According to Michael P. Johnson (2008, 2011, 2012), which of the following statements is true of situational couple violence?

A. In this type of domestic violence, men are the aggressors and is most often gender specific.
B. This type of domestic violence is often frequent and brutal.
C. In this type of domestic violence, the aggressor is equally likely to be male or female.
D. This type of domestic violence occurs when a person inflicts harm on her or his partner in resisting assaults.


Answer: C

Sociology

You might also like to view...

Since the 1950s, the number of people locked away in mental institutions has __________

A) increased B) decreased C) remained the same D) been impossible to track

Sociology

__________ is comparable to the history of negation by the tobacco industry of the link between smoking and cancer, something we have consensus about today.

A) Environmental justice B) The tragedy of the commons C) Climate change denial D) Environmental racism

Sociology

About _____ of women aged 65 or older are poor, compared to _____ of men

a. 5%; 2% b. 11%; 6% c. 20%; 11% d. 33%; 41%

Sociology

_____ theory proposes that countries pass through a consistent sequence of population patterns linked to the degree of development in the society and culminating in relatively low birthrates and death rates.

A. Malthusian B. Demographic transition C. Zero population growth D. Population transition

Sociology