Deck 12: Prostitution, Pornography, and the Sex Trade

Question 1

Which of the following is true of the members of the peer-delinquent subculture?

A)They consider prostitution a way of making money.
B)They engage in prostitution for sexual gratification.
C)They do not engage in criminal activities.
D)They consider themselves to be homosexuals or bisexuals.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Which of the following is an advantage of online prostitution?

A)Prostitutes feel secure against IV-drug users infected with the AIDS virus.
B)Prostitutes feel secure against customers who force them to do things they would prefer not to do.
C)It is easier for sex workers to avoid contact with the police,especially in comparison to the visibility of a streetwalker.
D)It is easier for sex workers to avoid contact with customers who physically assault them.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Which of the following is true of pimps?

A)They engage in sexual behavior with their customers in clients' automobiles or in cheap hotel rooms.
B)They utilize the Internet to advertise themselves and arrange meetings with customers to engage in sexual activities.
C)They are the prostitutes commanding the highest status within the trade.
D)They offer protection and bail money in exchange for the allegiance of the prostitutes in their "stable."

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Which of the following is a drawback of legalizing prostitution?

A)It would increase the usage of psychoactive drugs.
B)It cannot prevent prostitution from being controlled by organized criminal gangs and increase assault on customers.
C)It would increase the risk of spreading the AIDS virus.
D)It does not stop the health and crime problems associated with prostitution but simply pushes it into the illegal trade.

Question 5

Which of the following is a difference between pimps and madams?

A)Pimps offer protection and bail money in exchange for a prostitute's allegiance,while madams act as supervisors of prostitutes in a brothel.
B)Pimps usually garner about 50 percent of their ladies' proceeds,while madams can garner nearly 100 percent of their ladies' earnings.
C)Pimps work in a whorehouse,while madams solicit clients by walking the streets.
D)Pimps engage in sexual behavior with their customers in brothels,while madams use cheap hotel rooms for engaging in sexual behavior with their clients.

Question 6

Which of the following is true of debt bondage?

A)It refers to the payment of a portion of a prostitute's earning to a pimp.
B)It refers to exchanging sexually explicit materials using a phone or a similar electronic device to pay off a financial obligation.
C)Prostitutes enter into an agreement with a single customer for a particular period of time.
D)Children are sold to sex rings to get money for the families to survive.

Question 7

________ refers to sexually explicit writings,still or motion pictures and similar products designed to be sexually arousing.

A)Prostitution
B)Pornography
C)Sexual deviance
D)Sexual foreplay

Question 8

A ________acts as supervisor of a number of prostitutes and negotiates with clients who enter a brothel.

A)pimp
B)madam
C)bar hustler
D)streetwalker

Question 9

Tom wanted to hire a female companion to accompany him to a wedding.Tom met Naomi,the supervisor of a brothel,and it was agreed that Tom would hire the services of a prostitute for $1000.Naomi,who supervises the brothel,is a ________.

A)madam
B)pimp
C)bar hustler
D)streetwalker

Question 10

________ offer protection and bail money in exchange for the allegiance of the prostitutes in their "stable."

A)Streetwalkers
B)Pimps
C)Madams
D)Street hustlers

Question 11

Which of the following is true of the functioning of prostitutes?

A)Prostitutes not affiliated to a pimp or escort service feel more secure while engaging in sexual intercourse with their customers.
B)They can engage in sexual behavior with their customers in clients' automobiles or in cheap hotel rooms.
C)The type of prostitute commanding the highest status within the trade is the streetwalker.
D)They only operate on their own,utilizing the Internet to advertise and arrange meetings with customers.

Question 12

Which of the following is true of crack-addicted women in crack houses?

A)They always engage in protected sex with multiple partners.
B)They enjoy the highest status within the sex trade.
C)They engage in quick sex with many men to get money to buy crack.
D)They work for pimps or escort services that provide them with crack.

Question 13

A similarity between madams and pimps is that they ________.

A)are beaten,sometimes killed,by customers or are forced to do things they would prefer not to do
B)engage in sexual behavior with their customers in clients' automobiles or in cheap hotel rooms
C)negotiate with customers who seek to employ the services of a prostitute
D)exchange sexually explicit materials through the Internet

Question 14

Rachel,a streetwalker,feels secure working under a pimp,while her friend Julie feels secure working as an independent escort,arranging meetings with customers through the Internet.Which of the following points is most likely to result in a disagreement between Rachel and Julie?

A)It is easier to avoid contact with the police by walking the streets in comparison to online prostitution.
B)Online prostitution shields prostitutes from customers who force them to do things they would prefer not to do.
C)Online prostitutes have the same level of protection as prostitutes working for a pimp.
D)It is safer to work under pimps because they shield prostitutes from customers who physically assault them.

Question 15

The ________ subculture,pertaining to male prostitutes,consists of boys from lower-class backgrounds who never define themselves as homosexuals.

A)secularist
B)retreatist
C)peer-delinquent
D)juvenile-delinquent

Question 16

People learn what is acceptable sexuality in their group or culture through the ________ process.

A)gratification
B)socialization
C)segregation
D)secularization

Question 17

Which of the following is a factor that contributed to the growth of the sex industry?

A)unrestricted premarital sex
B)poor individuals and families from poor countries
C)multiple sexual partners
D)startling numbers of children born to unmarried parents

Question 18

Male prostitutes of the peer-delinquent subculture differ from those of the gay subculture in that the peer-delinquent prostitutes ________.

A)consider themselves to be homosexuals or bisexuals
B)engage in prostitution for sexual gratification
C)do not engage in criminal activities
D)engage in prostitution only for making money

Question 19

________ refers to engaging in sexual activity in exchange for money or goods.

A)Erotica
B)Deviance
C)Prostitution
D)Sexting

Question 20

In the ________ subculture,male prostitutes engage in prostitution as a way achieving sexual gratification as well as making money.

A)juvenile-delinquent
B)retreatist
C)peer-delinquent
D)gay

Question 21

George,a police officer working for the state of Dnipro,arrested Rachel,a streetwalker,at St.Thomas Avenue for soliciting customers for a brothel.When Rachel resisted her arrest and argued that prostitution is now legal in the state of Dnipro,George reminded her that prostitution is only legal in brothels licensed by the Dnipro state government.The model for approaching prostitution proposed by Helen Reynolds shown in the given example is the ________ model.

A)laissez-faire
B)regulation
C)zoning
D)control

Question 22

The ________ perspective on sexual deviance stresses the point that social life revolves around varying definitions of reality and this influences the nature of a social problem.

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

Question 23

Which of the following best describes the control model proposed by Helen Reynolds on how the government could approach prostitution?

A)Prostitution is illegal and enforcement and prosecution are actively pursued everywhere.
B)Prostitution is permitted in particular areas of a community;the police would arrest prostitutes only outside these neighborhoods.
C)Prostitution is legal,but only in settings that are licensed by authorities,such as brothels.
D)Prostitution is illegal but no active enforcement or prosecution is pursued.

Question 24

Tobias,a businessman,visits a brothel.After a brief discussion with Angela,the madam at the brothel,Tobias decides to hire the services of Megan,an escort aged 17,over Serena,a 26-year-old escort at the brothel.Which of the following statements supports Tobias's decision to hire the services of Megan over Serena?

A)Serena is more likely to be working for a pimp.
B)Megan is more likely to be a crack addict.
C)Megan is less likely to be infected with the AIDS virus.
D)Serena is less likely to allow the use of a birth-control device.

Question 25

Explain how different cultures around the world view sexual behavior.

Question 26

What are the three conditions a material has to meet to be considered legally obscene according to the Miller test?

Question 27

Compare the functionalist and the conflict perspectives on prostitution,pornography,and sexual deviance.

Question 28

What are the factors that accounted for a change in women's sexual behavior?

Question 29

Aaron,a laborer working in construction projects,borrows money from a local pimp.Aaron is unable to pay the money back on time.Hence,Aaron is forced to sell his daughter to the pimp,and she becomes the property of the pimp till the loan is repaid.This is an example of ________.

A)debt bondage
B)sexual deviance
C)child labor
D)secularization

Question 30

Police officials in the state of Fleurania recently raided several illegal brothels,arrested many pimps and streetwalkers in Plato,a flourishing county in Fleurania.These raids are part of the state's policy of eliminating prostitution.Which of the following models for approaching prostitution did the police officials follow in the given example?

A)laissez-faire model
B)regulation model
C)zoning model
D)control model

Question 31

What is Internet prostitution? What are its advantages and disadvantages?

Question 32

What is cam modeling? How does it work?

Question 33

Social practices such as prostitution and pornography can contribute to the maintenance of society even though they are viewed very negatively by many people as per the ________ perspective.

A)functionalist
B)conflict
C)behavioral
D)psychodynamic

Question 34

Why are some people in favor of legalizing prostitution?

Question 35

Explain the typical behavior of crack-addicted women in crack houses.

Question 36

Why are child prostitutes considered appealing in the sex industry?

A)Customers believe that a child prostitute is less likely to be infected with the HIV virus.
B)A child prostitute's services would cost a lot lesser than those of an older prostitute.
C)A child prostitute indulges more in sexual foreplay than an older prostitute.
D)Pimps value engaging in sexual intercourse with a virgin child prostitute.

Question 37

What are the findings of the research conducted by Edward Donnerstein and his colleagues about the relationship between pornography and sexual behavior?

Question 38

According to the ________ model proposed by Helen Reynolds,prostitution should be permitted in particular areas of a community.Prostitution may be legal or illegal in these areas,but the police would arrest prostitutes operating outside these neighborhoods.

A)laissez-faire
B)regulation
C)zoning
D)control

Question 39

Which of the following best describes sexting?

A)It refers to engaging in quick sex with many men to get crack or the money to buy crack.
B)It refers to transmitting live,real-time pornographic shows over the Internet.
C)It refers to exchanging sexually explicit materials using a phone or similar electronic device.
D)It refers to selling a child to a sex ring to pay off a debt.

Question 40

What are the four models suggested by Helen Reynolds on how government could approach prostitution?