Exam 4: Gender and Sexuality

According to the text, of the following choices, who is more likely to endorse the "fun standard" of sexual activity?

According to the text, what do sexual scripts tell us?

The WHO (the World Health Organization) classifies the transgendered as suffering from a psychological disorder.

According to the text, at what age did researchers discover girls were commonly dieting to lose weight and had fears of becoming fat?

What does the text say with respect to sexual assault against men?

Yasmin's friend Charlene is bisexual. After dating a man for three years, Charlene began dating a woman last month. Yasmin has invited the new couple over for dinner tonight so she can meet Charlene's new significant other and wish them well. According to the text, Yasmin's attitude is in line with what growing social movement?

Sally works at a business office and she has always maintained a friendly joking relationship with her co-workers. One of Sally's co-workers continues to post pornographic pictures on her computer desktop and at her desk for the rest of the office to see. Sally has asked the co-worker to stop, but it has already interfered with her ability to work and she is beginning to suffer psychological harm from the actions of her co-worker. According to the text, Sally is a victim of which of the following types of workplace violence?

"When a young man or woman reaches a certain age, they will become interested in pursuing sexual relations with a member of the opposite sex." According to the text, what social assumption does this statement reflect?

Jessica has been working for at a law firm as a paralegal for the past year. One of the lawyers, James, continually compliments Jessica on her beauty and intelligence. James has mentioned several times that Jessica could advance more quickly in status and wage if she agrees to go on dates with him. Jessica feels pressure to listen to these new terms of employment in order to get the advancement she has worked very hard for. Jessica is a victim of which type of workplace harassment?

There has been recent investigation of an RCMP officer who invited members of his staff into his office after working hours for some alcoholic beverages. Once alone with a female staff member, the RCMP officer unzipped his pants and exposed himself. According to the text, which of the following best describes this scenario?

An open-minded individual believes that when it comes to consenting adults and sex, just about anything goes, except for coercive relations, abuse of power, and breaking the law. What term best describes this person's attitudes toward sex?

What are sexual scripts? Using examples from your own experiences, illustrate how sexual scripts have influenced your behaviour.

According to the text, which of the following are among the most rigid of our gender norms?

During an ultrasound, Jennifer is told that her baby is a girl based on the baby's genitalia. Which of the following do genitalia exemplify?

According to social constructionists, what influences or shapes sexual behaviour?

Christine was asked to be a flower girl for her aunt's wedding at the age of four. Despite her tendencies to jump and yell when she gets excited, she was quiet and reserved that afternoon because her mother had instructed her to "act like a little lady." What is this an example of?

John's mother assumes that he will find a nice girl to settle down with and have lots of children in the future. According to the text, what social assumption does this statement best reflect?

What is sociobiology?

There is only one sex difference in the brain that the scientific community currently agrees about.

A male boss propositions a female subordinate for sexual favours, and promises to get her a promotion in return. What kind of workplace harassment best identifies this woman's experience?