Contemporary Issues in Sexuality Test Bank
Course Introduction
This course explores current topics and debates surrounding human sexuality, examining how cultural, social, political, and technological factors influence sexual attitudes, behaviors, identities, and rights in contemporary society. Students will critically analyze issues such as sexual health, gender and sexual orientation, consent, media representations, sexual education, and the impact of digital technology. Through readings, discussions, and case studies, the course encourages an open, informed, and respectful approach to understanding the complexities of sexuality in a rapidly changing world.
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Sexuality Now 1st Canadian Edition by Janell Carroll
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Chapter 1: Exploring Human Sexuality: Past and Present
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Q1) Which statement best describes the practice of polygamy in early Chinese culture?
A) It was looked down upon.
B) It was a common practice.
C) It was illegal.
D) It was only practiced by those in nobility.
Answer: B
Q2) How did the nineteenth century medical model of sexuality view homosexuality?
A) as a sin
B) as a normal part of sexual expression
C) as an illness
D) as a myth
Answer: C
Q3) In 1973,what change did the American Psychiatric Association published regarding homosexuality?
A) They removed homosexuality from its list of psychiatric disorders.
B) They added homosexuality to its list of psychiatric disorders.
C) They released a report on the well-being of families of homosexuals.
D) They concluded that homosexuality was caused by environmental factors.
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Understanding Human Sexuality: Theory and Research
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Q1) What type of theorist conducted the most sex research in the late nineteenth century?
A) biologist
B) sociologist
C) physician
D) psychoanalyst
Answer: C
Q2) Female orgasmic ability varies greatly from culture to culture.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Sigmund Freud believed that our basic personality is formed by events that happen to us in the first six years of life.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of Freud's psychoanalytic theory.
Answer: Not provided.
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Chapter 3: Female Sexual Anatomy, Development, and Health
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Q1) Sexual differentiation of the genitals begins earlier in pregnancy than sexual differentiation of the brain.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) What are the four main areas of PMDD symptoms?
A) behavioural, relational, cognitive, somatic
B) cognitive, psychosomatic, relational, mood
C) behavioural, relational, physical, internal
D) behavioural, somatic, cognitive, mood
Answer: D
Q3) Douching can destroy healthy bacteria in the vagina.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) Explain what is done during a routine pelvic exam and why.
Answer: Not provided.
Q5) Identify and explain what happens during each of the four phases of the menstrual cycle.
Answer: Not provided.
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Chapter 4: Male Sexual Anatomy, Development, and Health
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Q1) Which statement best describes male circumcision?
A) Health care providers recommend routine circumcision for male babies born in the United States.
B) Circumcision has been related to higher rates of cancer of the penis.
C) Circumcision is mainly practiced for religious and cultural reasons.
D) Some cultures prefer to leave the foreskin intact as it creates a more masculine look.
Q2) Pre-ejaculatory fluid that many men experience during arousal is not able to contain sperm as it occurs prior to movement of the sperm from the vas deferens to the ejaculatory ducts.
A)True
B)False
Q3) A man is experiencing a bump in his scrotum.It developed while he was lifting heavy boxes.Which of the following conditions is he most likely to have?
A) hydrocele
B) prostate cancer
C) inguinal hernia
D) scrotal hernia
Q4) List three effects that decreasing levels of testosterone can have on men.
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Chapter 5: The Biology of Sex, Pregnancy, and Childbirth
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Q1) What does the term "tumescence" refer to?
A) erection
B) loss of erection prior to orgasm
C) loss of erection after orgasm
D) ejaculation
Q2) Identify and explain some of the benefits of breastfeeding.What are some of the challenges associated with breastfeeding?
Q3) Polly is pregnant.Which supplement will her doctor most likely recommend that she take?
A) folic acid
B) supplement B12
C) supplement A
D) supplement C
Q4) What does the term "transudation" refer to?
A) thinning of the labia majora
B) arousal
C) erection
D) lubrication of the vagina
Q5) Identify four signs of pregnancy,and explain why they occur.
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Chapter 6: Contraception and Abortion
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Q1) Factoring in the Health Canada approval process,what is the estimated time it takes to develop a new contraceptive method?
A) 2-4 years
B) 5-7 years
C) 10-14 years
D) 14-20 years
Q2) Discuss three factors that influence cross culture contraceptive use and give examples of how these factors relate to use or lack of use of specific contraceptive methods.
Q3) What is a popular yet ineffective method of contraception?
A) condoms
B) hormonal implants
C) the lactational amenorrhea method
D) the pill
Q4) Differentiate the difference between male and female sterilization surgical methods,including how they work,advantages and disadvantages as well as popularity outside of Canada.
Q5) How does an IUD work to prevent pregnancy? Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of IUD use.Be sure to discuss specific differences between types of IUDs.
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Chapter 7: Sexually Transmitted Infections and Hivaids
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Q1) Annie was a prostitute found to have a sexually transmitted infection in Toronto in 1865.What likely happened to Annie?
A) She was locked in a hospital for a year.
B) She was sent to Australia.
C) She was treated discreetly and encouraged to join the social purity movement.
D) She was jailed for life.
Q2) According to the text,what is one of the most useful things people who are sexually active can do to prevent STIs?
A) Don't have sex before you are 18.
B) Have a yearly pap test.
C) Get tested.
D) Only have one partner at a time.
Q3) What are common causes and long-term effect of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)?
Q4) Because STIs typically require treatment at a health clinic,the number of reported STIs is an accurate prediction of the overall STI problem in Canada.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Gender Development, Gender Roles, and
Gender Identity
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Q1) A gender trait is biologically determined.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which theory suggests that we learn gender roles from the same system of rewards and punishments that we learn other social roles?
A) social learning
B) cognitive
C) gender schema
D) evolutionary
Q3) Using the measure of androgyny developed by Bem in the 1970s,what did current research find related to perceptions of gender traits?
A) While most of the feminine traits were still accurate, less than half of the masculine traits were still accurate.
B) While most of the masculine traits were still accurate, less than half of the feminine traits were still accurate.
C) Both male and female traits have remained constant over the past 30 years.
D) Both male and female traits have changed significantly over the past 30 years.
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Chapter 9: Sexual Orientation
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Q1) What term describes the assumption that everyone has opposite-sex attraction and will eventually form a long-term relationship with a member of the opposite-sex?
A) homophobia
B) heterosexism
C) heterophobia
D) homosexism
Q2) Which statement best describes lesbian,gay,and bisexual seniors?
A) Most seniors report higher levels of happiness when they have not disclosed their homosexuality to others.
B) Seniors tend to be more comfortable with their identity and experience low levels of internalized homophobia.
C) Nursing home staff has been found to be intolerant or condemning toward homosexual and bisexual residents.
D) Gay and lesbian seniors are more likely to become involved in another long-term relationship if their partner dies than their heterosexual peers.
Q3) Explain how laws,the media,and education have all helped reduce homophobia and hate crimes.Be sure to use examples.
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Chapter 10: Childhood and Adolescent Sexuality
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Q1) What does research show about genital touching during infancy and early childhood (ages 2 to 5)? Be sure to include information about frequency,motivation,etc.
Q2) If given the choice,where would most Canadian adolescents choose to receive sexual health information?
A) from their parents
B) from their schools
C) from their friends
D) from the media
Q3) Which STIs are most often diagnosed in teens?
A) chlamydia and gonorrhea
B) gonorrhea and herpes
C) herpes and genital warts
D) genital warts and chlamydia
Q4) Discuss the common patterns of sexual contact among teens.For example,do girls or boys engage in u such as kissing and petting earlier? What has been found related to oral sex? Are there gender differences? Ethnic differences? What about anal sex?
Q5) List and discuss the four reasons given in the text related to parents' anxiety about talking with their children about sexuality.
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Chapter 11: Communication and Sexuality
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Q1) What is a characteristic of a good lover?
A) He or she rarely engages in disagreements with a partner.
B) He or she is direct in telling a partner what he or she needs for sexual satisfaction.
C) He or she puts a partner's sexual needs before his or her own.
D) He or she has had more than one but not too many past sexual partners.
Q2) According to communication experts,hedge words decreases the speaker's perceived assertiveness of speech.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which statement is an example of using a hedge in conversation?
A) It's really cold in here, isn't it?
B) I think it is kind of cold in here, would you mind turning down there air?
C) I may be wrong but it feels way colder today than yesterday.
D) It feels much colder today. Am I wrong?
Q4) In North America,personal health is valued over personal beauty.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Describe two non-constructive communication strategies and explain why they could lead to a communication shutdown.
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Chapter 12: Love and Intimacy
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Q1) Self-love is another name used for narcissism.
A)True
B)False
Q2) According to the text,how does a couple's score on Rubin's love scale correlate with their behaviour?
A) It correlates with the probability they will get married.
B) It correlates with the probability they will cheat on each other.
C) It correlates with how many sexual partners they have had.
D) It correlates with how many years they have been together.
Q3) When a person is in love,his or her body releases the drug phenylethylamine.Where else is this drug found?
A) alcohol
B) chocolate
C) heroine
D) breast milk
Q4) Research has found that age and relationship length are both positively related to intimacy and commitment.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Describe two problems discussed in the text that are related to measuring love.
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Chapter 13: Adult Sexual Relationships
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Q1) Will and Haley are married.They and their best friends,Mark and Loren,belong to a group of five other couples who all engage in comarital sex.What label would be given to Will and Haley?
A) polygamists
B) clubbers
C) swingers
D) swappers
Q2) Gays and lesbians are twice as likely to be in a mixed race relationship compared to straight men and women.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Couples without children tend to report higher relationship satisfaction.
A)True
B)False
Q4) On a survey,who is likely to report the lowest level of overall happiness?
A) Jan, who is heterosexual and married
B) Justine, who is lesbian and in a long-term dating relationship
C) Jacob, who is gay and in a legal marriage
D) Jennifer, who is heterosexual and single
Q5) Discuss four different types of polygamy.
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Chapter 14: Variations of Sexual Expression
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Q1) To achieve deepest penetration,couples should use the side-by-side position for intercourse.
A)True
B)False
Q2) What is considered to be the main forerunner of cybersex?
A) telephone sex
B) pornographic magazines
C) peep shows
D) prostitution
Q3) In order to be considered asexual,a person cannot engage in masturbation.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Who would be most likely to report having masturbated recently?
A) Asian-American heterosexual woman
B) African-American heterosexual woman
C) European-American heterosexual woman
D) European-American lesbian woman
Q5) Differentiate between abstinence,celibacy,and asexuality.
Q6) Describe the five key elements of BDSM.
Q7) Explain how disembodied sex has evolved with changing technology.
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Chapter 15: Challenges to Sexual Functioning
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Q1) Discuss the common attitudes that prevail related to sexuality and overall health.Explain why the commonly used Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM)is often criticized for its approach to sexual disorders.
Q2) According to research done in the United States,what percentage of women report experiencing low sexual desire,decreased sexual arousal,and/or problems with reaching orgasm?
A) 20
B) 30
C) 40
D) 50
Q3) Most men with spinal cord injuries are unable to climax or ejaculate.
A)True
B)False
Q4) What type of sexual disorder is most difficult to treat?
A) erectile disorder
B) delayed ejaculation
C) early ejaculation
D) sexual interest/arousal disorder
Q5) Identify and define the different ejaculatory disorders and one possible treatment for each.
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Chapter 16: Harmful and Antisocial Sexual Expression
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Q1) What term describes a paraphilic behaviour involving recurrent and intense sexual arousal from fantasies or behaviours involving feces?
A) urolagnia
B) scatophagia
C) troilism
D) infantilism
Q2) Identify some of the ways that people may determine whether a sexual behaviour is "normal." How might some paraphilias be views as a normal variation of human sexual behaviour? Use examples to support your answer.
Q3) A person derives sexual arousal and gratification simply from looking at naked children.How would this person be classified?
A) pedophile
B) necrophile
C) troilist
D) voyeur
Q4) Throughout history,all forms of pedophilia have been considered unacceptable.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Identify and explain three common motivations for paraphiliac behaviours.
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Chapter 17: Power and Sexual Coercion
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Q1) Studies show that reports of intimate partner violence are typically an isolated event.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which statement best describes reporting patterns of sexual assault?
A) Men are more likely than women to report sexual assault because they are more likely to seek justice and revenge.
B) Victims of sexual assault are more likely to report the sexual assault if the assailant was a stranger and there was a weapon involved.
C) Women who report the attack to police are found to have more negative outcomes due to having to submit to police procedures of "reliving" the experience.
D) Most victims of sexual assault report the attack.
Q3) Athletes on teams that produce revenue tend to have higher rates of sexually abusive behaviour than athletes on teams that do not produce revenue.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 18: Sexual Imagery and Selling Sex
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Q1) Ancient Chinese art depicts males and females as equals.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The male lion that accompanies a statue of Queen Victoria on Parliament Hill is anatomically complete.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Why were efforts to eliminate prostitution increased during World War I and World War II?
A) to prevent babies being born out of wedlock
B) to help protect the health of soldiers
C) to encourage soldiers to spend their money on taxable purchases
D) to encourage women to seek work in factories
Q4) Audrey has just finished an essay about the life of a famous actress who claims she was coerced into filming Deep Throat.Who was the subject of Audrey's essay?
A) Georgina Spelvin
B) Marilyn Chambers
C) Linda Lovelace
D) Gloria Steinem
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