HEED 3305 Chapter 13+14+15

About __________ of adult and adolescent people in the United States have recently used an illegal drug.

9%

In the United States, women are most likely to be the sole income earners in:

African-American families.

What percent of women in the workforce have young children?

70%

In the United States, women make about how many cents for every dollar earned by men working in similar positions?

81

Which of the following characteristics puts a woman at a higher-than-average risk of being a victim of domestic abuse? A. Being a first-generation immigrant B. Being a high school dropout C. Being from upper- and upper-middle income households D. All of these are correct.

A. Being a first-generation immigrant

Which of the following statements about stalking is true? A. Most men who stalk their former or current wives or live-in partners also physically assault their victims at some point. B. Stalking behavior performed over the Internet rarely graduates into physical or offline stalking. C. All of these are correct. D. A majority of stalking cases begin through the Internet.

A. Most men who stalk their former or current wives or live-in partners also physically assault their victims at some point.

Which of the following statements is true? A. The average income for a woman with a high school diploma is higher than women without diplomas, but having a college degree does not substantially improve average income. B. All of these are correct. C. More than one-fourth of families maintained by women live below the poverty line. D. About one-third of working women do not receive paid sick or family leave or childcare benefits.

D. About one-third of working women do not receive paid sick or family leave or childcare benefits. (This answer is incorrect)

Which of the following means the same thing as "battering"?

Domestic violence

Women are more likely to be injured on the job than men.

False

What is the most common way of taking drugs?

Orally

Texas, Utah, and Alabama do not legally recognize rape within marriage as a crime.

False

The "sticky floor" refers to practices that keep highly qualified women from reaching well-paying, leadership positions.

False

Compared to men, women are less likely to drink alcohol.

True

Teenagers who try electronic cigarettes are more likely to consider smoking tobacco cigarettes in the future.

True

Which group of women has faced the highest rates of unemployment?

Women aged 16 to 24

Sexual trafficking and female genital mutilation are examples of:

collective violence.

Which of the following statements concerning alcohol use is true? A. Some alcoholics develop a condition in which they get drunk after consuming only a small amount of alcohol. B. In addition to differences in weight, men and women appear to metabolize alcohol at different rates. C. Moderate drinking does not appear to provide health benefits. D. All of these are correct.

D. All of these are correct.

25% of female high school students have tried smoking at some point.

True

About 60% of U.S. women older than 16 years are either currently employed or looking for work.

True

About one-third of rapes take place during the day (between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.).

True

Battering during pregnancy is linked to an increased risk of miscarriage, premature labor, and low birthweight.

True

People who sexually harass others at work are most likely to be in positions of higher power than their victims.

True

Women are more likely than men to develop carpal tunnel syndrome or repetitive motion injuries.

True

Women who smoke heavily will tend to have earlier menopause than women who smoke only occasionally.

True

Women with college degrees earn more money than other women and are more likely to be employed.

True

In the 1950s and 1960s, doctors often prescribed __________ to many middle-class women to help them deal with stress.

anti-anxiety drugs

Acts of self-mutilation are, in fact, suicide attempts.

False

Carbon monoxide is the main addictive substance in tobacco.

False

If you are dealing with someone who has had too much to drink, you should give the person a cold shower to wake him or her up or try to induce vomiting.

False

Women who are sexually harassed in the workplace are legally obligated to speak with their harasser before taking additional actions.

False