Which of the following statements about violence is true?
A. The difference between women and men with respect to more "minor" types of physical violence (e.g., slapping, shoving) is not very large; however, women are more likely to be victims of contact and severe violence.
B. Gerald Toobin and colleagues are well known for conducting early scientific surveys on intimate partner violence in the 1970s and 1980s.
C. Most of what we know today about intimate partner violence is based on small samples from isolated case files of social workers, and the police.
D. Almost one quarter of male and female IPV victims experience some form of physical injury related to their experience of violence.
Answer: A
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