Question 1

What does it mean to say that we privilege the heterosexual male gaze?

Accepted Answer

A) Media content is designed to appeal to sexy women. 
B) Media content is designed to appeal to heterosexual women who are attracted by the gaze. 
C) Media content is designed to appeal to heterosexual men and lesbian women. 
D) Media content is designed to appeal to heterosexual men. 
A) Media content is designed to appeal to sexy women. 
B) Media content is designed to appeal to heterosexual women who are attracted by the gaze. 
C) Media content is designed to appeal to heterosexual men and lesbian women. 
D) Media content is designed to appeal to heterosexual men. D

Question 2

Gina is unsure whether she should list her MBA degree on a dating site.Research suggests that her advanced degree

Accepted Answer

A) will always be an advantage,as accomplishments matter as much,if not more,than attractiveness for women. 
B) will always be a disadvantage,as accomplishments always make women seem less attractive. 
C) can be both an advantage and a disadvantage.Her degree can potentially help her attract an accomplished man,but being too accomplished may knock her out of contention altogether. 
D) can be both an advantage and a disadvantage.Initially,it will be a disadvantage,but as she ages,her accomplishments will be more important than her attractiveness. 
A) will always be an advantage,as accomplishments matter as much,if not more,than attractiveness for women. 
B) will always be a disadvantage,as accomplishments always make women seem less attractive. 
C) can be both an advantage and a disadvantage.Her degree can potentially help her attract an accomplished man,but being too accomplished may knock her out of contention altogether. 
D) can be both an advantage and a disadvantage.Initially,it will be a disadvantage,but as she ages,her accomplishments will be more important than her attractiveness. C

Question 3

Which of the following statistics related to rates of orgasm is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Women have about three times as many orgasms as men but are reluctant to admit it. 
B) Women in same-sex relationships have two to three times as many orgasms as women in heterosexual ones. 
C) Compared to men,when women masturbate,they reach orgasm much more slowly. 
D) In penile-vaginal intercourse,women have more orgasms than men do. 
A) Women have about three times as many orgasms as men but are reluctant to admit it. 
B) Women in same-sex relationships have two to three times as many orgasms as women in heterosexual ones. 
C) Compared to men,when women masturbate,they reach orgasm much more slowly. 
D) In penile-vaginal intercourse,women have more orgasms than men do. B

Question 4

How does the erotic marketplace demonstrate gendered inequality?

Accepted Answer

A) Cultural norms suggest that women should be older than men. 
B) Cultural norms suggest that women should be more accomplished than men. 
C) Cultural norms suggest that men should be more attractive than women. 
D) Cultural norms suggest that men should be more accomplished than women. 
A) Cultural norms suggest that women should be older than men. 
B) Cultural norms suggest that women should be more accomplished than men. 
C) Cultural norms suggest that men should be more attractive than women. 
D) Cultural norms suggest that men should be more accomplished than women.

Question 5

How do gender and age intersect in the erotic marketplace?

Accepted Answer

A) As women get older,they prefer younger men,just as older men prefer younger women. 
B) The average man prefers to date a woman who is younger;the average woman prefers a man her age or slightly older. 
C) The average man prefers to date women who are younger,but as they get older,the age gap that men prefer shrinks. 
D) Age is conflated with ugliness;this is equally true for men and women,so as they age,their erotic value approaches zero. 
A) As women get older,they prefer younger men,just as older men prefer younger women. 
B) The average man prefers to date a woman who is younger;the average woman prefers a man her age or slightly older. 
C) The average man prefers to date women who are younger,but as they get older,the age gap that men prefer shrinks. 
D) Age is conflated with ugliness;this is equally true for men and women,so as they age,their erotic value approaches zero.

Question 6

What are the main characteristics of hookup culture? How does it differ from previous forms of romantic and sexual interaction? How does it reflect gender inequality? How do class,sexual orientation,and race intersect to shape who participates?

Accepted Answer

Answers here should focus upon how hooku

Question 7

Based on data from OKCupid,how do age,race,class,and gender intersect to play a role in the erotic marketplace? Discuss at least two of the wider social implications of this differential "marketability."

Accepted Answer

In this answer,students should focus on

Question 8

What is the erotic marketplace?

Accepted Answer

A) the abstract space in which goods and services are assigned economic value 
B) the places in which people sell and buy erotic services and goods 
C) the abstract space in which sexual goods are commodified 
D) the abstract space in which people are organized according to their perceived sexual desirability 
A) the abstract space in which goods and services are assigned economic value 
B) the places in which people sell and buy erotic services and goods 
C) the abstract space in which sexual goods are commodified 
D) the abstract space in which people are organized according to their perceived sexual desirability

Question 9

According to data from the online dating site OKCupid,why is men's desirability less dependent on their physical appearance than women's desirability?

Accepted Answer

A) Women only respond to men with high incomes and do not consider men's looks. 
B) The most attractive women are less likely to receive messages than the most attractive men. 
C) Men are less likely to be sexually objectified than women. 
D) On average,men tend to seek women who are more attractive than they are. 
A) Women only respond to men with high incomes and do not consider men's looks. 
B) The most attractive women are less likely to receive messages than the most attractive men. 
C) Men are less likely to be sexually objectified than women. 
D) On average,men tend to seek women who are more attractive than they are.

Question 10

In contemporary college hookup culture,how is sexual pleasure unevenly distributed?

Accepted Answer

A) Men neglect women's orgasms in general. 
B) Men neglect women's orgasms in hookups. 
C) Men prioritize women's orgasms in hookups. 
D) Women prioritize their own orgasms. 
A) Men neglect women's orgasms in general. 
B) Men neglect women's orgasms in hookups. 
C) Men prioritize women's orgasms in hookups. 
D) Women prioritize their own orgasms.

Question 11

What is the sexual script?

Accepted Answer

A) specific rules that guide homosexual sexual performances 
B) images designed to appeal to a hypothetical heterosexual man 
C) rules that objectify others as sexually attractive 
D) social rules that guide sexual interaction 
A) specific rules that guide homosexual sexual performances 
B) images designed to appeal to a hypothetical heterosexual man 
C) rules that objectify others as sexually attractive 
D) social rules that guide sexual interaction

Question 12

Reggie and Kendra have been in a committed relationship for ten years.They have both agreed that each partner can pursue sexual encounters outside their relationship.Which term best describes their relationship?

Accepted Answer

A) monogamy 
B) open 
C) polyamory 
D) sexually liberated 
A) monogamy 
B) open 
C) polyamory 
D) sexually liberated

Question 13

What is the politics of respectability?

Accepted Answer

A) the rule that contemporary Americans display tolerance to racial and sexual minorities 
B) a cultural script for men that prescribes respect for women's sexuality 
C) a form of resistance to negative racial stereotypes that involves following conservative norms of appearance and behavior 
D) a cultural script that identifies white men and women as deserving of respect 
A) the rule that contemporary Americans display tolerance to racial and sexual minorities 
B) a cultural script for men that prescribes respect for women's sexuality 
C) a form of resistance to negative racial stereotypes that involves following conservative norms of appearance and behavior 
D) a cultural script that identifies white men and women as deserving of respect

Question 14

What is one way that anti-rape campaigns on college campuses frequently perpetuate rape culture instead?

Accepted Answer

A) Rape culture is so institutionalized that it is impossible to escape it. 
B) These campaigns forget to draw attention to nonstudent sexual predators. 
C) College women can shame perpetrators who are fellow students more easily than administrators can. 
D) Campaigns tend to focus on what women did not do to reduce their risk,rather than what the perpetrators did. 
A) Rape culture is so institutionalized that it is impossible to escape it. 
B) These campaigns forget to draw attention to nonstudent sexual predators. 
C) College women can shame perpetrators who are fellow students more easily than administrators can. 
D) Campaigns tend to focus on what women did not do to reduce their risk,rather than what the perpetrators did.

Question 15

When Audrey engages in sex,she positions her body so that it looks very flattering.She especially tries to accentuate her curves.Which term is Audrey demonstrating?

Accepted Answer

A) heterosexual male gaze 
B) sexual subjectification 
C) self-objectification 
D) spectating 
A) heterosexual male gaze 
B) sexual subjectification 
C) self-objectification 
D) spectating

Question 16

Which of the following expressions best represents today's new sexual imperatives?

Accepted Answer

A) There is pressure to be sexually active as being a virgin after a certain age is seen as a liability. 
B) Saying "yes" to sex has been replaced by a pressure to say "no." 
C) The loss of virginity has been equated with masturbation and anal sex. 
D) The majority of 15- to 24-year-olds prefer to avoid sexual intercourse. 
A) There is pressure to be sexually active as being a virgin after a certain age is seen as a liability. 
B) Saying "yes" to sex has been replaced by a pressure to say "no." 
C) The loss of virginity has been equated with masturbation and anal sex. 
D) The majority of 15- to 24-year-olds prefer to avoid sexual intercourse.

Question 17

Natalia is __________;she is desired by all the men she works with at a local bank.

Accepted Answer

A) sexual 
B) sexy 
C) sexually liberated 
D) sexually subjectified 
A) sexual 
B) sexy 
C) sexually liberated 
D) sexually subjectified

Question 18

Which student is the most likely to participate in hookup culture?

Accepted Answer

A) an upper-class white male 
B) a working-class white female 
C) a working-class black male 
D) an upper-class black female 
A) an upper-class white male 
B) a working-class white female 
C) a working-class black male 
D) an upper-class black female

Question 19

__________ is the LEAST likely of the four choices to receive a response from men on an online dating site.

Accepted Answer

A) An Asian woman 
B) A black woman 
C) A Middle Eastern woman 
D) A white woman 
A) An Asian woman 
B) A black woman 
C) A Middle Eastern woman 
D) A white woman

Question 20

Which couple is the MOST likely to intermarry?

Accepted Answer

A) a black male and a white female 
B) a black female and a white male 
C) a black male and an Asian female 
D) a white male and an Asian female 
A) a black male and a white female 
B) a black female and a white male 
C) a black male and an Asian female 
D) a white male and an Asian female

What does it mean to say that we privilege the heterosexual male gaze?

Gina is unsure whether she should list her MBA degree on a dating site.Research suggests that her advanced degree

Which of the following statistics related to rates of orgasm is true?

How does the erotic marketplace demonstrate gendered inequality?

How do gender and age intersect in the erotic marketplace?

What are the main characteristics of hookup culture? How does it differ from previous forms of romantic and sexual interaction? How does it reflect gender inequality? How do class,sexual orientation,and race intersect to shape who participates?

Based on data from OKCupid,how do age,race,class,and gender intersect to play a role in the erotic marketplace? Discuss at least two of the wider social implications of this differential "marketability."

What is the erotic marketplace?

According to data from the online dating site OKCupid,why is men's desirability less dependent on their physical appearance than women's desirability?

In contemporary college hookup culture,how is sexual pleasure unevenly distributed?

What is the sexual script?

Reggie and Kendra have been in a committed relationship for ten years.They have both agreed that each partner can pursue sexual encounters outside their relationship.Which term best describes their relationship?

What is the politics of respectability?

What is one way that anti-rape campaigns on college campuses frequently perpetuate rape culture instead?

When Audrey engages in sex,she positions her body so that it looks very flattering.She especially tries to accentuate her curves.Which term is Audrey demonstrating?

Which of the following expressions best represents today's new sexual imperatives?

Natalia is __________;she is desired by all the men she works with at a local bank.

Which student is the most likely to participate in hookup culture?

__________ is the LEAST likely of the four choices to receive a response from men on an online dating site.

Which couple is the MOST likely to intermarry?

Ideas

Bodies

Performances

Intersections

Inequality: Men and Masculinities

Inequality: Women and Femininities

Institutions

Change

Families

Work

Politics

Filters

Exam 9: Sexualities

What does it mean to say that we privilege the heterosexual male gaze?

Gina is unsure whether she should list her MBA degree on a dating site.Research suggests that her advanced degree

Which of the following statistics related to rates of orgasm is true?

How does the erotic marketplace demonstrate gendered inequality?

How do gender and age intersect in the erotic marketplace?

What are the main characteristics of hookup culture? How does it differ from previous forms of romantic and sexual interaction? How does it reflect gender inequality? How do class,sexual orientation,and race intersect to shape who participates?

Based on data from OKCupid,how do age,race,class,and gender intersect to play a role in the erotic marketplace? Discuss at least two of the wider social implications of this differential "marketability."

What is the erotic marketplace?

According to data from the online dating site OKCupid,why is men's desirability less dependent on their physical appearance than women's desirability?

In contemporary college hookup culture,how is sexual pleasure unevenly distributed?

What is the sexual script?

Reggie and Kendra have been in a committed relationship for ten years.They have both agreed that each partner can pursue sexual encounters outside their relationship.Which term best describes their relationship?

What is the politics of respectability?

What is one way that anti-rape campaigns on college campuses frequently perpetuate rape culture instead?

When Audrey engages in sex,she positions her body so that it looks very flattering.She especially tries to accentuate her curves.Which term is Audrey demonstrating?

Which of the following expressions best represents today's new sexual imperatives?

Natalia is __________;she is desired by all the men she works with at a local bank.

Which student is the most likely to participate in hookup culture?

__________ is the LEAST likely of the four choices to receive a response from men on an online dating site.

Which couple is the MOST likely to intermarry?

Ideas

Bodies

Performances

Intersections

Inequality: Men and Masculinities

Inequality: Women and Femininities

Institutions

Change

Families

Work

Politics

Filters