Deck 4: Sexualities

Question 1

The idea that only the most intelligent individuals should be allowed to reproduce is referred to as ______.

A) social Darwinism
B) natural selection
C) hostile masculinity
D) Darwinian evolution

Answer 1

social Darwinism

Question 2

The method the eugenics movement used to rid society of people considered to be unfit was to ______.

A) educate people about the use of contraceptives
B) work to make contraceptive use legal
C) institutionalize and sterilize selected individuals
D) incarcerate people who had too many children

Answer 2

institutionalize and sterilize selected individuals

Question 3

Which statement about age and frequency of sexual activity is CORRECT?

A) For all individuals, frequency of sexual activity declines with age.
B) For heterosexuals only, frequency of sexual activity declines with age.
C) For whites only, frequency of sexual activity declines with age.
D) For high-income individuals only, frequency of sexual activity declines with age.

Answer 3

For all individuals, frequency of sexual activity declines with age.

Question 4

In the United States, what percentage of adults disapproves of extramarital sex?

A) 40-50%
B) 50-60%
C) 60-70%
D) 70-80%

Question 5

This term is used to describe a person who believes that behavioral differences between males and females are innate.

A) constructionist
B) essentialist
C) monist
D) social Darwinist

Question 6

The correct definition of an erogenous zone is ______.

A) a specific part of the perineum between the anus and pubic bone.
B) any part of the body that can be sexually stimulated.
C) the external genitalia.
D) the internal genitalia.

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT an element of the bioecological model of sexual arousal?

A) information processing
B) generalized physiological arousal
C) genital response
D) resolution

Question 8

Sigmund Freud's writings about female sexuality were important because they were the first to ______.

A) address the problem of frustration
B) identify the G-spot
C) advocate use of a vibrator
D) differentiate between different types of orgasms

Question 9

The male sex organ that corresponds to the clitoris is the ______.

A) urethra
B) vas deferens
C) penile shaft
D) penile glans

Question 10

Which statement about erectile dysfunction is INCORRECT?

A) It usually has physiological causes.
B) It can be treated with prescription drugs.
C) It indicates the presence of a sexual disorder.
D) Its incidence increases with age.

Question 11

The goal of this is to criticize a heteronormative view of human sexuality.

A) misogyny
B) queer theory
C) anadromous theory
D) feminist theory

Question 12

Which statement about DRD4, a gene that affects dopamine activation, is correct?

A) People with the long form of the gene are more sexually active and less inhibited, regardless of sexual orientation.
B) People with the short form of the gene are more sexually active and less inhibited, regardless of sexual orientation.
C) Homosexual people with the long form of the gene are more sexually active and less inhibited.
D) Heterosexual people with the long form of the gene are more sexually active and less inhibited.

Question 13

The partial or total removal of the external female genitalia and stitching closed the vaginal opening is referred to as ______.

A) defibrillation
B) infibulation
C) ovulation
D) testiculation

Question 14

Which statement about AIDS transmission is INCORRECT?

A) Young people of color have the greatest risk of contracting AIDS today.
B) A major risk factor for AIDS is receiving a blood transfusion.
C) Gay men and lesbians are at greater risk of contracting AIDS than heterosexuals.
D) An infant cannot contract AIDS from drinking the breast milk of an infected mother.

Question 15

Follow-up research with teens who take celibacy pledges found that those taking the pledge were ______.

A) more likely to use condoms and contraceptives
B) less likely to use condoms and contraceptives
C) more likely to have sex
D) less likely to have sex

Question 16

Which statement about sexual behavior in Latino teens is CORRECT?

A) Latinos are less likely than other teens to have sex before age 13.
B) Latinos have a lower risk of contracting AIDS than other teens.
C) Latinos have a lower risk of teen pregnancy than other teens.
D) Latinos are less likely to use contraceptives than other teens.

Question 17

Which statement about sexual abuse in childhood is CORRECT?

A) Rates of sexual abuse vary greatly among different ethnic groups.
B) Childhood sexual abuse increases a person's risk of depression and drug abuse.
C) Survivors of abuse may suffer post-traumatic stress disorder.
D) Most victims of child sexual abuse never report it.

Question 18

Sexual abuse in childhood is a risk factor for later ______.

A) adult attachment dysfunction
B) adults becoming sexual aggressors
C) sexual victimization as an adult
D) believing this is a norm

Question 19

Which statement about girls who are victims of sexual abuse is CORRECT?

A) They enter puberty later than other girls.
B) They have higher than average levels of stress hormones.
C) They do not tend to exhibit physical signs of abuse.
D) They have lower than average rates of teen pregnancy.

Question 20

Only habitual rapists will exhibit misogynistic attitudes that can lead to sexual coercion, if not outright sexualized violence.

Question 21

Unfortunately, somewhere between 12% and 19% of women report being forced to have sex with their own husbands.

Question 22

There don't appear to be any ethnic differences in sexual abuse rates.

Question 23

Surprisingly, about 12% of the population identify as asexual, meaning they have no sexual desire or attraction to people of either sex.

Question 24

Twenty-five percentage of men and 15% of women report having extramarital sexual relations.

Question 25

The structural-functionalist perspective legitimizes the status quo and argues that certain familiar roles and behaviors keep society functioning as it "should."

Question 26

Bancroft's model proposes that the functioning of our genitals and our drive for sexual gratification may involve little, if any, cognitive, emotional, and social processes at all.

Question 27

The rate of new AIDS cases has rapidly increased since 1999 in spite of improved research, education, safer sex practices, and so on.

Question 28

Heterosexual African American women are the largest rising group with new diagnoses of AIDS, either from having sex with men who have sex with other men or from intravenous drug use.

Question 29

Many youth in rural areas of the U.S. believe condoms contain HIV and think that having unprotected sex with a virgin can cure AIDS.

Question 30

Forty-six percentage of teens and 62% of high school seniors are sexually active.

Question 31

Boys tend to receive more messages about the negative outcomes of sexual behavior than girls do.

Question 32

Youth of color are even more at risk for unsafe sexual behaviors that can lead to violence or disease.

Question 33

The CDC's (2011) report on the prevalence of sexual violence revealed that 29.3% of American women reported having experienced an attempted or completed rape.

Question 34

Margaret Sanger opened the first birth control clinic that advocated the use of contraceptives like the diaphragm.

Question 35

All cultures regulate their members' sexuality in one way or another.

Question 36

This movement grew out of these ideas. This was a movement driven by the desire to reach racial purity and rid society of genetically "unfit" people, especially those considered feebleminded (i.e., unintelligent).

Question 37

These system forces played a role in both the more open sexual behaviors of people in the 1920s and the return to conventionality in the 1930s.

Question 38

One percentage of the population identifies as this, which means they have no sexual desire or attraction to people of either sex.

Question 39

What is the term for the perspective that legitimizes the status quo and argues that certain familiar roles and behaviors keep society functioning as it "should?"

Question 40

This theoretical perspective posits that maintaining that sexual behavior is malleable and emphasizing how social expectations shape sexual behavior.

Question 41

There is a category of disorders related to "deviant" sexual attractions, called ______.

Question 42

Studies examining these help us understand the impact of genes because people naturally differ on which type of genetic alleles they possess.

Question 43

This theory is often referred to as the ______, meaning that if Darwin's theory of natural selection is correct, the genes selecting for homosexuality should have been wiped out because gay people do not reproduce.

Question 44

This term means that in families with homosexual males, females in the family tree have been found to have elevated fertility levels.

Question 45

It's extremely important for LGBT youth of color to forge their way into society with a(n) ______, being able to navigate the spheres of their ethnic background and their sexuality while adjusting well to the dominant culture.

Question 46

Explain the bioecological model of sexual response. Give an example of each of the different responses that occur.

Question 47

Discuss the biopsychosocial model of orgasm. How does it fit the bioecological model of sexual response?

Question 48

Discuss some similarities and differences between the male and female sex drive.

Question 49

Explain why it is difficult to stop the practice of female genital mutilation. How does the bioecological model explain the difficulty as well as possible solutions?