Question 1

As in all societies,contemporary U.S.society has certain standards that tell us how we are supposed to feel and act sexually.The U.S.standards include all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) Marital 
B) Storgic 
C) Orgasmic 
D) Romantic 
A) Marital 
B) Storgic 
C) Orgasmic 
D) Romantic

Question 2

In the ancient societies of Greece and Rome,

Accepted Answer

A) love did not exist. 
B) love existed but was kept separate from marriage. 
C) love was an important component of marriage. 
D) love was important for marriage among the peasant class but not for the upper class. 
A) love did not exist. 
B) love existed but was kept separate from marriage. 
C) love was an important component of marriage. 
D) love was important for marriage among the peasant class but not for the upper class.

Question 3

At what point in Western history do we find the development of free mate selection based on love?

Accepted Answer

A) Ancient Greece 
B) Ancient Rome 
C) Medieval England 
D) Colonial America 
A) Ancient Greece 
B) Ancient Rome 
C) Medieval England 
D) Colonial America

Question 4

The Roe v.Wade Supreme Court decision in 1973 made ________ legal in all states.

Accepted Answer

A) inter-racial marriages 
B) abortions 
C) prostitution 
D) birth control 
A) inter-racial marriages 
B) abortions 
C) prostitution 
D) birth control

Question 5

The 2003 Supreme Court decision,Lawrence et al.v.Texas,declared that a Texas statute violated the U.S.Constitution.The Texas statute had made it a crime for

Accepted Answer

A) women to refuse sex to their husbands. 
B) a person 21 years or older to marry a person 17 years or younger. 
C) two persons of different races to marry. 
D) two persons of the same sex to engage in an intimate sexual relationship. 
A) women to refuse sex to their husbands. 
B) a person 21 years or older to marry a person 17 years or younger. 
C) two persons of different races to marry. 
D) two persons of the same sex to engage in an intimate sexual relationship.

Question 6

Researchers studying attitudes and behavior regarding premarital sex asked a second question of respondents who said that they thought premarital sex was always wrong.They found that the majority of these respondents

Accepted Answer

A) had not engaged in premarital sex. 
B) had engaged in premarital sex. 
C) thought all sex was wrong. 
D) did not enjoy sex. 
A) had not engaged in premarital sex. 
B) had engaged in premarital sex. 
C) thought all sex was wrong. 
D) did not enjoy sex.

Question 7

Michael and colleagues (cited by Aulette)grouped people's attitudes toward sex into three major categories.All of the following categories were described by these researchers EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) Traditional 
B) Liberal 
C) Relational 
D) Recreational 
A) Traditional 
B) Liberal 
C) Relational 
D) Recreational

Question 8

Researchers surveyed college students in the 1970's,1980's,and 1990's about whom they would marry.They found that

Accepted Answer

A) men and women are equally likely to be concerned about the earnings potential of their potential spouse. 
B) men are more likely than women to be concerned about the earnings potential of their potential spouse. 
C) women are more likely than men to be concerned about the earnings potential of their potential spouse. 
A) men and women are equally likely to be concerned about the earnings potential of their potential spouse. 
B) men are more likely than women to be concerned about the earnings potential of their potential spouse. 
C) women are more likely than men to be concerned about the earnings potential of their potential spouse.

Question 9

Research on the sex lives of married couples reported by Aulette indicated that women whose husbands wanted more sex described how they were more interested in sex and consciously rewarded their husbands with sex when the husbands

Accepted Answer

A) brought them flowers. 
B) participated in housework. 
C) approved of extra expenditures. 
D) took them out to dinner. 
A) brought them flowers. 
B) participated in housework. 
C) approved of extra expenditures. 
D) took them out to dinner.

Question 10

Research on premarital sex indicates that over the past century,

Accepted Answer

A) increasing numbers of people engage in premarital coitus at younger ages. 
B) Increasing numbers of people engage in premarital coitus but at older ages. 
C) the highest rate of premarital coitus occurred in the sexual revolution of the 1960's with lower numbers before and since. 
D) the difference between men and women has not changed. 
A) increasing numbers of people engage in premarital coitus at younger ages. 
B) Increasing numbers of people engage in premarital coitus but at older ages. 
C) the highest rate of premarital coitus occurred in the sexual revolution of the 1960's with lower numbers before and since. 
D) the difference between men and women has not changed.

Question 11

Researchers surveyed college students in the 1970's,1980's,and 1990's about love.They asked the students if they would marry someone whom they did not love.The more recent research (1990's)indicated that

Accepted Answer

A) men and women were equally likely to say no. 
B) women were more likely to say no. 
C) men were more likely to say no. 
A) men and women were equally likely to say no. 
B) women were more likely to say no. 
C) men were more likely to say no.

Question 12

Social constructionists assert

Accepted Answer

A) sexuality is inborn; we are born to be either gay or straight. 
B) homosexual activity is a relatively recent social phenomenon developing within the last century,a time of choice and experimentation. 
C) sexuality is too varied to fit people into a limited number of categories labeled heterosexual,homosexual,lesbian or bisexual. 
D) sexuality is a matter of free choice. 
A) sexuality is inborn; we are born to be either gay or straight. 
B) homosexual activity is a relatively recent social phenomenon developing within the last century,a time of choice and experimentation. 
C) sexuality is too varied to fit people into a limited number of categories labeled heterosexual,homosexual,lesbian or bisexual. 
D) sexuality is a matter of free choice.

As in all societies,contemporary U.S.society has certain standards that tell us how we are supposed to feel and act sexually.The U.S.standards include all of the following EXCEPT:

In the ancient societies of Greece and Rome,

At what point in Western history do we find the development of free mate selection based on love?

The Roe v.Wade Supreme Court decision in 1973 made ________ legal in all states.

The 2003 Supreme Court decision,Lawrence et al.v.Texas,declared that a Texas statute violated the U.S.Constitution.The Texas statute had made it a crime for

Researchers studying attitudes and behavior regarding premarital sex asked a second question of respondents who said that they thought premarital sex was always wrong.They found that the majority of these respondents

Michael and colleagues (cited by Aulette)grouped people's attitudes toward sex into three major categories.All of the following categories were described by these researchers EXCEPT:

Researchers surveyed college students in the 1970's,1980's,and 1990's about whom they would marry.They found that

Research on the sex lives of married couples reported by Aulette indicated that women whose husbands wanted more sex described how they were more interested in sex and consciously rewarded their husbands with sex when the husbands

Research on premarital sex indicates that over the past century,

Researchers surveyed college students in the 1970's,1980's,and 1990's about love.They asked the students if they would marry someone whom they did not love.The more recent research (1990's)indicated that

Social constructionists assert

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Exam 8: Love and Sex

As in all societies,contemporary U.S.society has certain standards that tell us how we are supposed to feel and act sexually.The U.S.standards include all of the following EXCEPT:

In the ancient societies of Greece and Rome,

At what point in Western history do we find the development of free mate selection based on love?

The Roe v.Wade Supreme Court decision in 1973 made ________ legal in all states.

The 2003 Supreme Court decision,Lawrence et al.v.Texas,declared that a Texas statute violated the U.S.Constitution.The Texas statute had made it a crime for

Researchers studying attitudes and behavior regarding premarital sex asked a second question of respondents who said that they thought premarital sex was always wrong.They found that the majority of these respondents

Michael and colleagues (cited by Aulette)grouped people's attitudes toward sex into three major categories.All of the following categories were described by these researchers EXCEPT:

Researchers surveyed college students in the 1970's,1980's,and 1990's about whom they would marry.They found that

Research on the sex lives of married couples reported by Aulette indicated that women whose husbands wanted more sex described how they were more interested in sex and consciously rewarded their husbands with sex when the husbands

Research on premarital sex indicates that over the past century,

Researchers surveyed college students in the 1970's,1980's,and 1990's about love.They asked the students if they would marry someone whom they did not love.The more recent research (1990's)indicated that

Social constructionists assert

How to Study Families in the Twenty-First Century

A History of Usfamilies With a Focus on European Americans

A History of Usfamilies With a Focus on African Americans

Families and the Economic System

Families and the Organization of Race Ethnicity,class,and Gender

Work and Family

Housework

Marriage

Divorce and Remarriage

Violence in Families

Parents

Children

Families,family Policy,and the State

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