Social Work and Sexuality
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This course explores the intersection of social work practice and human sexuality, examining the ways in which sexuality influences and is influenced by individual, familial, and societal factors. Students will gain an understanding of diverse sexual identities, orientations, behaviors, and the impacts of stigma, discrimination, and oppression related to sexuality. The course covers affirmative and inclusive approaches to working with clients across the lifespan, as well as ethical, legal, and policy considerations. Students will develop critical skills for effective and culturally sensitive social work practice, enabling them to support clients in navigating sexual health, relationships, and sexual rights within various contexts.
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Sexuality Now Embracing Diversity 4th Edition by Janell L. Carroll
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Chapter 1: Exploring Human Sexuality: Past and Present
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Q1) Choose any period in history, describe the prevailing views of the time and discuss how those views impacted sexuality.
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Q2) During the Victorian era, women consulted their doctors to learn how to sexually please their husbands.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) The Comstock Act of 1873 allowed people access to contraception if they were married.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) By the late Middle Ages, women were:
A) Elevated to a place of purity and considered almost perfect.
B) Considered to be more like Eve than Mary.
C) Thought to be temptresses.
D) Sent to convents to be cured of their natural tendencies to seduce men.
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Understanding Human Sexuality: Theory and Research
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Q1) The main limitation of a correlational study is that it doesn't provide any information about cause.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) What best describes findings from the 2010 National Survey of Sexual Health and Behavior?
A) Rates of vaginal intercourse among young teens have increased dramatically.
B) Partnered sex is more common than masturbation during old age.
C) Few men reported that their partner had orgasm during their most recent sexual interaction.
D) A high percentage of sexually active male teenagers reported using condoms the last time they engaged in sexual behavior.
Answer: D
Q3) A research process is a set of assumptions, principles and methods that help a research understand the nature of the phenomenon being studied.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Communication: Enriching Your Sexuality
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Q1) What question would someone be LEAST likely to ask earlier in a relationship?
A) What led you to pick your major?
B) How do you get along with your roommates?
C) What are your hobbies?
D) How did you get along with your parents growing up?
Answer: D
Q2) What is characteristic of individualistic cultures?
A) Individuals feel more comfortable disclosing personal information to a variety of people.
B) Individuals feel less comfortable disclosing personal information to a variety of people.
C) Individuals emphasize the communication needs of everyone in the group equally.
D) Individuals emphasize the communication needs of others before their own.
Answer: A
Q3) Using disclaimers during conversation is found to be an indicator of high relationship satisfaction.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Gender Development, Gender Roles, and
Gender Identity
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Q1) Describe two disorders of sex development (DSD) and the recommended treatment for each.
Q2) Research demonstrates that in the typical elementary school classroom in the U.S.:
A) Boys and girls get about the same amount of attention.
B) Girls who ask questions are seen as curious and boys who ask questions are seen as aggressive.
C) Boys get both more praise and more criticism than girls.
D) Girls get more praise and boys get more criticism.
Q3) Using the measure of androgyny developed by Sandra Bem in the 1970's, 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 5: Female Sexual Anatomy and Physiology
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Q1) Identify and explain what happens during each of the four phases of the menstrual cycle.
Q2) Sara is experiencing vaginal burning and rawness along with a sometimes stabbing pain in the vaginal area. Although her gynecologist has been unable to identify a specific cause, what is the most likely diagnosis?
A) Uterine fibroids
B) Toxic shock syndrome
C) Urinary tract infection
D) Vulvodynia
Q3) Where does fertilization normally occur?
A) Uterus
B) Ampulla
C) Ovary
D) Vagina
Q4) Identify and describe two forms of cancer of the female reproductive system including what are the symptoms, prevalence rates, risk factors and treatments.
Q5) A fertilized ovum typically implants in the cervix.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Male Sexual Anatomy and Physiology
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Q1) Which man is most likely to develop prostate cancer?
A) John, a 55-year old Black man
B) Dan, a 55-year old White man
C) Thao, a 40-year old Asian man
D) Deon, a 25-year old Black man
Q2) Ovulation typically produces just one egg per cycle. Why does ejaculate contain more than just one sperm?
A) Sperm work together to achieve fertilization through combined enzyme production.
B) Additional sperm cells are needed to stimulate ovulation for future egg production.
C) Additional sperm cells are needed to make up the bulk of the semen.
D) Excess sperm is stored in the female body to facilitate fertility in case sexual contact does not occur before the next cycle.
Q3) What type of stimulation causes erections?
A) Olfactory (smells)
B) Cognitive (thoughts)
C) Auditory (sounds)
D) All of these
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Chapter 7: Love and Intimacy
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Q1) Discuss three ways in which culture differences may impact patterns of intimacy.
Q2) Which style of attachment is most likely used to describe babies who have caregivers who are uncomfortable with affection and force separation at an early age?
A) Secure
B) Ambivalent
C) Avoidant
D) Inflexible
Q3) More men than women report "hooking up" behavior on college campuses.
A)True
B)False
Q4) "If I could never be with ____, I would feel miserable" is an example from which part of Rubin's Love Scale?
A) Needing
B) Caring
C) Intimacy
D) Security
Q5) Describe two problems discussed in your text that are related to measuring love.
Q6) Explain how images of love in the media influence our concept of what love is. Give two specific examples.
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Chapter 8: Childhood and Adolescent Sexuality
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Q1) Laura asks questions such as "how far should you go on a date" and "why do people think it is wrong to have sex before marriage?" How old is Laura likely to be?
A) 6 to 8
B) 9 to 12
C) 12 to 14
D) 15 to 17
Q2) What characteristics do countries that have lower rates of teen pregnancy, abortion and childbearing have in common?
A) They have more liberal attitudes toward sexuality.
B) They have more conservative attitudes toward sexuality.
C) They have a separation of school and home related to issues of sexuality education.
D) They have more religious and traditional sanctions around sexual behaviors.
Q3) People from which country are least likely to engage in sexual intercourse as teenagers?
A) Canada
B) Japan
C) France
D) Russia
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Chapter 9: Adult Sexual Relationships
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Q1) Most married adults report that over time their marital satisfaction and happiness gradually decline.
A)True
B)False
Q2) What statement best describes a trend related to the practice of "hooking up" on college campuses?
A) It is estimated that between 30-40% of college students have engaged in at least one hook up.
B) There are no gender differences in rates and perceptions of "hooking up".
C) Both men and women report engaging in this behavior for purely physical reasons, although the research does not clearly indicate this to be true.
D) Heterosexual students are more likely to engage in "hooking up" than homosexual students.
Q3) Births to unmarried women are lowest among what group?
A) Caucasians
B) Hispanics
C) Asians
D) African-Americans
Q4) Compare and contrast men's and women's adjustment to divorce.
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Chapter 10: Sexual Expression
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Q1) During what phase of the sexual response cycle is a man most likely to have a loss of erection due to distractions?
A) Plateau
B) Surrender
C) Excitement
D) Resolution
Q2) Write a sexual fantasy that would be common for women and then referring to information provided in your textbook; explain why it is typical of women's fantasies.
Q3) What is a possible explanation for both why it takes women longer to become aroused and why they experience orgasmic contractions for longer than men?
A) They produce more estrogen.
B) The clitoris allows for stronger orgasms.
C) They have a larger and more vascular pelvic region.
D) They are not as sensitive to sexual stimulation.
Q4) Identify two sexual behaviors that are considered safe, two considered possibly safe, two that are considered possibly unsafe. Discuss the reason why each behavior is on the respective list.
Q5) What is manual sex? Give two reasons why it is becoming more common.
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Chapter 11: Sexual Orientation
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Q1) All of the following statements about same-sex sexual relations and Asian countries are true EXCEPT:
A) It wasn't until 2001 that the Chinese Psychiatric Association removed homosexuality from its list of mental disorders.
B) Homosexuality is often seen as a result of Western influences, considered a "Western social disease."
C) Buddhist countries generally accept homosexuality although they may have different laws for homosexuals and heterosexuals.
D) In India, which is a patriarchal country, lesbians are generally more accepted than gay men.
Q2) What is contemporaneous bisexuality?
A) Having sexual partners of both sexes during the same time period
B) Having sexual fantasies and desires for both sexes but only engaging in heterosexual sexual behaviors
C) Having sex exclusively with one gender followed by sex exclusively with the other
D) Engaging in sexual behaviors with all genders but identifying as heterosexual
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Chapter 12: Pregnancy and Birth
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Q1) 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
Q2) Drinking alcohol during the first trimester of pregnancy has not been found to be harmful, although drinking during the second or third trimester is associated with higher rates of birth defect.
A)True
B)False
Q3) There are medical procedures available that can be used for sex selection.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Fertilization normally takes place in the uterus.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Women are most likely to feel the best during the second trimester of pregnancy. A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Contraception and Abortion
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Q1) Progestin-only birth control methods are recommended for women who are breastfeeding.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Contraceptive use around the world is related to:
A) Knowledge of contraception
B) Religious teachings
C) Gender roles in the culture
D) All of these
Q3) Differentiate between surgical and medical abortion and assuming a woman had decided to obtain an abortion, explain how she might decide which procedure would be best for her.
Q4) Abortion has been practiced throughout history. In fact, Aristotle viewed abortion as a backup to contraception. When did he believe life begins?
A) At the moment of conception
B) When crucial organs were formed which was different for males and females
C) When the mother felt the baby move
D) At the moment of birth
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Chapter 14: Challenges to Sexual Functioning
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Q1) Genital pain associated with sexual behavior is referred to as dyspareunia.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Ben enters sex therapy and shares with his therapist that he is having difficulty maintaining an erection but only during oral sex. When he is masturbating or having vaginal intercourse, he maintains his erection with no problems. How would his therapist likely classify this problem?
A) Primary
B) Secondary
C) Situational
D) Global
Q3) What has been found to be the most effective treatment for female orgasmic disorder?
A) Having the couple change positions during sexual intercourse
B) Teaching a woman how to masturbate to orgasm
C) Teaching the woman's partner how to provide better clitoral stimulation
D) Having the woman go to counseling to process past sexual problems
Q4) Explain three distinctly different type of treatment for erectile disorder including the advantages and disadvantages of each.
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Chapter 15: Sexually Transmitted Infections and HIV/AIDS
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Q1) Unlike other medications that typically require an 80% adherence rate to remain effective, HIV drugs require a nearly perfect adherence rate to be effective.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following may be treated with antibiotics?
A) Pubic lice
B) Herpes
C) HPV
D) Chlamydia
Q3) All of the following statements are true regarding human papillomavirus (HPV) EXCEPT:
A) There are over 40 types of HPVs.
B) The majority of people who are infected do not know they have it.
C) Some strains of HPV cause genital warts and some strains can lead to cervical cancer.
D) Once a person is infected with HPV, it is impossible to get rid of.
Q4) Women are at greater risk for long-term complications from STIs.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 16: Varieties of Sexual Expression
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Q1) What is a possible reason castration may not be effective in treating paraphilias?
A) It increases the levels of sex hormones produced by the brain which could lead to an increased sex drive.
B) It creates frustration in the individual which leads to more acting out of his/her paraphilia.
C) Crimes related to sex tend to be about aggression rather than sexuality.
D) Paraphilias are related to the emotional bonds a person forms with others they share these behaviors with, and castration would not reduce those emotions.
Q2) Identify some of the ways that people may determine whether a sexual behavior is "normal". How might some paraphilias be views as a normal variation of human sexual behavior? Use examples to support your answer.
Q3) Explain the controversy behind the concept of sexual addiction. Make sure to reference your text.
Q4) People with fetishes are typically more open about their sexuality than people without a fetish.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 17: Power and Sexual Coercion
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Q1) Compared to other women, women with disabilities are:
A) Less likely to be raped.
B) Equally likely to be raped.
C) More likely to be raped.
D) Incapable of understanding rape so we don't have accurate estimates of rates of rape.
Q2) What are current estimations of the percent of married women who are at some point raped by their husbands?
A) About 5%
B) Between 10-15%
C) Close to 25%
D) Well over 40%
Q3) What does cross-cultural research suggest in relation to the "incest taboo"?
A) It exists in all industrialized cultures.
B) It exists in about half of the world's cultures.
C) It is not something that can be measured because of different definitions of incest.
D) It is universal.
Q4) Define sexual harassment and differentiate between the various types of sexual harassment. Give an example for each.
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Chapter 18: Sexual Images and Selling Sex
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Q1) Discuss two common ways that women become victims of sex trafficking and explain the methods that traffickers use to control their victims.
Q2) What is true regarding the United States' involvement in the sex trafficking industry?
A) While sex trafficking does occur in the U.S., it is much less likely than in most other countries.
B) Sex trafficking in the U.S. is more likely to involve women.
C) Sex trafficking in the U.S. is more likely to involve children.
D) The U.S. is the second largest destination and market country for women and children trafficked by the sex industry.
Q3) Describe the historical, cultural, and societal implications for the statement, "One person's pornography can be another person's erotica."
Q4) Research showed that both rape rates and overall gender equality are highest in places with the highest circulation of sex magazines.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Identify the pros and cons of legalized sex work.
Q6) Identify what factors research has found motivate people to hire sex workers.
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