Question 1

In the last 20 years or so, the percentage of the American population who believes that homosexual relations should be against the law has decreased.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

How is human sexuality "gendered"? Supply and discuss three examples.

Accepted Answer

Human sexuality is "gendered" in that it

Question 3

In a nationally representative international poll about sexual fidelity, the majority of marriage respondents said that:

Accepted Answer

A)  they were sexually faithful to their spouse. 
B)  they were sexually unfaithful to their spouse. 
C)  they couldn't recall whether they had been faithful or unfaithful 
D)  The answer to this matter is unknown and unknowable. 
E)  None of the above 
A)  they were sexually faithful to their spouse. 
B)  they were sexually unfaithful to their spouse. 
C)  they couldn't recall whether they had been faithful or unfaithful 
D)  The answer to this matter is unknown and unknowable. 
E)  None of the above

Question 4

Today, sexual relations between a faculty member and his female students is widely regarded as:

Accepted Answer

A)  more wrongful than it was in the past. 
B)  less wrongful than it was in the past. 
C)  wrongful, and equally as wrongful as it was in the past. 
D)  not at all wrongful 
E)  unknown and unknowable as to wrongfulness 
A)  more wrongful than it was in the past. 
B)  less wrongful than it was in the past. 
C)  wrongful, and equally as wrongful as it was in the past. 
D)  not at all wrongful 
E)  unknown and unknowable as to wrongfulness

Question 5

Which of the following questions would a constructionist be most likely to ask?

Accepted Answer

A)  Is premarital sex more common today than it was 30 years ago? 
B)  What sorts of societies engage in high levels of adultery? 
C)  Is a vaginal exam regarded by the physician or the patient as a sexual act? 
D)  Which sex has the stronger sex drive? 
E)  Why do some people use pornography as a masturbatory aid? 
A)  Is premarital sex more common today than it was 30 years ago? 
B)  What sorts of societies engage in high levels of adultery? 
C)  Is a vaginal exam regarded by the physician or the patient as a sexual act? 
D)  Which sex has the stronger sex drive? 
E)  Why do some people use pornography as a masturbatory aid?

Question 6

According to studies that have been conducted, which of the following statements is true? In general:

Accepted Answer

A)  Men are more likely to engage in extra-marital sex than women. 
B)  Women are more likely to engage in extra-marital sex than men. 
C)  Men and women are equally likely to engage in extra-marital sex. 
D)  As to whether men or women are more likely to engage in extra-marital sex cannot be known; the answer to this question is unknowable. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  Men are more likely to engage in extra-marital sex than women. 
B)  Women are more likely to engage in extra-marital sex than men. 
C)  Men and women are equally likely to engage in extra-marital sex. 
D)  As to whether men or women are more likely to engage in extra-marital sex cannot be known; the answer to this question is unknowable. 
E)  none of the above

Question 7

According to the General Social Survey, education is related to sexual permissiveness and tolerance for sexual diversity:

Accepted Answer

A)  positively 
B)  negatively 
C)  in a random fashion 
D)  are related in an unknown and unknowable fashion 
E)  none of the above 
A)  positively 
B)  negatively 
C)  in a random fashion 
D)  are related in an unknown and unknowable fashion 
E)  none of the above

Question 8

Many feminists have a difficult time accepting the viability of the concept of "sex work."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Sociologically, sexual deviance is defined by:

Accepted Answer

A)  mental disorder 
B)  psychological dysfunction 
C)  self-destructiveness 
D)  sexual narcissism 
E)  a violation of social norms that is likely to generate condemnation 
A)  mental disorder 
B)  psychological dysfunction 
C)  self-destructiveness 
D)  sexual narcissism 
E)  a violation of social norms that is likely to generate condemnation

Question 10

Most Americans disapprove of extramarital sex; to them, it is a form of deviance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The distinction between constructionism and essentialism does not apply to sexual behavior or sexual deviance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

To the sociologist:

Accepted Answer

A)  psychiatric deviance typically qualifies as sociological deviance. 
B)  sociological deviance typically qualifies as psychiatric deviance. 
C)  psychiatric deviance never qualifies as sociological deviance. 
D)  sociological deviance never qualifies as psychiatric deviance. 
E)  psychiatric deviance and sociological deviance typically qualify for one another. 
A)  psychiatric deviance typically qualifies as sociological deviance. 
B)  sociological deviance typically qualifies as psychiatric deviance. 
C)  psychiatric deviance never qualifies as sociological deviance. 
D)  sociological deviance never qualifies as psychiatric deviance. 
E)  psychiatric deviance and sociological deviance typically qualify for one another.

Question 13

Over time, in the US, hostility toward gay sex is declining. Which of the following categories in the population are "holdouts," that is, those that continue to regard gay sex as strongly deviant?

Accepted Answer

A)  Catholics 
B)  the religiously unaffiliated 
C)  fundamentalist evangelical Protestants 
D)  the highly educated 
E)  none of the above 
A)  Catholics 
B)  the religiously unaffiliated 
C)  fundamentalist evangelical Protestants 
D)  the highly educated 
E)  none of the above

Question 14

Psychological and psychiatric deviance, on the one hand, and sociological deviance, on the other:

Accepted Answer

A)  are the same thing. 
B)  overlap but are not identical. 
C)  do not overlap at all. 
D)  bear an unknown and unknowable relation to one another. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  are the same thing. 
B)  overlap but are not identical. 
C)  do not overlap at all. 
D)  bear an unknown and unknowable relation to one another. 
E)  none of the above

Question 15

According to Nastal, a national survey on sexual attitudes and behavior, from the 1990s to 2010-2012, the average number of sexual partners in the UK:

Accepted Answer

A)  has increased 
B)  has decreased 
C)  has remained the same 
D)  has fluctuated erratically and randomly from year to year 
E)  remains unknown 
A)  has increased 
B)  has decreased 
C)  has remained the same 
D)  has fluctuated erratically and randomly from year to year 
E)  remains unknown

Question 16

How would a constructionist's analysis of sex work differ from that of a radical feminist? What about the differences between a constructionist's and a radical feminist's analysis of sex work?

Accepted Answer

A constructionist's analysis of sex work

Question 17

The results of the study "Sex in American"--the Chicago sex survey--indicate that with respect to adultery, most married Americans:

Accepted Answer

A)  both approve of it and engage in it. 
B)  do not approve of it but engage in it anyway. 
C)  approve of it but do not engage in it. 
D)  neither approve of it nor engage in it. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  both approve of it and engage in it. 
B)  do not approve of it but engage in it anyway. 
C)  approve of it but do not engage in it. 
D)  neither approve of it nor engage in it. 
E)  none of the above

Question 18

Sociologists define "sex work" as referring:

Accepted Answer

A)  only to "outdoor" enterprises, such as street prostitution. 
B)  only to "indoor" enterprises, such as phone sex, acting in a pornographic film, working in a massage parlor, working in a strip club. 
C)  both to "outdoor" and "indoor" enterprises. 
D)  neither to "outdoor" nor "indoor" enterprises. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  only to "outdoor" enterprises, such as street prostitution. 
B)  only to "indoor" enterprises, such as phone sex, acting in a pornographic film, working in a massage parlor, working in a strip club. 
C)  both to "outdoor" and "indoor" enterprises. 
D)  neither to "outdoor" nor "indoor" enterprises. 
E)  none of the above

Question 19

The "Sex in America" survey, eventually conducted in the 1990s, was defunded by the federal government because Jesse Helms, a conservative southern senator, believed its agenda was to legitimate and normalize gay sex.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In the US, among which segments of the society is disapproval of gay marriage stronger:

Accepted Answer

A)  females (versus males) 
B)  African Americans (versus whites) 
C)  Catholic (versus evangelical Protestants) 
D)  Democrats (versus Republicans) 
E)  political independents (versus conservatives) 
A)  females (versus males) 
B)  African Americans (versus whites) 
C)  Catholic (versus evangelical Protestants) 
D)  Democrats (versus Republicans) 
E)  political independents (versus conservatives)

In the last 20 years or so, the percentage of the American population who believes that homosexual relations should be against the law has decreased.

How is human sexuality "gendered"? Supply and discuss three examples.

In a nationally representative international poll about sexual fidelity, the majority of marriage respondents said that:

Today, sexual relations between a faculty member and his female students is widely regarded as:

Which of the following questions would a constructionist be most likely to ask?

According to studies that have been conducted, which of the following statements is true? In general:

According to the General Social Survey, education is related to sexual permissiveness and tolerance for sexual diversity:

Many feminists have a difficult time accepting the viability of the concept of "sex work."

Sociologically, sexual deviance is defined by:

Most Americans disapprove of extramarital sex; to them, it is a form of deviance.

The distinction between constructionism and essentialism does not apply to sexual behavior or sexual deviance.

To the sociologist:

Over time, in the US, hostility toward gay sex is declining. Which of the following categories in the population are "holdouts," that is, those that continue to regard gay sex as strongly deviant?

Psychological and psychiatric deviance, on the one hand, and sociological deviance, on the other:

According to Nastal, a national survey on sexual attitudes and behavior, from the 1990s to 2010-2012, the average number of sexual partners in the UK:

How would a constructionist's analysis of sex work differ from that of a radical feminist? What about the differences between a constructionist's and a radical feminist's analysis of sex work?

The results of the study "Sex in American"--the Chicago sex survey--indicate that with respect to adultery, most married Americans:

Sociologists define "sex work" as referring:

The "Sex in America" survey, eventually conducted in the 1990s, was defunded by the federal government because Jesse Helms, a conservative southern senator, believed its agenda was to legitimate and normalize gay sex.

In the US, among which segments of the society is disapproval of gay marriage stronger:

Introducing Deviance

Explaining Deviant Behavior

Constructing Deviance

Poverty and Disrepute

Crime and Criminalization Criminal Behavior

White Collar Crime

Substance Abuse

Unconventional Beliefs

Mental Disorder

Deviant Physical Characteristics

Tribal Stigma: Race, Religion, and Ethnicity

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Exam 8: Sexual Deviance

In the last 20 years or so, the percentage of the American population who believes that homosexual relations should be against the law has decreased.

How is human sexuality "gendered"? Supply and discuss three examples.

In a nationally representative international poll about sexual fidelity, the majority of marriage respondents said that:

Today, sexual relations between a faculty member and his female students is widely regarded as:

Which of the following questions would a constructionist be most likely to ask?

According to studies that have been conducted, which of the following statements is true? In general:

According to the General Social Survey, education is related to sexual permissiveness and tolerance for sexual diversity:

Many feminists have a difficult time accepting the viability of the concept of "sex work."

Sociologically, sexual deviance is defined by:

Most Americans disapprove of extramarital sex; to them, it is a form of deviance.

The distinction between constructionism and essentialism does not apply to sexual behavior or sexual deviance.

To the sociologist:

Over time, in the US, hostility toward gay sex is declining. Which of the following categories in the population are "holdouts," that is, those that continue to regard gay sex as strongly deviant?

Psychological and psychiatric deviance, on the one hand, and sociological deviance, on the other:

According to Nastal, a national survey on sexual attitudes and behavior, from the 1990s to 2010-2012, the average number of sexual partners in the UK:

How would a constructionist's analysis of sex work differ from that of a radical feminist? What about the differences between a constructionist's and a radical feminist's analysis of sex work?

The results of the study "Sex in American"--the Chicago sex survey--indicate that with respect to adultery, most married Americans:

Sociologists define "sex work" as referring:

The "Sex in America" survey, eventually conducted in the 1990s, was defunded by the federal government because Jesse Helms, a conservative southern senator, believed its agenda was to legitimate and normalize gay sex.

In the US, among which segments of the society is disapproval of gay marriage stronger:

Introducing Deviance

Explaining Deviant Behavior

Constructing Deviance

Poverty and Disrepute

Crime and Criminalization Criminal Behavior

White Collar Crime

Substance Abuse

Unconventional Beliefs

Mental Disorder

Deviant Physical Characteristics

Tribal Stigma: Race, Religion, and Ethnicity

Filters