Exam 7: Prostitution, Pornography, and the Sex Industry

Which perspective views pornography as a "threat" to moral social values, especially family values?

A sociologist who studies why prostitutes or pornographers enter the sex industry is associated with which perspective?

Concerning prostitution, ancient Greeks

In research on the depiction of different racial-ethnic groups in pornography, sociologists Alice Mayall and Diana E.H. Russell found that

A sociologist attempting to draw a connection between how pornography affects people's views and subsequent actions or activities is examining a(n)

Why do some conflict theorists focus on the interrelationship of race, class, and gender in examining social problems?

Traditionally, pre-marital sex or fornication has been regarded as deviant in the United States.

Globally, prostitution becomes normalized when sex work is

Early Christian leaders such as St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas believed that prostitution

Most people arrested for prostitution-related crimes are female.

Erotica

Using a symbolic interactionist perspective of prostitution, which of the following assertions can be made?

In the United States, legal brothels (houses of prostitution) are located in

Describe the nature of male prostitution. Include information regarding the types of prostitution most common to male prostitutes, arrest rates, and other problems faced by male prostitutes. Discuss the symbolic interactionist perspective to explain societal views of male prostitutes, but be sure to point out weaknesses of this point of view.

According to presented research in the text, the increase in media coverage of child pornography cases could be explained by

Which approach-functionalist, conflict, or symbolic interactionist-do you believe is most accurate in addressing solutions to problems associated with the sex industry? Why do you believe as you do?

Conflict theorists using a liberal feminist framework believe

According to functionalists, prostitution

According to the text, addiction

Female porn film industry workers earn