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Family Studies explores the dynamics, structures, and functions of families within various cultural, social, and economic contexts. The course examines topics such as family development across the lifespan, parenting, relationships, communication, and conflict resolution. Students will analyze contemporary issues impacting families such as diversity, gender roles, work-life balance, and policy while developing an understanding of theoretical perspectives and research methods used in the field. By critically engaging with real-world scenarios and case studies, students will acquire skills relevant for careers in education, social services, counseling, and related professions.
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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 relationship between white settlers and minority groups in the United States?
A) White settlers admired the Mexican people's ability to show affection in public.
B) There was a higher rate of prostitution and venereal diseases among slaves than whites.
C) Native Americans were criticized for their attitudes toward premarital sex and practice of polygamy.
D) Whites and minorities were seen as having similar sexual needs, desires, and values.
Answer: C
Q2) What were two important events that set the stage for the sexual revolution between the 1920s and 1960s? Describe what each contributed to ideas and values about sexuality.
Answer: Not provided.
Q3) According to the nineteenth-century medical model,homosexuality is a sin.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: Understanding Human Sexuality: Theory and Research
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Q1) According to evolutionary theory,why do we enter a sexual relationship?
A) to fulfill societal expectations to marry and start a family
B) to exert power over another person
C) to receive physical gratification
D) to pass on our genes
Answer: D
Q2) What statement best describes queer theory?
A) It is important for research to uncover the cause of homosexuality.
B) Sexuality education should focus on teaching gender differences.
C) Sexual orientation categories lead to limited views of sexuality.
D) Research findings should be separated based on sexual orientation. Answer: C
Q3) Patricia has just written a paper exploring the ways that legalizing gay marriage has affected gay communities in Canada.What type of theorist is Patricia?
A) sociologist
B) behaviourist
C) humanist
D) cognitive
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Female Sexual Anatomy, Development, and Health
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Q1) What is the most probable diagnosis for a woman whose menstrual cycles are normal except that she experiences higher than normal menstrual flow?
A) dysmenorrhea
B) dysfunctional uterine bleeding
C) menorrhagia
D) premenstrual dysphoric disorder
Answer: C
Q2) Which statement best describes hormone replacement therapy (HRT)?
A) Most women should take HRT for one to two years following menopause.
B) Women should begin HRT at the onset of experiencing perimenopausal symptoms.
C) As a general practice, women should not take HRT.
D) There are pros and cons of HRT that need to be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
Answer: D
Q3) Someone with Turner syndrome would look like a genetic female at birth.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) Identify and discuss the functions of three internal female sexual organs.
Answer: Not provided.
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Chapter 4: Male Sexual Anatomy, Development, and Health
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Q1) There is a higher rate of both prostate cancer and breast cancer in men who test positive for the BRCA genes.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Differentiate between cryptorchidism,testicular torsion,priapism,and Peyronie's disease.Explain what these conditions are,the associated symptoms,and common treatments for each condition.
Q3) Discuss what we know about why male puberty begins.Identify at least four changes that take place during the time of puberty?
Q4) Who would be diagnosed with a disorder of sex development?
A) Jaden, a genetic male who dresses up as a female to participate in drag shows
B) Jennifer, a genetic female who has desired to be a male since childhood
C) Jacob, born a genetic female named Amanda who underwent sex reassignment surgery to become a male
D) Jordan, a genetic male who has external female genitalia but no female internal organs
Q5) Discuss arguments for and against male circumcision referencing information from the text.
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Chapter 5: The Biology of Sex, Pregnancy, and Childbirth
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Q1) Women are most likely to feel the best during the second trimester of pregnancy.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Approximately how many women experience postpartum depression?
A) 1 in 4
B) 1 in 8
C) 1 in 15
D) 1 in 20
Q3) Fertilization normally takes place in the uterus.
A)True
B)False
Q4) From the second through eighth weeks of pregnancy,what is the medical term for the developing human?
A) blastocyst
B) embryo
C) fetus
D) zygote
Q5) More babies are born before their due date rather than after their due date.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Contraception and Abortion
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Q1) How much estrogen do today's oral contraceptive pills have compared to those developed in the 1950s?
A) about a tenth as much
B) about half as much
C) about the same
D) twice as much
Q2) When was the birth control pill approved as a contraceptive method in Canada?
A) 1957
B) 1963
C) 1969
D) 1975
Q3) How do combination birth control pills work to prevent pregnancy?
A) They create an artificial barrier to the cervix.
B) They release chemicals that deactivate sperm.
C) They prevent ovulation and thicken cervical mucus.
D) They cause mucus to form in the fallopian tubes which blocks fertilization.
Q4) Explain how combination hormonal methods of contraception work.Identify three combined-hormonal contraceptive methods.Discuss the effectiveness rates,advantages and disadvantages to each.
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Chapter 7: Sexually Transmitted Infections and Hivaids
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Q1) Since the 1990s the annual number of new HIV infections worldwide has steadily declined.
A)True
B)False
Q2) What should a woman with a "high risk" form of human papillomavirus (HPV)be especially concerned about?
A) developing genital warts
B) developing hepatitis
C) developing cervical cancer
D) developing neurological impairment
Q3) How has the percent of gay men who engage in "high risk" behaviours changed since the discovery of more advanced treatment options for HIV in the late 1990s?
A) increased
B) decreased
C) stayed the same
D) decreased initially and then increased
Q4) The HPV vaccine is best when given one year after the onset of sexual activity.
A)True B)False
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Chapter 8: Gender Development, Gender Roles, and
Gender Identity
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Q1) The gender binary refers to the traditional division of people into two groups as male or female.
A)True
B)False
Q2) What is meant by the "fear of men" and what does Zaslow argue is a possible negative impact of this concept?
Q3) Which statement best describes sex reassignment surgery (SRS)?
A) It is a relatively simple procedure.
B) It destroys orgasmic capacity.
C) The results are best for female-to-male transitions.
D) It sometimes doesn't relieve psychological suffering.
Q4) In a college or university context,what does the term "gender-neutral housing" refer to?
A) allowing transgendered students to have equal access for housing options
B) allowing male floors and female floors within the same residence hall
C) allowing male and female students to share rooms in a residence hall
D) allowing homosexual and bisexual students to have special room requests
Q5) An androgynous individual has ambiguous genitals.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Sexual Orientation
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Q1) How was homosexuality viewed in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries?
A) as a sin
B) as a mental illness
C) as a physical illness
D) as a normal expression of sexuality
Q2) Jared is a gay man and he intentionally exaggerates gay stereotypes.What behaviour is Jared displaying?
A) narcissism
B) the Oedipus complex
C) heteronormativity
D) camp
Q3) What is one criticism of the current theories that attempt to explain sexual orientation?
A) They ignore gender differences.
B) They ignore the interaction between biology, social, and cultural factors.
C) They ignore bisexuality.
D) They ignore physical differences between gay and straight people.
Q4) Identify the six stages of gay and lesbian identify development.Briefly describe what happens at each stage.
Q5) Discuss issues that affect gay and lesbian immigrants in Canada
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Chapter 10: Childhood and Adolescent Sexuality
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Q1) Research finds that more adolescent and young adult males masturbate than females.What is one possible reason for this?
A) Females may under-report their masturbation.
B) Females do not typically enjoy masturbation.
C) Females do not reach orgasm as easily through masturbation.
D) Females are not alone as much as males.
Q2) Which statement best describes the relationship between religion and sexual activity?
A) Religion has not been found to be a significant factor in delaying first intercourse.
B) Religious teens are more likely to have higher incidents of premarital sexual activity out of curiosity.
C) Once a teen begins engaging in sexual behaviours, the influence from religion has been found to have little impact on the frequency of sexual behaviours.
D) Religious teens are more likely to use contraception when they do become sexually active.
Q3) 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) According to Tannen,women tend to use rapport talk while men use report talk.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Who would be most likely to share highly personal information with someone they just met?
A) a person meeting their partner's relatives for the first time
B) a person on a first date with someone they go to school with
C) a person on a long flight from Toronto to Los Angeles
D) a person visiting a dentist for the first time
Q3) According to the text,what benefit can good communication add to a relationship?
A) helps avoid disagreements
B) increases emotional intimacy
C) allows us to "read" the other person's mind
D) gives us a template for future fights
Q4) According to the text,what are some skills that good listeners have? Be sure to use specific terms from the text and define what they mean.
Q5) Validating each other's opinions is a suggestion for fighting fairly.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Love and Intimacy
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Q1) According to recent research,what becomes stronger when people feel loved and can open up and talk with each other?
A) religious commitment
B) financial well-being
C) immune functioning
D) cultural identity
Q2) Folklore has sayings that "birds of a father flock together" and "opposites attract." Current research on attraction supports both sayings.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Imagine you are asked to give a workshop on the dark side of love: jealousy,compulsiveness,and possessiveness.Choose five points that you would want to make to your audience.Be sure to reference information from the text.
Q4) Research has found that age and relationship length are both positively related to intimacy and commitment.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Discuss three ways in which culture differences may impact patterns of intimacy.
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Chapter 13: Adult Sexual Relationships
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Q1) Discuss four different types of polygamy.
Q2) When choosing someone to date,a person's race has been found to be more important than his or her religion.
A)True
B)False
Q3) What is the most common form of polygamy in Canada?
A) polygany
B) bigamy
C) polyandry
D) polygynandry
Q4) What proportion of divorced people remarry?
A) almost none
B) about 25%
C) the majority
D) all
Q5) Identify three ways that dating patterns and practices changed over the last 30 years in Canada.Be sure to reference information from the text.
Q6) Define consanguineous marriage and identify cultures where this practice is forbidden as well as cultures where this practice is encouraged.
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Chapter 14: Variations of Sexual Expression
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Q1) Write a sexual fantasy that would be common for men and then,referring to information provided in the text,explain why it is typical of men's fantasies.
Q2) Men have more sexual cognitions than women.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following sexual fantasies is reportedly more common among men than women?
A) sex with a current partner
B) reliving a past sexual experience
C) having an aggressive partner
D) having sex on a carpeted floor
Q4) Whose research helped change negative attitudes toward masturbation?
A) Freud
B) Kinsey
C) Kellogg
D) Masters and Johnson
Q5) Describe both the advantages and disadvantages for each of the following sexual positions: male-on-top,female-on-top,and rear entry.
Q6) Describe the five key elements of BDSM.
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Chapter 15: Challenges to Sexual Functioning
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Q1) It is common for both partners in a relationship to be diagnosed simultaneously with a sexual problem.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Most men with spinal cord injuries are unable to climax or ejaculate.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Trent has decided to seek treatment because he has never been able to ejaculate through masturbation,even as a young boy.He thought the problem might have been from the lack of a partner,but now he has a partner and is still not able to ejaculate.What type of sexual problem would this likely be classified as?
A) primary and situational
B) primary and generalizable
C) secondary and situational
D) secondary and generalizable
Q4) Imagine you are asked to give a presentation about challenges to sexual functioning for persons with mental illness to an audience with doctors,patients,and families,what are three key points you would make to your audience.Be sure to include specific references to material from the text.
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Chapter 16: Harmful and Antisocial Sexual Expression
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Q1) Throughout history,all forms of pedophilia have been considered unacceptable.
A)True
B)False
Q2) "Why engage in sexual relations with children?" asked one survey taken of pedophiles.What was the most common response?
A) The child reciprocated initial advances.
B) Alcohol was a factor.
C) The pedophile had difficulty with adult sexual relationships.
D) Children don't resist.
Q3) What theory emphasizes the importance of movies,TV,and other media in the development of paraphilias?
A) psychoanalytic
B) behavioural
C) developmental
D) sociological
Q4) A person who occasionally fantasizes about watching other people have sex would likely be classified as a paraphiliac.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 17: Power and Sexual Coercion
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Q1) Upon evaluation,the perpetrator of the sexual assault was determined to be mentally unstable with a history of uncontrollable sexual urges.What theory about rape would this finding promote?
A) victim precipitation
B) rapist psychopathology
C) sociological
D) biological
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) Most stalking behaviour is harmless and will typically end if ignored.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 18: Sexual Imagery and Selling Sex
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Q1) Who of the following characters is an example of a television character who used transvestism as a comedic device?
A) Adam on Degrassi
B) Jason on Hollyoaks
C) Sheldon on Glee
D) Klinger on MASH
Q2) On what basis has the 1986 Attorney General's Commission on Pornography been criticized?
A) It did not divide pornography by different categories.
B) In analyzing the findings, they did not separate sexual offenders from non-sexual offenders.
C) It relied on testimony from experts and laypersons who mostly supported restricting or eliminating sexually graphic materials.
D) They started out with the bias that pornographic materials are not harmful.
Q3) Male sex workers tend to earn less than female sex workers because they can only have a limited number of orgasms on a given day.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Identify the pros and cons of legalized sex work.
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