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CFS 2700 FINAL Exam 2024/2025 Question And
Answer Verified Exam Score A
common couple violence usually erupts during an argument and does not result in serious injury intimate terror one partner tries to dominate and control the other violent resistance "self defense" violence; usually perpetrated by women mutual violent control Both partners are trying to violently control each other intimacy family factor
- more likely to react emotionally and with conflict when spouse/child acts in undesirable way
right to influence family factor
- culturally accepted that have right to influence
- as part of caring
- "punish for own good" modeling family factor
- if witness domestic violence or physically abused as child
- 90% of pop will abuse their future children
- teaches those who love you will hit you
- link bw love, intimacy, and violence lack of support family factor
- from community/ extended family
- leads to greater stress qualities that can lead to stress:
- colicky ( cannot be consoled)
- disability
women abuse
- self defense
- retaliation
- anger/ frustration
- more severe injuries dating violence far more likely to be reciprocated by jealousy and rejection marital violence violence may stem from domestic issues such as housekeeping or child rearing Why people stay in abusive relationships
- fear of loneliness
- love
- children need father
- duty and responsibility
- religious reasons
- view violence as legitimate
- guilt, pity, shame
- fear for her life
- economic dependence
- learned helplessness child abuse and neglect
- not recognized as a serious problem in U.S until 1960's
- various aspects of child maltreatment: neglect physical abuse emotional abuse sexual abuse neglect failing to meet a childs basic needs
- food
- education
- extra-familial or interfamilial interfamilial incest- blood and step relatives father- daughter sexual abuse
- generally agreed that the most traumatic form of sexual victimization sibling sexual abuse More common than abuse committed by adults Initial effects of child sexual abuse
- PTSD
- emotional disturbances
- social disturbances
- physical consequences
- sexual disturbances
long term effects of child sexual abuse
- betrayal
- lack of trust w others
- powerlessness
- low self image
- lack of clear boundaries with self and others
- greater anxiety
- engage in more frequent sex
- may effect intimate relationship parental characteristics of abusing children
- abusive parent was abused
- believes corporal discipline child
- unrealistic expectations of child
- certain personality traits
- strain of marital relationship
- substance abuse
hidden victims of family violence elder abuse under-reported hidden victims of family violence parents as victims both boys and girls are more likely to be violent towards mothers younger children more likely to hit a parent hidden victims of family violence between siblings most common form of family violence Increase in divorce- economic factors
- decreased economic interdependence
- traditionally fam was self sufficient productive unit
- each role was needed for survival increase divorce - women employed outside home
- higher divorce rate
- gave unhappily married women economic power and interdependence to leave increase divorce - divorce models
- more socially acceptable
- used to be a stigma increase divorce - fewer moral and religious sanctions
- churches dont promote divorce, but effort to help couples having difficulty
- more churches acknowledge can be healthy alternative increase divorce- increase in individualistic values
- US values personal freedom/happiness/fulfillment
- so if not happy, then leave increase divorce- expectation to high " soul mate"
- higher divorce if baby
- especially if younger life course factors affecting divorce- cohabitation living together before marriage life course factors affecting divorce- remarriage
- would think would learn from mistakes
- "kinds or people" - marrying same type of people
- ex level of edu, personality violence an act carried out with the intention of perceived intention of causing physical pain or injury to another person abuse acts of violence as well as neglect, verbal, sexual and emotional harm (broader)
sexual abuse is likely the most prevalent health problem children face with the most serious array of consequences reasons violence and abuse occur
- cultural norms
- structural stress
- inequality
- media cultural norms
- "spare the rod spoil the child"
- "boys will be boys"
- "real men" are aggressive
- " put her in her place"
- Rape Culture
increased risk for child abuse for families that are under a lot of stress
- unemployment
- poor health
- little child care/ medical care social learning model People learn to be violent from society and their families
- children become violent due to: victims of abuse, and witness abuse life course factors affecting divorce- intergenorational trasnmission
- if own parents divorced, more likely to divorce
- highly likely if both partners parents are divorced 6 stations of divorce shift focus from relationship to separating from partner
- difficult and painful but a lot of growth can happen emotional divorce
- shift from + and - emotions or indifference
- decrease intimacy
- decrease sex frequency
- fight
- stop being friends legal divorce the court-ordered termination of a marriage
- need legal to dissolve
- allows to remarry economic divorce settlement of property- who gets what
- threat of declining living standards (especially for women) coparental divorce decisions about child custody, single parenting, and visitation rights
psychological consequences of divorce - the "left "
- more vulnerable to depression - bc wasnt their choice/ didnt see it coming
- think more about divorce Kramer vs. Kramer 1979: Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep
- woman leaves and doesnt want custody of child
- was against gender roles of the time psychological consequences of divorce for women
- better off emotionally after
- stronger network of support
- move into independent roles
- higher self esteem and confidence psychological consequences of divorce for men
- more likely to date and remarry quickly
- on average compared to marrieds: more stress, unhappy, isolated
- but some experience consequences
- personal growth, greater autonomy and self confidence financial consequences of divorce
- women tend to suffer greater consequences
- make less $ than former spouse
- limited job opportunities during marriage- skills outdated
- typically have custody
- may not receive/ have adequate child support/ payment single-parent families
- increased and continue to grow
- no other type has increased number rapidly
- not always adequately understood
- single fathers often overlooked
