An entity that believes that the resource theory provides the best explanation for family abuse and violence is likely to agree with the statement that ________.
A) poverty is the single-best predictor of child abuse and neglect
B) male aggression against women and children are a byproduct of patriarchal societies
C) both assailants and victims tolerate or engage in violent behavior because they believe that the benefits outweigh the costs
D) continuous exposure to abuse and violence during childhood increases the likelihood that a person will be an assailant in adulthood
Question 2
Leslie believes that marriages are not really weaker than they were in the past.
She thinks that the real threats to marriage are social problems such as poverty, discrimination, poor schools, or the lack of social services that families need to remain strong and resilient. Her views represent:
a) the marital decline perspective.
b) the peer marriage perspective.
c) the marriage movement perspective.
d) the vital marriage perspective.
e) the marital resilience perspective.
The Systems in Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Theory
The Bush Family
Example of a family genogram with accompanying legend (symbols used in genograms).
The Cannon-Bard Theory of Emotion
The family described in Example Case 3