Question 1

Prostitution is greatest in poor nations, where women have fewer economic opportunities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The weight of evidence indicates that sexual orientation is rooted in:

Accepted Answer

A)   human biology, although social experience plays some role.
B)   how societies construct sexuality.
C)   individual choice.
D)   the way young children are raised.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 3

Heterosexism refers to rejecting or stigmatizing anyone who is not heterosexual.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The campus culture of "hooking up" involves sexual relationships between partners with which of these characteristics?

Accepted Answer

A)   individuals know little about each other
B)   individuals typically have been drinking alcohol
C)   individuals who have no further obligation to each other
D)   All of the above are correct.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 5

Criticism of the social-conflict approach's view of sexuality would include the fact that:

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A)   sexuality is not a power issue for everyone.
B)   U.S. society has taken many steps to reduce gender inequality.
C)   gay people have made great strides toward greater opportunity and social acceptance.
D)   All of the above are correct.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 6

Little or no sexual attraction to people of either sex is called:

Accepted Answer

A)   heterosexuality.
B)   bisexuality.
C)   homosexuality.
D)   asexuality.E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 7

While the sexual revolution increased sexual activity overall, it changed behavior among men more than among women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The region of the world where people make the least use of birth control is North America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The sexual counterrevolution had begun in the United States by:

Accepted Answer

A)   1920.
B)   1960.
C)   1980.
D)   1995.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 10

Read the four statements below. Which statement is NOT consistent with the social-conflict approach?

Accepted Answer

A)   The process of reality construction is highly variable, so that one group's views of sexuality may well differ from another's.
B)   Defining women in sexual terms devalues them, making women into objects of men's interest.
C)   U.S. culture often depicts sexuality in terms of sport and violence, such as when we speak of men "scoring" with women, and men "hitting on" women.
D)   When police enforce laws against prostitution, the person most likely to be arrested is the female prostitute, not her male "client."E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 11

Because U.S. culture discouraged open discussion of sexuality, researchers did not begin to study sexuality until the middle of the twentieth century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

State two common myths about rape. Explain why these beliefs are wrong.

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Question 13

There are few areas of life in which sexuality does not play some part.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The abortion debate is about nothing other than the question of when life begins.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which theoretical approach rests on the idea that society needs to regulate human sexuality?

Accepted Answer

A)   the structural-functional approach
B)   the symbolic-interaction approach
C)   the social-conflict approach
D)   queer theoryE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 16

Which theoretical approach points to the ways in which sexuality is linked to social inequality?

Accepted Answer

A)   the structural-functional approach
B)   the symbolic-interaction approach
C)   the social-conflict approach
D)   All of the above are correct.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 17

Thinking about the Laumann study of sexual patterns among U.S. adults, which of the following would be correct in claiming?

Accepted Answer

A)   Over a lifetime, almost everyone has about the same amount of sexual experience.
B)   Single people have more sex than married people.
C)   There are striking differences in sexual experience within the U.S. population.
D)   in the age of AIDS, almost all sex is limited to married partners.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

Sexual attraction to people of both sexes is called:

Accepted Answer

A)   heterosexuality.
B)   bisexuality.
C)   homosexuality.
D)   asexuality.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

Which concept refers to genitals that distinguish females and males?

Accepted Answer

A)   gender
B)   primary sex characteristics
C)   secondary sex characteristics
D)   sexual chromosomesE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 20

Which theoretical approach rests on the idea that society needs to regulate human sexuality?

Accepted Answer

A)   the structural-functional approach
B)   the symbolic-interaction approach
C)   the social-conflict approach
D)   queer theoryE) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

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