When we compare reports by adults of their own childhood ...

[berenicecastro]

When we compare reports by adults of their own childhood experiences with those of parents reporting on their own behavior with their children,
 
  a. current parents report greater use of physical violence.
  b. adults reporting their childhood experiences report seven times more physical abuse than current parents.
  c. researchers document a trend toward more frequent use of minor violence.
  d. researchers document a trend towards more severe violence.

Question 2

Ferraro and Johnson (cited by Aulette) interviewed 120 battered women who passed through a shelter and asked them how they decided to leave the batterers. They found six factors that served as a catalyst for making the change.
 
  These include all of the following EXCEPT:
  a. change in a woman's resources  getting a job or access to a shelter.
  b. despair  the disappearance of hope that things would get better.
  c. change in the level of violence  either increased abuse or a change they perceived as a threat to their lives.
  d. support from the legal system  the arrests of their husbands and the judicial treatment of the battering as a crime.

[sierrahalpin]

Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

d

[berenicecastro]

Excellent

[olderstudent]

Gracias!