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37545 Intro to Sociology Online

Unit 8 Assignment

Question 1

Outing refers to:

Answers:

a person’s sexual orientation

the hiring of gays and lesbians to meet affirmative action quotas

the process of forcing the straight community to admit there is a “gay” gene

the public revealing of someone’s covert homosexuality

Question 2

What percentage of the population describes itself as homosexual?

Answers:

1% to 10%

10% to 20%

20% to 30%

30% to 40%

Question 3

Which of the following statements concerning sexual orientation is IN?

Answers:

Homophobia is hatred and discrimination directed against homosexuals based on exaggerated fears of homosexuality

Homosexuality is sexual attraction to partners of the same sex

sexual orientation is determined by biological and genetic factors only

There is disagreement amongst sociologists about how sexual orientation develops

Question 4

Sex is:

Answers:

something males think about but not females

the biological characteristics that distinguish males and females

the social or cultural characteristics deemed proper for males and females

the innate differences between heterosexuals and homosexuals

Question 5

People who feel they are one sex even though biologically they are the other are:

Answers:

homosexuals

transsexuals

bisexuals

intersexuals

Question 6

Regarding biological influences on sexual orientation, all of the following statements areEXCEPT:

Answers:

research with homosexuals seems to indicate that most homosexuals became aware of their sexual orientation in their early 20’s

research indicates that people may change their sexual behavior throughout their lives

sociologists are beginning to believe that sexual orientation may be related to hormonal production

research on homosexual twins seems to indicate a biological connection

Question 7

The sexual revolution came of age in the:

Answers:

1940’s and 1950’s

1950’s and 1960’s

1960’s and 1970’s

1980’s and 1990’s

Question 8

Advocates of the sexual counterrevolution would support all of the following EXCEPT:

Answers:

laws to make minors get parental permission for abortions

making contraceptives available at schools

having teenagers take “abstinence only” pledges

removing sex education programs from schools

Question 9

Go to the following web page on the decriminalization of prostitution. All of the following are described as the principled reasons to decriminalize prostitution EXCEPT:

Answers:

decriminalization would reduce rape and STD’s among sex workers

decriminalization will decrease sex trafficking and street prostitution

decriminalization protects sex workers through increased workers rights and more police protectio

decriminalization will increase government expenditures and decrease tax revenues

Question 10

This perspective states that one way in which men dominate women is by devaluing them as sexual objects.

Answers:

conflict theory

sociobiology theory

structural-functionalism

symbolic interactionism

Question 11

Go to the following webpage on older adult sexuality. All of the following statements areEXCEPT:

Answers:

the frequency of sexual activity, for those who are active, declines only slightly from the 50s to the early 70s

older women have more sexual partners than older men

nearly 1 in 7 men (14%) reported taking medication to improve sexual function

women, especially those who were not in a current relationship, were more likely than men to report lack of interest in sex

Question 12

Go to the following webpage on the number of same sex households in the United States All of the following statements areEXCEPT:

Answers:

Iowa has the highest percentage of same sex couples of any state in America

in 2010, there were an estimated 594,000 same sex couple households living in the United States

115,000 same sex households same sex couples are raising children in the United States

same sex couples live in every state in the United States

Question 13

Go to the following webpage on genes linked to male sexual orientation. All of the following statements areEXCEPT:

Answers:

the region on chromosome 10 correlated with sexual orientation only if it was inherited from the mother

since sexual orientation is not a complex trait, scientists believe they will soon find a single gay gene

multiple genes, potentially interacting with environmental influences, explain differences in sexual orientation

identical stretches of DNA on three chromosomes — chromosomes 7, 8 and 10 — were found to be shared in about 60 percent of the gay brothers in the study, compared to about 50 percent expected by chance

Question 14

The pornography industry in the United States alone takes in more than ______ each year.

Answers:

$1 billion

$10 billion

$50 billion

$100 billion

Question 15

There are two points during human development at which hormones can affect sexual orientation: _________ and ___________.

Answers:

in utero, and in old age

in utero, and in adolescence

adolescence and early adulthood

adolescence and old age

Question 16

As of July 2015, how many states in the U.S. allow for legal same-sex marriage?

Answers:

8

16

32

all of them

Question 17

The clinical term for someone born with one testicle and one ovary is:

Answers:

adrenogenital syndrome carrier

intersexual

bipolar hormonal disorder

transsexual

Question 18 Which ancient society had a social custom allowing adult males to mentor young males, with part of the mentoring process involving sexual relations?

Answers:

Egyptian

Greek

Iranian

Chinese

Question 19

When the Defense of Marriage Act was passed in 1996, it forbid all of the following EXCEPT:

Answers:

homosexuals to teach in public schools

denied gay couples the right to file joint taxes

receive protections under the Family Medical Leave Act

prevented surviving spouses from accessing veterans’ benefits

Question 20

Which U.S. president enacted (passed) the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy for the military?

Answers:

President Reagan

President Clinton

President G. W. Bush

President Obama

Question 21

Watch the video below on sexual orientation. After viewing the video, in a short paragraph briefly summarize the three scientists’ views on whether who a person is sexually attracted to is a choice or not.

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Question 22

Watch the video below on transexual panic epidemic. After viewing the video, answer the questions below:

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1) What was the reason given by Iowa police for arresting the transgender person at the hotel?

2) What percent of black transgender people will get incarcerated in their lifetime?

3) In 2016 state legislators in 32 states introduced how many anti- LGBT bills?

4) What reason was given by the state legislature for why there was a need for “Bathroom bills”?

Question 23

Watch the video below on the biological explanation for homosexuality. After viewing the video, answer the questions below:

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1) The research cited in the video claims that homosexuality may have developed for what reason?

2) What hormone did the researchers focus on?

Question 24 Watch the video below on the Sexual Revolution. After viewing the video, answer the questions below:

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1) In what decade does the new research suggest the Sexual Revolution actually began?

2) What impact did the discovery of penicillin have on the Sexual Revolution?

Question 25

Watch the video below on Sex Tourism in Dubai. After viewing the video, answer the following questions:

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1) In Dubai, men outnumber women _______ to one.

2) Females prostitutes from which country are the cheapest in Dubai?

3) Many prostitutes where lured to Dubai with false promises of what types of jobs?

4) How did a Dubai human rights activist explain the existence of prostitution in Dubai?