Question 1

Every state in the United States permits lawful marriage between a woman and a man who are first cousins.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The U.S.rate of teenage pregnancy was actually higher in the 1950s than it is today.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Historically, public attitudes towards sexuality in the United States have been an inconsistent mix of cultural repression and support for individual choice.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The text suggests that the most widely contested issue involving sexuality in the United States in recent years has been

Accepted Answer

A) homosexuality and gay rights. 
B) abortion. 
C) prostitution. 
D) teen pregnancy. 
A) homosexuality and gay rights. 
B) abortion. 
C) prostitution. 
D) teen pregnancy.

Question 5

People in all cultures respond to intersexual people with confusion or even disgust.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which concept refers to the biological distinction between males and females?

Accepted Answer

A) sex 
B) primary sex characteristics 
C) gender 
D) gender roles 
A) sex 
B) primary sex characteristics 
C) gender 
D) gender roles

Question 7

People who oppose pornography argue that

Accepted Answer

A) it may contribute to a breakdown in morals. 
B) it may contribute to violence against women. 
C) it unfairly depicts women as the playthings of men. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) it may contribute to a breakdown in morals. 
B) it may contribute to violence against women. 
C) it unfairly depicts women as the playthings of men. 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 8

The importance of Alfred Kinsey's research on sexuality in the United States was

Accepted Answer

A) making sexuality a focus of scientific study. 
B) showing that people were less conventional than most of society thought. 
C) encouraging a greater openness towards sexuality. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) making sexuality a focus of scientific study. 
B) showing that people were less conventional than most of society thought. 
C) encouraging a greater openness towards sexuality. 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 9

Sociobiologists point out that, in every society throughout the world, people are attracted to youthfulness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

If you were to study the changing meaning of virginity over the last century in our society, you would discover that the norm stating that people remain virgins until marriage

Accepted Answer

A) has changed little. 
B) has become stronger with regard to women. 
C) has become stronger with regard to men. 
D) has become weaker. 
A) has changed little. 
B) has become stronger with regard to women. 
C) has become stronger with regard to men. 
D) has become weaker.

Question 11

What are several functions of the incest taboo for society as a whole?

Accepted Answer

The incest taboo serves several importan

Question 12

Which one of the following statements about rape is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A) Many rapes are not reported to the police. 
B) Official rape statistics include only victims who are women. 
C) In most cases of rape, the victim does not know the attacker. 
D) Most men who rape men are not homosexual. 
A) Many rapes are not reported to the police. 
B) Official rape statistics include only victims who are women. 
C) In most cases of rape, the victim does not know the attacker. 
D) Most men who rape men are not homosexual.

Question 13

About ______ of men and _____ of women in the United States define themselves as "partly" or "entirely" homosexual.

Accepted Answer

A) 30 percent; 30 percent 
B) 28 percent; 14 percent 
C) 10 percent; 6 percent 
D) 2.3 percent; 1.3 percent 
A) 30 percent; 30 percent 
B) 28 percent; 14 percent 
C) 10 percent; 6 percent 
D) 2.3 percent; 1.3 percent

Question 14

A reason to study sexuality using the sociological perspective is

Accepted Answer

A) sexuality is both important and controversial. 
B) many people do not understand sexuality very well. 
C) sexuality plays a part in many areas of social life. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) sexuality is both important and controversial. 
B) many people do not understand sexuality very well. 
C) sexuality plays a part in many areas of social life. 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 15

Prostitution is regarded by many people in the United States as a

Accepted Answer

A) victimless crime. 
B) corporate crime. 
C) crime against the person. 
D) white-collar crime. 
A) victimless crime. 
B) corporate crime. 
C) crime against the person. 
D) white-collar crime.

Question 16

Explain the significance of the sexual revolution and the sexual counterrevolution.What changed in each case? How do these opposing trends show that U.S.society is of two minds-permissive and restrictive-regarding sexuality? Do you think that our society is becoming more accepting or less accepting of diversity in sexual behavior? Why?

Accepted Answer

The sexual revolution of the 1960s and 1

Question 17

Sexual attraction to people of both sexes is called

Accepted Answer

A) heterosexuality. 
B) bisexuality. 
C) homosexuality. 
D) asexuality. 
A) heterosexuality. 
B) bisexuality. 
C) homosexuality. 
D) asexuality.

Question 18

Which theoretical approach rests on the idea that society needs to regulate human sexuality?

Accepted Answer

A) the structural-functional approach 
B) the symbolic-interaction approach 
C) the social-conflict approach 
D) queer theory 
A) the structural-functional approach 
B) the symbolic-interaction approach 
C) the social-conflict approach 
D) queer theory

Question 19

Which theoretical approach rests on the idea that society needs to regulate human sexuality?

Accepted Answer

A) the structural-functional approach 
B) the symbolic-interaction approach 
C) the social-conflict approach 
D) queer theory 
A) the structural-functional approach 
B) the symbolic-interaction approach 
C) the social-conflict approach 
D) queer theory

Question 20

Survey research on attitudes towards premarital sex tells us that

Accepted Answer

A) the public is more accepting of premarital sex than it was a generation ago. 
B) there has been little or no change in public attitudes towards premarital sex in recent decades. 
C) the public is less accepting of premarital sex than it was a generation ago. 
D) almost no one today claims that premarital sex is wrong. 
A) the public is more accepting of premarital sex than it was a generation ago. 
B) there has been little or no change in public attitudes towards premarital sex in recent decades. 
C) the public is less accepting of premarital sex than it was a generation ago. 
D) almost no one today claims that premarital sex is wrong.

Exam 8: Sexuality and Society

Every state in the United States permits lawful marriage between a woman and a man who are first cousins.

The U.S.rate of teenage pregnancy was actually higher in the 1950s than it is today.

Historically, public attitudes towards sexuality in the United States have been an inconsistent mix of cultural repression and support for individual choice.

The text suggests that the most widely contested issue involving sexuality in the United States in recent years has been

People in all cultures respond to intersexual people with confusion or even disgust.

Which concept refers to the biological distinction between males and females?

People who oppose pornography argue that

The importance of Alfred Kinsey's research on sexuality in the United States was

Sociobiologists point out that, in every society throughout the world, people are attracted to youthfulness.

If you were to study the changing meaning of virginity over the last century in our society, you would discover that the norm stating that people remain virgins until marriage

What are several functions of the incest taboo for society as a whole?

Which one of the following statements about rape is NOT true?

About ______ of men and _____ of women in the United States define themselves as "partly" or "entirely" homosexual.

A reason to study sexuality using the sociological perspective is

Prostitution is regarded by many people in the United States as a

Sexual attraction to people of both sexes is called

Which theoretical approach rests on the idea that society needs to regulate human sexuality?

Which theoretical approach rests on the idea that society needs to regulate human sexuality?

Survey research on attitudes towards premarital sex tells us that

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