Question 1

What is the erotic marketplace?

Accepted Answer

A)  The abstract space in which goods and services are attributed 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 attributed 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 2

What is the difference between being sexy and being sexual?

Accepted Answer

A)  None, they mean the same thing. 
B)  To be sexy is to be desired; to be sexual is to feel desire. 
C)  To be sexy is to be desired; one becomes sexual at puberty. 
D)  To be sexy is to feel desired; to be sexual is to be desired. 
A)  None, they mean the same thing. 
B)  To be sexy is to be desired; to be sexual is to feel desire. 
C)  To be sexy is to be desired; one becomes sexual at puberty. 
D)  To be sexy is to feel desired; to be sexual is to be desired.

Question 3

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 non-student 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 non-student 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 4

Why has the erotic marketplace placed a ceiling on women's level of success?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women escalate more slowly than men in a wide range of valued accomplishments. 
B)  Women escalate faster than men in a wide range of valued accomplishments. 
C)  Gendered matching rules suggest that men should be more attractive than women. 
D)  Gendered matching rules suggest that men should be more accomplished than women. 
A)  Women escalate more slowly than men in a wide range of valued accomplishments. 
B)  Women escalate faster than men in a wide range of valued accomplishments. 
C)  Gendered matching rules suggest that men should be more attractive than women. 
D)  Gendered matching rules suggest that men should be more accomplished than women.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Being a virgin, after a certain age, is embarrassing. 
B)  Saying "yes" to sex has been replaced by a pressure to say "no." 
C)  Virginity loss has been equated to masturbation and anal sex. 
D)  The majority of 15- to 24-year-olds prefer to avoid sexual intercourse. 
A)  Being a virgin, after a certain age, is embarrassing. 
B)  Saying "yes" to sex has been replaced by a pressure to say "no." 
C)  Virginity loss has been equated to masturbation and anal sex. 
D)  The majority of 15- to 24-year-olds prefer to avoid sexual intercourse.

Question 6

Bystander intervention programs on college campuses are effective in reducing rates of sexual violence, because

Accepted Answer

A)  they teach both men and women how to intervene in specific situations. 
B)  they empower the entire college community to just say no to rape culture. 
C)  they teach that standing by is safer than intervening. 
D)  they teach women to always have a buddy with her for safety in numbers. 
A)  they teach both men and women how to intervene in specific situations. 
B)  they empower the entire college community to just say no to rape culture. 
C)  they teach that standing by is safer than intervening. 
D)  they teach women to always have a buddy with her for safety in numbers.

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Asian women and men are more likely to marry outside their racial group than inside it. 
B)  White women are more likely to marry black men than Asian men. 
C)  Whites are more likely to marry Latinos than they are to marry blacks. 
D)  White men are more likely to marry Asian women than black women. 
A)  Asian women and men are more likely to marry outside their racial group than inside it. 
B)  White women are more likely to marry black men than Asian men. 
C)  Whites are more likely to marry Latinos than they are to marry blacks. 
D)  White men are more likely to marry Asian women than black women.

Question 8

How has the fertility rate in the United States changed throughout the twentieth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Between 1920 and 1940, it declined. Between 1940 and 1960, it rose substantially. By 1960, it started to decline again, but since the 1980s it has remained somewhat constant. 
B)  It has been rising since the 1920s. 
C)  Between 1920 and 1960, it rose substantially. By 1960, it declined sharply and in the mid-1970s, it remained at the same level. 
D)  Between 1920 and 1950, and 1960 and 1970, it declined sharply. Since the 1980s, it has remained at the same level. 
A)  Between 1920 and 1940, it declined. Between 1940 and 1960, it rose substantially. By 1960, it started to decline again, but since the 1980s it has remained somewhat constant. 
B)  It has been rising since the 1920s. 
C)  Between 1920 and 1960, it rose substantially. By 1960, it declined sharply and in the mid-1970s, it remained at the same level. 
D)  Between 1920 and 1950, and 1960 and 1970, it declined sharply. Since the 1980s, it has remained at the same level.

Question 9

Is the orgasm gap an outcome of natural biological differences between men and women? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Is the orgasm gap an outcome of...

Question 10

What is sexual spectating?

Accepted Answer

A)  focusing on how a sexual activity feels 
B)  watching others' sexual performances for enjoyment 
C)  monitoring one's own sexual performance 
D)  controlling others' sexual performances 
A)  focusing on how a sexual activity feels 
B)  watching others' sexual performances for enjoyment 
C)  monitoring one's own sexual performance 
D)  controlling others' sexual performances

Question 11

OKCupid data on racial patterns in the U.S. erotic marketplace shows that

Accepted Answer

A)  black men are seen as too masculine and threatening; while their sexuality is fetishized, they are not considered suitable marriage partners. 
B)  Asian women are eroticized and regarded as 'extra-feminine.' 
C)  Asian men are considered among the least attractive, because they are seen as passive or weak. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  black men are seen as too masculine and threatening; while their sexuality is fetishized, they are not considered suitable marriage partners. 
B)  Asian women are eroticized and regarded as 'extra-feminine.' 
C)  Asian men are considered among the least attractive, because they are seen as passive or weak. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 12

Describe two contemporary advertisements or programs you have encountered in the media that you believe contribute significantly to processes of sexual liberation and/or sexual objectification. Explain clearly how they do so. Use your examples also to consider whether these effects are similar or different for women and men of different racial groups and why this would be the case.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Describe two contemporary advertisements or programs you...

Question 13

What are the main characteristics of "Hookup Culture"? (a) How does it differ from previous forms of romantic and sexual interaction? (b) How does it reflect gender inequality? (c) How do class, sexual orientation, and race intersect to shape who participates?

Accepted Answer

The main characteristics of "Hookup Cult

What is the erotic marketplace?

What is the difference between being sexy and being sexual?

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

Why has the erotic marketplace placed a ceiling on women's level of success?

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

Bystander intervention programs on college campuses are effective in reducing rates of sexual violence, because

Which of the following is NOT true?

How has the fertility rate in the United States changed throughout the twentieth century?

Is the orgasm gap an outcome of natural biological differences between men and women? Why or why not?

What is sexual spectating?

OKCupid data on racial patterns in the U.S. erotic marketplace shows that

What are the main characteristics of "Hookup Culture"? (a) How does it differ from previous forms of romantic and sexual interaction? (b) How does it reflect gender inequality? (c) How do class, sexual orientation, and race intersect to shape who participates?

Ideas

Bodies

Performance

Intersections

Inequality, Men and Masculinities

Inequality: Women and Femininities

Institutions

Change

Families

Work

Politics

Filters

Exam 10: Sexualities

What is the erotic marketplace?

What is the difference between being sexy and being sexual?

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

Why has the erotic marketplace placed a ceiling on women's level of success?

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

Bystander intervention programs on college campuses are effective in reducing rates of sexual violence, because

Which of the following is NOT true?

How has the fertility rate in the United States changed throughout the twentieth century?

Is the orgasm gap an outcome of natural biological differences between men and women? Why or why not?

What is sexual spectating?

OKCupid data on racial patterns in the U.S. erotic marketplace shows that

What are the main characteristics of "Hookup Culture"? (a) How does it differ from previous forms of romantic and sexual interaction? (b) How does it reflect gender inequality? (c) How do class, sexual orientation, and race intersect to shape who participates?

Ideas

Bodies

Performance

Intersections

Inequality, Men and Masculinities

Inequality: Women and Femininities

Institutions

Change

Families

Work

Politics

Filters