Deck 9: You, Sex, and Your Sexuality

Question 1

Whom do teens say are most influential when it comes to their decisions about sex?

A) parents
B) teachers
C) siblings
D) media

Answer 1

A

Question 2

This term describes individuals who experience no sexual attraction to others.

A) homosexual
B) heterosexual
C) asexual
D) bisexual

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Shared, gender-specific social and cultural expectations that guide our beliefs, attitudes, and values about sex are known as _____.

A) sexual implications
B) gender scripts
C) sexual identities
D) sexual scripts

Answer 3

D

Question 4

The sexual scripting approach delineates three levels of sexual scripts. Which level accounts for individual desires, fantasies, emotions, and intentions while at the same time considering the interpersonal responses of others?

A) interfamily scripts
B) cultural scenarios
C) interpersonal scripts
D) intrapsychic scripts

Question 5

Marriage is the social institution that is believed to organize and control sexuality, so this culture's sex scripts are extremely strict about sex outside of marriage for women (such as adultery, premarital sex, and prostitution).

A) Muslim
B) Hindu
C) Asian
D) Native American

Question 6

Because of this cultural mindset, Latina women are taught to assume submissive roles in their sexual relationships.

A) machismo
B) feminism
C) misogyny
D) marianismo

Question 7

Physical changes in this stage give individuals a new capacity to experience their sexuality.

A) early adulthood (22+)
B) middle childhood (2-6)
C) early childhood (2-6)
D) adolescence (12-21)

Question 8

In DeLamater's and Friedrich's examination of sexuality development, they found that children in this development stage experiment more with masturbation, and often experience their first sexual attraction and fantasies.

A) infancy (0-2)
B) early childhood (2-6)
C) middle childhood (7-11)
D) adolescence (12-21)

Question 9

This demographic is at the greatest risk for acquiring sexually transmitted disease.

A) Whites
B) African American/Black Caribbean
C) Latinos
D) Native Americans

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT true about sexual development in infancy?

A) Newborns possess the ability for sexual response.
B) Newborn males can experience erections.
C) Newborn females show evidence of vaginal lubrication.
D) Sperm cells are fully developed in males.

Question 11

Sociologist Ira Reiss defined ________ as "the erotic arousal and genital responses resulting from following sexual scripts of that society."

A) masturbation
B) sexuality
C) ejaculation
D) sexual identity

Question 12

This term characterizes the sexual and emotional relationships between people of opposite sexes.

A) homosexual
B) heterosexual
C) asexual
D) bisexual

Question 13

Many individuals in this development stage explore and experience their sexuality through dating relationships, cohabiting relationships, and hooking up.

A) early adulthood
B) adolescence
C) middle childhood
D) middle adulthood

Question 14

Within this traditional culture, sexual behaviors and expressions outside of marriage are considered to be inappropriate and a violation of their strict moral conduct; thus, modesty and restrained sexuality are highly valued.

A) African American
B) Black Caribbean
C) Asian
D) Latino

Question 15

The ________ puts forth the notion that societal and cultural processes ultimately determine and prescribe what we perceive as "sexual" and how we behave sexually.

A) social genderization theory
B) social sexualization theory
C) sexual scripting framework
D) cultural sex framework

Question 16

During this phase of sexual response, a woman experiences an increase in heart rate, blood pressure, and respiration. For the man in this phase, the glans, or head of the penis, swells and deepens in color. Vasocongestion and myotonia continue, and the testes become firmly positioned against the male's body, and they increase approximately 50 percent in size.

A) orgasm
B) excitement
C) plateau
D) resolution

Question 17

Sexual expressions outside of intercourse are termed _____.

A) indirect
B) noncoital
C) masturbation
D) exo-expression

Question 18

Through the influences and contributions of your family of origin, family of choice, and other cultural influences , you develop your ________ -your awareness of yourself as a sexual male or sexual female.

A) sexual identity
B) sexual script
C) intrapsychic script
D) personal script

Question 19

In this stage of sexual development, individuals begin to develop a sense of their "maleness" or "femaleness," and may begin to engage in sex play.

A) infancy (0-2)
B) early childhood (2-6)
C) middle childhood (7-11)
D) adolescence (12-21)

Question 20

During this phase of sexual response, women experience vaginal lubrication and "sweating" on the vaginal walls, while men experience penile erection.

A) vasocongestion
B) the excitement phase
C) plateau
D) orgasm

Question 21

What do the initials "E.D." stand for?

A) erectile discipline
B) erectile dysfunction
C) erection disease
D) erection diameter

Question 22

According to research, what percentage of 9^th graders have had sex?

A) 32.9%
B) 44.1%
C) 53.2%
D) 61.6%

Question 23

According to Blumstein and Schwartz, ________ exhibit the highest rate of accepted extra-relationship (nonmonogamy) sex than any other couple type.

A) lesbians
B) heterosexual men
C) cohabiting couples
D) gay men

Question 24

This phase of sexual response refers to the sudden release of muscle tension and blood engorgement that occur during the excitement and plateau phases.

A) resolution
B) orgasm
C) emission
D) afterglow

Question 25

Sociologist Ira Reiss defined eroticism as "the erotic arousal and genital responses resulting from following sexual scripts of that society."

Question 26

During the resolution phase, the man experiences a ________ , or a period of time in which he is incapable of achieving an erection.

A) recovery period
B) menopause
C) refractory period
D) seminal break

Question 27

Research has shown that overall, married people are enjoying sex.

Question 28

________ is the oral stimulation of the male's external sex organs.

A) Cunnilingus
B) Fellatio
C) Anal eroticism
D) Masturbation

Question 29

Researchers have discovered that female African American study participants hold to
non-traditional sex scripts.

Question 30

Research has found that parents who were supportive of comprehensive sexuality and health education were less likely to engage in sexual communication with their children.

Question 31

According to research, what percentage of married women report that they masturbate?

A) 4%
B) 46%
C) 97%
D) 88%

Question 32

Overall, studies show that parent-adolescent sex communication is less frequent in China than in Western countries.

Question 33

Key research provides little support for a link between alcohol and sexual violence.

Question 34

Research shows that twenty percent of women regretted the sexual activity they engaged in during spring break.

Question 35

Of the following countries, which one has the highest age of virginity loss?

A) India
B) United States
C) Brazil
D) Canada

Question 36

________ is the most commonly reported sexual complaint.

A) Erectile dysfunction
B) Menopause
C) Premature ejaculation
D) Female sexual arousal disorder

Question 37

You become sexual during adolescence.

Question 38

Children develop their sense of "maleness" and "femaleness" in early childhood (ages 2 to 6 years).

Question 39

Because all Arabs are Muslim, it is important to discuss Islam when considering sexual scripts in their culture.

Question 40

________ involves the erotic stimulation of the woman's external sex organs.

A) Cunnilingus
B) Masturbation
C) Fellatio
D) Anal eroticism

Question 41

Explain what occurs during the excitement phase of male and female sexual response.

Question 42

Great sex isn't just about knowing each other's hot spots. What makes great sex "great"?

Question 43

Experts estimate that three out of four sexually active men and women will be infected with HPV at some point.

Question 44

In studies, cohabiting couples were not only more likely to have sex outside of the cohabiting relationship, but were also less secretive than married couples about the outside sexual activities.

Question 45

Specifically, the sexual scripting approach delineates three levels of sexual scripts. What are they?

Question 46

According to the text, there are three types of extramarital sexuality (EMS). What are they?

Question 47

In a study that asked college students if they think that engaging in oral sex constituted sex, most of the respondents said that oral-genital contact was sex.

Question 48

What is anorgasmia?

Question 49

Why are relationships so important in the development of our sexuality?

Question 50

According to a 1983 study by Blumstein and Schwartz, what are some of the main differences between cohabiting and married couples?

Question 51

Sociologist Susan Sprecher found that among women, increased sexual satisfaction leads to increased relationship satisfaction.

Question 52

Define "sexual scripts."

Question 53

Explain male and female physiological response during resolution.

Question 54

Among college students, oral sex is usually considered a prelude to intercourse.

Question 55

Name five things that our sexual scripts determine.

Question 56

Explain male and female physiological response during plateau.

Question 57

As a whole, Native Americans are perhaps the most understudied ethnic group in our culture. However, available research has shed light on one important factor. What is it?

Question 58

What are the five components that affect parent-child sexual communication?

Question 59

Although studies reveal that African American/Black Caribbean are not hesitant to discuss sexuality with their children, this population is at great risk for acquiring sexually transmitted diseases. Why?

Question 60

Are married people enjoying sex? Explain.

Question 61

How does a parent's own sexual knowledge affect his or her own communication efforts with their own children?

Question 62

How can couples help ensure great marriages and great sex?

Question 63

Compare and contrast male physiological response during resolution with female response.

Question 64

The text lists four suggestions from Planned Parenthood for talking to their kids about sex. List them and explain.

Question 65

How have perceptions of masturbation changed over the centuries? What does research reveal about the commonality of masturbation?