Question 1

Methods like in vitro fertilization and surrogacy are not guarantees for all homosexuals who want to become parents because

Accepted Answer

A)  most homosexuals are suspicious of these technological breakthroughs. 
B)  most homosexuals have children from previous heterosexual relationships. 
C)  many homosexuals cannot afford these procedures. 
D)  many states do not allow homosexuals to participate in these procedures. 
A)  most homosexuals are suspicious of these technological breakthroughs. 
B)  most homosexuals have children from previous heterosexual relationships. 
C)  many homosexuals cannot afford these procedures. 
D)  many states do not allow homosexuals to participate in these procedures.

Question 2

Which of the following statements most accurately describes laws regarding homosexuality in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  U.S. laws have not been intertwined with moral nor religious principles. 
B)  It is against the law to engage in homosexual conduct in any state in this country. 
C)  More state legislatures have passed sodomy laws in recent years. 
D)  The Supreme Court invalidated sodomy laws in 2003. 
A)  U.S. laws have not been intertwined with moral nor religious principles. 
B)  It is against the law to engage in homosexual conduct in any state in this country. 
C)  More state legislatures have passed sodomy laws in recent years. 
D)  The Supreme Court invalidated sodomy laws in 2003.

Question 3

State sodomy laws once criminalized oral or anal intercourse between persons of the same sex.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Where are hate crimes the most prevalent?

Accepted Answer

A)  in the South 
B)  in low-income areas 
C)  anywhere that homophobic attitudes and behaviors are tolerated or overlooked 
D)  in places where legislation supporting gay rights has occurred 
A)  in the South 
B)  in low-income areas 
C)  anywhere that homophobic attitudes and behaviors are tolerated or overlooked 
D)  in places where legislation supporting gay rights has occurred

Question 5

In 2009, law enforcement agencies reported 1,436 hate crime offenses based on sexual-orientation bias; of these, more than half were

Accepted Answer

A)  committed because of anti-male homosexual bias. 
B)  committed because of anti-female homosexual bias. 
C)  committed because of anti-bisexual bias. 
D)  the result of anti-heterosexual bias. 
A)  committed because of anti-male homosexual bias. 
B)  committed because of anti-female homosexual bias. 
C)  committed because of anti-bisexual bias. 
D)  the result of anti-heterosexual bias.

Question 6

Which of the world's religions does not condemn homosexuality?

Accepted Answer

A)  Judaism 
B)  Islam 
C)  Hinduism 
D)  Buddhism 
A)  Judaism 
B)  Islam 
C)  Hinduism 
D)  Buddhism

Question 7

What is the relationship between LGBT people and the Fair Housing Act?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Fair Housing Act has protected many LGBT people from being discriminated against concerning housing. 
B)  The Fair Housing Act has protected lesbians and gays from housing discrimination, but it has not protected transgender persons. 
C)  The Fair Housing Act does not provide protection against housing discrimination for LGBT people. 
D)  The Fair Housing Act protects the children of LGBT persons from being discriminated against in housing policies and practices. 
A)  The Fair Housing Act has protected many LGBT people from being discriminated against concerning housing. 
B)  The Fair Housing Act has protected lesbians and gays from housing discrimination, but it has not protected transgender persons. 
C)  The Fair Housing Act does not provide protection against housing discrimination for LGBT people. 
D)  The Fair Housing Act protects the children of LGBT persons from being discriminated against in housing policies and practices.

Question 8

Sigmund Freud asserted that all humans are constitutionally

Accepted Answer

A)  heterosexual. 
B)  homosexual. 
C)  bisexual. 
D)  transgender. 
A)  heterosexual. 
B)  homosexual. 
C)  bisexual. 
D)  transgender.

Question 9

Cohabitation is defined as

Accepted Answer

A)  household partnerships in which an unmarried couple lives together in a committed, sexually intimate relationship and is granted the same rights and benefits accorded to heterosexual couples. 
B)  partners who live together without being legally married. 
C)  a federally recognized marital relationship. 
D)  a marital relationship involving partners of the opposite sex. 
A)  household partnerships in which an unmarried couple lives together in a committed, sexually intimate relationship and is granted the same rights and benefits accorded to heterosexual couples. 
B)  partners who live together without being legally married. 
C)  a federally recognized marital relationship. 
D)  a marital relationship involving partners of the opposite sex.

Question 10

Regarding workplace discrimination against LGBT persons, which bill introduced in 2011 seeks to ban workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Title VII of the Civil Rights Act 
B)  Homosexual Freedom Act 
C)  Employment Non-Discrimination Act 
D)  U.S. Federal Hate Crime Law 
A)  Title VII of the Civil Rights Act 
B)  Homosexual Freedom Act 
C)  Employment Non-Discrimination Act 
D)  U.S. Federal Hate Crime Law

Question 11

Why are the Kinsey Report's findings suspect?

Accepted Answer

A)  Kinsey used a disproportionate number of prisoners in his study. 
B)  Kinsey used a disproportionate number of females in his study. 
C)  Kinsey used a disproportionate number of males in his study. 
D)  Kinsey used a disproportionate number of children in his study. 
A)  Kinsey used a disproportionate number of prisoners in his study. 
B)  Kinsey used a disproportionate number of females in his study. 
C)  Kinsey used a disproportionate number of males in his study. 
D)  Kinsey used a disproportionate number of children in his study.

Question 12

Which approach focuses on the effects of compulsory heterosexuality in a society?

Accepted Answer

A)  functionalist 
B)  conflict 
C)  feminist 
D)  interactionist 
A)  functionalist 
B)  conflict 
C)  feminist 
D)  interactionist

Question 13

According to functionalist perspectives on sexual orientation,

Accepted Answer

A)  how people come to accept their sexual identity as a gay man, bisexual, or lesbian shows the significance of labeling and how it can create barriers to full participation in society. 
B)  societies may punish homosexual conduct because it violates social norms prohibiting nonmarital sex and same-sex sexual relations. 
C)  homosexuality or bisexuality is a master status for some people. 
D)  conflicts over values regarding sexuality and the family are healthy for societies because they encourage discussion and debate about critical social issues such as sexual orientation. 
A)  how people come to accept their sexual identity as a gay man, bisexual, or lesbian shows the significance of labeling and how it can create barriers to full participation in society. 
B)  societies may punish homosexual conduct because it violates social norms prohibiting nonmarital sex and same-sex sexual relations. 
C)  homosexuality or bisexuality is a master status for some people. 
D)  conflicts over values regarding sexuality and the family are healthy for societies because they encourage discussion and debate about critical social issues such as sexual orientation.

Question 14

Why are gay and lesbian parents widely criticized?

Accepted Answer

A)  because high numbers of abused and neglected children have been the products of homosexual parents 
B)  because laws currently prohibit all homosexuals from adopting children 
C)  because public policy discriminates against homosexual parents in general 
D)  because of LGBT parents' assumption of alternative lifestyles and sexual orientation 
A)  because high numbers of abused and neglected children have been the products of homosexual parents 
B)  because laws currently prohibit all homosexuals from adopting children 
C)  because public policy discriminates against homosexual parents in general 
D)  because of LGBT parents' assumption of alternative lifestyles and sexual orientation

Question 15

David recently discovered that his long time friend, Mary, is homosexual. David stops visiting Mary and no longer allows Mary into his home. David denigrates Mary in front of their mutual friends and tells his other female friends that they too should avoid Mary because he believes Mary will try to recruit other women into the gay lifestyle. David is exhibiting

Accepted Answer

A)  homophobia. 
B)  gender norms. 
C)  homoerotica. 
D)  compulsory homosexualism. 
A)  homophobia. 
B)  gender norms. 
C)  homoerotica. 
D)  compulsory homosexualism.

Question 16

Heterosexual people are as likely to be labeled by their sexual orientation as persons who are gay, lesbian, or bisexual.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which approach asserts that the best way to reduce inequality based on sexual orientation is to repeal laws prohibiting sexual acts between consenting adults and to pass laws that ban all forms of discrimination based on sexual orientation?

Accepted Answer

A)  functionalist 
B)  conflict 
C)  feminist 
D)  interactionist 
A)  functionalist 
B)  conflict 
C)  feminist 
D)  interactionist

Question 18

How does homophobia differ from other prejudices like racism and sexism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Homophobia is unique in that it is used to discriminate against LGBT persons in terms of health care. 
B)  Homophobia is different from other prejudices because it is allowed to be expressed publicly. 
C)  Homophobia is different from other prejudices because homosexuality is classified as a mental illness. 
D)  Homophobia differs from other prejudices because it is a learned behavior. 
A)  Homophobia is unique in that it is used to discriminate against LGBT persons in terms of health care. 
B)  Homophobia is different from other prejudices because it is allowed to be expressed publicly. 
C)  Homophobia is different from other prejudices because homosexuality is classified as a mental illness. 
D)  Homophobia differs from other prejudices because it is a learned behavior.

Question 19

When "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" was repealed, the law immediately went into effect.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

According to the text, stereotypic beliefs about lesbians and gay men

Accepted Answer

A)  have been reduced in recent years through greater media coverage of gay or lesbian celebrities. 
B)  impede homosexuals and bisexuals from achieving equal rights and reducing social inequalities. 
C)  have been more accurate than many people originally believed. 
D)  tend to separate sexual orientation from sexual conduct. 
A)  have been reduced in recent years through greater media coverage of gay or lesbian celebrities. 
B)  impede homosexuals and bisexuals from achieving equal rights and reducing social inequalities. 
C)  have been more accurate than many people originally believed. 
D)  tend to separate sexual orientation from sexual conduct.

Methods like in vitro fertilization and surrogacy are not guarantees for all homosexuals who want to become parents because

Which of the following statements most accurately describes laws regarding homosexuality in the United States?

State sodomy laws once criminalized oral or anal intercourse between persons of the same sex.

Where are hate crimes the most prevalent?

In 2009, law enforcement agencies reported 1,436 hate crime offenses based on sexual-orientation bias; of these, more than half were

Which of the world's religions does not condemn homosexuality?

What is the relationship between LGBT people and the Fair Housing Act?

Sigmund Freud asserted that all humans are constitutionally

Cohabitation is defined as

Regarding workplace discrimination against LGBT persons, which bill introduced in 2011 seeks to ban workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity?

Why are the Kinsey Report's findings suspect?

Which approach focuses on the effects of compulsory heterosexuality in a society?

According to functionalist perspectives on sexual orientation,

Why are gay and lesbian parents widely criticized?

Heterosexual people are as likely to be labeled by their sexual orientation as persons who are gay, lesbian, or bisexual.

Which approach asserts that the best way to reduce inequality based on sexual orientation is to repeal laws prohibiting sexual acts between consenting adults and to pass laws that ban all forms of discrimination based on sexual orientation?

How does homophobia differ from other prejudices like racism and sexism?

When "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" was repealed, the law immediately went into effect.

According to the text, stereotypic beliefs about lesbians and gay men

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Exam 6: Inequality Based on Sexual Orientation

Methods like in vitro fertilization and surrogacy are not guarantees for all homosexuals who want to become parents because

Which of the following statements most accurately describes laws regarding homosexuality in the United States?

State sodomy laws once criminalized oral or anal intercourse between persons of the same sex.

Where are hate crimes the most prevalent?

In 2009, law enforcement agencies reported 1,436 hate crime offenses based on sexual-orientation bias; of these, more than half were

Which of the world's religions does not condemn homosexuality?

What is the relationship between LGBT people and the Fair Housing Act?

Sigmund Freud asserted that all humans are constitutionally

Cohabitation is defined as

Regarding workplace discrimination against LGBT persons, which bill introduced in 2011 seeks to ban workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity?

Why are the Kinsey Report's findings suspect?

Which approach focuses on the effects of compulsory heterosexuality in a society?

According to functionalist perspectives on sexual orientation,

Why are gay and lesbian parents widely criticized?

Heterosexual people are as likely to be labeled by their sexual orientation as persons who are gay, lesbian, or bisexual.

Which approach asserts that the best way to reduce inequality based on sexual orientation is to repeal laws prohibiting sexual acts between consenting adults and to pass laws that ban all forms of discrimination based on sexual orientation?

How does homophobia differ from other prejudices like racism and sexism?

When "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" was repealed, the law immediately went into effect.

According to the text, stereotypic beliefs about lesbians and gay men

Studying Social Problems in the Twenty-First Century

Wealth and Poverty: Us and Global Economic Inequities

Racial and Ethnic Inequality

Gender Inequality

Inequality Based on Age

Prostitution, Pornography, and the Sex Industry

Alcohol and Other Drugs

Crime and Criminal Justice

Health Care: Problems of Physical and Mental Illness

The Changing Family

Problems in Education

Problems in Politics and the Global Economy

Problems in the Media

Population, Global Inequality, and the Environmental Crisis

Urban Problems

Global Social Problems: War and Terrorism

Can Social Problems Be Solved

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