Question 1

Which of the following is true of the societal treatment of LGBs?

Accepted Answer

A) They rarely face physical or sexual harassment. 
B) Over half of them report being verbally abused. 
C) They are accepted in all social spheres of life. 
D) They are seldom discriminated against. 
A) They rarely face physical or sexual harassment. 
B) Over half of them report being verbally abused. 
C) They are accepted in all social spheres of life. 
D) They are seldom discriminated against.

Question 2

It has been four years since Imogene 'came out of the closet.' Since then she has been in a steady relationship with her girlfriend, Carrie.In her younger days, prior to coming out, Imogene always knew she was homosexual and so she never bothered to go out on dates with boys and pretend to lead a heterosexual life.Therefore, she has had absolutely no sexual contact with members of the opposite gender.On Kinsey's continuum of homosexual and heterosexual behavior Imogene would be rated _____.

Accepted Answer

A) 0 
B) 3 
C) 4 
D) 6 
A) 0 
B) 3 
C) 4 
D) 6

Question 3

How might prenatal factors account for the development of homosexuality?

Accepted Answer

A possible biological cause of homosexua

Question 4

Explain conversion therapy and discuss its effectiveness.

Accepted Answer

Conversion therapy or reparative therapy

Question 5

_____ is a person's psychological sense of maleness or femaleness.

Accepted Answer

A) Gender identity 
B) Sexual identity 
C) Intrinsic fluidity 
D) Sexual fluidity 
A) Gender identity 
B) Sexual identity 
C) Intrinsic fluidity 
D) Sexual fluidity

Question 6

_____ refers to treatments designed to turn LGBs into heterosexuals.

Accepted Answer

A) Reparative therapy 
B) Restorative therapy 
C) Relational therapy 
D) Refractory therapy 
A) Reparative therapy 
B) Restorative therapy 
C) Relational therapy 
D) Refractory therapy

Question 7

Why was Laud Humphrey's investigation into the tearoom trade ethically wrong?

Accepted Answer

A) He did not maintain the anonymity of the participants. 
B) He paid participants to engage in sexual acts. 
C) He skewed data to make it fit his hypothesis. 
D) He did not obtain the permission of the participants. 
A) He did not maintain the anonymity of the participants. 
B) He paid participants to engage in sexual acts. 
C) He skewed data to make it fit his hypothesis. 
D) He did not obtain the permission of the participants.

Question 8

The fact that the rate of homosexual concordance is substantially higher for identical twins than for nonidentical twins argues in favor of a genetic contribution to sexual orientation.Why does this finding also show us that genetic factors aren't the sole determinants of sexual determinants?

Accepted Answer

A) If the genetic factors were acting in isolation, then the rates of concordance should be higher for nonidentical twins than for identical twins. 
B) If the genetic factors were acting in isolation, then the rates of concordance should include adopted siblings as well as cotwins. 
C) If genetic factors were the only determinants involved, then the rate of concordance would be 50 percent. 
D) If genetic factors were the only determinants involved, then the rate of concordance would be 100 percent. 
A) If the genetic factors were acting in isolation, then the rates of concordance should be higher for nonidentical twins than for identical twins. 
B) If the genetic factors were acting in isolation, then the rates of concordance should include adopted siblings as well as cotwins. 
C) If genetic factors were the only determinants involved, then the rate of concordance would be 50 percent. 
D) If genetic factors were the only determinants involved, then the rate of concordance would be 100 percent.

Question 9

Which of the following was a scientific breakthrough made by Kinsey?

Accepted Answer

A) The discovery that women had two types of orgasm; vaginal and clitoral. 
B) The conceptualization of homosexuality and heterosexuality as two distant categories. 
C) The discovery that only homosexual men are capable of having multiple orgasms. 
D) The conceptualizing of homosexuality and heterosexuality as two variants on a continuum. 
A) The discovery that women had two types of orgasm; vaginal and clitoral. 
B) The conceptualization of homosexuality and heterosexuality as two distant categories. 
C) The discovery that only homosexual men are capable of having multiple orgasms. 
D) The conceptualizing of homosexuality and heterosexuality as two variants on a continuum.

Question 10

Which of the following was discovered during the study conducted by Simon LeVay on the anatomical differences between heterosexual and homosexual individuals?

Accepted Answer

A) An overwhelming number of lesbians were right-handed. 
B) Gay men had fewer psychological problems than straight men. 
C) The hypothalamic cells of gay men resembled those of women more than those of straight men. 
D) Lesbians and gays had, to a large extent, the same eating habits and similar food preferences. 
A) An overwhelming number of lesbians were right-handed. 
B) Gay men had fewer psychological problems than straight men. 
C) The hypothalamic cells of gay men resembled those of women more than those of straight men. 
D) Lesbians and gays had, to a large extent, the same eating habits and similar food preferences.

Question 11

Describe how, according to the sociological theory, labeling affects the development of a person's sexual identity.

Accepted Answer

Sociologists emphasize the effects of la

Which of the following is true of the societal treatment of LGBs?

How might prenatal factors account for the development of homosexuality?

Explain conversion therapy and discuss its effectiveness.

_____ is a person's psychological sense of maleness or femaleness.

_____ refers to treatments designed to turn LGBs into heterosexuals.

Why was Laud Humphrey's investigation into the tearoom trade ethically wrong?

The fact that the rate of homosexual concordance is substantially higher for identical twins than for nonidentical twins argues in favor of a genetic contribution to sexual orientation.Why does this finding also show us that genetic factors aren't the sole determinants of sexual determinants?

Which of the following was a scientific breakthrough made by Kinsey?

Which of the following was discovered during the study conducted by Simon LeVay on the anatomical differences between heterosexual and homosexual individuals?

Describe how, according to the sociological theory, labeling affects the development of a person's sexual identity.

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Contraception and Abortion

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Sexuality and the Life Cycle: Childhood and Adolescence

Sexuality and the Life Cycle: Adulthood

Attraction, Love, and Communication

Gender and Sexuality

Variations in Sexual Behavior

Sexual Coercion

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Exam 13: Sexual Orientation: Gay, Straight, or BI

Which of the following is true of the societal treatment of LGBs?

How might prenatal factors account for the development of homosexuality?

Explain conversion therapy and discuss its effectiveness.

_____ is a person's psychological sense of maleness or femaleness.

_____ refers to treatments designed to turn LGBs into heterosexuals.

Why was Laud Humphrey's investigation into the tearoom trade ethically wrong?

The fact that the rate of homosexual concordance is substantially higher for identical twins than for nonidentical twins argues in favor of a genetic contribution to sexual orientation.Why does this finding also show us that genetic factors aren't the sole determinants of sexual determinants?

Which of the following was a scientific breakthrough made by Kinsey?

Which of the following was discovered during the study conducted by Simon LeVay on the anatomical differences between heterosexual and homosexual individuals?

Describe how, according to the sociological theory, labeling affects the development of a person's sexual identity.

Sexuality in Perspective

Theoretical Perspectives on Sexuality

Sex Research

Sexual Anatomy

Sex Hormones, Sexual Diff Erentiation, and the Menstrual Cycle

Conception, Pregnancy, Childbirth

Contraception and Abortion

Sexual Arousal

Sexuality and the Life Cycle: Childhood and Adolescence

Sexuality and the Life Cycle: Adulthood

Attraction, Love, and Communication

Gender and Sexuality

Variations in Sexual Behavior

Sexual Coercion

Sex for Sale

Sexual Disorders and Sex Therapy

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Ethics, Religion, and Sexuality

Sex and the Law

Filters