Deck 6: Understanding Sex and Sexualities

Question 1

Our society consistently frowns upon

A) extramarital sex.
B) nonmarital sex.
C) premarital sex.
D) marital sex.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

In Laura Carpenter's study of loss of virginity, she found that respondents tended to explain it in each of the following terms except

A) virginity as an unimportant symbol.
B) virginity as a stigma.
C) virginity as a gift.
D) virginity loss as a part of growing up.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Research on how children learn about sex suggests that most parent-child discussions about sex are really

A) father-son conversations.
B) children asking questions of their parents that are seldom answered.
C) mother-daughter conversations.
D) punitive reprimands from parents when children ask about sex.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Bisexuals are sometimes stigmatized by gay men and lesbians.

Question 5

Called "sexting" to emphasize the use of text messaging for sharing sexually explicit material, the phenomenon began to be addressed in the popular press around 2007.

Question 6

Common conditions for sexual enhancement include all of the following except

A) feeling aroused.
B) feeling physically and mentally alert.
C) feeling independent.
D) feeling trust.

Question 7

The first step in acquiring gay, lesbian, and bisexual identities

A) begins with telling others.
B) is often marked by fear, confusion and denial.
C) involves accepting society's biases.
D) is a person's self-definition of homosexuality.

Question 8

_____ tend to engage in the most kissing.

A) Heterosexuals
B) Gay men
C) Lesbians
D) There is no difference in the amount of kissing amongst these groups.

Question 9

Which statement is true about autoeroticism?

A) It includes sexual fantasies and masturbation.
B) It is probably less common than sexual intercourse.
C) It is considered "unsafe sex."
D) It is a sign of sexual addiction.

Question 10

Sexual relationships are enhanced by all of the following except

A) accurate information about sexuality.
B) a performance orientation.
C) an ability to communicate verbally and nonverbally about sex, feelings, and relationships.
D) accepting, understanding, and appreciating differences between partners.

Question 11

Negative attitudes towards bisexuals is called

A) heterophobia.
B) pansexual phobia.
C) homophobia.
D) biphobia.

Question 12

Which of the following statements is not true regarding bisexuality?

A) Heterosexuals view bisexuals as really homosexual.
B) Bisexuals are often stigmatized by gay men and lesbians.
C) Bisexuals are often stigmatized by heterosexuals.
D) Research on bisexuality is now abundant.

Question 13

Common sexual dysfunctions among men include which of the following?

A) Erectile dysfunction
B) Dyspareunia
C) Sexual accountability disorder
D) Vaginismus

Question 14

According to contemporary sexual scripts, males should initiate sexual activity.

Question 15

In general, sexual scripts reveal how

A) biology functions.
B) men are biologically constructed to be more aggressive.
C) society and biology work against each other.
D) society influences sexual behavior.

Question 16

The manual stimulation of one's genitals is called

A) outing.
B) masturbation.
C) autoeroticism.
D) pleasuring.

Question 17

Pleasuring is

A) the result of autoeroticism.
B) nongenital touching and caressing.
C) a pre-intercourse sexual stimulation.
D) focused on the genitals.

Question 18

The only way to completely prevent sexually-transmitted diseases is through

A) use of condoms.
B) dyspareunia.
C) in-depth knowledge about the partner.
D) abstinence.

Question 19

Sexual responsibility involves

A) rejecting all consequences for sexual behavior.
B) denial of intentions.
C) engaging in mutually agreed-upon sexual activities.
D) hiding any presence of STIs.

Question 20

Which of the following is false with respect to extramarital affairs?

A) Men tend to focus more on the sexual aspect of an extramarital affair.
B) Women tend to focus more on the emotional aspect of an extramarital affair.
C) Emotional affairs are more common than sexual affairs.
D) Equal percentages of men and women are involved in affairs that are both emotional and sexual.

Question 21

Young men and young women feel increasingly similar about retaining virginity than before.

Question 22

Children may be more likely to talk about sex with siblings than with parents because they perceive siblings to be ______ than parents.

A) less judgmental
B) less knowledgeable
C) more punitive
D) more embarrassed

Question 23

Compare and contrast traditional female, traditional male, and contemporary sexual scripts.

Question 24

The desires, experiences, and struggles of same-sex couples are completely different from those of heterosexual couples.

Question 25

All extramarital involvements are sexual.

Question 26

Most women manifest physical symptoms of chlamydia and gonorrhea.

Question 27

According to John Gagnon, the inoculation theory of sex education means that parents:

A) repeat sexual messages often.
B) avoid the topic of sexuality as if it were a disease.
C) mention sexuality once and think that is enough.
D) encourage open discussion regarding sexuality.

Question 28

Which of the following is a way in which media affect sexual choices?

A) Listening to music with sexually degrading lyrics lowers rates of sexual activity.
B) Listening to music with sexually degrading lyrics increases rates of sexual activity.
C) Print media such as magazines sends clear messages against sexual involvement before marriage.
D) Television viewing promotes the use of condoms.

Question 29

Characterize antigay prejudice and discrimination and discuss the impact it has on gay men, lesbians, bisexuals, and heterosexuals.

Question 30

All of the following are true of the emergence of hooking up on college campuses except

A) women prefer "hooking up" to men.
B) many college students no longer feel sex has to occur within an existing emotional or loving relationship.
C) females may be more likely than men to hope that such a bond develops.
D) the need to have an established committed relationship is no longer a prerequisite for many sexually active students.

Question 31

Americans are in the middle of an STI epidemic.

Question 32

In general, adult-focused magazines

A) portray men as responsible, caring sexual partners in romantic relationships.
B) portray women as weak and passive in romantic relationships.
C) emphasize the importance of taking precautions against sexually transmitted infections and pregnancy.
D) portray sexually aggressive women positively.

Question 33

Married couples report engaging in sexual relations about two or three times a month.

Question 34

Between 30 and 35% of American men have reported having extramarital affairs.

Question 35

List and describe the key elements involved in sexual responsibility.

Question 36

An earlier, widely quoted statistic of sexting cases in the media coverage suggests that around ________percent of teens have sent or posted nude or seminude photographs or videos of themselves. Traditional male sexual scripts include which of the following assumptions?

A) 30
B) 20
C) 10
D) 40

Question 37

Teens and young adults in which of the following groups are most likely to be sexually active?

A) Asian Americans
B) Whites
C) African Americans
D) Hispanics

Question 38

What is relationship infidelity and how does it vary across social groups?

Question 39

Comparing the percentage of never-married teens that have had intercourse in 1995 and 2011-2013 indicates that

A) more teens than ever before are having intercourse.
B) fewer males but more females are having intercourse.
C) fewer teens are having intercourse.
D) rates are similar when comparing 1995 and 2002 figures.

Question 40

How can you protect yourself and others against sexually transmitted infection?