Question 1

Sex refers to __________ and gender refers to __________.

Accepted Answer

A) role in reproduction; sexual orientation 
B) whether a person is sexually active; role in reproduction 
C) culturally and socially constructed differences between the meanings, beliefs, and practices associated with femininity and masculinity; role in reproduction 
D) sexual orientation; age of menarche 
E) role in reproduction; culturally and socially constructed differences between the meanings, beliefs, and practices associated with femininity and masculinity 
A) role in reproduction; sexual orientation 
B) whether a person is sexually active; role in reproduction 
C) culturally and socially constructed differences between the meanings, beliefs, and practices associated with femininity and masculinity; role in reproduction 
D) sexual orientation; age of menarche 
E) role in reproduction; culturally and socially constructed differences between the meanings, beliefs, and practices associated with femininity and masculinity E

Question 2

List 4 components of the female sexual script.

Accepted Answer

(1)Women should make themselves sexually attractive to men to get their attention, but they should not make themselves too attractive. (2)Women's genitals are mysterious. (3)Women should not know too much about sex or be too experienced. (4)Good girls do not plan in advance to have sex or initiate it. (5)Women should not talk about sex. (6)Men should know how to please a woman. (7)Sexual intercourse is supposed to lead to orgasm and other stimulation should be unnecessary.

Question 3

Our culture prohibits sex with animals, children, and, unless you live in a few selected counties in Nevada, someone to whom you have paid money. It does not prohibit sex among unmarried people or those of different religious faiths, races, or ethnic backgrounds. These norms or rules are called:

Accepted Answer

A) male female expectations (MF
E) . 
B) personal and social scripts (PSS). 
C) dyad expectations. 
D) sexual scripts. 
E) normative standards. 
A) male female expectations (MF
E) . 
B) personal and social scripts (PSS). 
C) dyad expectations. 
D) sexual scripts. 
E) normative standards. D

Question 4

A sexologist is someone who studies human sexuality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Estelle works at the Kinsey Institute and researches human sexuality. Her title is probably:

Accepted Answer

A) psychosexual theorist. 
B) sexologist. 
C) moroligist. 
D) biologist. 
E) datumist. 
A) psychosexual theorist. 
B) sexologist. 
C) moroligist. 
D) biologist. 
E) datumist.

Question 6

Which of the following statements does NOT describe adolescents' sexual experience?

Accepted Answer

A) Nearly half of young teens do not believe oral sex is "as big a deal" as intercourse and they do not see it as spoiling virginity. 
B) By the end of high school, about two-thirds of young men and women have had intercourse. 
C) About 750,000 U.S. women under age 20 become pregnant each year, resulting in about 435,000 births. 
D) Teenage mothers are more likely to die in childbirth than are older mothers, and their infants are more likely to be of low birth weight and die within the first month of life. 
E) Teenage birthrates have been slowly rising since 1990. 
A) Nearly half of young teens do not believe oral sex is "as big a deal" as intercourse and they do not see it as spoiling virginity. 
B) By the end of high school, about two-thirds of young men and women have had intercourse. 
C) About 750,000 U.S. women under age 20 become pregnant each year, resulting in about 435,000 births. 
D) Teenage mothers are more likely to die in childbirth than are older mothers, and their infants are more likely to be of low birth weight and die within the first month of life. 
E) Teenage birthrates have been slowly rising since 1990.

Question 7

Casual sexual interactions among people without any expectations of commitment are called:

Accepted Answer

The answer of Casual sexual interactions among people without any...

Question 8

Teenage births:

Accepted Answer

A) occur to nearly 100,000 women a year. 
B) have most sharply declined among Blacks between 1991 and 2008. 
C) have risen for all groups expect for Whites between 1991 and 2008. 
D) can be quite dangerous for the baby, although maternal outcomes are not significantly different from those of older women. 
E) have increased since 1991 because of the decline in stigma associated with births outside of marriage and the highly publicized pregnancies of several celebrity teens. 
A) occur to nearly 100,000 women a year. 
B) have most sharply declined among Blacks between 1991 and 2008. 
C) have risen for all groups expect for Whites between 1991 and 2008. 
D) can be quite dangerous for the baby, although maternal outcomes are not significantly different from those of older women. 
E) have increased since 1991 because of the decline in stigma associated with births outside of marriage and the highly publicized pregnancies of several celebrity teens.

Question 9

With respect to sex in marriage:

Accepted Answer

A) a review of television primetime shows in the early 1990s revealed that less than one in ten sex scenes shown were between married couples. 
B) most married people are unhappy with their sex lives. 
C) about 12 percent of the population believes that extramarital sex is not wrong at all. 
D) married couples have sex about three times per month on average. 
E) among men, increased relationship satisfaction leads to increased sexual satisfaction, but among women, increased sexual satisfaction leads to increased relationship satisfaction. 
A) a review of television primetime shows in the early 1990s revealed that less than one in ten sex scenes shown were between married couples. 
B) most married people are unhappy with their sex lives. 
C) about 12 percent of the population believes that extramarital sex is not wrong at all. 
D) married couples have sex about three times per month on average. 
E) among men, increased relationship satisfaction leads to increased sexual satisfaction, but among women, increased sexual satisfaction leads to increased relationship satisfaction.

Question 10

Current estimates of the prevalence of transsexualism are about 1 in __________ for biological males and 1 in __________ for biological females.

Accepted Answer

A) 10,000; 30,000 
B) 4,000; 100,000 
C) 30,000; 20,000 
D) 50,000; 20,000 
E) 1 million; 500,000 
A) 10,000; 30,000 
B) 4,000; 100,000 
C) 30,000; 20,000 
D) 50,000; 20,000 
E) 1 million; 500,000

Question 11

Individuals who manifest characteristics, behaviors, or self-expressions associated typically with the other gender are called:

Accepted Answer

A) dual-sex. 
B) intersexed. 
C) transgender. 
D) same-sex. 
E) bisexual. 
A) dual-sex. 
B) intersexed. 
C) transgender. 
D) same-sex. 
E) bisexual.

Question 12

With respect to premarital sex:

Accepted Answer

A) attitudes have become more disapproving since 2000. 
B) three-quarters of Americans believe that it is only "sometimes or not at all wrong." 
C) by age 25, 88 percent of women and 89 percent of men have engaged in premarital sex. 
D) older people are more likely than younger people to approve of premarital sex. 
E) casual sex is becoming less common. 
A) attitudes have become more disapproving since 2000. 
B) three-quarters of Americans believe that it is only "sometimes or not at all wrong." 
C) by age 25, 88 percent of women and 89 percent of men have engaged in premarital sex. 
D) older people are more likely than younger people to approve of premarital sex. 
E) casual sex is becoming less common.

Question 13

__________ believed we are all born with biologically-based sex drives. These drives must be channeled through socially approved outlets, he believed; otherwise, the individual will experience conflict within himself or herself, with the family, or with society at large.

Accepted Answer

A) Masters and Johnson 
B) Alfred Kinsey 
C) Sigmund Freud 
D) The National Opinion Research Center 
E) John Lee 
A) Masters and Johnson 
B) Alfred Kinsey 
C) Sigmund Freud 
D) The National Opinion Research Center 
E) John Lee

Question 14

Those born with genitalia that do not clearly identify them as unambiguously male or female are intersexed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

When do we become sexual beings?

Accepted Answer

A) infancy 
B) young childhood (ages 5 to 7) 
C) preteen (ages 11-12) 
D) puberty 
E) adulthood 
A) infancy 
B) young childhood (ages 5 to 7) 
C) preteen (ages 11-12) 
D) puberty 
E) adulthood

Question 16

Research on the sexual relationships of gays and lesbians reveals:

Accepted Answer

A) both gays and lesbians are non-monogamous by choice because they value love and commitment less than do heterosexual couples. 
B) they try to recruit others to their sexual orientation. 
C) they are more different from than similar to heterosexual relationships. 
D) lesbians may engage in sex less frequently than gay men or heterosexual women, although this may be a function of the way that "sex" is defined. 
E) most lesbians enjoy sex less than do heterosexual women. 
A) both gays and lesbians are non-monogamous by choice because they value love and commitment less than do heterosexual couples. 
B) they try to recruit others to their sexual orientation. 
C) they are more different from than similar to heterosexual relationships. 
D) lesbians may engage in sex less frequently than gay men or heterosexual women, although this may be a function of the way that "sex" is defined. 
E) most lesbians enjoy sex less than do heterosexual women.

Question 17

Among people aged 75 to 85, about 10 percent remain sexually active.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Most married people are sexually active, and most report being quite satisfied with the sexual aspects of their relationship.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Individuals who undergo sex reassignment surgery and hormone treatments are transsexuals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

HIV/AIDS:

Accepted Answer

A) was first recognized in the late 1960s. 
B) at first seemed to be confined to few groups: gay men, people with hemophilia, and Haitians. 
C) was caused by a man having sexual intercourse with a monkey. 
D) infects about 12,000 new people in the U.S. every year. 
E) now can be cured with specific drug injections. 
A) was first recognized in the late 1960s. 
B) at first seemed to be confined to few groups: gay men, people with hemophilia, and Haitians. 
C) was caused by a man having sexual intercourse with a monkey. 
D) infects about 12,000 new people in the U.S. every year. 
E) now can be cured with specific drug injections.

Sex refers to and gender refers to .

List 4 components of the female sexual script.

Our culture prohibits sex with animals, children, and, unless you live in a few selected counties in Nevada, someone to whom you have paid money. It does not prohibit sex among unmarried people or those of different religious faiths, races, or ethnic backgrounds. These norms or rules are called:

A sexologist is someone who studies human sexuality.

Estelle works at the Kinsey Institute and researches human sexuality. Her title is probably:

Which of the following statements does NOT describe adolescents' sexual experience?

Casual sexual interactions among people without any expectations of commitment are called:

Teenage births:

With respect to sex in marriage:

Current estimates of the prevalence of transsexualism are about 1 in for biological males and 1 in for biological females.

Individuals who manifest characteristics, behaviors, or self-expressions associated typically with the other gender are called:

With respect to premarital sex:

__________ believed we are all born with biologically-based sex drives. These drives must be channeled through socially approved outlets, he believed; otherwise, the individual will experience conflict within himself or herself, with the family, or with society at large.

Those born with genitalia that do not clearly identify them as unambiguously male or female are intersexed.

When do we become sexual beings?

Research on the sexual relationships of gays and lesbians reveals:

Among people aged 75 to 85, about 10 percent remain sexually active.

Most married people are sexually active, and most report being quite satisfied with the sexual aspects of their relationship.

Individuals who undergo sex reassignment surgery and hormone treatments are transsexuals.

HIV/AIDS:

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Thinking About Parenthood

Raising Children

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The Process of Divorce

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Families in Middle and Later Life

Looking Ahead: Helping Families Flourish

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Exam 5: Sexual Identity, Behavior, and Relationships

Sex refers to __________ and gender refers to __________.

List 4 components of the female sexual script.

Our culture prohibits sex with animals, children, and, unless you live in a few selected counties in Nevada, someone to whom you have paid money. It does not prohibit sex among unmarried people or those of different religious faiths, races, or ethnic backgrounds. These norms or rules are called:

A sexologist is someone who studies human sexuality.

Estelle works at the Kinsey Institute and researches human sexuality. Her title is probably:

Which of the following statements does NOT describe adolescents' sexual experience?

Casual sexual interactions among people without any expectations of commitment are called:

Teenage births:

With respect to sex in marriage:

Current estimates of the prevalence of transsexualism are about 1 in __________ for biological males and 1 in __________ for biological females.

Individuals who manifest characteristics, behaviors, or self-expressions associated typically with the other gender are called:

With respect to premarital sex:

__________ believed we are all born with biologically-based sex drives. These drives must be channeled through socially approved outlets, he believed; otherwise, the individual will experience conflict within himself or herself, with the family, or with society at large.

Those born with genitalia that do not clearly identify them as unambiguously male or female are intersexed.

When do we become sexual beings?

Research on the sexual relationships of gays and lesbians reveals:

Among people aged 75 to 85, about 10 percent remain sexually active.

Most married people are sexually active, and most report being quite satisfied with the sexual aspects of their relationship.

Individuals who undergo sex reassignment surgery and hormone treatments are transsexuals.

HIV/AIDS:

Why Study Families and Other Close Relationships?

Social Status: Sex, Gender, Race, Ethnicity, and Social Class

Building Relationships

Love and Loving Relationships

Communication, Conflict, and Power in Our Relationships

Marriage

Thinking About Parenthood

Raising Children

Families and the Work They Do

Family Stress and Crisis: Violence Among Intimates

The Process of Divorce

Family Life, Partnering, and Remarriage After Divorce

Families in Middle and Later Life

Looking Ahead: Helping Families Flourish

Filters

Sex refers to and gender refers to .

Current estimates of the prevalence of transsexualism are about 1 in for biological males and 1 in for biological females.