Family and relationship violence Exam 1 Questions Answered And Graded
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Kentucky definition of violence &abuse - Correct Answer Domestic violence and abuse:" physical injury,
serious physical injury, sexual abuse, assault, or
infliction of fear of imminent physical injury, serious
physical injury, sexual abuse, or assault between
family members or members of an un...
Family and relationship violence
Exam 1 Questions Answered And
Graded
Kentucky definition of violence &abuse - Correct Answer Domestic violence and abuse:" physical injury,
serious physical injury, sexual abuse, assault, or
infliction of fear of imminent physical injury, serious
physical injury, sexual abuse, or assault between
family members or members of an unmarried
couple
What is patriarchy? - Correct Answer Social system that recognizes dominance of men over women
Typically strengthened by law, customs and
religion
Patriarchy term today describes inequity of
power between men and women
general characteristics of power/violence in families and societies during various time periods: Roman
Empire, Christian Era, British Common Law, and French Law - Correct Answer Roman:Male head of
family had full rights and powers over wife, children, and descendants
Women, children, and slaves were property
Could be sold or bought
Harm to woman seen as offence to husband (or
father, if unmarried), but not the victim
Husbands or fathers responsible for punishment
of women
Only man could divorce (for adultery, magic,
drunkenness
,christian:Embraced subordination of wives to husbands
Biblical interpretation
Male supremacy supported unconditionally
Example of Constantine (A.D. 298) ordering
execution of own wife for possible adultery
British Common Law: Women and children not viewed as property (but
still treated same as in earlier civilizations)
Woman's legal existence ceased as marriage
Consolidated under husband; she performs under
"wing, protection, and cover" of husband (Ulrich, 1991)
Physical force and chastisement accepted
Beating not allowed
Admonition and confinement were OK
French:Declaration of Rights of Man: women inferior to men
Declaration of Rights of Women (1791) - author
tried for treason and executed
Napoleonic Code: women as legal minors for life
Wives allowed to be beaten, punched, or permanently disfigured
Examples: pushing to ground, hitting to face, breaking of nose
Murder not allowed, but pretty much everything else was
Napoleonic Code influenced French, Swiss, Italian,German law
What characterized views on family violence during the Puritan/Early America time period and how was
it different from previous time periods? - Correct Answer Patriarchy still going strong
Violent husbands charged with breach of peace;
must post bond or pledge good behavior
Similar to modern day restraining order
,English Puritan ministers (A.D. 1600) spoke against
wife beating; brought objection to America
Intimate partner violence (IPV) was prohibited, but
patriarchal rule and protection persisted
Puritan legal sanctions were not seen as challenge to
patriarchal order—rather mechanism of social
control
How was family violence viewed in society and the courts/law in the U.S. from during the 1600-1800's? -
Correct Answer Fallout from American Revolution reduced
government intervention in family affairs
Led to legal acceptance of wife beating
From 1633-1802, only 12 cases of IPV prosecuted
1824 Bradley vs. State (of Mississippi)
Court upheld husband's right of "moderate chastisement"
Men shouldn't be prosecuted for what today we call
assault and battery
1870 Fulgham vs. State (of Alabama)
First state to rescind husbands rights to beat wife
Made wife beating illegal (most states then adopted this)
Concern over child maltreatment increased
By end of 1800's, "breach of peace" for beating
your wife only involved public places (not inside
homes)
general characteristics and legal resolutions associated with African Americans and Native Americans in
U.S. history - Correct Answer Black women often lacked patriarchal protection
No laws allowing slave marriage
South Carolina first state to allow African Americans
marriages unconstitutional (16 states still had them)
U.S. History - Native American Families
Many cultures were matriarchal, not always patriarchal
Women owned land and livestock
Eventually colonists views eroded matriarchy
Society became increasingly masculine
Europeans didn't like that children given affection and
were valued
Kids should be spanked or beaten as punishment
Children forced to attend boarding schools
abuse allowed
children learned violence as acceptable methods
Abuse of women and children increased
What is wife battering?
when did it come to the forefront of social issues in the United States? - Correct Answer Came to the
forefront of social issues in 1960s
general characteristics and outcomes of early studies of intimate partner violence in the U.S. (e.g.,
Behind Closed Doors, Minneapolis Domestic Violence Experiment) - Correct Answer Behind Closed
Doors (1980)
First national study of domestic violence
Found partners in 1 of 6 houses strike each other
Found little difference of rate of violence between
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