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1. The idea that sexual acts and preferences are socially organized is no more than _____ years
old.
A. 200
B. 175
C. 150
D. 75
2. The fact that sexual identities have only recently emerged as a concept suggests that:
A. a physical condition
B. a psychological illness
C. a normal sexual activity
D. a result of environment
5. The _______________ put the country on its ear when it published the results about men's
sexual behavior.
A. Martin Report
B. National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG)
C. Kinsey Report
D. Hite Report
6. The group most likely to show a link between biology and homosexuality would be
A. siblings
B. siblings who were adopted
C. fraternal twins
D. identical twins
7. Queer theory
A. is based on science
B. explains that sexual life is artificially organized into categories that reflect the power of
homosexual norms.
C. is put forth by political activists that are homophobic
D. place sexual activities into a sharp split between homosexual and heterosexual
9. Changes in sexual activity in the United States since the start of the century have served to:
10. "Living apart together" (LAT), people who are intimately involved but live in separate households,
A. be less likely to agree that extra marital sex was wrong than they were in 1972
B. have an "open" marriage
C. have had at least on extramarital partner during their marriage
D. practice sexual monogamy
13. The concept of sexual identity requires _____________ and ________________ that was not
prominent until the late nineteenth century.
A. self-consciousness; self-reliance.
B. self-reliance; self-examination.
C. self consciousness; self-examination.
D. selfishness; independence.
14. In several surveys of adult sexual activity, over __% of women and over ___% of men said that
they had had no sex partners other than their spouses over the previous 12 months.
A. 97; 94
B. 85; 65
C. 80; 65
D. 75; 70
A. genetics
B. socialization
C. peer pressure
D. still undetermined
17. The Kinsey Report, a book published in 1948, shocked the nation because
A. of the high number of men who admitted to have had sexual relations with other men.
B. the author's claim that sexuality should be viewed as a continuum running from exclusively
heterosexual to exclusively homosexual.
C. of the high number of men who admitted to sexual feelings toward other men.
D. all of the above
18. The two categories of sexual activity prior to the late nineteenth century included the following
20. Cohabiting relationships of opposite or same sex couples would not be common without the
increasing acceptance of sexual activity outside marriage.
True False
21. There is considerable evidence to suggest that part of sexual identities are socially constructed.
True False
22. The two types of LAT relationships are those people who live apart by constraint and those who
live apart by choice.
True False
23. Families of choice are similar to kin networks in extended families.
True False
24. The Kinsey report published information about women and their sexual behavior.
True False
25. In 1970 the nonmarital birth ratio for 15- to 19-year-olds was two out of three.
True False
26. The major disagreement between the social constructivist theory and the integrative theory is
whether society completely determines a person's sexual identity.
True False
27. The National Study on Family Growth (NSFG) showed that the percentage of Americans who
thought of themselves as bisexual or homosexual is lower than the percentage that have ever
had a same-sex sexual experience.
True False
28. Sexual monogamy is the exception rather than the rule among married persons.
True False
29. Both the Kinsey Report and the recent NSFG study show that sexual orientation appears to be
one-dimensional.
True False
30. Queer theorists argue that sexual identities are unstable and arbitrary.
True False
33. Explain what "living together apart" means and how it has impacted the concept of family in the
United States, as well as other countries.
34. How did the medical model affect the feelings of the population on their opinions or thoughts
about homosexuality?
35. Looking at it from the perspective of social conservatives, how might the integrative perspective
threaten all that they support and believe?
36. What do the findings of studies on identical and fraternal twins suggest about sexual orientation?
What are the limitations of these studies?
37. How is the network of friends of a gay or lesbian couple different from a kinship network?
39. Compare the social constructionist perspective with the integrative perspective. Which makes the
most sense to you and why.
40. How did the invention and widespread use of the birth control pill allow individuals to separate
sex-as-pleasure from sex-as-reproduction?
41. How has the new emphasis on sexual gratification in marriage in the late twentieth century
changed the concept of marriage? Discuss both the advantages and the disadvantages.
42. Describe the family of choice and how it might impact a couple of the same sex?
43. What sociological, demographic, political, and economic factors can you think of to explain the
fact that in a current textbook such as yours, homosexuality is openly discussed, while in a 1940s
textbook it never would have been mentioned?
44. What did theorists mean by the "zombie category" in relation to families?
45. Discuss the social constructionist perspective on sexuality. How does it differ from the integrative
perspective?
1. The idea that sexual acts and preferences are socially organized is no more than _____ years
(p. 180) old.
A. 200
B. 175
C. 150
D. 75
Cherlin - Chapter 06 #1
2. The fact that sexual identities have only recently emerged as a concept suggests that:
(p. 180-
182)
A. a physical condition
B. a psychological illness
C. a normal sexual activity
D. a result of environment
Cherlin - Chapter 06 #3
A. Martin Report
B. National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG)
C. Kinsey Report
D. Hite Report
Cherlin - Chapter 06 #5
6. The group most likely to show a link between biology and homosexuality would be
(p. 186)
A. siblings
B. siblings who were adopted
C. fraternal twins
D. identical twins
Cherlin - Chapter 06 #6
7. Queer theory
(p. 189)
A. is based on science
B. explains that sexual life is artificially organized into categories that reflect the power of
homosexual norms.
C. is put forth by political activists that are homophobic
D. place sexual activities into a sharp split between homosexual and heterosexual
Cherlin - Chapter 06 #7
10. "Living apart together" (LAT), people who are intimately involved but live in separate
(p. 192) households,
11. A significant development in the twentieth century that has changed the relationship between
(p. 195) sex-as-reproduction to sex-as-pleasure is:
A. be less likely to agree that extra marital sex was wrong than they were in 1972
B. have an "open" marriage
C. have had at least on extramarital partner during their marriage
D. practice sexual monogamy
Cherlin - Chapter 06 #12
13. The concept of sexual identity requires _____________ and ________________ that was not
(p. 181) prominent until the late nineteenth century.
A. self-consciousness; self-reliance.
B. self-reliance; self-examination.
C. self consciousness; self-examination.
D. selfishness; independence.
Cherlin - Chapter 06 #13
14. In several surveys of adult sexual activity, over __% of women and over ___% of men said
(p. 198) that they had had no sex partners other than their spouses over the previous 12 months.
A. 97; 94
B. 85; 65
C. 80; 65
D. 75; 70
Cherlin - Chapter 06 #14
A. genetics
B. socialization
C. peer pressure
D. still undetermined
Cherlin - Chapter 06 #16
17. The Kinsey Report, a book published in 1948, shocked the nation because
(p. 183)
A. of the high number of men who admitted to have had sexual relations with other men.
B. the author's claim that sexuality should be viewed as a continuum running from exclusively
heterosexual to exclusively homosexual.
C. of the high number of men who admitted to sexual feelings toward other men.
D. all of the above
Cherlin - Chapter 06 #17
18. The two categories of sexual activity prior to the late nineteenth century included the following
(p. 181)
20. Cohabiting relationships of opposite or same sex couples would not be common without the
(p. 195) increasing acceptance of sexual activity outside marriage.
TRUE
Cherlin - Chapter 06 #20
21. There is considerable evidence to suggest that part of sexual identities are socially
(p. 181) constructed.
TRUE
Cherlin - Chapter 06 #21
22. The two types of LAT relationships are those people who live apart by constraint and those
(p. 193) who live apart by choice.
TRUE
Cherlin - Chapter 06 #22
TRUE
Cherlin - Chapter 06 #23
24. The Kinsey report published information about women and their sexual behavior.
(p. 183)
FALSE
Cherlin - Chapter 06 #24
25. In 1970 the nonmarital birth ratio for 15- to 19-year-olds was two out of three.
(p. 199)
FALSE
Cherlin - Chapter 06 #25
26. The major disagreement between the social constructivist theory and the integrative theory is
(p. 188) whether society completely determines a person's sexual identity.
TRUE
Cherlin - Chapter 06 #26
27. The National Study on Family Growth (NSFG) showed that the percentage of Americans who
(p. 186) thought of themselves as bisexual or homosexual is lower than the percentage that have ever
had a same-sex sexual experience.
TRUE
Cherlin - Chapter 06 #27
28. Sexual monogamy is the exception rather than the rule among married persons.
(p. 197)
FALSE
Cherlin - Chapter 06 #28
29. Both the Kinsey Report and the recent NSFG study show that sexual orientation appears to be
(p. 186) one-dimensional.
FALSE
Cherlin - Chapter 06 #29
30. Queer theorists argue that sexual identities are unstable and arbitrary.
(p. 189)
TRUE
Cherlin - Chapter 06 #30
33. Explain what "living together apart" means and how it has impacted the concept of family in
(p. 192- the United States, as well as other countries.
193)
34. How did the medical model affect the feelings of the population on their opinions or thoughts
(p. 181- about homosexuality?
182)
36. What do the findings of studies on identical and fraternal twins suggest about sexual
(p. 186- orientation? What are the limitations of these studies?
188)
37. How is the network of friends of a gay or lesbian couple different from a kinship network?
(p. 191-
192)
39. Compare the social constructionist perspective with the integrative perspective. Which makes
(p. 182- the most sense to you and why.
186)
41. How has the new emphasis on sexual gratification in marriage in the late twentieth century
(p. 195- changed the concept of marriage? Discuss both the advantages and the disadvantages.
196)
42. Describe the family of choice and how it might impact a couple of the same sex?
(p. 191-
192)
43. What sociological, demographic, political, and economic factors can you think of to explain the
fact that in a current textbook such as yours, homosexuality is openly discussed, while in a
1940s textbook it never would have been mentioned?
44. What did theorists mean by the "zombie category" in relation to families?
(p. 194)
Category # of Questions
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