Question 1

Which concept refers to genitals that distinguish females and males?

Accepted Answer

A) gender 
B) primary sex characteristics 
C) secondary sex characteristics 
D) sexual chromosomes 
A) gender 
B) primary sex characteristics 
C) secondary sex characteristics 
D) sexual chromosomes

Question 2

A majority of adults in the United States report at least some homosexual experience.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The region of the world where people use birth control the least is North America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

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 5

Sociologists point out that human sexual behavior is very similar across all cultures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Sexual attraction to someone of the same sex is called

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

According to the Laumann study of sexual patterns among U.S.adults,

Accepted Answer

A) almost everyone has about the same amount of sexual experience. 
B) single people have more sex than married people. 
C) there are striking differences in sexual experience within the U.S.population. 
D) in the age of AIDS ,almost all sex is limited to married partners. 
A) almost everyone has about the same amount of sexual experience. 
B) single people have more sex than married people. 
C) there are striking differences in sexual experience within the U.S.population. 
D) in the age of AIDS ,almost all sex is limited to married partners.

Question 8

Teenage pregnancy raises the risk of girls not finishing school and becoming poor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Research on extramarital sex shows that about _____ of married men and about _____ of married women remain faithful to their spouse throughout their married lives.

Accepted Answer

A) 18 percent; 22 percent 
B) 25 percent; 75 percent 
C) 75 percent; 50 percent 
D) 81 percent; 88 percent 
A) 18 percent; 22 percent 
B) 25 percent; 75 percent 
C) 75 percent; 50 percent 
D) 81 percent; 88 percent

Question 10

Comparative research indicates that

Accepted Answer

A) although sex has a biological foundation,sexual practices vary from place to place as an element of the culture. 
B) people throughout the world engage in the same sexual practices. 
C) sex is not permitted in some societies,but it is encouraged in others. 
D) sexuality is defined entirely by a biological "sex drive." 
A) although sex has a biological foundation,sexual practices vary from place to place as an element of the culture. 
B) people throughout the world engage in the same sexual practices. 
C) sex is not permitted in some societies,but it is encouraged in others. 
D) sexuality is defined entirely by a biological "sex drive."

Question 11

Which of the following concepts refers to a person's romantic and emotional attraction to another person?

Accepted Answer

A) sex role 
B) sexual orientation 
C) sexual experience 
D) personal transsexuality 
A) sex role 
B) sexual orientation 
C) sexual experience 
D) personal transsexuality

Question 12

Homophobia refers to a fear of sexuality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The text suggests that probably 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 14

The sexual revolution raised the level of teenage pregnancy in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The ways in which sexuality is linked to social inequality are highlighted by

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 16

Prostitution is greatest in poor nations where women have fewer economic opportunities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

According to national survey data,what percentage of adults in the United States state that a woman should be able to obtain an abortion for any reason?

Accepted Answer

A) 22 percent 
B) 42 percent 
C) 72 percent 
D) 92 percent 
A) 22 percent 
B) 42 percent 
C) 72 percent 
D) 92 percent

Question 18

Sarah feels little or no sexual attraction to people of either sex.Her sexual orientation is called

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

Most married adults in the United States are sexually unfaithful to their spouses at some point in their marriages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Heterosexism refers to rejecting or stigmatizing anyone who is not heterosexual.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 8: Sexuality and Society

Which concept refers to genitals that distinguish females and males?

A majority of adults in the United States report at least some homosexual experience.

The region of the world where people use birth control the least is North America.

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

Sociologists point out that human sexual behavior is very similar across all cultures.

Sexual attraction to someone of the same sex is called

According to the Laumann study of sexual patterns among U.S.adults,

Teenage pregnancy raises the risk of girls not finishing school and becoming poor.

Research on extramarital sex shows that about _____ of married men and about _____ of married women remain faithful to their spouse throughout their married lives.

Comparative research indicates that

Which of the following concepts refers to a person's romantic and emotional attraction to another person?

Homophobia refers to a fear of sexuality.

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

The sexual revolution raised the level of teenage pregnancy in the United States.

The ways in which sexuality is linked to social inequality are highlighted by

Prostitution is greatest in poor nations where women have fewer economic opportunities.

According to national survey data,what percentage of adults in the United States state that a woman should be able to obtain an abortion for any reason?

Sarah feels little or no sexual attraction to people of either sex.Her sexual orientation is called

Most married adults in the United States are sexually unfaithful to their spouses at some point in their marriages.

Heterosexism refers to rejecting or stigmatizing anyone who is not heterosexual.

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