SOCIAL PROBLEMS CH. 7 (MACIONIS 4TH) – Flashcards

Which term refers to sexual attraction to someone of the same sex?

The concept of prostitution is defined as

The term "pornography" refers to

David, Sarah's supervisor at work, 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 she agrees to date him. Sarah tells David that she does not want to go out with him. David persists, asking Sarah several more times a day to go out with him. He implies that, continuing to say "no," she may lose out on a promotion. According to federal statutes and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Sarah appears to be the victim of

According to which political point of view is prostitution wrong because it harms women, and sexual harassment wrong because it prevents people from doing their jobs?

Sexual harassment legislation is concerned with not just with the offender's intent but also the effects of the offender's behavior. Laws also ban any behavior that

Research indicates that about what percentage of U.S. adult men report engaging in at least some homosexual activity?

The global region with the highest number of cases of HIV is

The two sexes have different reproductive organs (the genitals), which are also called

Which of the following phrases represents the symbolic-interaction approach to understanding sexuality?

From which political position do people view pornography as weakening a society's moral virtue and threatening the stability of marriage and family?

The story of sexual activity among students at the high school in Jefferson City, Missouri, shows that about half of the sexually active students were "chained together" through a few sexual

When people mature, they typically display different physical traits, with females developing breasts and wider hips, while males develop more muscle and body hair. These traits are called

Men are more likely than women to engage in sexual harassment, just as most victims of this offense are women. This is true primarily because men

In the United States, each year, about how many teenage girls become pregnant?

Today, a new chapter in the sexual revolution is evident among

As of 2012, the total death toll from AIDS in the United States is about

Unwanted comments, gestures, or physical contact of a sexual nature constitute

In 1970, feminist Kate Millet argued that sex was really about power, and that as long as men viewed women primarily as 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?

According to which political viewpoint are issues concerning sexuality seen in terms of traditional morality?

Becoming a teenage mother

Judy is a woman who is sexually attracted only to women; therefore, we can observe that she is

Sexual activity may involve human biology, but sociologists focus on the fact that it is also guided by

According to which political viewpoint should government keep sexuality out of the workplace and ensure that abortion is available to all women?

Alfred Kinsey's 1940s and 1950s research on sex

Which of the following statements about teenage pregnancy is true?

During which decade did young people first speak of a "sexual revolution" as they embraced a culture of greater sexual freedom?

What concept refers to the biological distinction between females and males?

Research suggests that sexual orientation

Which concept refers to an individual's romantic, emotional, and sexual attraction to another person?

Which concept refers to sexual attraction to people of both sexes?