Question 1

According to OKCupid data, why is men's desirability less dependent on his looks?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because women only respond to men with high incomes and do not consider men's looks. 
B)  Because the most attractive women are less likely to receive messages than the most attractive men. 
C)  Because in addition to desirability, men can offset being not-so-attractive by being funny, smart, or rich. 
D)  Because on average, men tend to seek women who are more than them. 
A)  Because women only respond to men with high incomes and do not consider men's looks. 
B)  Because the most attractive women are less likely to receive messages than the most attractive men. 
C)  Because in addition to desirability, men can offset being not-so-attractive by being funny, smart, or rich. 
D)  Because on average, men tend to seek women who are more than them. C

Question 2

In contemporary college hookup culture, which of the following is true?

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. B

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

What does the concept of baby boomers convey?

Accepted Answer

A)  babies who were born in towns that are booming 
B)  babies who were born in a period of sudden economic growth 
C)  babies who were born during the Vietnam War and who grew up during the 1960s and 1970s 
D)  babies who were born after the World War II and who grew up during the 1950s and 1960s 
A)  babies who were born in towns that are booming 
B)  babies who were born in a period of sudden economic growth 
C)  babies who were born during the Vietnam War and who grew up during the 1960s and 1970s 
D)  babies who were born after the World War II and who grew up during the 1950s and 1960s

Question 5

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)  institutionalized rules for sexual interactions 
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)  institutionalized rules for sexual interactions

Question 6

Why are sexual-minority students less likely to participate in hookup culture than heterosexual students?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many sexual-minority students are women and they don't prefer to hook up. 
B)  Because hookup culture is specifically heterosexual. 
C)  Because sexual-minority students often receive less sexual attention than heterosexual students. 
D)  Because the sexual script for sexual-minority students is confused. 
A)  Many sexual-minority students are women and they don't prefer to hook up. 
B)  Because hookup culture is specifically heterosexual. 
C)  Because sexual-minority students often receive less sexual attention than heterosexual students. 
D)  Because the sexual script for sexual-minority students is confused.

Question 7

Why are accomplishments a disadvantage for women, but not for men?

Accepted Answer

A)  New gendered imperatives suggest that women should be equal to men. 
B)  Relative to men, a small proportion of women have accomplishments. 
C)  For the average man, a woman's accomplishments make him anxious, not excited. 
D)  Accomplishments are more sexy in women than in men. 
A)  New gendered imperatives suggest that women should be equal to men. 
B)  Relative to men, a small proportion of women have accomplishments. 
C)  For the average man, a woman's accomplishments make him anxious, not excited. 
D)  Accomplishments are more sexy in women than in men.

Question 8

How can positive stereotypes of black men's sexuality be a disadvantage to them?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hypermasculinity is both sexually attractive and sexually frightening. 
B)  Hypermasculinity makes black men more sexually skilled. 
C)  Hypermasculinity is less sexually attractive to women. 
D)  Hypermasculinity is sexually attractive to heterosexual women, but not homosexual men. 
A)  Hypermasculinity is both sexually attractive and sexually frightening. 
B)  Hypermasculinity makes black men more sexually skilled. 
C)  Hypermasculinity is less sexually attractive to women. 
D)  Hypermasculinity is sexually attractive to heterosexual women, but not homosexual men.

Question 9

How do gender and age intersect in the erotic marketplace?

Accepted Answer

A)  As women get older, they prefer younger men, just like men prefer younger women. 
B)  The average man prefers to date a women who is younger; the average woman reports the opposite preference. 
C)  The average man prefers to date women who are younger, but as they get older the age gap he prefers 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 like men prefer younger women. 
B)  The average man prefers to date a women who is younger; the average woman reports the opposite preference. 
C)  The average man prefers to date women who are younger, but as they get older the age gap he prefers 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 10

What is sexual subjectification?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is the process by which people learn to discover and know their own desires as sexual subjects. 
B)  It is the process by which women learn to submit themselves to a heterosexual male gaze. 
C)  It is the process by which we internalize the sexual script offered by our culture. 
D)  It is the process by which gay men and women discover their subjective sexual orientation. 
A)  It is the process by which people learn to discover and know their own desires as sexual subjects. 
B)  It is the process by which women learn to submit themselves to a heterosexual male gaze. 
C)  It is the process by which we internalize the sexual script offered by our culture. 
D)  It is the process by which gay men and women discover their subjective sexual orientation.

Question 11

Choose the most accurate statement.

Accepted Answer

A)  Sexual scripts distinguish the legal from the illegal forms of sexuality. 
B)  When sexual scripts change, there is always a cultural or institutional backlash. 
C)  Compulsory heterosexuality is part of our sexual script. 
D)  People who deviate from sexual scripts are heterosexist. 
A)  Sexual scripts distinguish the legal from the illegal forms of sexuality. 
B)  When sexual scripts change, there is always a cultural or institutional backlash. 
C)  Compulsory heterosexuality is part of our sexual script. 
D)  People who deviate from sexual scripts are heterosexist.

Question 12

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)  Women have more orgasms than men do in penile-vaginal intercourse. 
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)  Women have more orgasms than men do in penile-vaginal intercourse.

Question 13

What is sexual objectification?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is the process by which people, especially women, are presented as objects of desire for others. 
B)  It is the process by which women internalize a heterosexual orientation. 
C)  It is the process by which people find someone attractive and sexually desirable. 
D)  It is the process by which men define a particular object as sexually desirable. 
A)  It is the process by which people, especially women, are presented as objects of desire for others. 
B)  It is the process by which women internalize a heterosexual orientation. 
C)  It is the process by which people find someone attractive and sexually desirable. 
D)  It is the process by which men define a particular object as sexually desirable.

Question 14

What does it mean that we do sexuality?

Accepted Answer

A)  It means learning how to be sexual with your partner. 
B)  It means that our sexual interactions are free and spontaneous. 
C)  It means that we often follow rules that prescribe the who, what, and how of sexual intimacy. 
D)  It means sexual liberation and the opportunity to engage in sexual activity if one wants. 
A)  It means learning how to be sexual with your partner. 
B)  It means that our sexual interactions are free and spontaneous. 
C)  It means that we often follow rules that prescribe the who, what, and how of sexual intimacy. 
D)  It means sexual liberation and the opportunity to engage in sexual activity if one wants.

Question 15

Self-objectification is

Accepted Answer

A)  accepting a heterosexual orientation simply by virtue of heteronormativity. 
B)  the internalization of the idea that others can be more attractive than they are themselves. 
C)  a rejection of sexual subjectification and learning to love one's own body. 
D)  learning to think of oneself as an object for the pleasure of others. 
A)  accepting a heterosexual orientation simply by virtue of heteronormativity. 
B)  the internalization of the idea that others can be more attractive than they are themselves. 
C)  a rejection of sexual subjectification and learning to love one's own body. 
D)  learning to think of oneself as an object for the pleasure of others.

Question 16

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

The answer of Based on data from OKCupid, how do...

Question 17

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)  behaving according to mainstream rules to protect the reputation of your racial group 
D)  a cultural script that identifies white men and women as deserving 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)  behaving according to mainstream rules to protect the reputation of your racial group 
D)  a cultural script that identifies white men and women as deserving respect

Question 18

What is extended adolescence?

Accepted Answer

A)  the period of time after high school during which young people prepare for a future in which they'll be "real" adults 
B)  the period of time after college during which young women think about whether they should have a career or not 
C)  the period of time during college during which young men want sex but don't feel mature enough actually to initiate sexual relationships 
D)  a midlife crisis in which men and women return to an adolescent frame of mind 
A)  the period of time after high school during which young people prepare for a future in which they'll be "real" adults 
B)  the period of time after college during which young women think about whether they should have a career or not 
C)  the period of time during college during which young men want sex but don't feel mature enough actually to initiate sexual relationships 
D)  a midlife crisis in which men and women return to an adolescent frame of mind

Question 19

Many heterosexual men are uncomfortable in gay male spaces because

Accepted Answer

A)  they have not internalized correctly the heterosexual female gaze. 
B)  they have not internalized correctly the homosexual male gaze. 
C)  they are used to objectifying others, rather than being objectified by others. 
D)  they are used to being objectified only by women. 
A)  they have not internalized correctly the heterosexual female gaze. 
B)  they have not internalized correctly the homosexual male gaze. 
C)  they are used to objectifying others, rather than being objectified by others. 
D)  they are used to being objectified only by women.

Question 20

The lead-in question to your textbook's chapter on sexuality was: "Gendered ideas, interactions, and institutions may affect almost every part of my life, but some things are personal and my sexuality is mine and mine alone, isn't it?" Why do the authors argue that the answer is no.

Accepted Answer

The authors of your textbook likely argu

According to OKCupid data, why is men's desirability less dependent on his looks?

In contemporary college hookup culture, which of the following is true?

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

What does the concept of baby boomers convey?

What is the sexual script?

Why are sexual-minority students less likely to participate in hookup culture than heterosexual students?

Why are accomplishments a disadvantage for women, but not for men?

How can positive stereotypes of black men's sexuality be a disadvantage to them?

How do gender and age intersect in the erotic marketplace?

What is sexual subjectification?

Choose the most accurate statement.

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

What is sexual objectification?

What does it mean that we do sexuality?

Self-objectification is

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 politics of respectability?

What is extended adolescence?

Many heterosexual men are uncomfortable in gay male spaces because

The lead-in question to your textbook's chapter on sexuality was: "Gendered ideas, interactions, and institutions may affect almost every part of my life, but some things are personal and my sexuality is mine and mine alone, isn't it?" Why do the authors argue that the answer is no.

Ideas

Bodies

Performance

Intersections

Inequality, Men and Masculinities

Inequality: Women and Femininities

Institutions

Change

Families

Work

Politics

Filters

Exam 10: Sexualities

According to OKCupid data, why is men's desirability less dependent on his looks?

In contemporary college hookup culture, which of the following is true?

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

What does the concept of baby boomers convey?

What is the sexual script?

Why are sexual-minority students less likely to participate in hookup culture than heterosexual students?

Why are accomplishments a disadvantage for women, but not for men?

How can positive stereotypes of black men's sexuality be a disadvantage to them?

How do gender and age intersect in the erotic marketplace?

What is sexual subjectification?

Choose the most accurate statement.

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

What is sexual objectification?

What does it mean that we do sexuality?

Self-objectification is

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 politics of respectability?

What is extended adolescence?

Many heterosexual men are uncomfortable in gay male spaces because

The lead-in question to your textbook's chapter on sexuality was: "Gendered ideas, interactions, and institutions may affect almost every part of my life, but some things are personal and my sexuality is mine and mine alone, isn't it?" Why do the authors argue that the answer is no.

Ideas

Bodies

Performance

Intersections

Inequality, Men and Masculinities

Inequality: Women and Femininities

Institutions

Change

Families

Work

Politics

Filters