Exam 2: Theoretical Perspectives on Sexuality

Operant conditioning might posit the following regarding homosexuality:

Canadian law has become more equitable and liberal within the last century.Discuss the most important changes.

Pierre Trudeau is quoted as saying "the state has no business in the bedrooms of the nation." How does this quote fit Canadian law as compared to American law regarding sexuality?

The institution in North American society,which is most responsible for norms and values relating to the prohibitions against homosexual sex,is

According to sociobiology theory,homosexuality may be explained by which of the following?

Which of the following is NOT explained by the principles of reinforcement in social exchange theory?

At around two years old,parents typically potty train their children.In Freud's view,this behaviour is an example of what stage of development?

Which of the following is TRUE regarding sexual behaviour and the institution of medicine?

Which theorist would modify a person's sexual thoughts or fantasies to improve his or her sexual functioning?

Define what a sexual script is.Then give an example (not a first date)of a sexual script that you know is widely accepted.

Because stimulation of the clitoris and stimulation of the penis is automatically pleasurable,the sexual pleasure derived from such stimulation is classified as a(n)

Which of the following supports the sociobiological theory of parental investment?

You are on a number of student committees at your University/College which has put you in the position of volunteering at back-to-back events during orientation.You have just finished running a sexuality education booth where you were demonstrating proper condom use techniques and are now setting up a booth for international students.Your co-volunteer arrives to help you with the booth and,in an enthusiastic manner,grabs a coloured condom that was hanging out of your pocket,and begins to blow it up like a balloon.You burst out laughing but your colleague looks at you in complete confusion.Which is the BEST description of how symbolic interaction theory might describe what has taken place?

In some religious ideologies,sex is a great spiritual undertaking that can bring one closer to God.In others,sex is a necessary evil to be hidden and controlled.How people define sexual encounters in cultures marked by these two ideologies differs greatly.The definition of sex as spiritual or sex as evil is an example of whose perspective of how social structures are linked to sexuality?

Show the difference between classical and operant conditioning on sexuality.Which one helps to explain more about human sexuality? Explain.

An adult asking another adult to purchase a sexual service while on the street in Canada is committing a crime.

Briefly discuss how each of the major social institutions in a society can influence the sexuality in that society.

For the most part in Canadian society,the institution of religion has had little influence in the shaping of sexual norms because of the emphasis in Canada upon the freedom of the individual to decide what's best for each person.

Which activity listed below is the BEST example of a sexual activity that when regulated by law functions to protect the interests of the dominant group?

Although polygyny is illegal in Canada,practitioners of polygyny may not be prosecuted.One reason for this is that: