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Distinguish between primary sex characteristics and secondary sex characteristics.

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Question 2

"Seeing Sociology in the News" on

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A)   no one is still a virgin by the time they reach college age.
B)   college campuses are like an episode of "Girls Gone Wild."
C)   college students are horny and having more sex than anyone could have imagined!
D)   while college students are publicly documenting their sex lives more than ever, coeds have less sex than is commonly thought.E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 3

Based on what you know about the history of human sexuality, once a society gains birth-control technology:

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A)   social control of sexuality becomes more strict.
B)   families, rather than individuals, make choices about sexual partners.
C)   social norms regarding sexuality become more permissive.
D)   the incest taboo no longer is observed.E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 4

Although there is a human "sex drive," our biology does not dictate any specific ways of being sexual.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What are the traits of the campus culture of "hooking up"?

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Despite the widespread image of "swinging singles," married people have sex with their partners more often than singles.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Primary sex characteristics refer to reproductive organs.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Prostitution is regarded by many people in the United States as a:

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A)   victimless crime.
B)   corporate crime.
C)   crime against the person.
D)   white-collar crime.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 9

Which one of the following statements about rape is NOT True?

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A)   Many rapes are not reported to the police.
B)   Official rape statistics include only victims who are women.
C)   In most cases of rape, the victim does not know the attacker.
D)   Most men who rape men are not homosexual.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 10

The effect of the sexual counterrevolution was:

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A)   to keep sex only within marriage.
B)   to encourage people to limit their number of sexual partners or, in some cases, to abstain from sex entirely.
C)   to finally close the historical "double standard."
D)   to discourage the use of birth control technology.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 11

The importance of Alfred Kinsey's research on sexuality in the United States was:

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A)   making sexuality a focus of scientific study.
B)   showing that people were less conventional than most people thought.
C)   encouraging a greater openness towards sexuality.
D)   All of the above are correct.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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