Which of the following statements is true of social response to women's victimization?

A. If the community does not intervene when a mother is being abused, the child is more likely to learn self-protection.
B. When a mother does not believe a child reporting an abuse, the child is likely to know it is not her fault.
C. The desire of homeless, abused children to escape violence does not often lead them to protective environments.
D. Homeless children who grew up in communities that normalized violence are least likely to enter an abusive relationship.


Answer: C

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