Deck 8: Sexuality

Question 1

The social constructionist perspective on sexuality focuses on all the following, except

A) The historical and cultural context in which sexuality is learned and practiced
B) The way societies organize sexual desires, behaviors, and identities into approved patterns
C) The need for men to be certain that they are the fathers of offspring
D) The way societies organize sexual desires, behaviors, and identities into tabooed, stigmatized and punished patterns

Answer 1

The need for men to be certain that they are the fathers of offspring

Question 2

The sexual revolution of the 1960s and 1970s failed to:

A) Increase willingness to discuss sex openly
B) Eliminate the double standard rule
C) Increase tolerance for premarital sex
D) Bring female levels of premarital and even extramarital sexual behavior closer to that of males

Answer 2

Eliminate the double standard rule

Question 3

The Madonna-Whore dichotomy

A) Is the result of the sexual revolution
B) Dates back to the Middle ages
C) Is evident in industrialized societies only
D) Applies to unmarried women

Answer 3

Dates back to the Middle ages

Question 4

____________ is a double standard related strand.

A) The missing discourse of desire
B) Sexual scripts
C) The prizing of female virginity
D) The prizing of male fidelity

Question 5

Rich (1980) argues that heterosexuality

A) Has been forcefully imposed on women
B) Is a form of violence against women
C) Ensures male rights of physical, economic, and emotional access
D) All of the above

Question 6

In Western societies, "having sex" usually refers exclusively to:

A) Vaginal intercourse
B) Hugging and kissing and touching
C) Masturbation
D) All of the above

Question 7

By focusing on date rape and teen pregnancy, Fine (1980) claims that our society

A) Ignores girls' sexual anxiety
B) Ignores girls' desire for romance
C) Leaves little room for sexual desire
D) Leaves little room for focusing on outcomes

Question 8

An example of a sexual script in our society is:

A) Eric has sex only when it is true love
B) Erica initiates sex on her first date
C) Eric falls in love and enters the romance and marriage market
D) Erica falls in love and enters the romance and marriage market

Question 9

"Seeking an attractive, petite, and caring companion" is a personal ad that, according to your text, is most probably placed by a:

A) Heterosexual woman
B) Lesbian woman
C) Heterosexual man
D) Homosexual man

Question 10

The Kinsey study was considered groundbreaking because it:

A) Included females and males
B) Utilized true scientific methodology including random sample and random assignment
C) Described a sexually permissive society in which masturbation and homosexual acts were far more common
D) Represented various groups of people such as the elderly, ethnic and religious minorities, and individuals with disabilities

Question 11

The Kinsey study found evidence that:

A) There are only minor variations across race and ethnicity when it comes to sexual scripts
B) Sex before marriage is uncommon in females
C) Sex in marriage is rated as highly pleasurable by men and women
D) Sexual pleasure is positively correlated with open communication about sexual needs and feelings

Question 12

According to Freud, gay sexual orientation is the result of

A) Problematic psychosocial development
B) Fixation at the phallic stage
C) Failure to resolve Oedipus complex
D) All of the above

Question 13

The sexual act that is common yet stigmatized is:

A) Anal sex
B) Oral sex
C) Masturbation
D) Intercourse

Question 14

During vasocongestion

A) Myotonia reaches a peak level and women and men are highly sexually aroused
B) Blood rapidly flows to the sexual organs
C) In men, the testes become elevated
D) In women, the outer third of the vagina becomes engorged with blood and the vaginal opening narrows.

Question 15

Maters and Johnson described four stages of physiological sexual responsiveness in the following sequence:

A) Excitement, orgasm, resolution, plateau
B) Excitement, plateau, orgasm, resolution
C) Excitement, orgasm, plateau, resolution
D) Excitement, resolution, plateau, orgasm

Question 16

The refractory period is when

A) Males are physiologically unable to experience erection and orgasm
B) Females are physiologically unable to experience erection and orgasm
C) Males are physiologically able to experience multiple orgasms
D) Females are physiologically unable to experience multiple orgasms.

Question 17

During the_____________ phase, the outer third of the vagina becomesengorged with blood, the vaginal opening narrows, and the clitoris shortens.

A) Orgasm
B) Excitement
C) Resolution
D) Plateau

Question 18

The anatomical structure that is believed to cause ejaculation in females is

A) The G-Spot
B) The clitoris
C) The prostate
D) The vagina

Question 19

Research shows that gender differences in sexual attitudes and behaviors are evident only in:

A) Acceptance of homosexuality
B) Sexual desires and denial of extramarital sex
C) Frequency of masturbation and acceptance of casual sex
D) Date of first intercourse and acceptance of premarital sex

Question 20

Masters and Johnson's studies of sexuality were different from others because they:

A) Focused on both women and men
B) Used a comprehensive questionnaire that included homosexual attitudes
C) Explored both normal and abnormal sexual behaviors
D) Measured the physiology of sexual responses

Question 21

Compare and contrast the Kinsey and the Hunt's Playboy studies, and discuss their implications in our society.

Question 22

What are the main differences in women's and men's attitudes towards sex and sexual behaviors according to available research?

Question 23

What are the main problems that homosexual females and males face in our society?

Question 24

What are sexual scripts and how do they influence women's and men's attitudes towards sex? Give examples.

Question 25

Define and give examples of each of the following:
•The double standard phenomenon
•The Madonna-whore dichotomy
•The missing discourse of desire
•Sexual scripts