Deck 8: Gay Americans

Question 1

Which of the following is a type of inmate who rapes others in an attempt to gain control over them

A) Punks
B) Queens
C) Jocker
D) Fish

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which of the following are reasons cited as an explanation for the increased rate of homosexuality in prison

A) overcrowding
B) idleness
C) deprivation
D) all the above

Answer 2

D

Question 3

What are some of the issues that correctional institutions must face with regard to homosexual activity

A) conjugal visits
B) the distribution of condoms
C) HIV/AIDS
D) all the above

Answer 3

D

Question 4

The homosexual advance theory says that

A) gays can climb the social ladder if they act "straight"
B) the legal responsibility for a crime such as murder is decreased because of the emotions surrounding a proposition of a heterosexual man by a gay one
C) gays cannot commit crimes against one another
D) none of the above

Question 5

Gay officers

A) are increasingly finding their work environment a hostile one
B) have few legal resources when being harassed by coworkers
C) are being recognized by departments as valuable resources
D) none of the above

Question 6

Many gay police officers still encounter

A) fear in "coming out" about their identities
B) harassment by coworkers
C) an unwillingness by colleagues to "back them up" in dangerous situations
D) all the above

Question 7

Some experts argue that hate crime legislation

A) is necessary to preserve and protect groups that cannot protect themselves
B) are not needed since other laws already exist that would encompass hate crimes
C) argue that by calling attention to it as a hate crime, special consideration is given
D) all the above

Question 8

In general, a hate crime has the following characteristic

A) anti-Black
B) anti-Jewish
C) anti-male homosexual bias
D) all the above

Question 9

The threat of the AIDS epidemic in the early 1980s

A) decreased anti-gay groups' efforts against homosexuals
B) divided the homosexual community
C) was actually instrumental in shaping and changing the gay rights movement
D) none of the above

Question 10

The medical model towards homosexuality became popular because of

A) the development of psychiatry and considering homosexuality as a form of mental illness
B) many states enacted sexual psychopath laws to regulate consensual sex among same-sex partners
C) district attorneys often used the sexual psychopath laws to criminally prosecute them
D) all the above

Question 11

Americans are about evenly divided on the issue of same/sex marriage between consenting adults.

Question 12

One of the problems of defining homosexuality is found in the distinction between people's behavior and their identities.

Question 13

Determining one's sexual orientation is not simply a matter of observing one's behavior since there is evidence that many heterosexuals have had homosexual encounters and vice versa.

Question 14

The general pattern of how American culture has perceived homosexuality over the sweep of history is best summarized by a transition from sinful conduct to a disease model to the development of gay identities.

Question 15

The Stonewall incident also spawned the "Gay Power" movement: a massive grassroots gay liberation movement, similar to that of Blacks, women, and college students of the 1960s.

Question 16

Data from the Uniform Crime reports shows that hate crimes against a person's based on sexual orientation, make up about 50% of the incidents filed with police.

Question 17

Almost two thirds of hate crimes based on sexual orientation were biased against male homosexuals.

Question 18

More recently, many police departments, who had previously refused to hire known homosexuals, began to develop programs to address their needs.

Question 19

The U.S. Supreme Court paved the way for openly gay police officers when it struck down an anti-sodomy law in 2003.

Question 20

The homosexual advance theory, is a legal defense in which courts allow a non-violent homosexual advance to constitute sufficient provocation to kill in the heat of passion, thus mitigating murder to manslaughter.

Question 21

Prisonization is a social and physical transformation of an individual in an effort to compensate for the pains of imprisonment, one of which relates to sexual behavior. Being deprived of heterosexual outlets leads a male inmate to find ways to alleviate the stress associated with it.

Question 22

The research on situational homosexual behavior indicates that men in single sex environments such as the military, correctional institutions, boarding schools, or remote work sites have been known to engage in sexual activities with one another yet maintain a heterosexual identity.

Question 23

For courts, an important issue surrounding homosexuality is ___________

Question 24

The majority of hate crimes consist of _____________ .

Question 25

__________ is a social and physical transformation of an individual in an effort to compensate for the pains of imprisonment.

Question 26

Almost __________ of hate crimes based on sexual orientation were biased against male homosexuals.

Question 27

__________ also spawned the "Gay Power" movement.

Question 28

The __________ is a legal defense in which courts allow a non-violent homosexual advance to constitute sufficient provocation to kill in the heat of passion.

Question 29

Americans are _________on the issue of same/sex marriage between consenting adults.

Question 30

Which of the following is a type of inmate who rapes others in an attempt to gain control over them _______.

Question 31

_____ is often cited as an explanation for the increased rate of homosexuality in prison.

Question 32

The U.S. Supreme Court paved the way for openly gay police officers when it struck down an __________ in 2003.