Question 1

Almost all members of the LGBT community are also bisexual.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

The incest taboo is a:

Accepted Answer

A)   cultural prohibition of sexual and marital relations between certain kin. 
B) Biological imperative that prevents sexual relations among anyone who identifies as family. 
C) Social category of individuals with whom one is permitted to have sexual relations. 
D) Set of sexual preventions that allows the nuclear family to function as a socio-economic unit. 
A)   cultural prohibition of sexual and marital relations between certain kin. 
B) Biological imperative that prevents sexual relations among anyone who identifies as family. 
C) Social category of individuals with whom one is permitted to have sexual relations. 
D) Set of sexual preventions that allows the nuclear family to function as a socio-economic unit. A

Question 3

​What is essentialism in sexuality studies?

Accepted Answer

It is the theory that holds that sexuality is at its base a biological expression governed by physiology, genetics, and hormones.​

Question 4

Sexual identity is the type of sexual desire or attraction that a person claims.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Timothy Wright, in his study of Bolivian men found that:

Accepted Answer

A) Homosexuality was socially acceptable and practiced by a wide number of men. 
B) Even if men had sex with men they did not necessarily consider themselves to be homosexuals. 
C)  HIV/AIDS was transmitted at a lower rate in Bolivia because of the traditions of the Roman Catholic Church. 
D)  women and men practiced sexual fidelity and tended to have longer and more satisfying marriages than in Western societies. 
A) Homosexuality was socially acceptable and practiced by a wide number of men. 
B) Even if men had sex with men they did not necessarily consider themselves to be homosexuals. 
C)  HIV/AIDS was transmitted at a lower rate in Bolivia because of the traditions of the Roman Catholic Church. 
D)  women and men practiced sexual fidelity and tended to have longer and more satisfying marriages than in Western societies.

Question 6

In patrilineal societies, virginity is a political resource used by families.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

How are Bedouin wedding rituals changing today?

Accepted Answer

A) The Bedouin are having more private family wedding ceremonies than they once had. 
B) The Bedouin are not practicing formal marriage any longer; they tend to cohabitate. 
C) The Bedouin have a period of trial marriage until the birth of the first child. 
D) The Bedouin today involve other ethnic groups in their ceremonies and even as spouses. 
A) The Bedouin are having more private family wedding ceremonies than they once had. 
B) The Bedouin are not practicing formal marriage any longer; they tend to cohabitate. 
C) The Bedouin have a period of trial marriage until the birth of the first child. 
D) The Bedouin today involve other ethnic groups in their ceremonies and even as spouses.

Question 8

The most influential sex researcher of the 20th century was:

Accepted Answer

A)   Alfred Kinsey. 
B)  Marie Curie. 
C)   Steven Klein. 
D)   Phillip Lerouin. 
A)   Alfred Kinsey. 
B)  Marie Curie. 
C)   Steven Klein. 
D)   Phillip Lerouin.

Question 9

Virginity is most highly associated with what type of societies?

Accepted Answer

A)   Matrilineal 
B)   Patrilineal 
C)   Bilateral 
D)   Neolocal 
A)   Matrilineal 
B)   Patrilineal 
C)   Bilateral 
D)   Neolocal

Question 10

Which of the following does not describe the biological theory of sexuality?

Accepted Answer

A)   Response to physical stimulus 
B)   Learned 
C)   Product of biology 
D)   Instinctual 
A)   Response to physical stimulus 
B)   Learned 
C)   Product of biology 
D)   Instinctual

Question 11

The Moso of China practice a form of "visitation" as marriage and do not have formal marriage rituals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The type of sexual desire or attraction that a person claims is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  sexual orientation. 
B)   sexual fidelity. 
C)  sexual agency. 
D)  sexual identity. 
A)  sexual orientation. 
B)   sexual fidelity. 
C)  sexual agency. 
D)  sexual identity.

Question 13

An enduring sexual desire or attraction for someone of the opposite sex, the same sex, or both is called:

Accepted Answer

A)   sexual identity. 
B)   sexual orientation. 
C)   sexual object choice. 
D)   sexual norm. 
A)   sexual identity. 
B)   sexual orientation. 
C)   sexual object choice. 
D)   sexual norm.

Question 14

An enduring sexual desire or attraction for someone of the opposite sex, same sex, or both is called sexual orientation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

​What is the role of virginity in patrilineal societies?

Accepted Answer

Virginity is used in patriline

Question 16

In the late 1800s, the Azande had the practice of keeping "boy wives" for all of the following reasons except as:

Accepted Answer

A)   domestic helpmates. 
B)  sexual partners. 
C)  warrior apprenticeships. 
D)  co-parents. 
A)   domestic helpmates. 
B)  sexual partners. 
C)  warrior apprenticeships. 
D)  co-parents.

Question 17

Anthropologist Pardis Mahdavi conducted a study of Iranian youth and found that:

Accepted Answer

A)   there is growing equality among Iranian youth who practice Islam. 
B) Educated Muslim youth are rebelling against the state restrictions on sexuality. 
C)   uneducated Muslim youth are more sexually liberal than educated youth. 
D)  regardless of class and education the Muslim youth are always more conservative than Christians. 
A)   there is growing equality among Iranian youth who practice Islam. 
B) Educated Muslim youth are rebelling against the state restrictions on sexuality. 
C)   uneducated Muslim youth are more sexually liberal than educated youth. 
D)  regardless of class and education the Muslim youth are always more conservative than Christians.

Question 18

Among Bedouin women, what ritual constitutes as full transition to adulthood?

Accepted Answer

A)   First haircutting 
B)  Menstruation 
C)  Having the first child 
D)  Marriage 
A)   First haircutting 
B)  Menstruation 
C)  Having the first child 
D)  Marriage

Question 19

Unlike a friendship, an intimate friendship is customarily associated with:

Accepted Answer

A) Sexual or erotic components. 
B)   financial support. 
C)  childcare and woman-to-woman domestic support. 
D)   informal conversation. 
A) Sexual or erotic components. 
B)   financial support. 
C)  childcare and woman-to-woman domestic support. 
D)   informal conversation.

Question 20

​How have sexual identities in the West changed over the last 200 years?

Accepted Answer

The sexual identities in the West have u

Almost all members of the LGBT community are also bisexual.

The incest taboo is a:

What is essentialism in sexuality studies?

Sexual identity is the type of sexual desire or attraction that a person claims.

Timothy Wright, in his study of Bolivian men found that:

In patrilineal societies, virginity is a political resource used by families.

How are Bedouin wedding rituals changing today?

The most influential sex researcher of the 20^th century was:

Virginity is most highly associated with what type of societies?

Which of the following does not describe the biological theory of sexuality?

The Moso of China practice a form of "visitation" as marriage and do not have formal marriage rituals.

The type of sexual desire or attraction that a person claims is called:

An enduring sexual desire or attraction for someone of the opposite sex, the same sex, or both is called:

An enduring sexual desire or attraction for someone of the opposite sex, same sex, or both is called sexual orientation.

What is the role of virginity in patrilineal societies?

In the late 1800s, the Azande had the practice of keeping "boy wives" for all of the following reasons except as:

Anthropologist Pardis Mahdavi conducted a study of Iranian youth and found that:

Among Bedouin women, what ritual constitutes as full transition to adulthood?

Unlike a friendship, an intimate friendship is customarily associated with:

How have sexual identities in the West changed over the last 200 years?

Culture Fieldwork and American Anthropology

Social Groups Stratification and Power

Households and Economies

Kin and Families Forms of Relatedness

Marriage and Residence Practices

Gender Identities

Race and Ethnicity

Language and Musical Expression

Religion and Belief Systems

Technologies and Culture Change

Colonialism Modernity and Development

Polities States and Nation States

Migration and Borderlands in the Global ERA

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Exam 7: Sexuality and Sexual Identities

Almost all members of the LGBT community are also bisexual.

The incest taboo is a:

​What is essentialism in sexuality studies?

Sexual identity is the type of sexual desire or attraction that a person claims.

Timothy Wright, in his study of Bolivian men found that:

In patrilineal societies, virginity is a political resource used by families.

How are Bedouin wedding rituals changing today?

The most influential sex researcher of the 20th century was:

Virginity is most highly associated with what type of societies?

Which of the following does not describe the biological theory of sexuality?

The Moso of China practice a form of "visitation" as marriage and do not have formal marriage rituals.

The type of sexual desire or attraction that a person claims is called:

An enduring sexual desire or attraction for someone of the opposite sex, the same sex, or both is called:

An enduring sexual desire or attraction for someone of the opposite sex, same sex, or both is called sexual orientation.

​What is the role of virginity in patrilineal societies?

In the late 1800s, the Azande had the practice of keeping "boy wives" for all of the following reasons except as:

Anthropologist Pardis Mahdavi conducted a study of Iranian youth and found that:

Among Bedouin women, what ritual constitutes as full transition to adulthood?

Unlike a friendship, an intimate friendship is customarily associated with:

​How have sexual identities in the West changed over the last 200 years?

Culture Fieldwork and American Anthropology

Social Groups Stratification and Power

Households and Economies

Kin and Families Forms of Relatedness

Marriage and Residence Practices

Gender Identities

Race and Ethnicity

Language and Musical Expression

Religion and Belief Systems

Technologies and Culture Change

Colonialism Modernity and Development

Polities States and Nation States

Migration and Borderlands in the Global ERA

Filters

What is essentialism in sexuality studies?

The most influential sex researcher of the 20^th century was:

What is the role of virginity in patrilineal societies?

How have sexual identities in the West changed over the last 200 years?