Exam 5: Deviant and Normal Sexuality

Up until the 1980's, the Canadian federal government attempted to purge homosexuals from the public service on the belief that they were psychologically more vulnerable to communist influence.

Which of the following research topics reflects a critical theoretical perspective?

Which of the following statements is true?

The social purity movement directed its efforts primarily at the middle classes, while the sex hygiene movement directed its efforts primarily at the lower classes.

Research about Iranian immigrants' understandings of Canadian sexuality, and their perceptions of Canada's "sexual permissiveness", utilizes which theoretical approach?

Create an argument that analyzes the relationship of gender and pornography. Support your position by using theory and terms from the course.

Sloan and Wahab (2004)identify four different types of exotic dancers. From which type did they draw the following conclusion? "These were intelligent women who had considered their own lives and their own realities."

Through the continued efforts of the LGBT community, in 1996 sexual orientation was added to which important Act?

The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that laws prohibiting the possession of "obscene" materials are a violation of the freedom of expression, but that it is a reasonable violation of such freedoms in a democratic society.

Describe the main issues behind the debates regarding whether adolescents who text or email nude photos of themselves should be charged with child pornography.

All male immigrants to Canada in the 19^th century were seen as a threat to white women.

European explorers used which of the following terms as a derogatory reference to the biological males who assumed female roles in some Indigenous cultures?

Which of the following was NOT one of the public discourses of prostitution over the past few centuries?

Throughout the 19^th century, the culture industry both contributed to the growth of the "sex industry" (e.g. pornography)and was a tool used to socially control sexual deviance.

Using the various definitions outlined in the textbook, create your own definition of pornography. Include in your definition the concept of harmfulness and social control.

Which of the following types of female exotic dancers (Sloan & Wahab, 2004)best fits the victimization hypothesis?

In Athens (5^th century B. C.), "deviant" and "normal" sexuality were defined on the basis of the needs and desires of aristocratic men.

Analyze and discuss the following statement from your textbook: "although each of us individually might perceive particular sexual acts as "kinky," the ideology of privacy limits contemporary social controls on sexual behaviours, particularly at a formal level". Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Please defend your position using theory.

In date rape trials, which of the following criteria for determining "deviant" sexuality is emphasized?

Explain how the construction of "normal" sexuality in ancient Athens (5^th century B. C.)was linked with power relations.