Question 1

The terms streetwalker and call girl refer to the same group of sex workers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

What was the outcome of the sexual counter-revolution?

Accepted Answer

More people began choosing to limit their number of sexual partners or to abstain from sex entirely.

Question 3

Why are only an estimated one-third of the rapes that take place in Canada reflected in the Statistics Canada figures?

Accepted Answer

Statistics Canada figures represent only the reported cases, and many rapes are not reported to police.

Question 4

Which of the following is a criticism of the structural-functional analysis of sexuality?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is limited by the fact that not everything is as variable as these theorists claim. 
B)  This approach overlooks the fact that sexuality is not a power issue for everyone. 
C)  This approach pays little attention to the great diversity of sexual ideas and practices found within every society. 
D)  The theory pays little attention to strides our society has made toward eliminating injustice between the sexes. 
E)  It overemphasizes the fact that sexual patterns change over time. 
A)  It is limited by the fact that not everything is as variable as these theorists claim. 
B)  This approach overlooks the fact that sexuality is not a power issue for everyone. 
C)  This approach pays little attention to the great diversity of sexual ideas and practices found within every society. 
D)  The theory pays little attention to strides our society has made toward eliminating injustice between the sexes. 
E)  It overemphasizes the fact that sexual patterns change over time.

Question 5

The sexual counter-revolution called for an increase in sexual freedom.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The Canadian Supreme Court has provided the definitive definition of what is and what is not pornography.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following is an explanation for the universal nature of the incest taboo?

Accepted Answer

A)  It enhances sexual competition in families by restricting sex to intimate partners. 
B)  It reduces the ability to define people's rights and obligations toward each other. 
C)  It allows hopeless confusion of kinship lines. 
D)  It limits the expansion of families, helping to avoid integration into the larger society. 
E)  It reduces the odds of producing offspring with mental or physical problems. 
A)  It enhances sexual competition in families by restricting sex to intimate partners. 
B)  It reduces the ability to define people's rights and obligations toward each other. 
C)  It allows hopeless confusion of kinship lines. 
D)  It limits the expansion of families, helping to avoid integration into the larger society. 
E)  It reduces the odds of producing offspring with mental or physical problems.

Question 8

What is the term for the fear of close personal interaction with people thought to be gay, lesbian, or bisexual?

Accepted Answer

A)  heterophobia 
B)  homophobia 
C)  homophilia 
D)  heterophilia 
E)  sexual phobia 
A)  heterophobia 
B)  homophobia 
C)  homophilia 
D)  heterophilia 
E)  sexual phobia

Question 9

Which of the following is a latent function of prostitution?

Accepted Answer

A)  it spreads disease 
B)  it exploits women and children 
C)  it increases crime rates 
D)  it ends relationships 
E)  it meets the sexual needs of people who do not have ready access to sex 
A)  it spreads disease 
B)  it exploits women and children 
C)  it increases crime rates 
D)  it ends relationships 
E)  it meets the sexual needs of people who do not have ready access to sex

Question 10

The fact that sexual orientation is not often clear-cut points to the importance of a third category, namely:

Accepted Answer

A)  heterosexuality. 
B)  homosexuality. 
C)  bisexuality. 
D)  asexuality. 
E)  ambiguous sexuality. 
A)  heterosexuality. 
B)  homosexuality. 
C)  bisexuality. 
D)  asexuality. 
E)  ambiguous sexuality.

Question 11

The fact that anthropologists have found various kinds of homosexuality in different societies provides evidence that sexual orientation must be a product of biology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Someone you know refuses to shake hands with or even talk to a homosexual person. He is exhibiting:

Accepted Answer

A)  heterophobia. 
B)  homophobia. 
C)  homophilia. 
D)  heterophilia. 
E)  sexual phobia. 
A)  heterophobia. 
B)  homophobia. 
C)  homophilia. 
D)  heterophilia. 
E)  sexual phobia.

Question 13

Since sexuality has a biological foundation, it is not considered to be a cultural issue.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

If you argued that people come to have a sexual orientation because it is innate, which general position on how people come to have a sexual orientation would you be taking?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sexual orientation is a product of society. 
B)  Sexual orientation is a product of biology. 
C)  Sexual orientation is a product of both society and biology. 
D)  Sexual orientation is a product of the physical environment. 
E)  Sexual orientation is a product of individual behaviour. 
A)  Sexual orientation is a product of society. 
B)  Sexual orientation is a product of biology. 
C)  Sexual orientation is a product of both society and biology. 
D)  Sexual orientation is a product of the physical environment. 
E)  Sexual orientation is a product of individual behaviour.

Question 15

A symbolic-interactionist view of sexuality helps us to understand the variety of sexual practices found around the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The sexual revolution changed behaviour among men more than among women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which theoretical approach would argue that culture and social institutions regulate with whom and when people reproduce?

Accepted Answer

A)  structural-functionalism 
B)  social-conflict 
C)  symbolic-interaction 
D)  queer theory 
E)  regulationism 
A)  structural-functionalism 
B)  social-conflict 
C)  symbolic-interaction 
D)  queer theory 
E)  regulationism

Question 18

In recent decades, the public attitude toward homosexuality has been moving toward greater acceptance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Critics of easily available pornography argue which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pornography encourages a reinforcement in morals. 
B)  Pornography encourages violence against men. 
C)  Pornography unfairly depicts men as playthings of women. 
D)  Pornography results in a decline of the double standard. 
E)  Pornography endorses the cultural ideal of men as legitimate controllers of women. 
A)  Pornography encourages a reinforcement in morals. 
B)  Pornography encourages violence against men. 
C)  Pornography unfairly depicts men as playthings of women. 
D)  Pornography results in a decline of the double standard. 
E)  Pornography endorses the cultural ideal of men as legitimate controllers of women.

Question 20

Prostitution in Canada remains biased against women and in favour of men.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The terms streetwalker and call girl refer to the same group of sex workers.

What was the outcome of the sexual counter-revolution?

Why are only an estimated one-third of the rapes that take place in Canada reflected in the Statistics Canada figures?

Which of the following is a criticism of the structural-functional analysis of sexuality?

The sexual counter-revolution called for an increase in sexual freedom.

The Canadian Supreme Court has provided the definitive definition of what is and what is not pornography.

Which of the following is an explanation for the universal nature of the incest taboo?

What is the term for the fear of close personal interaction with people thought to be gay, lesbian, or bisexual?

Which of the following is a latent function of prostitution?

The fact that sexual orientation is not often clear-cut points to the importance of a third category, namely:

The fact that anthropologists have found various kinds of homosexuality in different societies provides evidence that sexual orientation must be a product of biology.

Someone you know refuses to shake hands with or even talk to a homosexual person. He is exhibiting:

Since sexuality has a biological foundation, it is not considered to be a cultural issue.

If you argued that people come to have a sexual orientation because it is innate, which general position on how people come to have a sexual orientation would you be taking?

A symbolic-interactionist view of sexuality helps us to understand the variety of sexual practices found around the world.

The sexual revolution changed behaviour among men more than among women.

Which theoretical approach would argue that culture and social institutions regulate with whom and when people reproduce?

In recent decades, the public attitude toward homosexuality has been moving toward greater acceptance.

Critics of easily available pornography argue which of the following?

Prostitution in Canada remains biased against women and in favour of men.

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The terms streetwalker and call girl refer to the same group of sex workers.

What was the outcome of the sexual counter-revolution?

Why are only an estimated one-third of the rapes that take place in Canada reflected in the Statistics Canada figures?

Which of the following is a criticism of the structural-functional analysis of sexuality?

The sexual counter-revolution called for an increase in sexual freedom.

The Canadian Supreme Court has provided the definitive definition of what is and what is not pornography.

Which of the following is an explanation for the universal nature of the incest taboo?

What is the term for the fear of close personal interaction with people thought to be gay, lesbian, or bisexual?

Which of the following is a latent function of prostitution?

The fact that sexual orientation is not often clear-cut points to the importance of a third category, namely:

The fact that anthropologists have found various kinds of homosexuality in different societies provides evidence that sexual orientation must be a product of biology.

Someone you know refuses to shake hands with or even talk to a homosexual person. He is exhibiting:

Since sexuality has a biological foundation, it is not considered to be a cultural issue.

If you argued that people come to have a sexual orientation because it is innate, which general position on how people come to have a sexual orientation would you be taking?

A symbolic-interactionist view of sexuality helps us to understand the variety of sexual practices found around the world.

The sexual revolution changed behaviour among men more than among women.

Which theoretical approach would argue that culture and social institutions regulate with whom and when people reproduce?

In recent decades, the public attitude toward homosexuality has been moving toward greater acceptance.

Critics of easily available pornography argue which of the following?

Prostitution in Canada remains biased against women and in favour of men.

Sociology: Perspective, Theory, and Method

Culture

Socialization: From Infancy to Old Age

Social Interaction in Everyday Life

Groups and Organizations

Deviance

Social Stratification

Global Stratification

Gender Stratification

Race and Ethnicity

Economics and Politics

Family and Religion

Education, Health, and Medicine

Population, Urbanization, and Environment

Social Change: Modern and Postmodern Societies

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