Question 1

Large-scale research suggests that gay men and lesbians have higher rates of all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) suicide attempts 
B) depression 
C) anxiety 
D) Sexually Transmissible Infections (STIs) 
A) suicide attempts 
B) depression 
C) anxiety 
D) Sexually Transmissible Infections (STIs)

Question 2

Research shows us that

Accepted Answer

A) gay men are better looking than straight men. 
B) gays and lesbians are much more likely to be left-handed than are straight people. 
C) in general,the IQ scores of gay men are lower than those of straight men. 
D) gay men are more responsive to testosterone than are straight men. 
A) gay men are better looking than straight men. 
B) gays and lesbians are much more likely to be left-handed than are straight people. 
C) in general,the IQ scores of gay men are lower than those of straight men. 
D) gay men are more responsive to testosterone than are straight men.

Question 3

The first gay liberation group in Canada was formed in _______ in the year _______.

Accepted Answer

A) Toronto;1972 
B) Montreal;1975 
C) Vancouver;1970 
D) Ottawa;1969 
A) Toronto;1972 
B) Montreal;1975 
C) Vancouver;1970 
D) Ottawa;1969

Question 4

What does it mean to reclaim a term?

Accepted Answer

A) removing a word from the dictionary 
B) changing the definition of a word 
C) removing the power in a word by ignoring it 
D) adopting a term that historically was derogatory and using it proudly 
A) removing a word from the dictionary 
B) changing the definition of a word 
C) removing the power in a word by ignoring it 
D) adopting a term that historically was derogatory and using it proudly

Question 5

Asexual means

Accepted Answer

A) a person who is not attracted to either men or women. 
B) the sexual component of a person's self-concept. 
C) having no sexual experience. 
D) erotic and emotional orientation towards letters. 
A) a person who is not attracted to either men or women. 
B) the sexual component of a person's self-concept. 
C) having no sexual experience. 
D) erotic and emotional orientation towards letters.

Question 6

Which of the following is a TRUE statement about homosexuality?

Accepted Answer

A) 15-20 percent of individuals in a culture are found to be exclusively homosexuals 
B) There are more exclusive gay men than there are exclusive lesbian women 
C) Most gay men and lesbian woman assume traditional sex roles outside the sexual act 
D) It is quite easy to identify who is a gay or lesbian and who is not a gay or lesbian 
A) 15-20 percent of individuals in a culture are found to be exclusively homosexuals 
B) There are more exclusive gay men than there are exclusive lesbian women 
C) Most gay men and lesbian woman assume traditional sex roles outside the sexual act 
D) It is quite easy to identify who is a gay or lesbian and who is not a gay or lesbian

Question 7

A person with a rating of 4 on the Kinsey scale would be classified as

Accepted Answer

A) mostly heterosexual with incidental homosexual experience 
B) heterosexual with substantial homosexual experience 
C) homosexual with substantial heterosexual experience 
D) mostly homosexual with incidental heterosexual experience 
A) mostly heterosexual with incidental homosexual experience 
B) heterosexual with substantial homosexual experience 
C) homosexual with substantial heterosexual experience 
D) mostly homosexual with incidental heterosexual experience

Question 8

According to your text,in which of the following conditions would a man be gay?

Accepted Answer

A) Having had both male and female sexual partners over the past year. 
B) Having had only male sexual partners over the past year. 
C) Having had one sexual encounter with a male in the past year. 
D) Having identified himself as being gay,but not having engaged in sex with a man for the past year. 
A) Having had both male and female sexual partners over the past year. 
B) Having had only male sexual partners over the past year. 
C) Having had one sexual encounter with a male in the past year. 
D) Having identified himself as being gay,but not having engaged in sex with a man for the past year.

Question 9

What year did the Canadian Psychiatric Association remove homosexuality from its list of psychiatric illness?

Accepted Answer

A) 1965 
B) 1973 
C) 1993 
D) 2001 
A) 1965 
B) 1973 
C) 1993 
D) 2001

Question 10

Approximately how many female same-sex couples have children living with them?

Accepted Answer

A) 7% 
B) 17% 
C) 27% 
D) 70% 
A) 7% 
B) 17% 
C) 27% 
D) 70%

Question 11

Vic is a queer adolescent living in a small rural community in Saskatchewan.Vic has been teased at school for appearing odd and different but that is nothing compared to the harassment that Vic has witnessed toward the one "out" gay teacher in the community.Even Vic's parents have made rude comments about this teacher.Given this situation,Vic has not come out to friends or family.Based on information in the text,in this situation Vic is likely to

Accepted Answer

A) become a peer counselor for other sexual minority youth. 
B) develop mental illness due to the stressors of being a sexual minority. 
C) move to the city as soon as possible. 
D) become a bully. 
A) become a peer counselor for other sexual minority youth. 
B) develop mental illness due to the stressors of being a sexual minority. 
C) move to the city as soon as possible. 
D) become a bully.

Question 12

Kris is sexually and emotionally attracted to men and women as well as transgender people.Which of the following sexual identities is Kris most likely to adopt?

Accepted Answer

A) questioning 
B) bisexual 
C) pansexual 
D) asexual 
A) questioning 
B) bisexual 
C) pansexual 
D) asexual

Question 13

Probably one of the more important findings of the research on gay and lesbian relationships in relation to their satisfactions,loves,joys and conflicts is

Accepted Answer

A) how chaotic the personalities of the lesbians are compared to the personalities of gay men 
B) how gay men and lesbians are unable to commit to long-term relationships 
C) how different gay/lesbian relationships are from heterosexual relationships 
D) how similar gay/lesbian relationships are to heterosexual relationships 
A) how chaotic the personalities of the lesbians are compared to the personalities of gay men 
B) how gay men and lesbians are unable to commit to long-term relationships 
C) how different gay/lesbian relationships are from heterosexual relationships 
D) how similar gay/lesbian relationships are to heterosexual relationships

Question 14

Discuss the functions and process of ritualized homosexuality in Melanesia.

Accepted Answer

Ritualized homosexuality in Melanesia se

Question 15

The families formed by gays and lesbians and the children in these families face,for the most part,the same kinds of problems all families face,except that parents are of the same sex.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

How are gays and lesbians similar,yet different than other minority groups? How do the similarities and differences affect the behaviour of gays and lesbians? Give an example.

Accepted Answer

Gays and lesbians are similar to other m

Question 17

A person's sexual orientation is their erotic and emotional orientation towards members of either their own or the other gender.Sexual identity is a person's self-identity to a particular sexual orientation group.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Anti-gay discrimination and violence is almost non-existent in Canada

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Commonly held negative attitudes and prejudiced behaviours toward homosexuals is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) tolerance 
B) ambivalence 
C) homonegativity 
D) homophilia 
A) tolerance 
B) ambivalence 
C) homonegativity 
D) homophilia

Question 20

In Canada,the age of consent for anal intercourse is 18,while for vaginal intercourse it is 14.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Large-scale research suggests that gay men and lesbians have higher rates of all of the following EXCEPT

Research shows us that

The first gay liberation group in Canada was formed in _ in the year _.

What does it mean to reclaim a term?

Asexual means

Which of the following is a TRUE statement about homosexuality?

A person with a rating of 4 on the Kinsey scale would be classified as

According to your text,in which of the following conditions would a man be gay?

What year did the Canadian Psychiatric Association remove homosexuality from its list of psychiatric illness?

Approximately how many female same-sex couples have children living with them?

Kris is sexually and emotionally attracted to men and women as well as transgender people.Which of the following sexual identities is Kris most likely to adopt?

Probably one of the more important findings of the research on gay and lesbian relationships in relation to their satisfactions,loves,joys and conflicts is

Discuss the functions and process of ritualized homosexuality in Melanesia.

The families formed by gays and lesbians and the children in these families face,for the most part,the same kinds of problems all families face,except that parents are of the same sex.

How are gays and lesbians similar,yet different than other minority groups? How do the similarities and differences affect the behaviour of gays and lesbians? Give an example.

A person's sexual orientation is their erotic and emotional orientation towards members of either their own or the other gender.Sexual identity is a person's self-identity to a particular sexual orientation group.

Anti-gay discrimination and violence is almost non-existent in Canada

Commonly held negative attitudes and prejudiced behaviours toward homosexuals is referred to as

In Canada,the age of consent for anal intercourse is 18,while for vaginal intercourse it is 14.

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Theoretical Perspectives on Sexuality

Sex Research

Sexual Anatomy

Sex Hormones, Sexual Differentiation, and the Menstrual Cycle

Conception, Pregnancy, and Childbirth

Contraception and Abortion

Sexual Arousal

Sexuality and the Life Cycle : Childhood and Adolescence

Sexuality and the Life Cycle : Adulthood

Attraction, Love, and Communication

Gender and Sexuality

Sexual Orientation: Gay, Straight, or BI

Sexual Coercion

Sex for Sale

Sexual Disorders and Sex Therapy

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Ethics, Religion, and Sexuality

Sex and the Law

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Exam 14: Variations in Sexual Behavior

Large-scale research suggests that gay men and lesbians have higher rates of all of the following EXCEPT

Research shows us that

The first gay liberation group in Canada was formed in _______ in the year _______.

What does it mean to reclaim a term?

Asexual means

Which of the following is a TRUE statement about homosexuality?

A person with a rating of 4 on the Kinsey scale would be classified as

According to your text,in which of the following conditions would a man be gay?

What year did the Canadian Psychiatric Association remove homosexuality from its list of psychiatric illness?

Approximately how many female same-sex couples have children living with them?

Kris is sexually and emotionally attracted to men and women as well as transgender people.Which of the following sexual identities is Kris most likely to adopt?

Probably one of the more important findings of the research on gay and lesbian relationships in relation to their satisfactions,loves,joys and conflicts is

Discuss the functions and process of ritualized homosexuality in Melanesia.

The families formed by gays and lesbians and the children in these families face,for the most part,the same kinds of problems all families face,except that parents are of the same sex.

How are gays and lesbians similar,yet different than other minority groups? How do the similarities and differences affect the behaviour of gays and lesbians? Give an example.

A person's sexual orientation is their erotic and emotional orientation towards members of either their own or the other gender.Sexual identity is a person's self-identity to a particular sexual orientation group.

Anti-gay discrimination and violence is almost non-existent in Canada

Commonly held negative attitudes and prejudiced behaviours toward homosexuals is referred to as

In Canada,the age of consent for anal intercourse is 18,while for vaginal intercourse it is 14.

Sexuality in Perspective

Theoretical Perspectives on Sexuality

Sex Research

Sexual Anatomy

Sex Hormones, Sexual Differentiation, and the Menstrual Cycle

Conception, Pregnancy, and Childbirth

Contraception and Abortion

Sexual Arousal

Sexuality and the Life Cycle : Childhood and Adolescence

Sexuality and the Life Cycle : Adulthood

Attraction, Love, and Communication

Gender and Sexuality

Sexual Orientation: Gay, Straight, or BI

Sexual Coercion

Sex for Sale

Sexual Disorders and Sex Therapy

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Ethics, Religion, and Sexuality

Sex and the Law

Filters

The first gay liberation group in Canada was formed in _ in the year _.