FACTS FROM GRAPHS Today majority of mothers work outside the home for pay regardless of marital status although there has been a slight declines in recent years The majority of mothers with children 0 2 or 0 6 work outside the home except among hispanic groups Although the majority of adults say that working moms are either a good thing for society or do not make much difference a sizable minority see working moms as a bad thing for society Men s share of domestic work has increased although women have most of the responsibility Fathers report and extra hour or two of leisure compared to mothers Work family conflict is common and is reported more often by men than women Mothers nowadays seem to favor part time over full time work and stay at home mothers are increasingly satisfied with their arrangement Relative and organized day care seem to be the most common ways that working parents arrange for childcare but racial and ethnic groups appear to have different preferences Childcare is expensive especially for an infant in a daycare center Despite the stereotypes to the contrary daycare centers are among the safest place Americans have come full circle on divorce Today people are likely to say either make it harder or keep it the same fewer want divorce made easier The longer the time since a divorce the more likely people are to cohabit The majority of divorced women remarry within 5 years Younger women high school graduates and women with higher incomes are most likely to remarry Whites are more likely than Blacks or Hispanics to remarry after a divorce Blacks are most likely to have second marriages end in divorce Hispanics are least likely and Whites are somewhere in the middle The number of elders is quickly rising as the baby boom generation grows older The number of people ages 65 and over will double between 2000 and 2030 More Americans are living longer than ever before As we age the likelihood of being married decreases especially for women while the likelihood of being widowed increases Most grandparents have compassionate relationships with their grandchildren and engage in a variety of fun and intimate activities White children are least likely to live with a grandparent The current recession has many older persons working longer Many people find caregiving to be highly stressful or a financial hardship although not all caregivers feel this way CH 14 1 Why might it appear to others that a woman wishes to remain in an abusive situation when she is actually in need to leave A Most abused women never leave their abusers even if they are ready to They might want to or feel ready but they never make the moves to go B Leaving an abusive situation is typically a process rather than a single event A woman could be preparing mentally emotionally and even financially for an extended time before she actually leaves C Leaving an abusive situation is usually decided in an instant Oftentimes women make a snap decision to leave an abusive situation after one final act of violence D Most abused women do not want to share their feelings with others as they prepared to leave their abusers Therefore nobody knows that they are ready to leave Answer B It can be difficult for women to gather the resources and courage to leave an abuser right away Leaving is not usually a single event 2 What is one reason that some victims of sex trafficking might not want to return to their families A Their families may reject them because of the stigma associated with prostitution B They think their families are better off without them C They learn to like the life of a prostitute D They believe they will eventually have a better life if they stay Answer A The stigma of prostitution in some families and cultures is one reason that some victims of sex trafficking may not want to return to their families 3 The use of what is one form of power and control that occurs in abusive same sex couples but not in abusive heterosexual couples A Isolation tactics B Heterosexism C Economic abuse D Threats against children Answer B Heterosexism is a way of using the cultural invisibility of same sex relationships to isolate a partner and make the partner feel shame for his or her desires 4 A college woman is most likely to be raped by which of the following individuals A A family member B A person who has already committed sexual assault C A classmate D A complete stranger Answer C Most college women who are raped are raped by a classmate with whom they are acquainted 5 Which child is most likely to be a victim of child abuse A Stepchild B An infant C A teenager D A boy Answer An infant Children from birth to age one have the highest rate of victimization 6 What is one challenge that come up in teaching anger management to violent abusers A Their anger is more explosive in private when they have had to control it publicly B They have difficulty learning how to keep their anger under control C They often become angrier when told how to deal with their emotions D They are often already quite good at knowing how to manage their anger so that the abuse remains secretive Answer D Abusers often already know how to manage their anger so that they do not explode in public leave visible marks on their victims or behave violently all the time 7 What does the Conflict Tactics Scale measure A Measures the response a person has to different stress triggers B Measures how a family reacts to outside stresses and conflicts C Measures how intimate partners deal with disagreement in their relationships D Measures the level of stress a person can handle before resorting to violence Answer C 8 Caregiver neglect is a form of A intimate partner abuse B physical abuse C elder abuse D corporal punishment Answer C Caregiver neglect occurs when a caregiver fails to provide food water medical services or other necessary services or good to his or her elderly charge 9 Which of the following factors is macro level explanation for the prevalence of intimate partner violence in the U S A Cultural beliefs in not interfering in someone else s family B Cultural beliefs supporting violence C Men s domination of women D All the above Answer D All of the above are macro level reasons that intimate partner violence remains so prevalent in the U S 10 What is the first goal in a case of the child abuse intervention A Protecting the victim B Educating and reforming the abuser C Bringing the perpetrator to justice D Assisting and strengthening the family
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