Deck 16: Selling Sex

Question 1

In Kinsey's studies, approximately how many European males reported visiting a prostitute at least once?

A) one-third
B) two-thirds
C) one-half
D) three-quarters

Answer 1

two-thirds

Question 2

Some streetwalkers charge as little as $5 for this service (although $15 to $25 is a more common figure.)

A) Vaginal sex
B) Oral sex
C) Anal sex
D) A hand job

Answer 2

Oral sex

Question 3

In surveys of the mental health of streetwalkers, researchers typically find which of the following?

A) Streetwalkers show high frequencies of abuse, assault, and symptoms of PTSD.
B) Streetwalkers rarely show signs of mental illness or psychological distress.
C) Although some streetwalkers show signs of mental distress, most negotiate their dealings with clients with few problems and leave the life when they have made enough money to support themselves.
D) Streetwalkers typically show high job satisfaction and desire to continue their trade until they can no longer support themselves through sex work.

Answer 3

Streetwalkers show high frequencies of abuse, assault, and symptoms of PTSD.

Question 4

In the 1960s, approximately what proportion of prostitutes surveyed by Gebhard had contracted syphilis or gonorrhea?

A) one-third
B) two-thirds
C) one-half
D) three-quarters

Question 5

Which is an example of hard-core pornography?

A) X-rated film
B) R-rated film
C) A film featuring stylized nudity
D) A film featuring suggested (or simulated) sexual acts

Question 6

This anti-obscenity bill was passed in 1873 by Congress. It outlawed the dissemination of __________.information about birth control.

A) The Roth Act
B) The Anti-Birth Control Act
C) The Miller Act
D) The Comstock Act

Question 7

Which of the following statements is true?

A) Females are more likely to have been exposed to pornography by their boyfriends.
B) Males are more likely to have been exposed to pornography by their girlfriends.
C) Males are more likely to have been exposed to pornography by their mothers.
D) Females are more likely to have been exposed to pornography by their fathers.

Question 8

Which of the following statements is true?

A) Research has found that women are not physiologically sexually aroused by sexually explicit pictures, movies, or audiotaped passages.
B) Women tend to rate romantic scenes as more sexually arousing that cold sexually explicit scences.
C) Women are more accepting than men of sex without emotional involvement.
D) Most erotic visual materials are produced by women for men.

Question 9

In sexually repressive Victorian England, prostitution flourished.

Question 10

Numerous studies show that between 70 percent and 90 percent of children and women who end up in commercial sex were sexually abused prior to entry.

Question 11

Some of the other names for a brothel are cathouse, bordello, cat wagon and parlor house.

Question 12

Habitual johns use prostitutes as their major or exclusive sexual outlet.

Question 13

Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn and John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath have been banned from place to place because local citizens found them to be offensive, obscene, or morally objectionable.

Question 14

Repeated exposure to the same pornographic materials progressively lessens the sexual response to them.

Question 15

Most erotic visual materials are produced by men for women.

Question 16

As many as one in three rapists and child molesters use pornography to become sexually aroused before they commit their crimes.

Question 17

Prolonged exposure to nonviolent pornography may foster dissatisfaction with the physical appearance and sexual performance of one's own intimate partners.

Question 18

Define prostitution and sex work.

Question 19

List the different types of female prostitutes and how they rank among each other.

Question 20

Explain why call girls are considered at the top of the prostitution ladder.

Question 21

List some of the common motives for using prostitution.

Question 22

Describe a typical male prostitute.

Question 23

Describe the rates of STIs among prostitutes in Miami, Florida.

Question 24

Describe the high rates of HIV/AIDS in Africa.

Question 25

List some reasons why it would be better if prostitution was legal vs. illegal. How would it help the prostitute and the country?

Question 26

Describe what is considered pornographic.

Question 27

Describe the difference between softcore and hardcore pornography.

Question 28

Discuss the Comstock Act of 1873.

Question 29

What are some effects of repeated exposure to pornography?

Question 30

List some of the gender differences in response to pornography.

Question 31

Discuss some of the findings of the Meese Commission Report.

Question 32

Define prostitution and sex work. Explain why prostitution is often called "the world's oldest profession." Explain how prostitution was viewed in ancient times.

Question 33

Describe each of the different types of female prostitution.

Question 34

Describe how women get into "the life" of prostitution.

Question 35

What are the different types of "johns" and how are they different?

Question 36

Describe the motives for using prostitutes.

Question 37

Discuss male prostitution. Describe how male prostitutes get into "the life" of prostitution.

Question 38

Discuss the various kinds of male sex workers that have been identified.

Question 39

Discuss the relationship between prostitution and sexually transmitted infections (STIs).

Question 40

Define pornography. Explain the difference between hard-core and soft-core porn.

Question 41

Describe the legal status of pornography. Discuss the Comstock Act of 1873, Roth v. United States (1957), and Miller v. California (1973).

Question 42

Discuss how and why people use pornography.

Question 43

Discuss gender differences in response to pornography.

Question 44

Discuss the possible relationship between pornography and violence against women.