Deck 5: Sexual Identity, Behavior, and Relationships

Question 1

We learn our sexual scripts from several sources. Which is NOT one of these sources?

A)The culture in which we live
B)Peers
C)Media
D)Communication with a partner
E)Menarche

Answer 1

E

Question 2

Dwayne is married to Jolene; however, he was curious about sex with a man and decided to try it once. Which of the following best describes Dwayne?

A)He has a homosexual identity.
B)He has a heterosexual identity.
C)He has a bisexual identity.
D)He has a transgender identity.
E)He doesn't have an identity.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Your membership in certain groups, such as your sex, race, or social class, shapes who you are, the values you hold, and the opportunities and constraints you experience, including with regard to sexuality. This implies:

A)that sex is biological.
B)that sex is social.
C)the intersex nature of sex.
D)that the age at menarche is increasing.
E)that the role of biology in sex is minimal.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Which of the following is TRUE regarding sexual orientation?

A)Sexual orientation is likely caused by a complex set of biological (genetics and hormones)and social factors.
B)About 10-15 percent of the population identify themselves as gay or lesbian in surveys.
C)Women are far more likely than men to identify as homosexual.
D)About two-thirds of Americans believe that homosexuality is morally unacceptable.
E)Homophobia refers to a homosexual identity.

Question 5

Kate's __________ is female, her __________ is feminine, and her __________ is homosexual.

A)sex; sexual orientation; intersex
B)gender; sex; sexual orientation
C)sex; gender; intersex
D)sex; gender; sexual orientation
E)gender; gendered expectation; sexual orientation.

Question 6

Men are granted far more leeway in sexual behavior than are women, and this is referred to as:

A)the double standard.
B)open standards.
C)double jeopardy.
D)male female expectations (MFE).
E)dyad expectations.

Question 7

The norms or rules regarding sexual behavior are called:

A)normative standards.
B)male female expectations (MFE).
C)personal and social scripts (PSS).
D)dyad expectations.
E)sexual scripts.

Question 8

Individuals who manifest characteristics, behaviors, or self-expressions associated typically with the other gender are called:

A)dual-sex.
B)intersexed.
C)transgender.
D)same-sex.
E)bisexual.

Question 9

__________ believed we are all born with biologically-based sex drives. These drives must be channeled through socially approved outlets, he believed; otherwise, the individual will experience conflict within himself or herself, with the family, or with society at large.

A)Masters and Johnson
B)Alfred Kinsey
C)Sigmund Freud
D)The National Opinion Research Center
E)John Lee

Question 10

Estelle works at the Kinsey Institute and researches human sexuality. Her title is probably:

A)psychosexual theorist.
B)sexologist.
C)moroligist.
D)biologist.
E)datumist.

Question 11

Marty was born with sexual anatomy that does not fit the typical definitions of what is considered female or male. He has some features of both. This term is called:

A)dual-sex.
B)intersexed.
C)same-sex.
D)menarche.
E)transsexual.

Question 12

Sex refers to __________ and gender refers to __________.

A)role in reproduction; sexual orientation
B)whether a person is sexually active; role in reproduction
C)culturally and socially constructed differences between the meanings, beliefs, and practices associated with femininity and masculinity; role in reproduction
D)sexual orientation; age of menarche
E)role in reproduction; culturally and socially constructed differences between the meanings, beliefs, and practices associated with femininity and masculinity

Question 13

The images of early American sexuality are of prim and proper Puritans and sexually repressed Victorians. Who perpetuated these views?

A)individual husbands
B)individual wives
C)religious and medical authorities
D)peer groups
E)personal desires

Question 14

__________ is/are known for the understanding of the sexual response cycle-(1)desire; (2)excitement; (3)orgasm; and (4)resolution-and found that men and women experience these states in a similar fashion. This work enlightened us about the source of women's pleasure-the clitoris-and debunked previous myths that some women have orgasms originating in their vaginas.

A)Masters and Johnson
B)Alfred Kinsey
C)Sigmund Freud
D)The National Opinion Research Center
E)John Lee

Question 15

Our culture prohibits sex with animals, children, and, unless you live in a few selected counties in Nevada, someone to whom you have paid money. It does not prohibit sex among unmarried people or those of different religious faiths, races, or ethnic backgrounds. These norms or rules are called:

A)male female expectations (MFE).
B)personal and social scripts (PSS).
C)dyad expectations.
D)sexual scripts.
E)normative standards.

Question 16

Which is TRUE regarding the double standard?

A)It has almost been eliminated over the past decade, especially among adolescents.
B)Both men and women uphold the double standard.
C)The double standard causes confusion over male sexuality.
D)The example regarding Viagra and birth control pills in Japan show the decline of the double standard.
E)Men have more sexual partners, but it is women who are more likely to report that they enjoy sex a great deal.

Question 17

Among the Mangaia people of Polynesia, both girls and boys are expected to have a high level of sexual desire in early adolescence. In contrast to the Mangaia, the Dani of New Guinea show little interest in sex beyond what is needed for reproduction. This illustrates:

A)that sex is social.
B)the intersex nature of sex.
C)that the age at menarche is increasing.
D)that biology has no role in sex.
E)that sex is biological.

Question 18

Which of the following is a component of the male script?

A)Women should make themselves sexually attractive to men to get their attention, but they should not make themselves too attractive.
B)Men should know how to please a woman.
C)A man's looks are relatively unimportant, but his status is enhanced if he is with a beautiful woman.
D)Good girls do not plan in advance to have sex or initiate it.
E)Women should not know too much about sex or be too experienced.

Question 19

Current estimates of the prevalence of transsexualism are about 1 in __________ for biological males and 1 in __________ for biological females.

A)10,000; 30,000
B)4,000; 100,000
C)30,000; 20,000
D)50,000; 20,000
E)1 million; 500,000

Question 20

What were the views towards masturbation in early America?

A)Unheard of for women and men
B)Thought to be natural for men
C)Accepted for both women and men
D)Accepted as natural for women among the upper class
E)Unheard of for women, thought to be dangerous and unhealthy for men

Question 21

The norms or rules regarding sexual behavior are called menarche.

Question 22

We become sexual around the age of 12 or 13.

Question 23

When do we become sexual beings?

A)infancy
B)young childhood (ages 5 to 7)
C)preteen (ages 11-12)
D)puberty
E)adulthood

Question 24

Teenage births:

A)occur to nearly 100,000 women a year.
B)have most sharply declined among Blacks between 1991 and 2008.
C)have risen for all groups expect for Whites between 1991 and 2008.
D)can be quite dangerous for the baby, although maternal outcomes are not significantly different from those of older women.
E)have increased since 1991 because of the decline in stigma associated with births outside of marriage and the highly publicized pregnancies of several celebrity teens.

Question 25

Those born with genitalia that do not clearly identify them as unambiguously male or female are intersexed.

Question 26

Michael often engages in casual sexual interactions with women without any expectations of commitment. This is called:

A)sexual scripts.
B)dating.
C)wheel theory.
D)hooking up.
E)intersex.

Question 27

Individuals who undergo sex reassignment surgery and hormone treatments are transsexuals.

Question 28

Which of the following statements does NOT describe adolescents' sexual experience?

A)Nearly half of young teens do not believe oral sex is "as big a deal" as intercourse and they do not see it as spoiling virginity.
B)By the end of high school, about two-thirds of young men and women have had intercourse.
C)About 750,000 U.S. women under age 20 become pregnant each year, resulting in about 435,000 births.
D)Teenage mothers are more likely to die in childbirth than are older mothers, and their infants are more likely to be of low birth weight and die within the first month of life.
E)Teenage birthrates have been slowly rising since 1990.

Question 29

With respect to premarital sex:

A)attitudes have become more disapproving since 2000.
B)three-quarters of Americans believe that it is only "sometimes or not at all wrong."
C)by age 25, 88 percent of women and 89 percent of men have engaged in premarital sex.
D)older people are more likely than younger people to approve of premarital sex.
E)casual sex is becoming less common.

Question 30

Somewhere between half to three-quarters of women do not have orgasms from sexual intercourse.

Question 31

The majority of people in all age groups no longer see premarital sex as wrong

Question 32

HIV/AIDS:

A)was first recognized in the late 1960s.
B)at first seemed to be confined to few groups: gay men, people with hemophilia, and Haitians.
C)was caused by a man having sexual intercourse with a monkey.
D)infects about 12,000 new people in the U.S. every year.
E)now can be cured with specific drug injections.

Question 33

Which is TRUE regarding sexually transmitted infections (STIs)?

A)Approximately 5 million new cases are reported each year.
B)STIs are personal problems rather than social problems.
C)HPV is estimated to be the most common STI even though chlamydia is the most commonly reported STI.
D)STI rates tend to be highest among Whites and Hispanics and lower among Blacks and Asian-Americans.
E)Gonorrhea receives more media attention than any other STI because it is so deadly and because of the political implications surrounding its discovery and treatment.

Question 34

Sexual attitudes can be quite different across cultures, although sexual behaviors are the same.

Question 35

Approximately what percentage of men age 65 to 74 is still sexually active?

A)about 10 percent
B)about a quarter
C)about a third
D)about half
E)about two-thirds

Question 36

A sexologist is someone who studies human sexuality.

Question 37

William feels more comfortable expressing feminine traits than masculine ones, including dressing as a woman when he can. William may be transgender.

Question 38

Studies have found that identical twins, who share genetic material, are more likely to be gay or lesbian than other siblings.

Question 39

With respect to sex in marriage:

A)a review of television primetime shows in the early 1990s revealed that less than one in ten sex scenes shown were between married couples.
B)most married people are unhappy with their sex lives.
C)about 12 percent of the population believes that extramarital sex is not wrong at all.
D)married couples have sex about three times per month on average.
E)among men, increased relationship satisfaction leads to increased sexual satisfaction, but among women, increased sexual satisfaction leads to increased relationship satisfaction.

Question 40

Research on the sexual relationships of gays and lesbians reveals:

A)both gays and lesbians are non-monogamous by choice because they value love and commitment less than do heterosexual couples.
B)they try to recruit others to their sexual orientation.
C)they are more different from than similar to heterosexual relationships.
D)lesbians may engage in sex less frequently than gay men or heterosexual women, although this may be a function of the way that "sex" is defined.
E)most lesbians enjoy sex less than do heterosexual women.

Question 41

Most married people are sexually active, and most report being quite satisfied with the sexual aspects of their relationship.

Question 42

List three factors that influenced emerging sexual norms in the early 20th century.

Question 43

The situation where Matthew Shepard, a young gay man in Wyoming who was tied to a fence, pistol-whipped, and left to die in 1998, epitomizes __________.

Question 44

__________ harbor a deep sense of discomfort about their sex and wish to live fully as members of the other sex.

Question 45

No new cases of HIV/AIDS were reported last year in the United States, yet there were about 5,500 deaths from those who were already infected.

Question 46

Those individuals who manifest characteristics, behaviors, or self-expressions associated typically with the other gender are called:

Question 47

Casual sexual interactions among people without any expectations of commitment are called:

Question 48

_____________ is, in many ways, the female counterpart of the penis. One difference, however, is that it serves no known purpose but providing sexual pleasure.

Question 49

Among people aged 75 to 85, about 10 percent remain sexually active.

Question 50

At what age do people generally give up sex?

Question 51

Which number is higher, the percentage of adults who believe extramarital sex is not wrong at all, or the percentage of adults who have engaged in extramarital sex? Provide the numbers for evidence.

Question 52

Men and women are equally likely to find hooking up pleasurable.

Question 53

List 4 components of the female sexual script.

Question 54

What is the most common way that men and women contact HIV/AIDS?

Question 55

Nearly 20 million people become infected with a sexually transmitted infection (STI)each year.

Question 56

What was Kinsey's greatest contribution to the study of sexual orientation?

Question 57

Where do we learn our sexual scripts?

Question 58

When do we first become sexual beings?

Question 59

Briefly describe the trends in teen births between 1991 and 2008, noting racial and ethnic differences.

Question 60

List four sexually transmitted infections.

Question 61

Describe the trends in teenage pregnancy and motherhood. What factors may account for these trends?

Question 62

Compare and contrast the sexual scripts for men and women. How do you relate to your sexual script?

Question 63

What is the difference between sex, gender, and sexual orientation? How do macro-level factors influence these different areas of sexuality?

Question 64

Explain the double standard. What evidence do you have that it still exists, and what are its consequences?

Question 65

Describe the research evidence that people stay sexual throughout their lives.