Violence against women

Domestic violence and abuse can be..

• Psychological and Physical
• Physical and sexual
• Emotional and financial
• All and any of these

Sociologists do not think DV has psychological causes because..

• Its widespread and random
• Its localised and random
• Its widespread and not random
• Its localised and not random

Women are ____ likely to experience abuse

• More
• Less

Two reasons why official statistics on abuse may be unreliable..

• Victims unwilling to report & police want to record
• Victims willing to report but police reluctant to record
• Victims unwilling to report and police reluctant to record

Radical feminists blame DV on

• Patriarchy & culture
• Stress at work
• Social factors
• Poverty

Using spoken or written words to threaten or hurt another person.

• bullying
• verbal abuse
• emotional abuse
• hate crimes

Unwelcomed touching, grabbing, jokes, comments or demands of a sexual nature.

• rape
• dating violence
• sexual harrassment
• bullying

Which of the following are key elements of domestic abuse?

• intimidation

• humiliation

• physical injury

• all of the above

The use of physical force against another person in a way that ends up injuring the person is:

• sexual abuse

• stalking

• physical abuse

• verbal abuse

What is the first step in ending the misery of domestic abuse?

• murder

• recognizing the situation is abusive

• restraining order against the abuse

• communication between partners