Question 1

The importance of Alfred Kinsey's research on sexuality in the United States was that it

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A)  discouraged people from talking about sex. 
B)  fueled the sexual revolution. 
C)  showed that sexuality was not a proper focus of scientific study. 
D)  showed that people were much more conventional about sex than was widely assumed. 
A)  discouraged people from talking about sex. 
B)  fueled the sexual revolution. 
C)  showed that sexuality was not a proper focus of scientific study. 
D)  showed that people were much more conventional about sex than was widely assumed.

Question 2

Standards of human beauty are the same for people everywhere in the world.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Because we know that the sexual revolution increased the level of overall sexual activity, it follows that the sexual revolution raised the level of teenage pregnancy in the United States.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following categories of teenagers would you correctly place at the highest probability of pregnancy?

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A)  teenage women with low incomes and weak families 
B)  teenage women with high incomes 
C)  teenage women with little sexual experience 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  teenage women with low incomes and weak families 
B)  teenage women with high incomes 
C)  teenage women with little sexual experience 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 5

Every state in the United States permits lawful marriage between a women and a man who are first cousins.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Attitudes and practices involving human sexuality

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A)  are determined entirely by biology. 
B)  vary considerably, both from one society to another and over time. 
C)  have changed little in the United States over the past 50 years. 
D)  are much the same around the world. 
A)  are determined entirely by biology. 
B)  vary considerably, both from one society to another and over time. 
C)  have changed little in the United States over the past 50 years. 
D)  are much the same around the world.

Question 7

No single sexual practice--not even the incest taboo--is found everywhere in the world.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The muxes of Mexico are significant because they illustrate

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A)  that a society can recognize people who are neither exclusively male nor female, but a third gender. 
B)  the dangers of engaging in homosexual or bisexual activity. 
C)  that Mexico is a very conventional society when it comes to sex. 
D)  that every society recognizes only heterosexuality. 
A)  that a society can recognize people who are neither exclusively male nor female, but a third gender. 
B)  the dangers of engaging in homosexual or bisexual activity. 
C)  that Mexico is a very conventional society when it comes to sex. 
D)  that every society recognizes only heterosexuality.

Question 9

Which of the following statements is a criticism of the social-conflict approach's view of sexuality?

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A)  Sexuality is not a power issue for everyone. 
B)  Women are as likely as men to treat people of the opposite sex as "sex objects." 
C)  Most of the world's societies agree on matters involving sexuality. 
D)  There is less need to regulate sexuality today compared to decades past. 
A)  Sexuality is not a power issue for everyone. 
B)  Women are as likely as men to treat people of the opposite sex as "sex objects." 
C)  Most of the world's societies agree on matters involving sexuality. 
D)  There is less need to regulate sexuality today compared to decades past.

Question 10

Based on the Laumann study, you would correctly conclude that almost all adults in the United States are very active sexually.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Based on what you know about the history of human sexuality, once a society develops effective birth control technology

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A)  the incest taboo is no longer observed. 
B)  social norms regarding sexuality become more permissive. 
C)  families, rather than individuals, make choices about sexual partners. 
D)  social control of sexuality becomes more strict. 
A)  the incest taboo is no longer observed. 
B)  social norms regarding sexuality become more permissive. 
C)  families, rather than individuals, make choices about sexual partners. 
D)  social control of sexuality becomes more strict.

Question 12

A child's sex is determined shortly before birth by chromosomes contributed by the mother.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following concepts refers to a person's romantic and emotional attraction to another person?

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A)  sexual experience 
B)  sexual history 
C)  sex role 
D)  sexual orientation 
A)  sexual experience 
B)  sexual history 
C)  sex role 
D)  sexual orientation

Question 14

Although the sexual revolution increased sexual activity overall, it changed behavior among women more than among men.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The fact that some people are bisexual shows that sexual orientation is not always clear-cut.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Becoming pregnant as a teenager no longer means a higher risk of poverty.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Queer theory is a growing body of knowledge asserting that

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A)  no sexual practice should be considered wrong. 
B)  sex has always been an uncomfortable topic to most people. 
C)  there is a bias against homosexuality in U.S. society. 
D)  people fear discovering their own sexuality. 
A)  no sexual practice should be considered wrong. 
B)  sex has always been an uncomfortable topic to most people. 
C)  there is a bias against homosexuality in U.S. society. 
D)  people fear discovering their own sexuality.

Question 18

_______________refers to a person's romantic and emotional attraction to another person.

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A)  Sexual identity 
B)  Sexual experience 
C)  Sexual orientation 
D)  Sex role 
A)  Sexual identity 
B)  Sexual experience 
C)  Sexual orientation 
D)  Sex role

Question 19

If we are speaking about the "social construction of sexuality," we are probably using

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A)  the structural-functional approach. 
B)  the social-conflict approach. 
C)  the social-exchange approach. 
D)  the symbolic-interaction approach. 
A)  the structural-functional approach. 
B)  the social-conflict approach. 
C)  the social-exchange approach. 
D)  the symbolic-interaction approach.

Question 20

Sociologists point to several important functions of the incest taboo. Which of the following is NOT one of these functions?

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A)  The incest taboo limits a family's contact with the larger society. 
B)  The incest taboo helps clarify the kinship system. 
C)  The incest taboo helps define people's rights and obligations toward each other. 
D)  The incest taboo limits sexual competition within families. 
A)  The incest taboo limits a family's contact with the larger society. 
B)  The incest taboo helps clarify the kinship system. 
C)  The incest taboo helps define people's rights and obligations toward each other. 
D)  The incest taboo limits sexual competition within families.

The importance of Alfred Kinsey's research on sexuality in the United States was that it

Standards of human beauty are the same for people everywhere in the world.

Because we know that the sexual revolution increased the level of overall sexual activity, it follows that the sexual revolution raised the level of teenage pregnancy in the United States.

Which of the following categories of teenagers would you correctly place at the highest probability of pregnancy?

Every state in the United States permits lawful marriage between a women and a man who are first cousins.

Attitudes and practices involving human sexuality

No single sexual practice--not even the incest taboo--is found everywhere in the world.

The muxes of Mexico are significant because they illustrate

Which of the following statements is a criticism of the social-conflict approach's view of sexuality?

Based on the Laumann study, you would correctly conclude that almost all adults in the United States are very active sexually.

Based on what you know about the history of human sexuality, once a society develops effective birth control technology

A child's sex is determined shortly before birth by chromosomes contributed by the mother.

Which of the following concepts refers to a person's romantic and emotional attraction to another person?

Although the sexual revolution increased sexual activity overall, it changed behavior among women more than among men.

The fact that some people are bisexual shows that sexual orientation is not always clear-cut.

Becoming pregnant as a teenager no longer means a higher risk of poverty.

Queer theory is a growing body of knowledge asserting that

_______________refers to a person's romantic and emotional attraction to another person.

If we are speaking about the "social construction of sexuality," we are probably using

Sociologists point to several important functions of the incest taboo. Which of the following is NOT one of these functions?

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Exam 6: Sexuality and Society

The importance of Alfred Kinsey's research on sexuality in the United States was that it

Standards of human beauty are the same for people everywhere in the world.

Because we know that the sexual revolution increased the level of overall sexual activity, it follows that the sexual revolution raised the level of teenage pregnancy in the United States.

Which of the following categories of teenagers would you correctly place at the highest probability of pregnancy?

Every state in the United States permits lawful marriage between a women and a man who are first cousins.

Attitudes and practices involving human sexuality

No single sexual practice--not even the incest taboo--is found everywhere in the world.

The muxes of Mexico are significant because they illustrate

Which of the following statements is a criticism of the social-conflict approach's view of sexuality?

Based on the Laumann study, you would correctly conclude that almost all adults in the United States are very active sexually.

Based on what you know about the history of human sexuality, once a society develops effective birth control technology

A child's sex is determined shortly before birth by chromosomes contributed by the mother.

Which of the following concepts refers to a person's romantic and emotional attraction to another person?

Although the sexual revolution increased sexual activity overall, it changed behavior among women more than among men.

The fact that some people are bisexual shows that sexual orientation is not always clear-cut.

Becoming pregnant as a teenager no longer means a higher risk of poverty.

Queer theory is a growing body of knowledge asserting that

_______________refers to a person's romantic and emotional attraction to another person.

If we are speaking about the "social construction of sexuality," we are probably using

Sociologists point to several important functions of the incest taboo. Which of the following is NOT one of these functions?

Sociology: Perspective, Theory, and Method

Culture

Socialization: From Infancy to Old Age

Social Interaction in Everyday Life

Groups and Organizations

Deviance

Social Stratification

Global Stratification

Gender Stratification

Race and Ethnicity

Economics and Politics

Family and Religion

Education, Health, and Medicine

Population, Urbanization, and Environment

Social Change: Modern and Postmodern Societies

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