Gender and Sexuality Studies
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Course Introduction
Gender and Sexuality Studies explores the complex ways in which gender and sexuality shape individual identities, cultural norms, and social institutions. The course examines historical and contemporary perspectives on gender roles, sexual orientation, and intersectionality, drawing from disciplines such as sociology, history, literature, and psychology. By analyzing diverse experiences and representations, students gain a critical understanding of power, privilege, and resistance related to gender and sexuality across different societies. The course also addresses the impact of feminist, queer, and transgender theories on movements for social justice and equality.
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Human Sexuality 3rd Edition by
Roger R. Hock Ph.D
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Chapter 1: Studying Human Sexuality
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Q1) People who take a course in human sexuality _______.
A)have less satisfying sex lives
B)are less tolerant of others sexual preferences
C)are more likely to worry about being sexually abnormal
D)have a greater level of comfort in discussing sexual issues
Answer: D
Q2) Correlational research is used to determine the extent to which two variables are related to each other.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Professor Franco is interested in collecting data from a group of individuals concerning their sexual beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors.Which research method should Professor Franco use to obtain those kinds of data?
A)a case study
B)direct observation
C)an experiment
D)a survey
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Sexual Anatomy
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Q1) The vagina _______.
A)is an inflexible canal that can entrap a penis making it difficult for a man to withdraw
B)normally emits an unpleasant odor
C)extends from the cervix to the fallopian tubes
D)is normally about 3 to 4 inches in length when a woman is not sexually aroused
Answer: D
Q2) The vagina was once perceived to be _______.
A)an internal scrotum
B)a collection of seven cells
C)an inwardly inverted penile foreskin
D)retained testicles
Answer: C
Q3) Rigidity of the penis resulting from an inflow of blood during sexual arousal is referred to as _______.
A)arousal
B)frenulum
C)circumcision
D)erection
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: The Physiology of Human Sexual Responding
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Q1) Which of the following is the correct order in which the phases of Masters and Johnson's model of sexual response occur?
A)plateau, orgasm, excitement, resolution
B)excitement, plateau, orgasm, resolution
C)desire, excitement, orgasm, resolution
D)orgasm, plateau, excitement, resolution
Answer: B
Q2) According to the "new view of women's sexual problems," _________.
A)it is correct to assume that male and female sexuality is the same
B)there is not enough focus on the physiology of sexual response
C)women vary more than men do in their sexual responses
D)sexual response can be understood without consideration of interpersonal relationships
Answer: C
Q3) According to research, orgasms _________.
A)may be biologically unhealthy
B)have been linked to a number of health benefits
C)should be the goal of sexual interactions
D)always lead to intimacy
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Love, Intimacy, and Sexual Communication
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Q1) Which of the following describes Gottman's conflict-avoiding communication style?
A)conflicts are resolved through calm discussion
B)conflicts are resolved by fighting them out
C)conflicts are resolved by reaching a mutually acceptable conclusion
D)conflicts are downplayed and resolution is not important
Q2) Revealing sexual needs and desires to a partner is an example of sexual self-disclosure.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The controlling tactics used by abusers may be subtle and not easily recognized. A)True
B)False
Q4) _____ jealousy is a reaction to factors that indicate that a relationship is probably in trouble.
Q5) According to the triangular theory of love, fatuous love is based on _____.
Q6) Withholding information, sex, and/or help from a partner, as well as excessive jealousy, are examples of behaviors that can be characterized as _____ abuse.
Q7) According to Gottman, _____ is a passive form of power and aggression.
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Chapter 5: Contraception: Planning and Preventing Pregnancy
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Q1) Larry is a participant in a research study that is exploring a male hormonal contraceptive.How does this type of contraception work?
A)It changes the electrical charge of sperm cells, making them incapable of fertilization.
B)It plugs the vasa deferenita.
C)It deforms the heads of the sperm, making it difficult to penetrate the ovum.
D)It alters male hormones so that sperm production decreases to the point of infertility.
Q2) Antimicrobial and spermicidal gels that are applied vaginally, like BufferGel, are designed to kill _____.
A)sperm cells and increase sexual pleasure
B)only viruses, but not bacteria
C) bacteria and prevent a fertilized egg from reaching the uterus
D)sperm cells and block most of the pathogens that cause many STIs
Q3) Research on immunocontraceptives for men focuses on developing vaccines that may cause a man's immune system to develop antibodies against specific hormones necessary for sperm cells to mature.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Sexual Behaviors: Experiencing Sexual Pleasure
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Q1) _______ wrote a book entitled Sexology, which was published in 1904.
Q2) Which of the following is an inaccurate statement about masturbation?
A)Some individuals masturbate to relieve stress.
B)Many common sexual problems are treated with masturbation.
C)Masturbation can provide relief from menstrual pain.
D)When people become sexually involved with an intimate partner, they no longer have the desire to masturbate.
Q3) Research on sex differences in the experience and content of sexual fantasy reveals that _______.
A)men are more likely than women to fantasize about sex with a mysterious partner
B)women are more likely than men to fantasize during masturbation
C)women are more likely than men to have frequent sexual fantasies during the day
D)men are less likely than women to fantasize about group sex
Q4) During masturbation _______.
A)women prefer to insert a smooth, elongated object into the vagina
B)men usually use artificial devices such as vibrators
C)a majority of men stimulate their testicles
D)women often use more varied touch techniques than men
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Chapter 7: Sexual Problems and Solutions
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Q1) One approach to treating erectile problems that are caused by psychological factors is to encourage a couple to _______.
A)make more effective use of power and control in the course of foreplay and coitus
B)eliminate specific thoughts that may be causing the problems
C)engage in kissing and caressing for pleasure rather than as preludes to intercourse
D)incorporate the kinds of fantasies into their sex life that will lead to erections
Q2) According to the text, the work of _______ revolutionized our understanding of sexual anatomy and sexual responding.
A)Kinsey
B)Masters and Johnson
C)Hite
D)Kaplan
Q3) Dyspareunia means vaginal pain just prior to intercourse.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The use of masturbation in sex therapy is usually referred to as _______.
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Chapter 8: Sexually Transmitted Infectionsdiseases
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Q1) The Tuskegee Study has been hailed as one of the most important studies to date on how STIs are transmitted.
A)True
B)False
Q2) In Erica's health class, she learned that the incubation period for hepatitis B is
A)8 to 10 months
B)1 to 4 months
C)2 to 10 months
D)6 to 8 months
Q3) At least how many strains of hepatitis are found in humans?
A)2
B)3
C)7
D)8
Q4) Which of the following is a symptom of pubic lice?
A)severe swelling in the groin area
B)foul-smelling vaginal discharge
C)irritation and extreme itching in the genital area
D)chancre sores on genitals
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Chapter 9: Conception, Pregnancy, and Birth
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Q1) The obstetrician and professor at Edinburgh University who discovered the use of chloroform during the birth process is ________.
A)Dr.James Young Simpson
B)Dr.Samuel Chloroform
C)Dr.Michael Eaton Ether
D)Dr.Marie Antoinette
Q2) The ovum is capable of being fertilized for only ________.
Q3) All of the following are true about postpartum depression except that it ________.
A)is a clearly defined psychological disorder
B)involves many of the symptoms of other forms of depression
C)typically involves a troubling lack of interest in the new baby
D)is brought on about ambivalence about the new baby
Q4) When the baby's head is said to "crown," this means it is visible at the vaginal opening.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Both frequency of intercourse and timing of intercourse can impact fertility.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Gender: Expectations, Roles, and Behaviors
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Q1) Individuals who score low on both femininity and masculinity on Bem's Sex-Role Inventory are called androgynous.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Research has found that the genitals of male and female human fetuses are indistinguishable until about the 12 week of pregnancy.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Christine Jorgensen's sex-change operation was the first to receive worldwide media attention, and she did not shy away from the publicity.
A)True
B)False
Q4) While sex reassignment surgery is capable of altering physical sex with remarkably accurate visual results, it is not able to preserve sexual response and orgasmic functioning.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Discuss the concept known as androgyny.
Q6) How do gender stereotypes develop?
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Chapter 11: Sexual Orientation
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Q1) The Heterosexual Questionnaire is used to help guide you in your understanding of your sexual orientation.
A)True
B)False
Q2) ________ referred to nonreproductive, noncommercial, consensual sexual acts between adults in private, and included oral and anal sex at a minimum, and in some extreme cases, virtually any sexual behavior other than intercourse between a married man and woman in the "missionary position."
Q3) Clearly, prejudice and discrimination based on nonheterosexual orientation still exist, but now the discriminators are the ones more likely to be breaking the law.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Many states have passed "defense of marriage" acts which specifically limit marriage to opposite-sex couples and forbid same sex marriages.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Discuss what is known about the "older brother effect" on sexual orientation.
Q6) ________ are all examples of states that have legalized gay marriage.
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Chapter 12: Sexual Development Throughout Life
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Q1) As puberty and adolescence occur, nature and nurture team up to facilitate adolescents' romantic and sexual feelings.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Sexual behavior and responses begin ________.
A)soon after birth
B)at age 3
C)at 5 years of age
D)in puberty
Q3) Negative factors identified as influencing a college student's decision about STI testing include all of the following except ________.
A)cost
B)the social stigma associated with having an STI
C)denial
D)fear of a positive test
Q4) Twelve-year-olds tend to engage in fewer sexual behaviors than two- and three-year- olds.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Sexual Aggression and Violence: Rape Child
Sexual Abuse and Sexual Harassment
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Q1) Childhood sexual abuse falls into all the following categories except ________.
A)pedophilia
B)child molestation
C)incest
D)pornography
Q2) Men who rape simply lose control of their sexual urges.
A)True
B)False
Q3) In terms of marital rape, women often blame ________ for the attacks and erroneously assume that what they are experiencing is rare.
Q4) Men who rape are typically insecure and believe in the myth that sexual aggression is a way to express their masculinity to themselves and to their peers.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Jessie's class is learning the myths versus truths about rape.According to the research a truth is that women secretly want to be raped.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: Paraphilias: Atypical Sexual Behaviors
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Q1) Stan has an obsessive preoccupation with and compulsive need for sex.His therapist says this is what is typically referred to as sexual addiction.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The paraphilias are considered in the context of two categories, those that ________.
A)involve humans and those that do not B)involve nonconsenting victims and those that are nonvictimizing C)are legal and those that are not D)are normal and those that are abnormal
Q3) According to the text, a paraphilia will be more likely to be judged negatively for all of the following reasons except that the behavior ________.
A)is harmful or destructive to the person engaging in it
B)is illegal
C)interferes with the person's ability to form and maintain loving, intimate and sexual relationships with others
D)occurs outside a marital relationship
Q4) Treatment for paraphilias include: ________, ________, ________, and ________.
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Chapter 15: The Sexual Marketplace: Prostitution and Pornography
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Q1) Most male prostitutes are selling sex to other males and self-identify as gay.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Pornography and erotica exist primarily for the purpose of ________.
Q3) All three prongs of the ________ must be found for a ruling of obscenity.
Q4) Male prostitutes ________.
A)sell their services primarily to other males
B)enjoy their work more than female prostitutes
C)engage in more forms of sex play than female prostitutes
D)charge less than female prostitutes
Q5) According to Professor Jenkins, the problem with fighting child pornography is that ________.
A)we already know all there is to know about child pornography
B)it is such a small problem, there is no need to be concerned
C)the legal crackdown prevents serious research to study and uncover how it functions
D)it is not a legitimate topic for research
Q6) Prostitutes who work in brothels, especially when they are legal as in Nevada, or in those countries where sex work has been decriminalized, appear to be at ________ of STIs.
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