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The story of sexual activity among students at the high school in Jefferson City, Missouri, shows
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that about half of the sexually active students were "chained together" through a few sexual partners.
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Which of the following refers to a viewpoint that sees a pattern of bias that treats heterosexuality as the norm, while stigmatizing anyone who differs from this norm as "queer?"
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heterosexism
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The global region with the highest number of cases of HIV is
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sub-Saharan Africa.
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In 1970, feminist Kate Millet argued that sex was really about power, and that as long as men viewed women as primarily sexual creatures and women accepted this definition of themselves, men would dominate women. The work of Millet and other feminists led to defining which of the following as a new social problem?
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sexism
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Sociologist Dianne Herman claims that our way of life links sex and violence; therefore, she concludes that we live in what she calls
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a rape culture
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Which concept refers to sexual attraction to someone of the same sex?
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homosexuality
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Men and women have different reproductive organs (the genitals), which are also called
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primary sex characteristics
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Pornography refers to
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words or images intended to cause sexual arousal.
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Determining the extent of homosexuality in our population
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depends on exactly how we define the term "homosexuality."
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Mary is John's supervisor at work. Mary makes a sexual advance toward John, requesting sexual favors from him as a condition of his employment. John is the victim of
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quid pro quo sexual harassment.
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Which country recently enacted a law that targets not prostitutes, but "johns," who solicit sex?
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Sweden
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In the United States, the number of new cases of AIDS has been
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declining.
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Which of the following terms refers to sexual attraction to someone of the other sex?
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heterosexuality
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The category of prostitutes most at risk of violence are
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street walkers.
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Bill is a man who is sexually attracted only to women; therefore, we can observe that he is
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heterosexual
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David, Sarah's supervisor in the workplace, invites her to dinner. Politely, Sarah tells David that she would rather not. David persists and asks her again, this time indicating that he finds her very "foxy." David implies that Sarah could be promoted if his wishes are satisfied. Sarah tells David that she does not want to go out with him. David persists, asking Sarah several times a day to go out with him and revealing his sexual attraction toward her. He implies that she may not be promoted. According to federal statutes and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Sarah appears to be the victim of
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quid pro quo harassment.
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Which of the following statements about teenage pregnancy is true?
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Today, the vast majority of teenagers who become pregnant are not married.
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Which concept refers to the absence of sexual attraction to people of either sex?
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asexuality
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Which of the following is NOT a sexually transmitted disease?
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the flu virus
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The first state to permit lawful same-sex marriage was
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Massachusetts
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Analysis of the reasons societies have an incest taboo reflects which theoretical approach?
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structural-functional approach
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During the 1970s, a conservative call for a return to traditional "family values" developed; this movement came to be called
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the sexual counterrevolution.
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Prostitution, as well as soliciting the services of a prostitute, is illegal everywhere in the United States except in parts of
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(some parts of) Nevada.
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The variable sexual behaviors among the Chukchee Eskimo and the Sambia show that
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"acceptable" sexual behavior is socially constructed.
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Becoming a teenage mother
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increases the risk of poverty.
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Unwanted comments, gestures, or physical contact of a sexual nature constitute
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sexual harassment.
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Almost everyone defines pornography as a social problem
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when the pornography involves children.
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Homophobia refers to
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hostility to people thought to be gay, lesbian, or bisexual.
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