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Course Introduction
Family Studies explores the relationships, dynamics, and structures within families, examining how factors such as culture, communication, life cycles, and societal changes influence family life. The course investigates family theories, development stages, parenting roles, and the impact of policies on family well-being. Students analyze contemporary challenges faced by families and consider supportive approaches for healthy family functioning across diverse contexts.
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Understanding Human Sexuality 7th Canadian by Janet Hyde
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Chapter 1: Sexuality in Perspective
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Q1) Racial microaggressions are overt insults directed at people of colour,done consciously and methodically.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) There are a number of species of mammals where the males often mount other males.The most accurate explanation of this behaviour is that A)there is a relatively large amount of actual homosexual behaviour among most species of mammals
B)this behaviour is a reflection of the dominance hierarchy in the respective group
C)this behaviour is a consequence of a scarcity of females in the group
D)it shows bisexual impulses in primates
Answer: B
Q3) Homosexuality has been prevalent historically in a number of major cultures such as in ancient Greece.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: Theoretical Perspectives on Sexuality
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Q1) Although polygyny is illegal in Canada,practitioners of polygyny may not be prosecuted.One reason for this is that:
A)the government wishes to repeal this law,making polygyny legal.
B)polygyny is more related to the social institution of economy than to that of law.
C)the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms protects religious practices from persecution.
D)there is a lack of political will to persecute individuals in Canada when polygyny is legal in the United States.
Answer: C
Q2) Canadian researchers have begun to study sexual scripts that incorporate our use of technology in the 21stcentury.Which of the following BEST represents how young people's first date scripts may have changed to incorporate technology?
A)They have not changed.
B)A dating couple texts before and after their date.
C)A dating couple avoids texting each other.
D)Scripts do not apply to technology.
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Sex Research
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Q1) Causal inference takes place when a researcher manipulate variables.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) A sex researcher is interested in understanding the trends in contraceptive use among women living in the United States.For this purpose,he obtains a convenience sample of 70 sexually-active 21-year-old females across the country.However,upon closer investigation,it was discovered that all the participants had one characteristic in common-they all had engaged in intercourse before the age of 15.Based on this we may conclude that:
A)the sample is highly representative of the entire female population of the country.
B)the results obtained from the study may not be true of all 21-year-old females.
C)the results obtained from the study are free from volunteer bias.
D)the results obtained from the study may be extrapolated to the population.
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Sexual Anatomy
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Q1) The breast consists of about 15 or 20 clusters of _____,each with a separate opening to the nipple.
A)areolas
B)mammary glands
C)oviducts
D)fimbriae
Q2) Which statement describes the G spot?
A)It is located on the front wall of the vagina.
B)It is homologous with the male penis.
C)It is an insensate spot on the vaginal wall.
D)It is typically more sensitive than the clitoris.
Q3) The layer of the uterus that is sloughed off during menstruation and creates most of the menstrual discharge is the _____.
A)endometrium
B)myometrium
C)exometrium
D)perimetrium
Q4) What is male circumcision? Why is it practiced and what are its advantages?
Q5) What is the cremasteric reflex? What is its function?
Q6) Briefly describe the different types of female genital cutting (FGC).
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Chapter 5: Sex Hormones, Sexual Differentiation, and Menstruation
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Q1) Adolescence is a developmental period of life:
A)defined by the psychological transition toward adulthood.
B)characterized completely by the physiological changes in the body.
C)marked by the normative and universal time frame of 13 to 18 years.
D)recognized positively and celebrated by all societies of the world.
Q2) Which of the following produces the hormone called inhibin?
A)Adrenal glands
B)Cells of Bartholin's gland
C)Sertoli cells of the testes
D)Pituitary gland
Q3) Describe the role of the Müllerian ducts and the Wolffian ducts in the female and the male,respectively.
Q4) Human females engage in sexual behaviour:
A)primarily in the middle of their estrous cycle.
B)throughout the menstrual cycle.
C)during menstruation because they are least likely to become pregnant during this phase.
D)like other mammals do,when they are in "heat."
Q6) Describe the process of sex differentiation of the gonads of males and females. Page 7
Q5) Do women's moods change over the menstrual cycle? Explain your choice of answer.
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Chapter 6: Conception, Pregnancy, and Childbirth
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Q1) Which of the following describes an ectopic pregnancy?
A)They are thought to be caused by the increased use of contraceptives like intrauterine device (IUD).
B)They have been found to occur only in the abdominal cavities of women.
C)Their incidence was shown to have declined by 600% from the year 1980 to 2004.
D)They account for the majority of pregnancies that occur in the United States.
Q2) A major benefit of chorionic villus sampling (CVS)is that it:
A)carries with it no risk of fetal loss,unlike amniocentesis.
B)can be conducted in the first trimester of a woman's pregnancy.
C)can be carried out at home with the help of over-the-counter kits.
D)prevents the occurrence of subsequent ectopic pregnancies.
Q3) Which of the following is TRUE of the intake of alcohol during pregnancy?
A)Even a modest intake of alcohol by a pregnant woman can harm the fetus.
B)The consumption of alcohol has no impact on the intelligence of the fetus.
C)Alcohol cannot affect a fetus because its nervous system is distinct from its mother's.
D)The inclusion of alcohol in a woman's diet has been found to be beneficial to the fetus.
Q4) What effect can the intake of alcohol by a pregnant woman have on her fetus?
Q5) Compare amniocentesis with chorionic villus sampling (CVS).
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Chapter 7: Contraception and Abortion
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Q1) Explain why illegal abortions were necessary and available in Greece for so many years.
Q2) The sympto-thermal contraceptive method
A)combines measurements of cervical mucus with that of basal body temperature.
B)combines basal body temperature and the use of the diaphragm.
C)measures cervical dilation and corresponding basal body temperature.
D)measures hormone level in the urine and variations in the cervical mucus.
Q3) The typical user failure rate of cervical caps are about _______ percent
A)1
B)7
C)10
D)20
Q4) Discuss male contraception options.What is the most effective contraceptive for males? What are the most recent innovations?
Q5) Which of the following is FALSE regarding male hormonal methods of contraception?
A)Production of sperm will continue.
B)They stop sperm production.
C)They suppress the production of LH and FSH.
D)They decrease the sex drive of men who take them.
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Chapter 8: Sexually Transmitted Infections
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Q1) Discuss the diagnosis,treatment and possible long-term effects of three of the following STIs: pubic lice,Hepatitis B,candida,trichomoniasis,prostatitis.
Q2) How do you catch genital warts and what is the treatment?
Q3) When the annual number of reported AIDS cases in Canada is considered in the context of ethnicity,which of the following is FALSE?
A)The annual number of reported AIDS cases among White Canadians has declined since 1993.
B)There has been an increase in the proportion of AIDS cases who are Black.
C)There has been an increase in the proportion of AIDS cases who are Indigenous.
D)The decline in the annual number of AIDS cases has been highest for minority groups.
Q4) Which does NOT describe candida?
A)It can be aided in its growth by the use of birth control pills.
B)It is a fungus.
C)It can be transmitted to the mouth and throat of a baby during delivery.
D)It is a viral STI.
Q5) Briefly describe the diagnosis and treatment of HIV/AIDS.
Q6) How does a person contract HIV/AIDS? Give at least 3 examples.
Q7) Describe the development of syphilis from infection through its latest stage.
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Chapter 9: Sexual Arousal
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Q1) What is myotonia?
A)dilation of blood vessels
B)increased blood flow
C)muscle contractions
D)thickening of tissue
Q2) At what age is a pre-testosterone hormone (DHEA)proven to help a woman regain sexual desire?
A)over 30
B)between 40-50
C)over 50,under 60
D)over 60
Q3) Explain the similarities and differences between Masters and Johnson's model and Kaplan's model of sexual response.
Q4) What does the term "Doing it doggie style" describe?
A)Side-to-side sex.
B)Rear-entry sex.
C)Face-to-face sex.
D)Making loud vocalizations during sex.
Q5) Answer the question,"Is there a good aphrodisiac?"
Q6) Briefly define the three phases of Masters and Johnson's sexual response cycle.
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Chapter 10: Sexuality and the Life Cycle: Childhood and Adolescence
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Q1) Which of the following behaviours is a very new sexual activity that many adolescents are aware of and/or engage in that was not possible a couple of decades ago?
A)anal sex
B)rainbow parties
C)sexting
D)using pornography
Q2) Discuss the differences between being sexual at age 19 in 1940 and being sexual at age 19 in 2004.
Q3) Which of the following has NOT been posited as a possible outcome of sexualization of children?
A)reduces self-esteem
B)creates body image dissatisfaction
C)inflates market demand for makeup for children
D)spurs engaging in unwanted sexual activity
Q4) What two factors did Udry find predisposed girls to be sexually active?
A)They Ddd NOT regularly attend church/had younger sister.
B)They were NOT from a two-parent family/high levels of testosterone.
C)Had young mother and father/high levels of testosterone.
D)Active in sports/learning disability.
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Chapter 11: Sexuality and the Life Cycle: Adulthood
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Q1) Which of the following is a TRUE statement about andropause in men?
A)Men experience menopause very much like women involving the cessation of the production of sperm in their early sixties.
B)Men experience a very gradual decline in the manufacture of sperm,but the testosterone levels remain constant.
C)Sperm levels and testosterone production gradually decline with age resulting in a mild version of what women experience.
D)Sperm are no longer viable after age 50.
Q2) Compare the frequency of sexual intercourse for those who cohabit with those who are married.What are the reasons for the differences?
Q3) In trying to explain the age-related decline in marital intercourse after the first year of marriage,the best explanation is
A)that the decline is age-related.
B)due to the process of habituation.
C)an increase in alcohol consumption.
D)due to the arrival in the household of pets,especially dogs which require a great deal of care as compared to cats.
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Chapter 12: Attraction, Love, and Communication
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Q1) How is the chemistry of love related to passionate and companionate love?
Q2) Which of the following is FALSE regarding people who use the online dating sites?
A)People of all sexual orientations use online dating.
B)Older people are more likely to post online dating profiles than young people.
C)Only business men and unhappy women use the Internet to find dates.
D)About three-quarters of single people have used the Internet to try to find a date.
Q3) Which statement represents a principle that operates in the interpersonal marketplace of love and attraction?
A)The worth of a person is based primarily on their depth of character and not their physical attractiveness.
B)Women's worth is based on physical beauty and men's upon economic success.
C)Women's worth is based on economic success and men's upon physical looks.
D)A person's worth,for men and women,is based primarily on their physical attractiveness.
Q4) Identify and author and why she wrote,The Ultimate Guide to Sex and Disability.
Q5) Discuss the cross-cultural findings about the values and meaning of love.What are the similarities and differences?
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Chapter 13: Gender and Sexuality
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Q1) Outline the basic aspects of the traditional sexual script.What research supports these aspects? In what way might the traditional sexual script (TSS)be changing?
Q2) Explain how gender schema theory and the traditional sexual script work together to maintain male and female sexual stereotypes.
Q3) During prenatal development,the sexual anatomy goes through a process of defeminization and masculination,some researchers believe that A)transgender identities only arise when this anatomical process does not happen properly.
B)the brain centres responsible for gender identity also go through this process.
C)something mysterious happens during this process for transgender individuals.
D)this process is not at all related to gender identity.
Q4) According to cognitive theorists,which is NOT TRUE about our gender schema?
A)It influences how we process information.
B)It causes us to dichotomize information on the basis of gender.
C)It causes us to distort information that is stereotypically inconsistent.
D)Its influence is not affected by our own gender roles.
Q5) What are the types of transsexuals? Describe each briefly.
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Chapter 14: Sexual Orientation and Identity: Gay, Lesbian,
Straight, or Asexual
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Q1) Which of the following is NOT a way to prevent and reduce anti-gay prejudice,discrimination and violence as described in the text?
A)Safe space projects.
B)Strong programs of sex education that include sexual orientation.
C)Workshops to provide.
D)Making a joke out of it.
Q2) What percentage of the population are asexual?
A)between 1 and 4%
B)around 10%
C)less than 1%
D)between 10 and 15%
Q3) As of July 2005,the definition of marriage in Canada is "the union of two people to the exclusion of all others" effectively making same-sex marriage legal.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Discuss how homosexuality is conceptualized in terms of a continuum and a two-dimensional scheme.Which one do you think is best and why?
Q5) Discuss the functions and process of ritualized homosexuality in Melanesia.
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Chapter 15: Variations in Sexual Behaviour
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Q1) Fetishes,regardless of their cause,typically develop early in the life of individuals.
A)True
B)False
Q2) When we examine paraphilias,one of the questions that we have to consider is "What is abnormal (deviant)behaviour?" Which of the following situations represents a situation where one has probably crossed the boundary into abnormal behaviour?
A)The individual has no preference one way or another for his sexual partner to wear silk panties during sexual intercourse.
B)The individual has a mild preference for his sexual partner to wear silk panties during sexual intercourse.
C)The individual has a strong preference for his sexual partner to wear silk panties during sexual intercourse,but is able to have sexual intercourse even if she does not wear them.
D)The individual has a strong preference for his sexual partner to wear silk panties during sexual intercourse and is not able to have sexual intercourse if she does not wear them.
Q3) Compare and contrast "saliromania" and "sexual sadism."
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Chapter 16: Sexual Coercion
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Q1) Which one of the following people could be charged under Canadian law for having sex with 14-year-old Jordanna?
A)Margaret,Jordanna's 19-year-old camp counsellor
B)Steve,Jordanna's 19-year-old neighbour
C)Robin,Jordanna's 19-year-old friend she met on the internet
D)Charles,Jordanna's 13-year-old boyfriend
Q2) One key concept in sexual harassment is
A)that men commit harassment against women.
B)quid pro quo harassment.
C)that it occurs only in a work environment where one is employed. D)that those involved are over the age of 21.
Q3) Fortunately,when a woman is sexually assaulted,the effects of the sexual assault are limited to her and not her social network.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Discuss the four theories Hyde,DeLamater,and Byers suggest that explain why sexual assault occurs.Which one do you think explains the most and why?
Q5) Discuss the relationship between sexual assault and race/ethnicity.
Q6) What is date sexual assault? Why is it so common?
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Chapter 17: Sex for Sale
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Q1) Which offence in the Criminal Code of Canada that applies to prostitution was deemed to be unconstitutional by an Ontario Superior Court judge in 2010?
A)Communication offences.
B)Keeping a common bawdy house.
C)Procuring.
D)Massage parlour offences.
Q2) Which type kind of service is generally involves the least attractive and least fashionable of sex workers?
A)streetwalkers
B)call girls
C)escorts
D)hotel sex workers
Q3) According to a 2016 Angus Reid poll,what percent of Canadians believe that buying sex is morally wrong?
A)30%
B)45%
C)55%
D)65%
Q4) Briefly describe the typical customer of pornography.
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Chapter 18: Sexual Disorders and Sex Therapy
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Q1) Sue Ann and Ginny are practising exercises that their sex therapist has prescribed to them to help with Sue Ann's trouble with sexual arousal.Today,Ginny is focused on Sue Ann,touching her and caressing her all over her body but avoiding her genitals.Sue Ann in turn is practising her verbal communication with Ginny,telling her what she likes and how much she likes it.Sue Ann and Ginny's therapist has prescribed
A)teasing behaviour
B)sensate focus exercises
C)spectatoring
D)cognitive restructuring
Q2) The stop-start technique is used to treat
A)female orgasmic disorder.
B)rapid ejaculation.
C)erectile disorder.
D)retarded ejaculation.
Q3) The inability to have an erection or to maintain one is known as
A)rapid ejaculation.
B)dyspareunia.
C)hyperactive sexual desire.
D)erectile disorder.
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Chapter 19: Sexuality Education
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Q1) Which of the following is TRUE regarding multicultural sexuality?
A)Most cultures do not vary in the meaning they attach to sexuality.
B)The majority of cultures in North America have emphasized sex for the purpose of pleasure.
C)Most cultures do not vary in the definition of and the roles expected within the family.
D)The acceptability of explicit sexual language varies from one cultural community to another.
Q2) If a school is using a sexuality curriculum that includes discussion of the social pressures to engage in sex,and ways to resist these pressures based on inoculation theory,they are using what is called
A)the "first generation" of sexuality education programs.
B)theoretically-based programs.
C)information about HIV infection and AIDS risk prevention.
D)the conveyance of sexual knowledge in a value-neutral atmosphere.
Q3) Sexuality education is a lifelong process.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Discuss condom distribution programs.How effective have these programs been?
Q5) Discuss the "ideal" sex curriculum from the student point of view.
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Chapter 20: Ethics, Religion, and Sexuality
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Q1) What is another way to express the meaning of "somatic cell nuclear transfer"?
A)Test-tube baby
B)Cloning
C)Assisted reproductive technology
D)Surrogacy
Q2) In what way are ethics,human rights,and sexual rights intertwined?
A)Basic human rights are influenced by ethics and extended to sexuality to create sexual rights.
B)Human rights and sexual rights are ethics made into international laws.
C)Human rights inform ethics and both give rise to sexual rights.
D)Ethics,human rights and sexual rights are not connected.
Q3) This social issue has been the focus of much controversy in North America,sometimes even leading to violence.Those individuals in favour and those in opposition have changed very little in terms of their beliefs over the last ten years.We are discussing the issue of
A)sex outside of marriage
B)abortion
C)reproductive technology
D)contraception
Q4) Compare and contrast Islamic views of sexuality with Christian views.
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