Multiple Choice Questions

Assume that you are investigating the consequences of the incest taboo for kinship organization in a number of societies. You are using:the structural-functional approach.the symbolic-interaction approach.the social-conflict approach.queer theory.
  • limits sexual competition within families.
  • the more variety we see in the meanings people attach to sexuality.
  • the structural-functional approach.
  • social norms regarding sexuality become more permissive.
If you often have the feeling of being "trapped in the wrong body," you might be:a hermaphrodite.homosexual.a transsexual.a bisexual.
  • a transsexual.
  • limits sexual competition within families.
  • 42 percent
  • how individuals in various settings engage in different sexual behavior and attach different meanings to sexual activity.
Culture has little to do with sexual behavior.
  • T
  • F
  • b
  • c
Symbolic interactionist theorists such as George Herbert Mead argued that:people become sexual beings through social interaction.Human being's interaction is based on symbolic thinking and symbolic communicationStudy of human sexuality should focus on the learning and development of sexual knowledge, attitudes, and values.Sexual behavior can be understood only in terms of internalized symbolic meanings.All of the above.
  • T
  • b
  • e
  • c
Which concept refers to genitals that distinguish females and males?genderprimary sex characteristicssecondary sex characteristicssexual chromosomes
  • 75 percent; 50 percent
  • primary sex characteristics
  • in most cases of rape, the victim does not know the attacker.
  • limits sexual competition within families.
Heterosexism refers to rejecting or stigmatizing anyone who is not heterosexual.
  • F
  • T
  • c
  • there is a heterosexual bias in U.S. society.
A reason to study sexuality using the sociological perspective is:sexuality is both important and controversial.most people understand sexuality very well.sexuality plays a minor part in many areas of social life.sexuality has already been thoroughly studied.
  • human biology, although social experience plays some role.
  • sexuality is both important and controversial.
  • the structural-functional approach.
  • teenage women with low incomes and weak families.
One norm found everywhere is the incest taboo, which refers to norms forbidding:young children from engaging in sex.sexual relations or marriage between certain relatives.women from becoming sexually active before marriage.sex except for the purpose of having children.
  • in most cases of rape, the victim does not know the attacker.
  • sexual relations or marriage between certain relatives.
  • social norms regarding sexuality become more permissive.
  • teenage women with low incomes and weak families.
According to the text, human sexual behavior is:a biological phenomenon.basically psychological.learned.innate
  • F
  • c
  • T
  • b
According to national survey data, what percentage of adults in the United States state that a woman should be able to obtain an abortion for any reason?22 percent42 percent72 percent92 percent
  • 42 percent
  • c
  • primary sex characteristics
  • b
The social-conflict approach highlights the ways sexual attitudes and practices are a benefit to some people and a disadvantage to others.
  • F
  • a
  • b
  • T
Queer theory is a growing body of knowledge asserting that:sex has always seemed strange to most people.no sexual practice should be considered wrong.people fear discovering their homosexuality.there is a heterosexual bias in U.S. society.
  • limits sexual competition within families.
  • T
  • the more variety we see in the meanings people attach to sexuality.
  • there is a heterosexual bias in U.S. society.
There was no distinct category of "homosexual" people until about a century ago.
  • b
  • T
  • c
  • F
Research on extramarital sex shows that about (blank) of married men and about (blank) of married women remain faithful to their spouse throughout their married lives.18 percent; 22 percent25 percent; 75 percent75 percent; 50 percent81 percent; 88 percent
  • sexuality is both important and controversial.
  • 75 percent; 50 percent
  • 42 percent
  • the structural-functional approach.
According to the text, sexual orientation involves:sex role socialization.not only whom one chooses as a sexual partner, but, more fundamentally, the ways in which people understand and identify themselves.the process through which a person develops sexual tastes.a recruiting process through which one becomes either same-sex- or opposite-sex-oriented.
  • c
  • b
  • T
  • F
Symbolic interactionist theorists such as George Herbert Mead argued that:people become sexual beings through social interaction.Human being's interaction is based on symbolic thinking and symbolic communication.Study of human sexuality should focus on the learning and development of sexual knowledge, attitudes, and values.Sexual behavior can be understood only in terms of internalized symbolic meanings. All of the above.
  • F
  • e
  • c
  • b
The structural-functional approach highlights patterns of inequality that are linked to sexuality.
  • T
  • c
  • F
  • b
Differences in sexual scripting closely relate to the traditional double standard for males and females.
  • c
  • b
  • T
  • F
The sexual counterrevolution did little to change the fact that most sexually-active people in the United States had a high number of sexual partners.
  • T
  • F
  • c
  • b
The baby boom generation—people born between 1946 and 1964—became the first cohort in U.S. history to grow up with the idea that sex was part of everyone's life, married or not.
  • It began in the 1940s and then grew quickly in the late 1960s.
  • intersexual
  • a
  • T
(Blank) refers to stigmatizing anyone who is not heterosexual as "queer."HomophobiaHeterosexismHeterophiliaHomophilia
  • intersexual
  • a
  • 42 percent
  • Heterosexism
Feminist theory considers sex and sexuality to be an important dimension of social inequality.
  • sexual orientation
  • F
  • c
  • T
Not all human societies regulate and control the sexual behavior of its members.
  • b
  • F
  • T
  • c
Although some people think rape simply reflects a desire for sex, it is an expression of power.
  • F
  • c
  • T
  • a
Differing social rules about sex that are based on gender are referred to as the sexual:gender standards.double standards.transgender norms.gender norms.
  • T
  • c
  • b
  • F
Sociobiologists point out that, in every society throughout the world, people are attracted to youthfulness.
  • T
  • c
  • F
  • b
Which of the following concepts refers to a person's romantic and emotional attraction to another person?sex rolesexual orientationsexual experiencepersonal transsexuality
  • 75 percent; 50 percent
  • the social-conflict approach.
  • 42 percent
  • sexual orientation
The concept "homophobia" refers to:fear of pregnancy.fear of one's own sexuality.fear of close personal interaction with people thought to be gay, lesbian, or bisexual.fear of attracting sexual interest from another person.
  • fear of close personal interaction with people thought to be gay, lesbian, or bisexual.
  • the more variety we see in the meanings people attach to sexuality.
  • how individuals in various settings engage in different sexual behavior and attach different meanings to sexual activity.
  • human biology, although social experience plays some role.
The existence of a category of people in Mexico called Muxes shows us that there can be more than two gender categories.
  • T
  • b
  • c
  • F
Human sexuality is the predisposed natural behavior and has little to do with social organizations.
  • T
  • b
  • c
  • F
Homosexuality and heterosexuality are mutually exclusive, meaning that all people fall into one category or the other.
  • F
  • c
  • T
  • b
Which concept refers to humans who have some combination of female and male sexual characteristics?multi-sexedbisexualtranssexualintersexual
  • intersexual
  • a transsexual.
  • a
  • sex
With regard to human sexuality, which of the following is common to all known human societies?established rules prohibiting homosexualitya strong belief in the nuclear familya set of codes that define appropriate sexual behaviorpolicies that discourage sexual activities among children
  • b
  • T
  • F
  • c
Based on what you know about the history of human sexuality, once a society gains birth-control technology:social control of sexuality becomes more strict.families, rather than individuals, make choices about sexual partners.social norms regarding sexuality become more permissive.the incest taboo no longer is observed.
  • the more variety we see in the meanings people attach to sexuality.
  • sexuality is both important and controversial.
  • sexual relations or marriage between certain relatives.
  • social norms regarding sexuality become more permissive.
Every state in the United States permits lawful marriage between a woman and a man who are first cousins.
  • F
  • T
  • c
  • a
If you were teaching a class about the symbolic-interaction approach to sexuality, you likely focus on:understanding men's power over women.raising public concern about sexual harassment.how individuals in various settings engage in different sexual behavior and attach different meanings to sexual activity.understanding why society must regulate with whom and when people reproduce.
  • they believe that adults should be able to do as they please as long as no one is harmed.
  • how individuals in various settings engage in different sexual behavior and attach different meanings to sexual activity.
  • social norms regarding sexuality become more permissive.
  • the structural-functional approach.
The viewpoint of society at large is known sociologically as the:generalized other.significant other.ungeneralized other.social order.
  • F
  • T
  • a
  • c
Historically, U.S. culture has espoused:a naturalistic view of sexuality.the strict belief that heterosexuality is the only right, natural, and acceptable sexual orientation.an enlightened view of sexuality as natural and appropriate in whatever form it takes.a futuristic view in which males and females are equal.
  • c
  • e
  • b
  • T
Survey research shows that, even though the public remains divided on the issue, U.S. society is more accepting of premarital sex today than it was a generation ago.
  • c
  • b
  • F
  • T
The more global our view of sexuality:the more variety we see in the meanings people attach to sexuality.the greater the evidence that biology defines sexuality.the clearer we see that sexual practices are mostly the same all around the world.the easier it is to understand the latent functions of sexuality.
  • in most cases of rape, the victim does not know the attacker.
  • sexual relations or marriage between certain relatives.
  • social norms regarding sexuality become more permissive.
  • the more variety we see in the meanings people attach to sexuality.
The development of breasts in females and deeper voices in males are examples of:gender norms.primary sex characteristics.secondary sex characteristics.cultural variation.
  • sexuality is both important and controversial.
  • sexual orientation
  • secondary sex characteristics
  • human biology, although social experience plays some role.
Pornography is a moral issue for some people and a power issue for others.
  • T
  • F
  • b
  • a
The majority of evidence indicates that sexual orientation is rooted in:human biology, although social experience plays some role.how societies construct sexuality.individual choice.the way young children are raised.
  • sexual relations or marriage between certain relatives.
  • fear of close personal interaction with people thought to be gay, lesbian, or bisexual.
  • teenage women with low incomes and weak families.
  • human biology, although social experience plays some role.
The incest taboo:limits sexual competition within families.confuses people's rights and obligations towards each other.breaks down the kinship system.discourages contact of family members with the larger society.
  • secondary sex characteristics
  • the social-conflict approach.
  • teenage women with low incomes and weak families.
  • limits sexual competition within families.
Sociologists point out that human sexual behavior is very similar across all cultures.
  • T
  • c
  • a
  • F
The fact that many people are bisexual demonstrates that sexual orientation is not clear-cut.
  • T
  • a
  • c
  • F
Sexual scripting is designated at the moment of birth or when one is identified as male or female.
  • T
  • c
  • b
  • F
Teenage pregnancy raises the risk of girls not finishing school and becoming poor.
  • F
  • c
  • T
  • b
Sociologists see sexual identity and behavior as:biologically given at birth and inherently controllable.purely a private concern.socially constructed and controlled.essentially formed by the family during the first two years of life.
  • c
  • T
  • b
  • F
The who, what, when, where, and why sexuality is practiced, has been termed as Sexual Scripts.
  • F
  • c
  • a
  • T
The ways in which sexuality is linked to social inequality are highlighted by:the structural-functional approach the symbolic-interaction approachthe social-conflict approachqueer theory.
  • c
  • T
  • b
  • F
Standards of human beauty are the same for people everywhere in the world.
  • T
  • F
  • a
  • b
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