Deck 26: Sexual Minorities Jeremy Goldbach and Shannon Dunlap

Question 1

According to this text, what percentage of school-age youth, under 18 years old, self-report as part of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community?

A) 2%
B) 4%
C) 6%
D) 3%

Answer 1

3%

Question 2

What is the age of the persons, making up over 25%, who self-report "unsure" of their sexual orientation?

A) 10-year-olds
B) 15-year-olds
C) 12-year-olds
D) 13-year-olds

Answer 2

12-year-olds

Question 3

Who is the researcher who made the first attempt to identify sexuality along a continuum rather than on a binary?

A) Albert Einstein
B) Alfred Kinsey
C) Sigmund Freud
D) Urie Bronfenbrenner

Answer 3

Alfred Kinsey

Question 4

What biologically defines and describes physiological aspects of the body?

A) Sex
B) Gender
C) Ethnicity
D) Sexuality

Question 5

What is the internal experience of masculinity and femininity?

A) Sex
B) Sexuality
C) Gender
D) Androgyny

Question 6

What riots in 1969 galvanized the modern LGBT movement?

A) San Francisco Riots
B) Stonewall Riots
C) Liberation Riots
D) Harvey Milk Riots

Question 7

What time period saw an increase in the sense of liberation in the LGBT community through a mass movement of people to San Francisco?

A) 1960s
B) 1970s
C) 1980s
D) 1990s

Question 8

What year did the HIV outbreak occur, resulting in its inaccurate description as the "gay cancer," further stigmatizing the LGBT community?

A) 1979
B) 1981
C) 1983
D) 1985

Question 9

Before the term HIV was coined, what was the medical term used to specifically describe this outbreak of Kaposi Sarcoma?

A) Gay Cancer
B) Gay Disease
C) Gay-Related Immune Disorder
D) Gay Venereal Disease

Question 10

What are the two areas that should be included in assessments of sexuality and gender identity?

A) Stigma and discrimination
B) Identification and appearance
C) Homophobia and cultural practices
D) Autonomy and cognition

Question 11

The best approach for working with terminologies for sexual minorities is to avoid assumptions.

Question 12

In the early 1600s, sexual orientation was described in terms of psychology and behavior.

Question 13

Sigmund Freud published work on sexuality and sexual orientation characteristics.

Question 14

When working with sexual minorities in the school setting, social workers should urge students to disclose their identity to other staff and students.

Question 15

During assessment, it is unlikely that a social worker will need to validate a person's identity through the use of gender neutral terminology.

Question 16

Individuals who identify as LGBT experience lower rates of suicidal tendencies than the general population.

Question 17

What are the three dimensions used to define sexual orientation?

Question 18

What three factors are dependent on effective family involvement when engaging them in discussions of a youth's sexual identity?

Question 19

Describe the process of involving parents into assessments and work regarding sexual identity.

Question 20

Identify two contemporary issues experienced by LGBT individuals and how social workers can respond.