Deck 8: D: Sexuality and Society

Question 1

Which of the following concepts refers to a person's romantic and emotional attraction to another person?

A)sex role
B)sexual orientation
C)sexual experience
D)personal transsexuality

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Survey research on attitudes towards premarital sex tells us that:

A)the public is more accepting of premarital sex than it was a generation ago.
B)there has been little or no change in public attitudes towards premarital sex in recent decades.
C)the public is less accepting of premarital sex than it was a generation ago.
D)almost no one today claims that premarital sex is wrong.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

A reason to study sexuality from the sociological perspective is:

A)sexuality is both important and controversial.
B)many people do not understand sexuality very well.
C)sexuality plays a part in many areas of social life.
D)All of the above are correct.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

The importance of Alfred Kinsey's research on sexuality in the United States was:

A)making sexuality a focus of scientific study.
B)showing that people were less conventional than most people thought.
C)encouraging a greater openness towards sexuality.
D)All of the above are correct.

Question 5

Which concept refers to the biological distinction between males and females?

A)sex
B)primary sex characteristics
C)gender
D)gender roles

Question 6

Sexual attraction to someone of the same sex is called:

A)heterosexuality.
B)bisexuality.
C)homosexuality.
D)asexuality.

Question 7

Which concept refers to humans who have some combination of female and male sexual characteristics?

A)multi-sexed
B)bisexual
C)transsexual
D)intersexual

Question 8

Research on extramarital sex shows that about _____ of married men and about _____ of married women remain faithful to their spouse throughout their married lives.

A)25 percent;40 percent
B)25 percent;75 percent
C)75 percent;50 percent
D)75 percent;90 percent

Question 9

Comparative research indicates that:

A)although sex has a biological foundation,sexual practices vary from place to place as an element of culture.
B)people throughout the world engage in the same sexual practices.
C)sex is a not permitted in some societies,but it is encouraged in others.
D)sexuality is defined entirely by a biological "sex drive."

Question 10

The sexual counterrevolution had begun in the United States by:

A)1920.
B)1960.
C)1980.
D)1995.

Question 11

When it comes to sexuality,are Canadians restrictive or permissive?

A)restrictive
B)permissive
C)both
D)neither

Question 12

Which concept refers to genitals that distinguish females and males?

A)gender
B)primary sex characteristics
C)secondary sex characteristics
D)sexual chromosomes

Question 13

Sociologists offer several explanations for the fact that the incest taboo is found everywhere.Look at the statements below and identify the statement that is NOT a claim made by sociologists.

A)The incest taboo limits sexual competition within families.
B)The incest taboo helps define people's rights and obligations toward each other.
C)The incest taboo helps clarify the kinship system.
D)The incest taboo discourages contact of family members with the larger society.

Question 14

If you often had the feeling of being "trapped in the wrong body," you might well be:

A)a hermaphrodite.
B)a homosexual.
C)a transsexual.
D)a bisexual.

Question 15

When did the sexual revolution begin?

A)It began in the colonial era.
B)It began during the Great Depression of the 1930s.
C)It began in 1920s and grew quickly in the late 1960s.
D)It began about 1980.

Question 16

The Sociology and the Media Box called "The Boy Who was Raised as a Girl" describes traits that females and males,guided by their culture,incorporate into their personalities or:

A)sex
B)primary sex characteristics
C)gender identity
D)transsexuality

Question 17

The development of breasts in females and deeper voices in males are examples of:

A)gender norms.
B)primary sex characteristics.
C)secondary sex characteristics.
D)All of the above are correct.

Question 18

Which of the following has been TRUE of Canadians over time?

A)we are less permissive of non-marital sex
B)we are more permissive of homosexuality
C)we have been increasingly viewing extra marital sex as acceptable for women but not men
D)we believe,in increasing proportions of the population,that pre-marital sex is fine for those over age 21

Question 19

The effect of the sexual counterrevolution was:

A)to keep sex only within marriage.
B)to encourage people to limit their number of sexual partners or,in some cases,to abstain from sex entirely.
C)to finally close the historical "double standard."
D)to discourage the use of birth control technology.

Question 20

One norm found everywhere is the incest taboo,which refers to:

A)norms forbidding young children from engaging in sex.
B)norms forbidding sexual relations or marriage between certain relatives.
C)norms forbidding women from becoming sexually active before marriage.
D)norms forbidding sex except for the purpose of having children.

Question 21

Assume you are investigating the consequences of the incest taboo for kinship organization in a number of societies.Which theoretical approach are you using?

A)the structural-functional approach
B)the symbolic-interaction approach
C)the social-conflict approach
D)queer theory

Question 22

People who oppose pornography argue that:

A)it may contribute to a breakdown in morals.
B)it may contribute to violence against women.
C)it unfairly depicts women as the playthings of men.
D)All of the above are correct.

Question 23

Which of the following categories of teenagers would you correctly place at highest probability of pregnancy?

A)teenage women with low incomes and weak families
B)teenage women with high incomes
C)teenage women with little sexual experience
D)All of the above are correct.

Question 24

A reason NOT to view prostitution as simply a matter of personal choice involving adults is that:

A)prostitution subjects many women to outright violence.
B)prostitution plays a part in spreading sexually transmitted diseases,including AIDS.
C)many poor women become trapped in a life of selling sex.
D)All of the above are correct.

Question 25

Which of the following statements is a widespread-but false-idea about rape?

A)Many rapes take place in the home.
B)Women who are raped must have encouraged their attackers.
C)Men who rape are interested in power rather than sex.
D)"Date rape" is a common problem on college campuses.

Question 26

There are ______ major sexual orientations.

A)2
B)3
C)4
D)5

Question 27

Prostitution is regarded by many people in Canada as a:

A)victimless crime.
B)corporate crime.
C)crime against the person.
D)white-collar crime.

Question 28

In global perspective,prostitution is most common in:

A)high-income nations,where women are free to choose their profession.
B)poor nations,where women have fewer economic opportunities.
C)all nations: prostitution is found in every country to about the same extent.
D)Middle Eastern countries such as Saudi Arabia and Iran,where women have fewer choices about their lives.

Question 29

Based on what you know about the history of human sexuality,once a society gains birth-control technology:

A)social control of sexuality becomes stricter.
B)families,rather than individuals,make choices about sexual partners.
C)social norms regarding sexuality become more permissive.
D)the incest taboo no longer is observed.

Question 30

The concept "homophobia" refers to:

A)fear of pregnancy.
B)fear of one's own sexuality.
C)fear of close personal interaction with people thought to be gay,lesbian,or bisexual.
D)fear of attracting sexual interest from another person.

Question 31

Which one of the following statements about sexual assault is NOT true?

A)Many rapes are not reported to the police.
B)Official rape statistics include only victims who are women.
C)In most cases of rape,the victim does not know the attacker.
D)Most men who rape men are not homosexual.

Question 32

The more global our view of sexuality:

A)the more variety we see in the meanings people attach to sexuality.
B)the greater the evidence that biology defines sexuality.
C)the clearer we see that sexual practices are mostly the same all around the world.
D)All of the above are correct.

Question 33

Sexual attraction to people of both sexes is called:

A)heterosexuality.
B)bisexuality.
C)homosexuality.
D)asexuality.

Question 34

In Canada,rape is officially recorded as:

A)a victimless crime
B)sexual assault
C)battery
D)theft under $1,000.00

Question 35

If you were teaching a class about the symbolic-interaction approach to sexuality,on which of the following topics would you likely focus?

A)understanding men's power over women
B)raising public concern about sexual harassment
C)how individuals in various settings engage in different sexual behavior and attach different meanings to sexual activity
D)understanding why society must regulate with whom and when people reproduce

Question 36

If you were to study the changing meaning of virginity over the last century in our society,you would discover that the norm stating that people remain virgins until marriage:

A)has changed little.
B)has become stronger with regard to women.
C)has become stronger with regard to men.
D)has become weaker.

Question 37

Elite prostitutes-young,attractive,and well educated-are widely referred to as _____.

A)streetwalkers
B)brothel workers
C)call girls or escorts
D)None of the above is correct

Question 38

The weight of evidence indicates that sexual orientation is rooted in:

A)human biology,although social experience plays some role.
B)how societies construct sexuality.
C)individual choice.
D)the way young children are raised.

Question 39

Which theoretical approach rests on the idea that society needs to regulate human sexuality?

A)the structural-functional approach
B)the symbolic-interaction approach
C)the social-conflict approach
D)queer theory

Question 40

Little or no sexual attraction to people of either sex is called:

A)heterosexuality.
B)bisexuality.
C)homosexuality.
D)asexuality.

Question 41

Society uses the incest taboo to control sexuality in order to maintain social order would be noted by someone who employs the _____________ approach.

A)structural-functional
B)social conflict
C)feminist
D)symbolic interactionist

Question 42

Queer theory is a growing body of knowledge asserting that:

A)sex has always seemed strange to most people.
B)no sexual practice should be considered wrong.
C)people fear discovering their homosexuality.
D)there is a heterosexual bias in U.S.society.

Question 43

Which theoretical approach points to the ways in which sexuality is linked to social inequality?

A)the structural-functional approach
B)the symbolic-interaction approach
C)the social-conflict approach
D)All of the above are correct

Question 44

Criticism of the social-conflict approach's view of sexuality would include the fact that:

A)sexuality is not a power issue for everyone.
B)U.S.society has taken many steps to reduce gender inequality.
C)gay people have made great strides toward greater opportunity and social acceptance.
D)All of the above are correct.

Question 45

Which of the following concepts refers to stigmatizing anyone who is not heterosexual as "queer"?

A)homophobia
B)heterosexism
C)heterophilia
D)homophilia

Question 46

____________ refers to a growing body of research findings that challenges the heterosexual bias in Western society.

A)homophobia
B)queer theory
C)heterosexism
D)sexual orientation

Question 47

Read the four statements below.Which statement is NOT consistent with the social-conflict approach?

A)The process of reality construction is highly variable,so that one group's views of sexuality may well differ from another's.
B)Defining women in sexual terms devalues them,making women into objects of men's interest.
C)U.S.culture often depicts sexuality in terms of sport and violence,such as when we speak of men "scoring" with women,and men "hitting on" women.
D)When police enforce laws against prostitution,the person most likely to be arrested is the female prostitute,not her male "client."

Question 48

Who would be most likely to say that the meanings that people attach to virginity are socially constructed and subject to change?

A)a structural-functionalist
B)a social-conflict theorist
C)a symbolic interactionist
D)an exchange analyst