Family Violence Across the Lifespan
Exam 2026 Questions and Answers
True or False
Women, children, and elderly are more likely to be victimized in their own home
than they are on the streets of American's most dangerous cities - Correct answer-
True
Social Construction - Correct answer-the social conditions only become recognized
as social problems as a result of successful advocacy by those concerned about the
issue.
Polyvictimization - Correct answer-is the term we use to describe the empirical
reality that victims are often exposed to multiple forms of violence and
maltreatment.
U.N.'s Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women of 1993 -
Correct answer-Recognizing the urgent need for the universal application to
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,women of the rights and principles with regard to equality, security, liberty,
integrity and dignity of all human beings
Claims Makers - Correct answer-Activities of groups to show a grievance and
vested interests in the outcomes of their protests, or they may be moral
entrepreneurs engaged in what they see as purely moral crusades.
Constructionist Perspective - Correct answer--Cultural influence on violence and
maltreatment in intimate relationships.
-The social constructionist perspective also helps illustrate how research is used in
ongoing debates about violence and maltreatment in intimate relationships
Examples of historical child abuse include? - Correct answer--Infanticide
-Feticide
Examples of child abuse movements? - Correct answer--House of Refuge
movement
-Parens patriae
-Battered child syndrome
What is seduction theory? - Correct answer-Freud's seduction theory was a
hypothesis posited in the mid-1890s by Sigmund Freud that he believed provided
the solution to the problem of the origins of hysteria and obsessional neurosis.
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,According to the theory, a repressed memory of an early childhood sexual abuse or
molestation experience was the essential precondition for hysterical or obsessional
symptoms, with the addition of an active sexual experience up to the age of eight
for the latter
Hysteria - Correct answer-a stupid thing the patriarch came up with to oppress
women cuz they were jealous we could have multiple orgasms
The Women's Rights Movement - Correct answer-an organized effort to improve
political, legal and economic status of women in American society
What marked the beginning of the Women's Rights Movement - Correct answer-
The 1848 Seneca Falls Woman's Rights Convention marked the beginning of the
women's rights movement in the United States.
What recognizes women as victims of intimate partner violence? - Correct answer-
Providing shelters
What is the National Organization for Women (NOW)? - Correct answer-As the
grassroots arm of the women's movement, the National Organization for Women is
dedicated to its multi-issue and multi-strategy approach to women's rights, and is
the largest organization of feminist grassroots activists in the United States.
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, What does the National Organization for Women (NOW) do? - Correct answer-
Since their founding in 1966, NOW's purpose is to take action through
intersectional grassroots activism to promote feminist ideals, lead societal change,
eliminate discrimination, and achieve and protect the equal rights of all women and
girls in all aspects of social, political, and economic life.
What is the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence mission? - Correct
answer-to lead, mobilize and raise our voices to support efforts that demand a
change of conditions that lead to domestic violence such as patriarchy, privilege,
racism, sexism, and classism. We are dedicated to supporting survivors and holding
offenders accountable and supporting advocates.
What act did women's movements result in? - Correct answer-Violence Against
Women Act (VAWA) and additional recognition for intimate partner violence
formally known as domestic violence
What is the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)? - Correct answer-is a landmark
piece of legislation that sought to improve criminal justice and community-based
responses to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking in the
United States
What has the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) done? - Correct answer-The
passage of VAWA in 1994 and its reauthorization in 2000, 2005 and 2013, has
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Exam 2026 Questions and Answers
True or False
Women, children, and elderly are more likely to be victimized in their own home
than they are on the streets of American's most dangerous cities - Correct answer-
True
Social Construction - Correct answer-the social conditions only become recognized
as social problems as a result of successful advocacy by those concerned about the
issue.
Polyvictimization - Correct answer-is the term we use to describe the empirical
reality that victims are often exposed to multiple forms of violence and
maltreatment.
U.N.'s Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women of 1993 -
Correct answer-Recognizing the urgent need for the universal application to
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,women of the rights and principles with regard to equality, security, liberty,
integrity and dignity of all human beings
Claims Makers - Correct answer-Activities of groups to show a grievance and
vested interests in the outcomes of their protests, or they may be moral
entrepreneurs engaged in what they see as purely moral crusades.
Constructionist Perspective - Correct answer--Cultural influence on violence and
maltreatment in intimate relationships.
-The social constructionist perspective also helps illustrate how research is used in
ongoing debates about violence and maltreatment in intimate relationships
Examples of historical child abuse include? - Correct answer--Infanticide
-Feticide
Examples of child abuse movements? - Correct answer--House of Refuge
movement
-Parens patriae
-Battered child syndrome
What is seduction theory? - Correct answer-Freud's seduction theory was a
hypothesis posited in the mid-1890s by Sigmund Freud that he believed provided
the solution to the problem of the origins of hysteria and obsessional neurosis.
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,According to the theory, a repressed memory of an early childhood sexual abuse or
molestation experience was the essential precondition for hysterical or obsessional
symptoms, with the addition of an active sexual experience up to the age of eight
for the latter
Hysteria - Correct answer-a stupid thing the patriarch came up with to oppress
women cuz they were jealous we could have multiple orgasms
The Women's Rights Movement - Correct answer-an organized effort to improve
political, legal and economic status of women in American society
What marked the beginning of the Women's Rights Movement - Correct answer-
The 1848 Seneca Falls Woman's Rights Convention marked the beginning of the
women's rights movement in the United States.
What recognizes women as victims of intimate partner violence? - Correct answer-
Providing shelters
What is the National Organization for Women (NOW)? - Correct answer-As the
grassroots arm of the women's movement, the National Organization for Women is
dedicated to its multi-issue and multi-strategy approach to women's rights, and is
the largest organization of feminist grassroots activists in the United States.
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, What does the National Organization for Women (NOW) do? - Correct answer-
Since their founding in 1966, NOW's purpose is to take action through
intersectional grassroots activism to promote feminist ideals, lead societal change,
eliminate discrimination, and achieve and protect the equal rights of all women and
girls in all aspects of social, political, and economic life.
What is the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence mission? - Correct
answer-to lead, mobilize and raise our voices to support efforts that demand a
change of conditions that lead to domestic violence such as patriarchy, privilege,
racism, sexism, and classism. We are dedicated to supporting survivors and holding
offenders accountable and supporting advocates.
What act did women's movements result in? - Correct answer-Violence Against
Women Act (VAWA) and additional recognition for intimate partner violence
formally known as domestic violence
What is the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)? - Correct answer-is a landmark
piece of legislation that sought to improve criminal justice and community-based
responses to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking in the
United States
What has the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) done? - Correct answer-The
passage of VAWA in 1994 and its reauthorization in 2000, 2005 and 2013, has
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