Author Question: The husband had been very tense all week. His spouse, who is a housewife, knew things were not going ... (Read 56 times)

Shelles · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

The husband had been very tense all week. His spouse, who is a housewife, knew things were not going well at work. She was really scared he would be laid off. It was hard for him to find jobs because he had never finished high school and did not really

have any skills. Still, she was surprised when that night he picked up his supper plate and threw it against the wall. He screamed, You can't even cook decently What might the wife expect her husband to do next?

A. Apologize profusely after he calms down.
B. Ask her to go to work to improve their economic prospects.
C. Be fired when his anger flares at work.
D. Return to school to improve his employment prospects.

Question 2

What are the relationships between socioeconomic class and intimate partner abuse? Select all that apply.

A. Abuse is prevalent at all income levels in the United States.
B. Abuse is most common at the middle socioeconomic level.
C. Families below the poverty level are at greater risk for intimate partner violence.
D. High socioeconomic level families are more comfortable and competent at covering up abuse.
E. Since people are able to learn, intimate partner abuse is less common between second-marriage couples.
F. There is no relationship between socioeconomic class and intimate partner abuse.