Cultural Perspectives on Sexuality Final Exam Questions
Course Introduction
This course explores the diverse ways in which sexuality is understood, experienced, and expressed across different cultures and historical periods. Drawing on anthropology, sociology, gender studies, and psychology, students will examine how cultural norms, values, and institutions shape attitudes towards sexuality, sexual identities, and relationships. Topics include the construction of gender and sexual roles, the impact of religion and law, cross-cultural differences in sexual practices, and the influence of media and globalization. Through critical analysis and comparative studies, students will gain a nuanced understanding of how sexuality intersects with power, identity, and social change in various cultural contexts.
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Human Sexuality Self Society and Culture 1st Edition by Gilbert Herdt
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Chapter 1: The Study of Human Sexuality
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Q1) When people are comfortable talking about sex and actual sexual relations,they are most likely to:
A) give into sexual aggression.
B) indulge in unprotected sex.
C) be respectful of sexual diversity.
D) indulge in more risky behavior when having sex.
E) support sexual chauvinism.
Answer: C
Q2) Margaret Mead,a cultural anthropologist and feminist helped to pioneer field work studies of:
A) homosexual relationships among the tribal cultures of Australia.
B) childhood and adolescent sexual development in various cultures.
C) adolescent sexual development and problems in the U.S.
D) sexual chauvinism present in different cultures of the world.
E) sexual perverts like necrophiliacs in tribal cultures of Africa.
Answer: B
Q3) One cannot become sexually literate without having sex.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: Contexts of Sexuality: Culture, History and Religion
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Q1) Hindu philosophy is based on the view that:
A) it is natural for women to ask for a divorce when husbands indulge in adultery.
B) it is natural for people to indulge in homosexuality.
C) it is natural for women to lose their virginity before marriage.
D) it is natural for people to want pleasure.
E) it is natural for women to opt for abortion.
Answer: D
Q2) The tendency of judging another groups behavior to be inferior when compared against the standards of the group one belongs to is referred to as:
A) cultural relativism.
B) egalitarian behavior.
C) cultural chauvinism.
D) sexual culture.
E) sexual norm.
Answer: C
Q3) The unique traits associated with human sexuality mainly come from the combination of three elements: _____,culture,and individuality.
Answer: species
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Chapter 3: Sexuality, Media and the Internet
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Q1) _____ refer to sites that allow people to form online relationships,for business and pleasure,extending networks that encompass friends,sexual and romantic interests.
A) Personal blogs
B) Video blogs
C) Entertainment websites
D) Social networking sites
E) News sites
Answer: D
Q2) One of the fundamental ways in which sexual content in the media has changed our culture is that _____ has become public.
A) sexual consumerism
B) sexting
C) child pornography
D) private sexual imagery
E) soft pornography
Answer: D
Q3) The Internet is reshaping _____.
Answer: sexual individuality
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Chapter 4: Sexual Anatomy and Physiology
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Q1) What causes the painful cramps of dysmenorrhea?
Q2) Menopause is best defined as:
A) the point at which a women stops producing follicle stimulating hormone.
B) the point at which a women ceases to menstruate.
C) the point at which a women stops producing luteinizing hormone.
D) the condition in which a young woman never begins menstruating.
E) the condition in which a young woman loses excess blood during menstruation.
Q3) The vaginal wall's increase in size during sexual arousal is referred to as:
A) the tenting effect.
B) the tumescence phenomenon.
C) andropause.
D) amenorrhea.
E) dysmenorrheal.
Q4) The process of ejaculation occurs in two stages: the _____ and the expulsion phase.
Q5) Anatomy is the study of the physical structure of our bodies.
A)True
B)False
Q6) The sole function of the clitoris is to produce _____.
Q7) Androgens and estrogens belong to the family of steroid _____.
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Chapter 5: Sexual Pleasure, Arousal, and Response
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Q1) Arjun receives much pleasure when his back is stroked,hos neck is licked and his inner thighs are caressed.These areas of his body are known as:
Q2) _____ refers to the stimulation of a partner's genitals by mouth.
Q3) In human,endorphins are produced by the:
A) thyroid and adrenal glands.
B) amygdala.
C) frontal and parietal lobes of the brain.
D) pituitary gland and the hypothalamus.
E) pancreas.
Q4) _____ are the areas of the body that are most associated with sexual touch and pleasure.
Q5) The _____ include the genitals,butt,anus,perineum,breasts,and inner surface of the thighs,armpits,navel,neck,ears,and mouth.
A) biological zones
B) tertiary erogenous zones
C) primary erogenous zones
D) secondary erogenous zones
E) root zones
Q6) Describe the role of kissing as a form of sexual motivation.
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Chapter 6: Taking Care of the Sexual Body
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Q1) Which of the following is NOT a possible mode of transmission of HIV?
A) Oral sex with an infected person
B) Bare-backing
C) Blood transfusions from an infected person
D) Sharing of food or utensils with an infected person
E) Engaging in deep kissing with an infected person
Q2) Reaching menarche at an early age is a risk factor in the development of breast cancer.
A)True
B)False
Q3) _____ refers to a skin infestation caused by a microscopic mite that burrows under the skin and causes a very itchy rash.
A) Chlamydia
B) Gonorrhea
C) Syphilis
D) Crabs
E) Scabies
Q4) Hepatitis A is the hepatitis virus that is associated with sexual contact.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Contraception
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Q1) Why do natural methods of contraception have high failure rates?
A) Determining the time of ovulation is a complicated process which depends on many factors.
B) The frequency of ovulation is increases and this leads to higher chances of conception.
C) There are only a few days in a month when a couple can have sex without the risk of pregnancy.
D) These methods increase the chances of contracting an STI.
E) It completely stops ovulation and disrupts a woman's menstrual cycle.
Q2) Takara and her boyfriend Jamie frequently kiss,touch and have even mutually masturbated each other.They have not engaged in any sexual behaviors like vaginal,oral or anal sex.This kind of sexual contact where you avoid the sharing or mixing of bodily fluids,including unprotected vaginal,anal,or oral intercourse is called:
Q3) Continuous abstinence is a method of contraception that protects against pregnancy but not STIs.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The _____ is a flexible,transparent ring that is placed in the vagina.
Q5) The _____ contains 21 active pills with three different hormone dosages.
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Chapter 8: Reproduction: Conception, Pregnancy, and Childbirth
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Q1) _____ refers to an organ attached to the uterine wall that joins the embryo to the mother's bodily systems to transfer nutrients,oxygen,and waste products between the fetus and the mother.
Q2) Which of the following occurs when a woman's body does not produce enough insulin or when her pregnant body does not use insulin properly?
A) Ectopic pregnancy
B) Toxoplasmosis
C) Type I diabetes
D) Gestational diabetes
E) Chromosomal abnormality
Q3) Which of the following is syndrome where male partners experience pregnancy symptoms similar to those of their pregnant partners?
A) Nativism
B) Labor pain
C) Naturism
D) Pronatalism
E) Couvade
Q4) _____ refers to one of three periods of approximately 3 months each that make up full-term pregnancy.
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Chapter 9: Gender and Identity: Process, Roles, and Culture
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Q1) Karen feels and socializes as a female.She likes to race on her bike and is quite a sporty girl at school.In later life,she is attracted to men and leads a fulfilling life with her male partner.Which of the following statements is true about Karen?
A) Karen is transgendered.
B) Karen's gender identity is consistent with her genetic sex.
C) Karen is experimenting with her sexual orientation.
D) Karen is transitioning from male to female gender roles.
E) Karen displays gender nonconforming behaviors according to the current times.
Q2) Max,a genetic female,identifies and behaves like a male.He exhibits characteristics,preferences,and behaviors of males and is attracted to females.However,he does not feel the need to have his body altered or to undergo surgery.Max can be referred to as a _____ person.
A) transsexual
B) transgendered
C) transphobic
D) misogynistic
E) bisexual
Q3) What are the factors of gender nonconformity? How have they changed over time?
Q4) Explain the biological process of sexual differentiation.
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Chapter 10: Sexual Orientation
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Q1) When considering genes as a potential source of sexual orientation,which of the following statements is true?
A) Sexual orientation involves many genes acting together to produce the effect of attraction to one gender or the other.
B) The influence of genes is believed to continue throughout a person's lifetime in some cultures.
C) People choose their sexual orientation.
D) Scientists have been able to establish connections between genes and sexual orientation.
E) Genetic inheritance is sufficient to explain variation of sexual orientation within a family or differences among individuals.
Q2) Bill's death is an example of:
A) person-based attraction.
B) fluidity.
C) transphobia.
D) hate crime.
E) internalized homophobia.
Q3) Explain LGBTQ family formation.
Q4) Explain hate crimes and the factors that contribute to them.
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Chapter 11: Sexuality in Childhood and Adolescence
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Q1) Which of the following primarily occurs during puberty?
A) Development of the cardiovascular system
B) Development of neurological and intelligence processes
C) Development of primary sexual characteristics
D) Development of the renal system
E) Development of secondary sexual characteristics
Q2) The process of forming a sexual identity and coming to understand individual desires,needs,and hopes for sexual fulfillment begins in adolescence.
A)True
B)False
Q3) In boys,_____ spur(s)development of the testes and production of testosterone.
A) GABA
B) DHEA
C) gonadotropins
D) estrogen
E) antiprogestogens
Q4) Pubertal events are identical for both boys and girls.
A)True
B)False
Q5) _____ refers to the process of maturation of the adrenal glands.
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Chapter 12: Sexuality in Adulthood and Later Life
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Q1) What are the factors that lead people to stay single?
Q2) The condition of remaining single,often by choice is known as _____.
Q3) Avoiding divorce is a reason why some people delay marriage until late in life.
A)True
B)False
Q4) A defined legal and social status in some states,and in the corporate sphere for some companies,that provides some benefits,such as health care,to registered domestic partners is known as _____.
A) domestic partnership
B) civil union
C) common law marriage
D) serial monogamy
E) cohabitation
Q5) Empty nesters are couples whose children are grown and no longer living at home. A)True
B)False
Q6) There is a broad range of economic,social,and health care rights denied to cohabiting couples,and especially LGBTQ people.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Attraction, Love, and Communication
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Q1) _____ states people are attracted to what is unusual or exotic to them.
Q2) Discuss the most common reasons for the dissolution of relationships.
Q3) Sexual characteristics,when constructed into something that guides our actions internally and interpersonally,have been referred to as _____.
Q4) _____ is characterized by pure passion.
A) Romantic love
B) Intimacy
C) Empty love
D) Infatuation
E) Fatuous love
Q5) For Gottman,_____ is the final event in a deteriorating relationship as it can lead to one or both partners deciding that the relationship is broken beyond repair.
A) stonewalling
B) cross-complaining
C) validating
D) active listening
E) criticizing
Q6) Individual tastes,desires,arousal,and expressions in sex and love have been termed
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Chapter 14: Sexual Coercion and Resiliency Sexual
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Q1) Sexual abuse committed against a minor child,including adult acts of sexual assault,molestation,and sexual exploitation is termed as _____.
Q2) Sexual assault and prisoner rape has reduced as the prison population has increased.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following is true of resiliency?
A) High coping skills can predict low emotional adjustment and increase the risk for future re-victimization.
B) Research notes that all victims of sexual coercion invariably resort to denial or disengagement coping methods.
C) Positive coping skills victims use include hiding and refusing to discuss the abuse,and dwelling on memories of the experience.
D) Seeking support from family,friends,and health care professionals if needed,lead to positive emotional adjustment later on.
E) Those who blame themselves for the abuse have reduced levels of psychological distress and re-victimization.
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Chapter 15: Extreme Sexuality and Paraphilias
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Q1) _____ are brain templates for attraction and sexual expression that emerge around the age of 8 or 9 years.
Q2) Nathan likes to walk on street covered only in an overcoat.Whenever he gets an opportunity,he rubs his penis against women passers-by.This behavior is an example of: A) pedophilia.
B) exhibitionism.
C) transvestic fetishism.
D) frotteurism.
E) voyeurism.
Q3) The act of inflicting pain on oneself for the purpose of pleasure is called: A) sadism.
B) exhibitionism.
C) frotteurism.
D) masochism.
E) voyeurism.
Q4) Describe the meaning of normative variations in the context of healthy sexuality.
Q5) _____ refers to bondage/discipline (BD)and sadism/ masochism (SM);power plays and role acting that is not necessarily sexual.
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