Question 1

Describe the distribution of sexual orientations in American men and women and discuss how those distributions differ for both sexes.

Accepted Answer

Statistics covering the percentage of men and women who identify as heterosexual, gay, lesbian, or bisexual.
How men are more likely than women to be aroused exclusively by one sex and how women are more likely to show arousal in response to both sexes whether or not they describe themselves as bisexual.

Question 2

Discuss definitions of bisexuality, the prevalence of bisexuality among men and women, and changes in the number of people identifying as bisexual over time.

Accepted Answer

Information about the percentage of men and women who identify as bisexual when bisexuality is defined as any degree of sexual attraction to both men and women or as a roughly equal degree of attraction to men and women.
Information about the increase in the number of people identifying as bisexual over the last few decades, especially among women.

Question 3

The modern American gay rights movement is generally said to have begun in 1969

Accepted Answer

A)  with a push to repeal sodomy statutes in Massachusetts. 
B)  in conjunction with the civil rights movement led by Martin Luther King, Jr. 
C)  with the founding of gay and lesbian rights organizations in San Francisco. 
D)  with a riot in response to a police raid on a gay bar in New York City. 
E)  with a riot in response to a police raid on a bathhouse in San Francisco. 
A)  with a push to repeal sodomy statutes in Massachusetts. 
B)  in conjunction with the civil rights movement led by Martin Luther King, Jr. 
C)  with the founding of gay and lesbian rights organizations in San Francisco. 
D)  with a riot in response to a police raid on a gay bar in New York City. 
E)  with a riot in response to a police raid on a bathhouse in San Francisco. D

Question 4

Which statement about therapies aimed at converting sexual orientation is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  The market for conversion therapies has increased substantially over the past decade. 
B)  During the 1950s and 1960s, conversion therapies were sought out primarily by lesbians and less so by gay men. 
C)  Although there is substantial evidence that conversion therapies can be successful, it has fallen out of favor due to increased societal acceptance of homosexuality. 
D)  Numerous localities throughout the United States have banned the application of conversion therapies to minors. 
E)  Conversion therapies can help straight people understand and accept homosexuality. 
A)  The market for conversion therapies has increased substantially over the past decade. 
B)  During the 1950s and 1960s, conversion therapies were sought out primarily by lesbians and less so by gay men. 
C)  Although there is substantial evidence that conversion therapies can be successful, it has fallen out of favor due to increased societal acceptance of homosexuality. 
D)  Numerous localities throughout the United States have banned the application of conversion therapies to minors. 
E)  Conversion therapies can help straight people understand and accept homosexuality.

Question 5

A 20-year-old Chinese-American man has decided to come out to his friends and family as bisexual. If his experience is like that of other people of color and other bisexuals, what challenges and prejudices is he likely to face?

Accepted Answer

How LGBT people of color often face extr

Question 6

What is a major challenge of the preadolescent years for many gay children?

Accepted Answer

A)  Experiencing intense sexual feelings and drives for the first time 
B)  Facing peer rejection for gender-nonconformity. 
C)  Experiencing social pressure to rebel against gender norms 
D)  Coming out to their parents 
E)  Identifying a supportive gay or lesbian community 
A)  Experiencing intense sexual feelings and drives for the first time 
B)  Facing peer rejection for gender-nonconformity. 
C)  Experiencing social pressure to rebel against gender norms 
D)  Coming out to their parents 
E)  Identifying a supportive gay or lesbian community

Question 7

In recent years, anti-gay sentiment has been encouraged in sub-Saharan Africa by

Accepted Answer

A)  traditional ethnic groups, such as the Ashanti. 
B)  evangelical Christians. 
C)  Muslims. 
D)  Roman Catholics. 
E)  European colonialists. 
A)  traditional ethnic groups, such as the Ashanti. 
B)  evangelical Christians. 
C)  Muslims. 
D)  Roman Catholics. 
E)  European colonialists.

Question 8

The behaviors and preferences of women with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) can be studied to gain insight into the influence of _______ on sexual orientation.

Accepted Answer

A)  prenatal stress 
B)  prenatal androgen exposure 
C)  prenatal estrogen exposure 
D)  the X chromosome 
E)  the Y chromosome 
A)  prenatal stress 
B)  prenatal androgen exposure 
C)  prenatal estrogen exposure 
D)  the X chromosome 
E)  the Y chromosome

Question 9

What did Richard Green's study of feminine and gender-conforming boys reveal?

Accepted Answer

A)  Only extreme gender-nonconformist children grow up to be homosexual men. 
B)  Boys without obvious feminine qualities generally grow up to be heterosexual men. 
C)  Feminine boys who have strong religious upbringings become masculine heterosexual men. 
D)  The majority of feminine boys grow up to be bisexual men. 
E)  There is no quality in childhood that predicts adult sexual orientation. 
A)  Only extreme gender-nonconformist children grow up to be homosexual men. 
B)  Boys without obvious feminine qualities generally grow up to be heterosexual men. 
C)  Feminine boys who have strong religious upbringings become masculine heterosexual men. 
D)  The majority of feminine boys grow up to be bisexual men. 
E)  There is no quality in childhood that predicts adult sexual orientation.

Question 10

Alan was a gay man who moved to Los Angeles in the 1950s. He would have been able to find a support network of other gay men through the

Accepted Answer

A)  Freudian Psychoanalytic Committee. 
B)  Scientific-Humanitarian Committee. 
C)  Stonewall Society. 
D)  Metropolitan Community Church. 
E)  Mattachine Society. 
A)  Freudian Psychoanalytic Committee. 
B)  Scientific-Humanitarian Committee. 
C)  Stonewall Society. 
D)  Metropolitan Community Church. 
E)  Mattachine Society.

Question 11

What is the current status of hate-crime laws in the U.S.?

Accepted Answer

A)  No states have yet passed hate-crime laws covering sexual orientation or gender identity. 
B)  Very few states have passed hate-crime laws covering sexual orientation or gender identity. 
C)  More than half of all states have passed hate-crime laws covering sexual orientation, but very few have laws covering gender identity. 
D)  More than half of all states have passed hate-crime laws covering sexual orientation, many of which also cover gender identity. 
E)  Virtually every state has passed hate-crime laws covering sexual orientation and gender-identity. 
A)  No states have yet passed hate-crime laws covering sexual orientation or gender identity. 
B)  Very few states have passed hate-crime laws covering sexual orientation or gender identity. 
C)  More than half of all states have passed hate-crime laws covering sexual orientation, but very few have laws covering gender identity. 
D)  More than half of all states have passed hate-crime laws covering sexual orientation, many of which also cover gender identity. 
E)  Virtually every state has passed hate-crime laws covering sexual orientation and gender-identity.

Question 12

Psychoanalysis and other therapies aimed at "converting" homosexuals to heterosexuality are rarely, if ever, successful. This suggests that

Accepted Answer

A)  sexual orientation is a matter of personal preference. 
B)  biological therapy that changes an individual's brain structure needs to be developed. 
C)  sexual orientation is a stable and largely immutable trait. 
D)  conversion therapy works for only the most motivated individuals. 
E)  more research is needed to improve conversion methods. 
A)  sexual orientation is a matter of personal preference. 
B)  biological therapy that changes an individual's brain structure needs to be developed. 
C)  sexual orientation is a stable and largely immutable trait. 
D)  conversion therapy works for only the most motivated individuals. 
E)  more research is needed to improve conversion methods.

Question 13

Mike and Andrew, a gay couple, wants to have a child that is biologically related to one of them. What is their best option?

Accepted Answer

A)  Accept that they cannot have a biologically-related child and pursue international adoption 
B)  Accept that they cannot have a biologically-related child and pursue adoption of a local foster child 
C)  Work with an IVF specialist who can fuse their sperm and then implant the embryo into a surrogate 
D)  Employ a surrogate mother who can be artificially inseminated with sperm from one or both of them 
E)  Consider moving to Canada as they cannot legally hire a surrogate anywhere in the U.S 
A)  Accept that they cannot have a biologically-related child and pursue international adoption 
B)  Accept that they cannot have a biologically-related child and pursue adoption of a local foster child 
C)  Work with an IVF specialist who can fuse their sperm and then implant the embryo into a surrogate 
D)  Employ a surrogate mother who can be artificially inseminated with sperm from one or both of them 
E)  Consider moving to Canada as they cannot legally hire a surrogate anywhere in the U.S

Question 14

A gay man avoids spending time around gender-nonconforming men and makes fun of men who express their feelings easily. This may be an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  femiphobia. 
B)  internalized homophobia. 
C)  homophobia. 
D)  heterophobia. 
E)  heterosexism. 
A)  femiphobia. 
B)  internalized homophobia. 
C)  homophobia. 
D)  heterophobia. 
E)  heterosexism.

Question 15

Which statement most accurately reflects Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic views on the origins of homosexuality?

Accepted Answer

A)  Homosexuality arises from an abnormal phase in development, occurring only among children with at least one homosexual parent. 
B)  Everyone passes through a heterosexual phase in early childhood, but abnormal family relationships push children into a homosexual phase in adolescence. 
C)  Homosexuals have uncaring "refrigerator" mothers and warm, sensitive fathers. 
D)  Everyone passes through a homosexual phase in early childhood, but most people outgrow it. 
E)  Homosexuality develops during early adulthood as a result of excessive masturbation. 
A)  Homosexuality arises from an abnormal phase in development, occurring only among children with at least one homosexual parent. 
B)  Everyone passes through a heterosexual phase in early childhood, but abnormal family relationships push children into a homosexual phase in adolescence. 
C)  Homosexuals have uncaring "refrigerator" mothers and warm, sensitive fathers. 
D)  Everyone passes through a homosexual phase in early childhood, but most people outgrow it. 
E)  Homosexuality develops during early adulthood as a result of excessive masturbation.

Question 16

Female relatives of homosexual men tend to have more offspring than other women. Which is the most reasonable conclusion to draw from this fact?

Accepted Answer

A)  Homosexual behavior in men is genetic, but homosexual behavior in women is not. 
B)  Eventually, "gay genes" will die out because they cause their owners to engage in nonreproductive sex. 
C)  The gene for male homosexuality may cause hypersexuality in women. 
D)  Throughout human history, siblings of gay men have been expected to have extra children to make up for their brother having no children. 
E)  Sisters of gay men have genetically lower testosterone levels, which increases their fertility. 
A)  Homosexual behavior in men is genetic, but homosexual behavior in women is not. 
B)  Eventually, "gay genes" will die out because they cause their owners to engage in nonreproductive sex. 
C)  The gene for male homosexuality may cause hypersexuality in women. 
D)  Throughout human history, siblings of gay men have been expected to have extra children to make up for their brother having no children. 
E)  Sisters of gay men have genetically lower testosterone levels, which increases their fertility.

Question 17

Andrew is a down-to-earth, kind gay man who avoids the gym, has a beard, and does not remove his body hair. In gay subculture, he would best be described as a

Accepted Answer

A)  bull. 
B)  top. 
C)  bear. 
D)  butch. 
E)  bottom. 
A)  bull. 
B)  top. 
C)  bear. 
D)  butch. 
E)  bottom.

Question 18

When physiological arousal in response to erotic videos is measured in women, heterosexual women show arousal to videos of both men and women. Which statement most accurately interprets this finding?

Accepted Answer

A)  Heterosexuality is a purely social construction. 
B)  Most women adhere to gender norms that are at odds with their biology. 
C)  Most heterosexual women are in denial of their latent bisexuality. 
D)  The relationship between genital arousal and sexual orientation is complex in women. 
E)  Most women reporting to be heterosexual are actually lesbians. 
A)  Heterosexuality is a purely social construction. 
B)  Most women adhere to gender norms that are at odds with their biology. 
C)  Most heterosexual women are in denial of their latent bisexuality. 
D)  The relationship between genital arousal and sexual orientation is complex in women. 
E)  Most women reporting to be heterosexual are actually lesbians.

Question 19

Many gay men are gender-atypical in some sex-differentiated cognitive traits, such as verbal fluency. The best explanation for this is that

Accepted Answer

A)  verbally fluent men are uncomfortable with heterosexual men. 
B)  gender-atypical behavior causes homosexuality. 
C)  homosexual individuals aspire to be like the opposite sex. 
D)  the same factors that influence certain gender-typical traits are likely to influence sexual orientation. 
E)  the same factors that influence verbal fluency are closely linked to estrogen levels. 
A)  verbally fluent men are uncomfortable with heterosexual men. 
B)  gender-atypical behavior causes homosexuality. 
C)  homosexual individuals aspire to be like the opposite sex. 
D)  the same factors that influence certain gender-typical traits are likely to influence sexual orientation. 
E)  the same factors that influence verbal fluency are closely linked to estrogen levels.

Question 20

According to most surveys of sexual attraction, the vast majority of males and females self-report attraction to

Accepted Answer

A)  only the same sex. 
B)  mostly the same sex. 
C)  both sexes. 
D)  mostly the opposite sex. 
E)  only the opposite sex. 
A)  only the same sex. 
B)  mostly the same sex. 
C)  both sexes. 
D)  mostly the opposite sex. 
E)  only the opposite sex.

Describe the distribution of sexual orientations in American men and women and discuss how those distributions differ for both sexes.

Discuss definitions of bisexuality, the prevalence of bisexuality among men and women, and changes in the number of people identifying as bisexual over time.

The modern American gay rights movement is generally said to have begun in 1969

Which statement about therapies aimed at converting sexual orientation is accurate?

A 20-year-old Chinese-American man has decided to come out to his friends and family as bisexual. If his experience is like that of other people of color and other bisexuals, what challenges and prejudices is he likely to face?

What is a major challenge of the preadolescent years for many gay children?

In recent years, anti-gay sentiment has been encouraged in sub-Saharan Africa by

The behaviors and preferences of women with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) can be studied to gain insight into the influence of _______ on sexual orientation.

What did Richard Green's study of feminine and gender-conforming boys reveal?

Alan was a gay man who moved to Los Angeles in the 1950s. He would have been able to find a support network of other gay men through the

What is the current status of hate-crime laws in the U.S.?

Psychoanalysis and other therapies aimed at "converting" homosexuals to heterosexuality are rarely, if ever, successful. This suggests that

Mike and Andrew, a gay couple, wants to have a child that is biologically related to one of them. What is their best option?

A gay man avoids spending time around gender-nonconforming men and makes fun of men who express their feelings easily. This may be an example of

Which statement most accurately reflects Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic views on the origins of homosexuality?

Female relatives of homosexual men tend to have more offspring than other women. Which is the most reasonable conclusion to draw from this fact?

Andrew is a down-to-earth, kind gay man who avoids the gym, has a beard, and does not remove his body hair. In gay subculture, he would best be described as a

When physiological arousal in response to erotic videos is measured in women, heterosexual women show arousal to videos of both men and women. Which statement most accurately interprets this finding?

Many gay men are gender-atypical in some sex-differentiated cognitive traits, such as verbal fluency. The best explanation for this is that

According to most surveys of sexual attraction, the vast majority of males and females self-report attraction to

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Exam 11: Sexual Orientation

Describe the distribution of sexual orientations in American men and women and discuss how those distributions differ for both sexes.

Discuss definitions of bisexuality, the prevalence of bisexuality among men and women, and changes in the number of people identifying as bisexual over time.

The modern American gay rights movement is generally said to have begun in 1969

Which statement about therapies aimed at converting sexual orientation is accurate?

A 20-year-old Chinese-American man has decided to come out to his friends and family as bisexual. If his experience is like that of other people of color and other bisexuals, what challenges and prejudices is he likely to face?

What is a major challenge of the preadolescent years for many gay children?

In recent years, anti-gay sentiment has been encouraged in sub-Saharan Africa by

The behaviors and preferences of women with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) can be studied to gain insight into the influence of _______ on sexual orientation.

What did Richard Green's study of feminine and gender-conforming boys reveal?

Alan was a gay man who moved to Los Angeles in the 1950s. He would have been able to find a support network of other gay men through the

What is the current status of hate-crime laws in the U.S.?

Psychoanalysis and other therapies aimed at "converting" homosexuals to heterosexuality are rarely, if ever, successful. This suggests that

Mike and Andrew, a gay couple, wants to have a child that is biologically related to one of them. What is their best option?

A gay man avoids spending time around gender-nonconforming men and makes fun of men who express their feelings easily. This may be an example of

Which statement most accurately reflects Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic views on the origins of homosexuality?

Female relatives of homosexual men tend to have more offspring than other women. Which is the most reasonable conclusion to draw from this fact?

Andrew is a down-to-earth, kind gay man who avoids the gym, has a beard, and does not remove his body hair. In gay subculture, he would best be described as a

When physiological arousal in response to erotic videos is measured in women, heterosexual women show arousal to videos of both men and women. Which statement most accurately interprets this finding?

Many gay men are gender-atypical in some sex-differentiated cognitive traits, such as verbal fluency. The best explanation for this is that

According to most surveys of sexual attraction, the vast majority of males and females self-report attraction to

Sexuality: Pathways to Understanding

Womens Bodies

Mens Bodies

Sex Development and Diversity

Attraction, Arousal, and Response

Sexual Behavior

Sexual Relationships

Fertility, Pregnancy, and Childbirth

Contraception and Abortion

Sexuality Across the Lifespan: Adult-hood

A typical Sexuality

Sexual Disorders

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Sexual Assault, Harassment, and Partner Violence

Sex Work

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