True/False Quiz

Please answer all questions


1	The first law against wife beating in the United States was passed in California in 1900.
		A)	True
		B)	False


2	Recent studies show that men are just as likely to be victimized by intimate partners as women.
		A)	True
		B)	False


3	Statistics show that cohabiting women are more likely to experience domestic violence than married women.
		A)	True
		B)	False


4	Based on the currently accepted definition of child abuse, any physical force used on a child, including spanking, would be defined by professionals as abuse.
		A)	True
		B)	False


5	Because of the lasting negative effects of sexual abuse, women who were sexually abused before puberty are less likely to engage in early sexual intercourse and have fewer partners when they do become sexually active.
		A)	True
		B)	False


6	Adults who were abused as children are more likely than the general population to become abusers, but most do not.
		A)	True
		B)	False


7	In general in developing countries, rates of wife abuse are positively correlated with the extent of economic inequality between husband and wives.
		A)	True
		B)	False


8	The liberal political point of view would tend to support the "preserve the family" policies rather than social policies intended to "protect the victim."
		A)	True
		B)	False


9	Research has proven that placing abused children in foster care is always preferable to allowing them to remain at home.
		A)	True
		B)	False


10	The majority of elder abuse is perpetrated by paid attendants and the staff in nursing homes.
		A)	True
		B)	False

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