A Review of the Research of Violence Within Heterosexual Couples

question 152

Multiple Choice

A review of the research of violence within heterosexual couples finds that

• A) men commit more acts of violence against women than women do against men.
• B) women commit more acts of violence against men than men do against women.
• C) men and women commit severe forms of violence equally, but men commit more acts of violence that are less severe (slapping, pushing).
• D) men and women appear to commit equal numbers of violent acts.

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