Question 1

Cultural and governmental institutions attempt to regulate and control sexuality by various means,including defining the age of consent,how marriage and divorce can be obtained,and reproductive rights such as abortion.All of these seek to define

Accepted Answer

The various means used by cultural and governmental institutions to regulate and control sexuality, such as defining the age of consent, marriage and divorce laws, and reproductive rights, are all focused on defining who can do what with whom and when they can do it. These regulations seek to control and limit sexual behavior within acceptable social and legal norms.

Question 2

Sociologist Mignon Moore found that the intersection of ________ and ________ most impacted the identities of the women in her book Invisible Families (2011).

Accepted Answer

Mignon Moore's research in "Invisible Families" focuses on how race and sexuality intersect to shape the identities and experiences of Black lesbian women.

Question 3

Students at Antioch College developed a sexual offense policy in which it was explicitly stated that the individual with whom sexual contact is initiated must clearly indicate his or her willingness or lack of willingness to engage in sexual activity by giving

Accepted Answer

The policy requires a clear "yes" for each act to ensure explicit consent is given for every step of sexual activity, emphasizing the importance of ongoing and affirmative consent.

Question 4

Many different cultural institutions act to regulate and control our sexuality,sometimes in ways of which we are not aware,often in ways we openly challenge.This is a process anthropologists refer to as

Accepted Answer

The answer of Many different cultural institutions act to regulate...

Question 5

Dr.Alfred Kinsey discovered that the sexual proclivities of an individual could shift over a lifetime,encompassing a wide range of sexual activity and interest that could include heterosexual and homosexual sex,as well as a mixture of both.His attempt to quantify and describe this resulted in the

Accepted Answer

Dr. Alfred Kinsey's attempt to quantify and describe the variety of sexual proclivities that individuals can have resulted in the development of the Kinsey scale, which is a continuum of human sexuality that includes a wide range of sexual activity and interests, from exclusively heterosexual to exclusively homosexual, with many shades of gray in between. Kinsey's work contributed to a better understanding of human sexuality and challenged the dominant paradigm of heterosexuality. However, it did not promote homosexuality as a sexual expression per se.

Question 6

________ are key cultural institutions through which we learn what it means to be heterosexual.

Accepted Answer

Weddings are key cultural institutions that often reinforce and celebrate heterosexual norms and expectations, as they traditionally involve the union of a man and a woman.

Question 7

The work of Mignon Moore describes the experiences of lesbian African American women.These women often struggle in their lives because they must

Accepted Answer

Mignon Moore's work highlights the complex intersectionality that lesbian African American women face in their lives, where they must navigate and balance multiple identities of race, class, and sexuality. They do not have to choose between being loyal to their race or being openly lesbian, nor do they have to skirt legal challenges to their sexual identity. Instead, their struggle is one of having to balance and reconcile different aspects of their identity that may not always align with societal norms and expectations.

Question 8

The wedding industry appeared in part due to the intense growth of capitalism and the appearance of social institutions that celebrate marriage,but has become a powerful force in the

Accepted Answer

The wedding industry has contributed significantly to the way U.S. society talks about and understands heterosexuality. It has perpetuated traditional gender roles and heteronormativity, presenting marriage as the ultimate goal of romantic relationships, and pressuring individuals to conform to societal expectations.

Answer: D 
 The wedding industry does not contribute to the continuing view of sexual activity for procreative purposes. While procreation may be a motive for some couples to get married, the industry focuses more on the celebration and spectacle of weddings rather than promoting sexual activity solely for reproductive purposes.

Answers A and B are not correct as the wedding industry has not directly led to the creation of same-sex marriage in the United States or the maintenance of Victorian ideals about sexuality.

Question 9

The scale describing a spectrum of human sexuality with exclusively heterosexual behavior on one end and exclusively homosexual behavior on the other is known as the ________ scale.

Accepted Answer

The scale describing a spectrum of human sexuality with exclusively heterosexual behavior on one end and exclusively homosexual behavior on the other is known as the Kinsey scale, named after Alfred Kinsey, an American biologist who studied human sexuality in the mid-20th century.

Question 10

According to the text,which of the following has seen an increase in attention to policies addressing sexual violence?

Accepted Answer

The text specifically mentions that "colleges and universities have seen significant attention to policies addressing sexual violence on campus." The other options (B, C, D) are not mentioned in the text as seeing an increase in attention to policies addressing sexual violence.

Question 11

People whose gender identity differs from the sex they were assigned at birth may identify as

Accepted Answer

People whose gender identity differs from the sex they were assigned at birth identify as transgender. A person's sexual orientation, whether they are bisexual or homosexual, is separate from their gender identity. "Mixed gender" is not a commonly used term in the context of gender identity.

Question 12

For the Victorians,masturbation was a form of self-abuse and was condemned largely on the basis of its being

Accepted Answer

The Victorian era placed great emphasis on traditional gender roles and the importance of procreation within marriage. Masturbation was seen as nonprocreative and therefore went against the social and moral expectations of the time. The other choices could have played a role in the Victorian condemnation of masturbation, but they were not the primary reason.

Question 13

Sexual violence is perpetuated through many different channels including

Accepted Answer

Date rape is a form of sexual violence where one person forces or coerces another into sexual activity without consent, often in a dating situation.

Question 14

The text notes that heterosexuality in the United States is a fairly new invention,something that describes not simply the procreative activities of opposite-sex persons but originated because of

Accepted Answer

The answer of The text notes that heterosexuality in the...

Question 15

The experience of being a middle-class black lesbian is

Accepted Answer

The experience of being a middle-class black lesbian is a unique status reflecting the intersectionality of race, class, and sexuality. Their experiences are different from those of a middle-class white lesbian, middle-class black heterosexual woman, or middle-class black heterosexual man due to the intersection of their various identities. They may face discrimination or marginalization based on both their race and sexuality, leading to a unique experience.

Question 16

DOMA,or the Defense of Marriage Act,was partially struck down by the Supreme Court.The original act supported the tenet of marriage as the

Accepted Answer

The original DOMA supported the idea that marriage should be defined as a legal union only between one man and one woman.

Question 17

Pornography has been attacked and subjected to legal controls for a long time.Each attempt seems to result in an increase in its dissemination and consumption.Often viewed in private,government efforts to stop pornography occur because government seeks

Accepted Answer

Governments often attempt to regulate pornography to control and influence societal norms and discourse around sexuality, rather than purely for economic or zoning reasons.

Question 18

Harvard-trained biologist and zoologist Alfred Kinsey is quoted as saying,"The world is not to be divided into sheep and goats." In this statement,he would have likely been referring to the idea that sexual behavior

Accepted Answer

Alfred Kinsey was a pioneer in the study of human sexuality and his research challenged the idea that sexual behavior was strictly defined by heterosexual or homosexual categories. He viewed sexual behavior as existing along a continuum, rather than as a dichotomy with clear boundaries. This statement reflects his belief that the world and human sexuality are more complex than simple binary distinctions. Therefore, the best choice is D - sexual behavior is best understood as a continuum.

Question 19

Recently,the government of China began a crackdown on the practice of hiring strippers to perform at funerals in rural parts of the country,a practice that many see as normal,but to others might seem odd,even bizarre.The prohibition serves as a way to

Accepted Answer

The crackdown is aimed at enforcing norms of sexual behavior by discouraging practices that are seen as inappropriate or disrespectful in the context of funerals.

Question 20

Michel Foucault was a gay man who wrote extensively about sexuality that was informed by his own lived experience.His view was that in every culture,sexuality is part of how

Accepted Answer

Foucault's work often focused on how power relations are embedded in societal norms, including sexuality, and how these norms dictate appropriate behavior.

Quiz 8: Sexuality

Cultural and governmental institutions attempt to regulate and control sexuality by various means,including defining the age of consent,how marriage and divorce can be obtained,and reproductive rights such as abortion.All of these seek to define

Sociologist Mignon Moore found that the intersection of and most impacted the identities of the women in her book Invisible Families (2011) .

Students at Antioch College developed a sexual offense policy in which it was explicitly stated that the individual with whom sexual contact is initiated must clearly indicate his or her willingness or lack of willingness to engage in sexual activity by giving

Many different cultural institutions act to regulate and control our sexuality,sometimes in ways of which we are not aware,often in ways we openly challenge.This is a process anthropologists refer to as

Dr.Alfred Kinsey discovered that the sexual proclivities of an individual could shift over a lifetime,encompassing a wide range of sexual activity and interest that could include heterosexual and homosexual sex,as well as a mixture of both.His attempt to quantify and describe this resulted in the

________ are key cultural institutions through which we learn what it means to be heterosexual.

The work of Mignon Moore describes the experiences of lesbian African American women.These women often struggle in their lives because they must

The wedding industry appeared in part due to the intense growth of capitalism and the appearance of social institutions that celebrate marriage,but has become a powerful force in the

The scale describing a spectrum of human sexuality with exclusively heterosexual behavior on one end and exclusively homosexual behavior on the other is known as the ________ scale.

According to the text,which of the following has seen an increase in attention to policies addressing sexual violence?

People whose gender identity differs from the sex they were assigned at birth may identify as

For the Victorians,masturbation was a form of self-abuse and was condemned largely on the basis of its being

Sexual violence is perpetuated through many different channels including

The text notes that heterosexuality in the United States is a fairly new invention,something that describes not simply the procreative activities of opposite-sex persons but originated because of

The experience of being a middle-class black lesbian is

DOMA,or the Defense of Marriage Act,was partially struck down by the Supreme Court.The original act supported the tenet of marriage as the

Pornography has been attacked and subjected to legal controls for a long time.Each attempt seems to result in an increase in its dissemination and consumption.Often viewed in private,government efforts to stop pornography occur because government seeks

Harvard-trained biologist and zoologist Alfred Kinsey is quoted as saying,"The world is not to be divided into sheep and goats." In this statement,he would have likely been referring to the idea that sexual behavior

Recently,the government of China began a crackdown on the practice of hiring strippers to perform at funerals in rural parts of the country,a practice that many see as normal,but to others might seem odd,even bizarre.The prohibition serves as a way to

Michel Foucault was a gay man who wrote extensively about sexuality that was informed by his own lived experience.His view was that in every culture,sexuality is part of how

Quiz 8: Sexuality

Cultural and governmental institutions attempt to regulate and control sexuality by various means,including defining the age of consent,how marriage and divorce can be obtained,and reproductive rights such as abortion.All of these seek to define

Sociologist Mignon Moore found that the intersection of ________ and ________ most impacted the identities of the women in her book Invisible Families (2011) .

Students at Antioch College developed a sexual offense policy in which it was explicitly stated that the individual with whom sexual contact is initiated must clearly indicate his or her willingness or lack of willingness to engage in sexual activity by giving

Many different cultural institutions act to regulate and control our sexuality,sometimes in ways of which we are not aware,often in ways we openly challenge.This is a process anthropologists refer to as

Dr.Alfred Kinsey discovered that the sexual proclivities of an individual could shift over a lifetime,encompassing a wide range of sexual activity and interest that could include heterosexual and homosexual sex,as well as a mixture of both.His attempt to quantify and describe this resulted in the

________ are key cultural institutions through which we learn what it means to be heterosexual.

The work of Mignon Moore describes the experiences of lesbian African American women.These women often struggle in their lives because they must

The wedding industry appeared in part due to the intense growth of capitalism and the appearance of social institutions that celebrate marriage,but has become a powerful force in the

The scale describing a spectrum of human sexuality with exclusively heterosexual behavior on one end and exclusively homosexual behavior on the other is known as the ________ scale.

According to the text,which of the following has seen an increase in attention to policies addressing sexual violence?

People whose gender identity differs from the sex they were assigned at birth may identify as

For the Victorians,masturbation was a form of self-abuse and was condemned largely on the basis of its being

Sexual violence is perpetuated through many different channels including

The text notes that heterosexuality in the United States is a fairly new invention,something that describes not simply the procreative activities of opposite-sex persons but originated because of

The experience of being a middle-class black lesbian is

DOMA,or the Defense of Marriage Act,was partially struck down by the Supreme Court.The original act supported the tenet of marriage as the

Pornography has been attacked and subjected to legal controls for a long time.Each attempt seems to result in an increase in its dissemination and consumption.Often viewed in private,government efforts to stop pornography occur because government seeks

Harvard-trained biologist and zoologist Alfred Kinsey is quoted as saying,"The world is not to be divided into sheep and goats." In this statement,he would have likely been referring to the idea that sexual behavior

Recently,the government of China began a crackdown on the practice of hiring strippers to perform at funerals in rural parts of the country,a practice that many see as normal,but to others might seem odd,even bizarre.The prohibition serves as a way to

Michel Foucault was a gay man who wrote extensively about sexuality that was informed by his own lived experience.His view was that in every culture,sexuality is part of how

Sociologist Mignon Moore found that the intersection of and most impacted the identities of the women in her book Invisible Families (2011) .