Question 1

The fact that the rate of homosexual concordance is substantially higher for identical twins than for nonidentical twins shows that

Accepted Answer

A) sexual orientation is determined solely by environmental factors. 
B) there is a genetic contribution to determining sexual orientation. 
C) there is no genetic contribution to determining sexual orientation. 
D) sexual orientation is determined solely by cultural factors. 
A) sexual orientation is determined solely by environmental factors. 
B) there is a genetic contribution to determining sexual orientation. 
C) there is no genetic contribution to determining sexual orientation. 
D) sexual orientation is determined solely by cultural factors.

Question 2

Explain conversion therapy and discuss its effectiveness.

Accepted Answer

Conversion therapy or reparative therapy

Question 3

The term "tearoom trade" refers to

Accepted Answer

A) impersonal sexual acts in places like public restrooms. 
B) the selling of sex in brothels. 
C) unsolicited sex with a child below ten years of age. 
D) masturbation by adolescents within the four walls of their homes. 
A) impersonal sexual acts in places like public restrooms. 
B) the selling of sex in brothels. 
C) unsolicited sex with a child below ten years of age. 
D) masturbation by adolescents within the four walls of their homes.

Question 4

How are gays and lesbians similar to and different from other minority groups?

Accepted Answer

Gays and lesbians are the subject of man

Question 5

The fact that the rate of homosexual concordance is substantially higher for identical twins than for nonidentical twins argues in favor of a genetic contribution to sexual orientation.Why does this finding also show us that genetic factors are not the sole determinants of sexual determinants?

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A) If the genetic factors were acting in isolation,then the rates of concordance should be higher for nonidentical twins than for identical twins. 
B) If the genetic factors were acting in isolation,then the rates of concordance should include adopted siblings as well as cotwins. 
C) If genetic factors were the only determinants involved,then the rate of concordance would be 50 percent. 
D) If genetic factors were the only determinants involved,then the rate of concordance would be 100 percent. 
A) If the genetic factors were acting in isolation,then the rates of concordance should be higher for nonidentical twins than for identical twins. 
B) If the genetic factors were acting in isolation,then the rates of concordance should include adopted siblings as well as cotwins. 
C) If genetic factors were the only determinants involved,then the rate of concordance would be 50 percent. 
D) If genetic factors were the only determinants involved,then the rate of concordance would be 100 percent.

Question 6

The fraternal birth order effect shows that

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A) gay men tend to have more older brothers. 
B) gay men are likelier to have an early birth order. 
C) lesbians tend to have more older sisters. 
D) lesbians tend to have a late birth order. 
A) gay men tend to have more older brothers. 
B) gay men are likelier to have an early birth order. 
C) lesbians tend to have more older sisters. 
D) lesbians tend to have a late birth order.

Question 7

Scientists agree that higher rates of depression and suicide attempts among lesbian-gay-bisexual (LGB)individuals

Accepted Answer

A) means that homosexuality per se indicates mental illness. 
B) are caused by the stress of concealing their true identity. 
C) are a result of skewed research data. 
D) means that no cure has yet been found for homosexuality. 
A) means that homosexuality per se indicates mental illness. 
B) are caused by the stress of concealing their true identity. 
C) are a result of skewed research data. 
D) means that no cure has yet been found for homosexuality.

Question 8

The most common sexual activity performed in the tearoom trade is _____.

Accepted Answer

A) onanism 
B) cunnilingus 
C) masturbation 
D) fellatio 
A) onanism 
B) cunnilingus 
C) masturbation 
D) fellatio

Question 9

Which of the following is a feature of Asian American culture that shapes its attitude toward homosexuality?

Accepted Answer

A) an overlap between what may be expressed publicly and what should be kept private 
B) a strong value placed on loyalty to one's family and on the performance of family roles 
C) an emphasis on the expression of one's own desires 
D) an emphasis on having a sexual identity different from that which can be comprehended by the family 
A) an overlap between what may be expressed publicly and what should be kept private 
B) a strong value placed on loyalty to one's family and on the performance of family roles 
C) an emphasis on the expression of one's own desires 
D) an emphasis on having a sexual identity different from that which can be comprehended by the family

Question 10

Which of the following is true about the "fraternal birth order effect"?

Accepted Answer

A) It shows that compared with heterosexual men,gay men tend to have fewer older brothers. 
B) It shows that compared with heterosexual men,gay men are likelier to have a late birth order. 
C) It shows that compared with heterosexual women,lesbians tend to have fewer older sisters. 
D) It shows that compared with heterosexual women,lesbians tend to have an early birth order. 
A) It shows that compared with heterosexual men,gay men tend to have fewer older brothers. 
B) It shows that compared with heterosexual men,gay men are likelier to have a late birth order. 
C) It shows that compared with heterosexual women,lesbians tend to have fewer older sisters. 
D) It shows that compared with heterosexual women,lesbians tend to have an early birth order.

Question 11

Using modern functional brain scanning methods,researchers exposed gay men,heterosexual men,and heterosexual women to human pheromones and recorded their brain responses.Which of the following did the studies show about lesbians?

Accepted Answer

A) Lesbians had male-structured brains. 
B) Lesbians were turned on,in their brains,by women's pheromones. 
C) Lesbians were turned on,in their brains,by men's pheromones. 
D) Lesbians produced no female pheromones. 
A) Lesbians had male-structured brains. 
B) Lesbians were turned on,in their brains,by women's pheromones. 
C) Lesbians were turned on,in their brains,by men's pheromones. 
D) Lesbians produced no female pheromones.

Question 12

Ever since Imogene has "come out" she has been in a steady relationship with her girlfriend,Carrie.Prior to coming out,she never bothered to go out on dates with boys and pretend to lead a heterosexual life.Therefore,she has had absolutely no sexual contact with members of the opposite gender.On Kinsey's continuum of homosexual and heterosexual behavior,Imogene would be rated _____.

Accepted Answer

A) 0 
B) 3 
C) 4 
D) 6 
A) 0 
B) 3 
C) 4 
D) 6

Question 13

Which of the following was a shortcoming of the study conducted by Simon LeVay on the anatomical differences between the brains of heterosexual and homosexual individuals?

Accepted Answer

A) The sample size was too large with homosexuals outnumbering the heterosexuals. 
B) All the gay men but only six of the straight men and one straight woman in the sample died of AIDS which might account for some of the brain anomalies observed. 
C) There were more homosexual women included in the study than there were homosexual men. 
D) The study focused on homosexual women and therefore cannot be held true for men. 
A) The sample size was too large with homosexuals outnumbering the heterosexuals. 
B) All the gay men but only six of the straight men and one straight woman in the sample died of AIDS which might account for some of the brain anomalies observed. 
C) There were more homosexual women included in the study than there were homosexual men. 
D) The study focused on homosexual women and therefore cannot be held true for men.

Question 14

Which of the following Greek letters is often adopted by the lesbian-gay-bisexual (LGB)community as a symbol of pride?

Accepted Answer

A) omega 
B) alpha 
C) theta 
D) lambda 
A) omega 
B) alpha 
C) theta 
D) lambda

Question 15

Which of the following did research discover to be true of the tearoom trade?

Accepted Answer

A) A large proportion of the men who participated in the tearoom trade were married heterosexuals men. 
B) The tearoom trade is an urban legend used to turn liberalists against homosexual behavior. 
C) None of the men who participated in the tearoom trade were covert homosexuals. 
D) All of the men who participated in the tearoom trade were overt homosexuals. 
A) A large proportion of the men who participated in the tearoom trade were married heterosexuals men. 
B) The tearoom trade is an urban legend used to turn liberalists against homosexual behavior. 
C) None of the men who participated in the tearoom trade were covert homosexuals. 
D) All of the men who participated in the tearoom trade were overt homosexuals.

Question 16

What is the fraternal birth order effect?

Accepted Answer

A research group has studied the birth o

Question 17

Which of the following ideas does research on mostly heterosexuals challenge?

Accepted Answer

A) the idea that sexual orientation exists along a continuum 
B) the idea that sexual orientation can be understood as two or three distinct categories 
C) the idea that sexual orientations overlap 
D) the idea that sexual orientations cannot be studied scientifically 
A) the idea that sexual orientation exists along a continuum 
B) the idea that sexual orientation can be understood as two or three distinct categories 
C) the idea that sexual orientations overlap 
D) the idea that sexual orientations cannot be studied scientifically

Question 18

Bob is 47 years old,married,and the father of two young boys.Bob is exclusively heterosexual in orientation and has never had any sexual encounters with members of the same gender.On Kinsey's continuum of homosexual and heterosexual behavior,Bob would be rated

Accepted Answer

A) 0. 
B) 1. 
C) 3. 
D) 6. 
A) 0. 
B) 1. 
C) 3. 
D) 6.

Question 19

According to Reiss's sociological theory,a pattern of _____ with infants leads to the highest incidence of same-gender sexual behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) high maternal involvement and high paternal involvement 
B) low maternal involvement and low paternal involvement 
C) low maternal involvement and high paternal involvement 
D) high maternal involvement and low paternal involvement 
A) high maternal involvement and high paternal involvement 
B) low maternal involvement and low paternal involvement 
C) low maternal involvement and high paternal involvement 
D) high maternal involvement and low paternal involvement

Question 20

Describe how,according to the sociological theory,labeling affects the development of a person's sexual identity.

Accepted Answer

Sociologists emphasize the effects of la

The fact that the rate of homosexual concordance is substantially higher for identical twins than for nonidentical twins shows that

Explain conversion therapy and discuss its effectiveness.

The term "tearoom trade" refers to

How are gays and lesbians similar to and different from other minority groups?

The fact that the rate of homosexual concordance is substantially higher for identical twins than for nonidentical twins argues in favor of a genetic contribution to sexual orientation.Why does this finding also show us that genetic factors are not the sole determinants of sexual determinants?

The fraternal birth order effect shows that

Scientists agree that higher rates of depression and suicide attempts among lesbian-gay-bisexual (LGB)individuals

The most common sexual activity performed in the tearoom trade is _____.

Which of the following is a feature of Asian American culture that shapes its attitude toward homosexuality?

Which of the following is true about the "fraternal birth order effect"?

Using modern functional brain scanning methods,researchers exposed gay men,heterosexual men,and heterosexual women to human pheromones and recorded their brain responses.Which of the following did the studies show about lesbians?

Which of the following was a shortcoming of the study conducted by Simon LeVay on the anatomical differences between the brains of heterosexual and homosexual individuals?

Which of the following Greek letters is often adopted by the lesbian-gay-bisexual (LGB)community as a symbol of pride?

Which of the following did research discover to be true of the tearoom trade?

What is the fraternal birth order effect?

Which of the following ideas does research on mostly heterosexuals challenge?

Bob is 47 years old,married,and the father of two young boys.Bob is exclusively heterosexual in orientation and has never had any sexual encounters with members of the same gender.On Kinsey's continuum of homosexual and heterosexual behavior,Bob would be rated

According to Reiss's sociological theory,a pattern of _____ with infants leads to the highest incidence of same-gender sexual behavior.

Describe how,according to the sociological theory,labeling affects the development of a person's sexual identity.

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The fact that the rate of homosexual concordance is substantially higher for identical twins than for nonidentical twins shows that

Explain conversion therapy and discuss its effectiveness.

The term "tearoom trade" refers to

How are gays and lesbians similar to and different from other minority groups?

The fact that the rate of homosexual concordance is substantially higher for identical twins than for nonidentical twins argues in favor of a genetic contribution to sexual orientation.Why does this finding also show us that genetic factors are not the sole determinants of sexual determinants?

The fraternal birth order effect shows that

Scientists agree that higher rates of depression and suicide attempts among lesbian-gay-bisexual (LGB)individuals

The most common sexual activity performed in the tearoom trade is _____.

Which of the following is a feature of Asian American culture that shapes its attitude toward homosexuality?

Which of the following is true about the "fraternal birth order effect"?

Using modern functional brain scanning methods,researchers exposed gay men,heterosexual men,and heterosexual women to human pheromones and recorded their brain responses.Which of the following did the studies show about lesbians?

Which of the following was a shortcoming of the study conducted by Simon LeVay on the anatomical differences between the brains of heterosexual and homosexual individuals?

Which of the following Greek letters is often adopted by the lesbian-gay-bisexual (LGB)community as a symbol of pride?

Which of the following did research discover to be true of the tearoom trade?

What is the fraternal birth order effect?

Which of the following ideas does research on mostly heterosexuals challenge?

Bob is 47 years old,married,and the father of two young boys.Bob is exclusively heterosexual in orientation and has never had any sexual encounters with members of the same gender.On Kinsey's continuum of homosexual and heterosexual behavior,Bob would be rated

According to Reiss's sociological theory,a pattern of _____ with infants leads to the highest incidence of same-gender sexual behavior.

Describe how,according to the sociological theory,labeling affects the development of a person's sexual identity.

Sexuality in Perspective

Theoretical Perspectives on Sexuality

Sex Research

Sexual Anatomy

Sex Hormones, Sexual Differentiation, and the Menstrual Cycle

Conception, Pregnancy, Childbirth

Contraception and Abortion

Sexual Arousal

Sexuality and the Life Cycle: Childhood and Adolescence

Sexuality and the Life Cycle: Adulthood

Attraction, love, and Communication

Gender and Sexuality

Variations in Sexual Behavior

Sexual Coercion

Sex for Sale

Sexual Disorders and Sex Therapy

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Ethics, Religion, and Sexuality

Sex and the Law

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