Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A)  making sexuality a focus of scientific study. 
B)  showing that people were less conventional than most people thought. 
C)  encouraging a greater openness towards sexuality. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  making sexuality a focus of scientific study. 
B)  showing that people were less conventional than most people thought. 
C)  encouraging a greater openness towards sexuality. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 2

Which one of the following statements about rape is NOT True?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many rapes are not reported to the police. 
B)  Official rape statistics include only victims who are women. 
C)  In most cases of rape, the victim does not know the attacker. 
D)  Most men who rape men are not homosexual. 
A)  Many rapes are not reported to the police. 
B)  Official rape statistics include only victims who are women. 
C)  In most cases of rape, the victim does not know the attacker. 
D)  Most men who rape men are not homosexual.

Question 3

Although there is a human "sex drive," our biology does not dictate any specific ways of being sexual.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Based on what you know about the history of human sexuality, once a society gains birth-control technology:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

The effect of the sexual counterrevolution was:

Accepted Answer

A)  to keep sex only within marriage. 
B)  to encourage people to limit their number of sexual partners or, in some cases, to abstain from sex entirely. 
C)  to finally close the historical "double standard." 
D)  to discourage the use of birth control technology. 
A)  to keep sex only within marriage. 
B)  to encourage people to limit their number of sexual partners or, in some cases, to abstain from sex entirely. 
C)  to finally close the historical "double standard." 
D)  to discourage the use of birth control technology.

Question 6

Primary sex characteristics refer to reproductive organs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

"Seeing Sociology in the News" on

Accepted Answer

A)  no one is still a virgin by the time they reach college age. 
B)  college campuses are like an episode of "Girls Gone Wild." 
C)  college students are horny and having more sex than anyone could have imagined! 
D)  while college students are publicly documenting their sex lives more than ever, coeds have less sex than is commonly thought. 
A)  no one is still a virgin by the time they reach college age. 
B)  college campuses are like an episode of "Girls Gone Wild." 
C)  college students are horny and having more sex than anyone could have imagined! 
D)  while college students are publicly documenting their sex lives more than ever, coeds have less sex than is commonly thought.

Question 8

Prostitution is regarded by many people in the United States as a:

Accepted Answer

A)  victimless crime. 
B)  corporate crime. 
C)  crime against the person. 
D)  white-collar crime. 
A)  victimless crime. 
B)  corporate crime. 
C)  crime against the person. 
D)  white-collar crime.

Question 9

Despite the widespread image of "swinging singles," married people have sex with their partners more often than singles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What are the traits of the campus culture of "hooking up"?

Accepted Answer

The campus culture of "hooking up" refer

Question 11

Distinguish between primary sex characteristics and secondary sex characteristics.

Accepted Answer

Primary sex characteristics are the anat

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

Which one of the following statements about rape is NOT True?

Although there is a human "sex drive," our biology does not dictate any specific ways of being sexual.

Based on what you know about the history of human sexuality, once a society gains birth-control technology:

The effect of the sexual counterrevolution was:

Primary sex characteristics refer to reproductive organs.

"Seeing Sociology in the News" on

Prostitution is regarded by many people in the United States as a:

Despite the widespread image of "swinging singles," married people have sex with their partners more often than singles.

What are the traits of the campus culture of "hooking up"?

Distinguish between primary sex characteristics and secondary sex characteristics.

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Exam 8: Sexuality and Society

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

Which one of the following statements about rape is NOT True?

Although there is a human "sex drive," our biology does not dictate any specific ways of being sexual.

Based on what you know about the history of human sexuality, once a society gains birth-control technology:

The effect of the sexual counterrevolution was:

Primary sex characteristics refer to reproductive organs.

"Seeing Sociology in the News" on

Prostitution is regarded by many people in the United States as a:

Despite the widespread image of "swinging singles," married people have sex with their partners more often than singles.

What are the traits of the campus culture of "hooking up"?

Distinguish between primary sex characteristics and secondary sex characteristics.

The Sociological Perspective

Sociological Investigation

Culture

Society

Socialization

Social Interaction in Everyday Life

Groups and Organizations

Deviance

Social Stratification

Social Class in the United States

Global Stratification

Gender Stratification

Race and Ethnicity

Aging and the Elderly

The Economy and Work

Politics and Government

Families

Religion

Education

Health and Medicine

Population, Urbanization, and Environment

Collective Behavior and Social Movements

Social Change: Traditional, Modern, and Postmodern Societies

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