Deck 17: Sex for Sale

Question 1

Often the only way for people in third-world countries to earn money is to work in the sex tourism industry.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

In the beginning hard-core films were made primarily for theatre audiences,while today most are being made for appearance on MuchMusic.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Prostitution has NEVER been legal in Canada.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

One of the areas where a very large increase in erotic and pornographic videos has occurred is the "amateur" video-home-made porn.

Question 5

A typical X-rated film star makes $25,000 to $100,000 per film.

Question 6

Most adult sex workers in Canada work for a pimp.

Question 7

In a Vancouver study,about half of johns had a regular sex partner or spouse and were in happy relationships.

Question 8

Men with lower IQ's are more susceptible to the effects of violent pornography.

Question 9

Men who are younger and non-white are more likely to report viewing X-rated movie.

Question 10

There is not much variation in sex workers and their reasons for becoming a sex worker.A prostitute is a commercial sex worker,period.

Question 11

The circulation numbers of pornographic magazines such as Playboy,Playgirl,Hustler,and Penthouse are in the millions each month.

Question 12

Studies showing a link between abuse as a child and later employment as a sex worker have serious flaws: there is currently no clear evidence of a link.

Question 13

The psychological and physical well-being of sex workers is dependent on a number of characteristics including their past history,current drug abuse,and type of sex work.

Question 14

One positive aspect of third-party people involved in sex work (e.g.,pimp,manager)is that they often provide protection for the sex workers.

Question 15

Those sex workers who reported the lowest well-being are those who became a sex worker after having experienced a history of victimization and trauma.

Question 16

Men who use sex worker services are almost all addicted to sex.

Question 17

Electronic porn,for the most part,really should not be a cause of concern because of the controls that most companies place on web sites and the fact the use of the computer itself is not that intellectually and emotionally engrossing.

Question 18

At the lowest end of the status hierarchy among sex workers is the streetwalker.

Question 19

Most clients of male sex workers are also male.

Question 20

A problem with the laws in Canada is that prostitution is not illegal itself but there are no legal ways of being a sex worker.

Question 21

What is the name of the legislation the government passed in 2014 that relates to sex work?

A)Protection of Exploited Persons Act
B)Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act
C)The Sex Workers Protection and Exploited Persons Act
D)The Sex Workers Protection Act

Question 22

What percentage of sex workers entered the trade when they were under 18- years-old according to a 2014 Vancouver research study of 508 sex workers?

A)18 percent
B)28 percent
C)38 percent
D)48 percent

Question 23

Electronic pornography is highly prone to producing sexual compulsions.Most studies find at least 50% of those who use the Internet to access pornography become addicted.

Question 24

These sex workers (women)work in regular shifts.They provide sexual gratification on an hourly basis,servicing clients who come to the apartment with the costs in major cities running about $150-$200 an hour.We are talking about women working through

A)call-girl services
B)in-call services
C)out-call services
D)escort services

Question 25

The kind of sex worker most likely to impose a time restriction upon her customer is the

A)escort
B)call girl
C)in-call services/brothel worker
D)streetwalker

Question 26

Which description defines prostitution in Canada today?

A)Legal only in the Atlantic Provinces.
B)Legal only in Quebec.
C)Legal only with a license.
D)Not illegal.

Question 27

A 2014 Vancouver research study of 508 sex workers found that those who entered the trade who when they were under 18- years-old were born in which country?

A)Bulgaria
B)Canada
C)China
D)Russia

Question 28

In what year did the Supreme Court of Canada strike down Canada's prostitution laws as violating the Charter of Rights and Freedoms?

A)1999
B)2010
C)2013
D)2015

Question 29

In some ways,sex has been revolutionized by the creation of the Internet in the sense that you no longer need to be physically present with others to carry out just about any kind of sexual activity.

Question 30

Which of the following activities related to prostitution is illegal in Canada?

A)Paying a female to have sexual intercourse.
B)Paying a male to have anal intercourse.
C)Living on money made through prostitution.
D)Being paid by a female to have oral intercourse.

Question 31

Carolyn grew up in a middle-class home and completed a degree in a university.After school she needed money to pay off debt so she became a sex worker.She is now one of the most expensive and elite sex workers.What kind of sex worker is she?

A)A call girl.
B)A streetwalker.
C)Someone who works for sex in-call services.
D)A woman who works in a sex massage parlour.

Question 32

The ______ is the type of sex worker that has the most control over her customers and the situation in which she has sex.

A)baby pro
B)call girl
C)streetwalker
D)brothel sex worker

Question 33

In the late 1800s and early 1900s,where was the most likely place to find a sex worker?

A)In a massage parlour.
B)In a brothel.
C)The home of their pimp.
D)At businesses and other places of employment.

Question 34

Angela believes that the government should regulate prostitution to help protect sex workers from violence and assault.Angela's beliefs reflect which argument?

A)Health care insurance for sex workers.
B)Abolishment of prostitution.
C)The criminalization of prostitution-related activities.
D)The decriminalization and/or legalization of prostitution-related activities.

Question 35

Brothels are being replaced by

A)adult motels.
B)the VCR.
C)swinging clubs for "liberated" couples.
D)in-call services.

Question 36

According to a 2016 Angus Reid poll,what percent of Canadians believe that buying sex is morally wrong?

A)30%
B)45%
C)55%
D)65%

Question 37

What belief does the movement to unionize sex workers reflect?

A)Sex work is a trade and should be treated like all other trades.
B)Sex workers' rights are not going to move forward without unionization.
C)A union for sex workers would protect them from pimps.
D)To legalize sex work,we must first legalize sex worker unions.

Question 38

Which statement describes how the laws around prostitution are enforced in Canada?

A)Police officers equally pose as male and female sex workers in order to lay charges.
B)Female sex workers are disproportionately charged.
C)People working in services off the street receive more charges than those working on the street.
D)Customers are charged more often than are sex workers.

Question 39

In which year did the Parliament pass specific legislation prohibiting the purchase of sexual services from someone under 18 years old?

A)1968
B)1978
C)1988
D)1998

Question 40

Which offence in the Criminal Code of Canada that applies to prostitution was deemed to be unconstitutional by an Ontario Superior Court judge in 2010?

A)Communication offences.
B)Keeping a common bawdy house.
C)Procuring.
D)Massage parlour offences.

Question 41

In Kinsey's study in the late 1940s,what percent of white males had some experience with a sex worker?

A)98
B)85
C)75
D)69

Question 42

Helena and Chantrea are both sex workers.Helena works for herself,decides who her clients are and how much to charge.Chantrea was brought to Canada by her pimp who decides where,when,and how she will work.Chantrea wants to work for herself but is afraid that she will be beaten or even killed if she tries.Chantrea's condition suggests that she is a

A)streetwalker.
B)call girl.
C)sex worker at a massage parlour.
D)victim of sex trafficking.

Question 43

One reason some prostitutes give for becoming a sex worker is

A)liking violent sex with a number of partners.
B)liking their 'johns,' who become like family.
C)the desire for money,material goods,and an exciting lifestyle.
D)to have a baby without getting married.

Question 44

This person is usually quite intelligent,has excellent financial skills and manages either call girls or sex workers coordinating their efforts through a brothel or an escort service.This person is

A)a sex worker
B)a madam
C)a pimp
D)a panderer

Question 45

Which type of service is typically the safest for the commercial sex worker?

A)Working for an escort service.
B)Being a call-girl.
C)Being a streetwalker.
D)Working for an out-call service.

Question 46

Your text explains the ______ in the percent of males patronizing sex workers between 1948 and 1992 as a likely side-effect of _______.

A)increase;Viagra usage
B)increase;increased divorce rates
C)decrease;increased non-marital and casual sex
D)decrease;decreased numbers of sex-workers

Question 47

Jill is a streetwalker.She financially supports her _________ who is also her companion and master.

A)pimp
B)agent
C)panderer
D)handler

Question 48

"Squaring up" refers to

A)collecting money from a john.
B)giving up being a sex worker.
C)deciding whether or not a client is a policeman.
D)entering into being a sex worker.

Question 49

While Kinsey reported that ________ percent of white males had experienced sex with a sex worker,more recent studies show _______ percent of men have engaged in sex with a sex worker.

A)49;51
B)22;75
C)69;17
D)21;10

Question 50

Claudine's job is to help sex workers and potential clients find each other.Claudine is a

A)madam
B)hustler
C)john
D)gigolo

Question 51

Which of the following is TRUE regarding how sex workers function in Canada?

A)Most adult sex workers have madams.
B)Most adult sex workers do not have a pimp.
C)Most adult sex workers have pimps for protection.
D)Most adult sex workers have licenses to perform services.

Question 52

Which of the following is NOT a third-party person involved in sex work?

A)massage parlour managers
B)madam
C)pimp
D)police

Question 53

Sex workers call all customers

A)chicken hawks
B)johns
C)a-holes
D)doughboys

Question 54

Sex workers in these settings vary a good deal in the price they charge for their services and usually have a standard menu of services for the customer is presented when he visits.Often food and drinks may be offered or these places may just be 'storefronts' located in 'commercial sex districts.' This type of prostitute service is called

A)massage parlours
B)out-call service
C)streetwalkers
D)baby pros

Question 55

Which of the following is NOT a contributing factor to sex trafficking of children?

A)parents being annoyed with their children
B)overpopulation
C)orphans
D)parents being too poor to raise their children

Question 56

A particular skill that a sex worker must soon learn to do because of the high demand for this skill is

A)fellatio
B)accounting
C)anal sex
D)cunnilingus

Question 57

In entering the field of being a sex worker,most women have to go through an apprenticeship.During this apprenticeship the women learn a variety of skills,one of which is

A)hustling
B)cunnilingus
C)anal sex
D)squaring up

Question 58

Which statement describes sex trafficking?

A)Sending sex workers to a client in a taxi cab.
B)Selling women and children off as sex slaves.
C)Recruiting and controlling people using threat,force,or deception for sexual exploitation.
D)Recruiting people by providing money,material goods,and education into sexual exploitation.

Question 59

Which type kind of service is generally involves the least attractive and least fashionable of sex workers?

A)streetwalkers
B)call girls
C)escorts
D)hotel sex workers

Question 60

The most important reason why women enter the "career" of being a sex worker is

A)economics.
B)drug addiction.
C)nymphomania.
D)to gain access to powerful individuals.

Question 61

Which of the following was given as a reason to denote the difficulty for sex workers to "leave the life"?

A)giving up regular sexual activity
B)finding a job without having job skills
C)long list of criminal charges
D)leaving a pimp

Question 62

What appears to be the MAIN reason males engage in being a sex worker?

A)For the money.
B)Because it is an easy way to make homosexual contacts while young.
C)It is an extension of other criminal activities.
D)For the thrill of the forbidden because most are part-time hustlers and use the sexual activity for a diversion from their regular life as students.

Question 63

Male sex workers who work for escort services which have women clientele

A)are exposed to just as risky conditions as female sex workers.
B)work on an out-call basis often providing more than just sexual gratification.
C)are often called "chickens" in the business.
D)are often called "kept boys" in the business.

Question 64

Sex tourism may be described as

A)a vital part of the economy in many countries.
B)a major reason U.S.men visit Canada.
C)the best way to limit sexual exploitation of children.
D)the most common employment for students working abroad.

Question 65

One study of the well-being of sex workers in the Netherlands found that

A)almost all were doing well-they had few physical or psychosocial complaints.
B)almost all were doing poorly with headaches,backaches,anxiety and depression,etc.
C)about 1/4 were doing well,1/4 were doing poorly and the rest were in the middle.
D)those women who had been working as prostitutes for over 3 years showed the best adjustment psychologically.

Question 66

Which statement describes a male OUTDOOR worker?

A)Most have an exclusive clientele.
B)Most work full time and operate much like the female streetwalkers.
C)Often young,and identify as heterosexual
D)Often young,and identify as being gay or bisexual.

Question 67

What do we find when we examine who uses sex worker?

A)About one-half of a sex worker's customers are regulars.
B)Only a very few are married.
C)Almost all are single males in their twenties and thirties.
D)Most are bisexual.

Question 68

The findings of a study of 46 female sex workers,one-half working in Tijuana and one-half in Ciudad Juarez,Mexico,created four types of clients.Which was NOT identified?

A)One-time clients
B)Angry and getting even client
C)Regular clients/"friends"
D)Long-term financial providers.

Question 69

Male sex workers who serve a male clientele are called

A)hustlers
B)gigolos
C)bar girls
D)roosters

Question 70

Stella started working the streets as a sex worker at the age of 17 after she ran away from an abusive home environment.Stella is now 24 and is ready and wanting to leave the life.She is confident that she will be able to do so because she has connected with PEERS.What is it about PEERS that makes Stella confident?

A)PEERS is a program that will teach Stella job skills and give her resources she would have otherwise not had.
B)PEERS will give Stella a place to live until she finds her own job.
C)Stella's PEERS are also sex workers so her confidence is unfounded.
D)Stella will be able to get social assistance through PEERS so that she will not have to work anywhere.

Question 71

According to a research study,which statement does NOT describe what transgender sex workers typically provide?

A)Oral sex.
B)Simultaneous sex with two clients.
C)Receptive anal intercourse.
D)Manual stimulation.

Question 72

Whereas _______ service a heterosexual clientele,_________ cater to a homosexual clientele.

A)gigolos;hustlers
B)hustlers;chickens
C)chickens;gigolos
D)hustlers;gigolos

Question 73

A study investigating the well-being of sex workers found that those with the worst level of well-being tended to

A)have entered prostitution out of a sense of adventure of doing something different.
B)use sex with multiple partners as therapy.
C)work independently.
D)be working the streets or windows.

Question 74

What do sex workers mean by a "bad trick"?

A)a really sick sex act they get asked to do
B)a no-show customer
C)a violent customer
D)a really old wrinkled up customer

Question 75

Which of the following do male hustlers emphasize?

A)Their masculinity.
B)Their low price for service.
C)The speed to which they provide their sexual services.
D)Their openness to sexual desires.

Question 76

Which of the following is NOT a factor that contributes to sex tourism?

A)increased travel for recreation
B)higher rate of single men and women in developed nations
C)migration from rural to urban areas
D)commodification of sexual intimacy

Question 77

A gigolo is most similar to which type of female sex worker?

A)streetwalker
B)brothel prostitute
C)masseuse
D)escort

Question 78

A landmark study by Vanwesenbeeck (1994)on images of the contemporary sex work found which of the following to be correct?

A)young,attractive,autonomous,healthy
B)young,brazen,aggressive
C)not-so-young,emotionally and physically damaged,a victim
D)All of these choices are correct

Question 79

Which of the following is TRUE regarding transgender sex workers?

A)They are more like male sex workers than like female sex workers.
B)Transgender people quit being sex workers when they have enough money for hormone treatments.
C)Many transgender sex workers hide the fact that they are transgender to their clients.
D)Transgender sex work is illegal in Canada.

Question 80

All of the following are reasons that men use the services of sex workers on a regular basis EXCEPT

A)Money is paid and services are received.
B)The exchange is limited in time and space
C)A sense that she or he is desirable
D)To have routine and predictable commitment.