Chapter 11 Quiz

How is situational couple violence distinct from intimate terrorism?

Which of the following is not consistent with one of the propositions of family development theory:

Family development is a group process regulated by societal norms and group sequencing norms
Individuals systematically deviate from institutional family norms to adjust their behaviour to other institutional norms
Interactions within the family group are regulated by individual norms that construct family norms
Within the family group, family members create internal family norms

According to Hill, stressors are:

What are the three important dimensions of family functioning on which the circumplex model is based?

How is fatal attraction defined in sociological terms?

It occurs when someone is attracted to a certain quality or characteristic in his or her partner that ends up being a major irritant
It refers to a sense of foreshadowing rather than deadliness
It is experienced more commonly by women
All of the above

What factor increases the chance that a woman’s first sexual experience was involuntary?

What reason is proposed for the higher rates of marriage dissolution among couples who cohabited before marriage?

Couples who cohabit before marriage generally are less happy than those who date before marriage
Couples who cohabit before marriage are more likely to tire of one another sooner
Couples who cohabit before marriage hold less traditional values and are therefore more open to divorce
Couples with more risks who cohabit may be more likely to marry than if they were only dating

Which type of spouse is most likely to be unhappy?

What variable may most influence the effects of corporal punishment?

Which of the following describes a research finding relating to the effects of prolonged family dysfunction: