Question 1

The homosexual rights movement began on the West coast after what period in U.S. history?

Accepted Answer

A)  Industrialization 
B)  World War I 
C)  World War II 
D)  The Vietnam War 
A)  Industrialization 
B)  World War I 
C)  World War II 
D)  The Vietnam War

Question 2

Outline the different stages of the coming out process and provide an example of someone going through this process.

Accepted Answer

The coming out process typically involve

Question 3

Jill associates with others in secret in the homosexual subculture. She has not told her heterosexual friends or her family members about her lesbian relationships. Which stage of the coming out process is Jill going through?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sensitization 
B)  Identity confusion 
C)  Identity assumption 
D)  Commitment 
A)  Sensitization 
B)  Identity confusion 
C)  Identity assumption 
D)  Commitment

Question 4

Staci feels attracted to other females but denies those feelings to herself, or at least doesn't act on them. Which stage of the coming out process is Staci going through?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sensitization 
B)  Identity confusion 
C)  Identity assumption 
D)  Commitment 
A)  Sensitization 
B)  Identity confusion 
C)  Identity assumption 
D)  Commitment

Question 5

_____ are collections of norms that define socially accepted male and female behavior.

Accepted Answer

A)  Moral scripts 
B)  Sex roles 
C)  Gender scripts 
D)  Masculine/feminine archetypes 
A)  Moral scripts 
B)  Sex roles 
C)  Gender scripts 
D)  Masculine/feminine archetypes

Question 6

No single lifestyle fits all homosexuals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

A 1990 study found that the homosexual brain features an enlarged suprachiasmatic nucleus compared that of the heterosexual brain. This type of research falls under what perspective?

Accepted Answer

A)  Psychological 
B)  Biological 
C)  Sociological 
D)  Anthological 
A)  Psychological 
B)  Biological 
C)  Sociological 
D)  Anthological

Question 8

People who eventually become homosexuals tend to acquire sex role identification:

Accepted Answer

A)  in childhood 
B)  in young adulthood 
C)  in middle adulthood 
D)  homosexuals almost never acquire sex role identification 
A)  in childhood 
B)  in young adulthood 
C)  in middle adulthood 
D)  homosexuals almost never acquire sex role identification

Question 9

Biological claims for an inherited tendency toward homosexual behavior:

Accepted Answer

A)  have not been supported by research at all 
B)  are supported only by limited research 
C)  are supported by a significant amount of research with strong methodologies 
D)  are unquestionable 
A)  have not been supported by research at all 
B)  are supported only by limited research 
C)  are supported by a significant amount of research with strong methodologies 
D)  are unquestionable

Question 10

AIDS spreads in Africa largely through:

Accepted Answer

A)  homosexual sexual contact 
B)  heterosexual intercourse 
C)  intravenous drug use 
D)  blood transfusions 
A)  homosexual sexual contact 
B)  heterosexual intercourse 
C)  intravenous drug use 
D)  blood transfusions

Question 11

When first discovered HIV was known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  AIDS 
B)  GRID 
C)  ARC 
D)  ARV 
A)  AIDS 
B)  GRID 
C)  ARC 
D)  ARV

Question 12

There has been ___________ in tolerance of homosexuality among most groups of people in the general population.

Accepted Answer

A)  a rapid decrease 
B)  neither an increase or decrease 
C)  a modest but measurable increase 
D)  a rapid increase 
A)  a rapid decrease 
B)  neither an increase or decrease 
C)  a modest but measurable increase 
D)  a rapid increase

Question 13

People acquire homosexual identities often through long, interactive processes that depend heavily on the actions and reactions of others.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In a 1986 study, the majority of college students in the U.S. held negative views of homosexuality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

A 1989 study by Fumento found that this percent of men participated "fairly often" as adults in homosexual relations.

Accepted Answer

A)  25 percent 
B)  14 percent 
C)  13 percent 
D)  1.4 percent 
A)  25 percent 
B)  14 percent 
C)  13 percent 
D)  1.4 percent

Question 16

Same-sex marriage is legal in:

Accepted Answer

A)  Iowa 
B)  Vermont 
C)  Massachusetts 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Iowa 
B)  Vermont 
C)  Massachusetts 
D)  All of the above

Question 17

Kinsey found that ______ percent of men experience homosexual contact at some time in their lives.

Accepted Answer

A)  5 
B)  12 
C)  24 
D)  37 
A)  5 
B)  12 
C)  24 
D)  37

Question 18

The Latter-Day Saints (Mormon) church tolerated homoeroticism until the mid-1950s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Miller speculates that certain necessary characteristics define essential conditions for the development of homosexual communities. These include the following except:

Accepted Answer

A)  some personal freedom and social tolerance 
B)  economic dependence and lack of social mobility 
C)  relatively high status for women 
D)  declining power of the family and religion in defining and determining every aspect of an individual's life 
A)  some personal freedom and social tolerance 
B)  economic dependence and lack of social mobility 
C)  relatively high status for women 
D)  declining power of the family and religion in defining and determining every aspect of an individual's life

Question 20

Sexuality:

Accepted Answer

A)  is learned behavior 
B)  is dictated by body chemistry 
C)  is dictated by genetic inheritance 
D)  is strictly a domain of the personality 
A)  is learned behavior 
B)  is dictated by body chemistry 
C)  is dictated by genetic inheritance 
D)  is strictly a domain of the personality

The homosexual rights movement began on the West coast after what period in U.S. history?

Outline the different stages of the coming out process and provide an example of someone going through this process.

Jill associates with others in secret in the homosexual subculture. She has not told her heterosexual friends or her family members about her lesbian relationships. Which stage of the coming out process is Jill going through?

Staci feels attracted to other females but denies those feelings to herself, or at least doesn't act on them. Which stage of the coming out process is Staci going through?

_____ are collections of norms that define socially accepted male and female behavior.

No single lifestyle fits all homosexuals.

A 1990 study found that the homosexual brain features an enlarged suprachiasmatic nucleus compared that of the heterosexual brain. This type of research falls under what perspective?

People who eventually become homosexuals tend to acquire sex role identification:

Biological claims for an inherited tendency toward homosexual behavior:

AIDS spreads in Africa largely through:

When first discovered HIV was known as:

There has been ___________ in tolerance of homosexuality among most groups of people in the general population.

People acquire homosexual identities often through long, interactive processes that depend heavily on the actions and reactions of others.

In a 1986 study, the majority of college students in the U.S. held negative views of homosexuality.

A 1989 study by Fumento found that this percent of men participated "fairly often" as adults in homosexual relations.

Same-sex marriage is legal in:

Kinsey found that ______ percent of men experience homosexual contact at some time in their lives.

The Latter-Day Saints (Mormon) church tolerated homoeroticism until the mid-1950s.

Miller speculates that certain necessary characteristics define essential conditions for the development of homosexual communities. These include the following except:

Sexuality:

The Nature and Meaning of Deviance

Deviant Events and Social Control

Becoming Deviant

Major Theories of Deviance

Crimes of Interpersonal Violence

Nonviolent Crime

White-Collar and Corporate Crime

Drug Use and Addiction

Drunkenness and Alcoholism

Suicide

Heterosexual Deviance

Physical Disabilities

Mental Disorders

Recent Forms of Deviance

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Exam 12: Gays, Lesbians, and Homophobia

The homosexual rights movement began on the West coast after what period in U.S. history?

Outline the different stages of the coming out process and provide an example of someone going through this process.

Jill associates with others in secret in the homosexual subculture. She has not told her heterosexual friends or her family members about her lesbian relationships. Which stage of the coming out process is Jill going through?

Staci feels attracted to other females but denies those feelings to herself, or at least doesn't act on them. Which stage of the coming out process is Staci going through?

_____ are collections of norms that define socially accepted male and female behavior.

No single lifestyle fits all homosexuals.

A 1990 study found that the homosexual brain features an enlarged suprachiasmatic nucleus compared that of the heterosexual brain. This type of research falls under what perspective?

People who eventually become homosexuals tend to acquire sex role identification:

Biological claims for an inherited tendency toward homosexual behavior:

AIDS spreads in Africa largely through:

When first discovered HIV was known as:

There has been ___________ in tolerance of homosexuality among most groups of people in the general population.

People acquire homosexual identities often through long, interactive processes that depend heavily on the actions and reactions of others.

In a 1986 study, the majority of college students in the U.S. held negative views of homosexuality.

A 1989 study by Fumento found that this percent of men participated "fairly often" as adults in homosexual relations.

Same-sex marriage is legal in:

Kinsey found that ______ percent of men experience homosexual contact at some time in their lives.

The Latter-Day Saints (Mormon) church tolerated homoeroticism until the mid-1950s.

Miller speculates that certain necessary characteristics define essential conditions for the development of homosexual communities. These include the following except:

Sexuality:

The Nature and Meaning of Deviance

Deviant Events and Social Control

Becoming Deviant

Major Theories of Deviance

Crimes of Interpersonal Violence

Nonviolent Crime

White-Collar and Corporate Crime

Drug Use and Addiction

Drunkenness and Alcoholism

Suicide

Heterosexual Deviance

Physical Disabilities

Mental Disorders

Recent Forms of Deviance

Filters