same

d. cannot determine a change

1. Women, children, and the elderly are still more likely to be victimized in their own homes than in the streets.

2. There is large variation in the amount of resources that counties commit to VMIR.

3. All people in society can take a stand against culturally accepted violence.

4. Theoretically, violence begets violence.

5. Violence in the home often mirrors violence in society.

6. Research shows that spanking causes more good than harm.

7. Parents have protected rights.

8. Spanking or hitting sharply decreases when children become teenagers.

9. Research shows that spanking is an effective disciplinary method.

10. Sibling abuse declines with age.

1. How can we conclude that rates of child abuse are declining?

2. What helps to confirm the decline in VMIR rates shown in surveys?

3. What factors can deter those who want to make a difference?

4. What are five ways a person can help stop VMIR?

5. What are three myths that perpetuate corporal punishment?