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Human Sexuality: Diversity in Contemporary America, 4/e

Brian Strong, University of California, Santa Cruz
Barbara Werner Sayad, California State University, Monterey Bay
Christine DeVault, Cabrillo College
William Yarber, Indiana University

Perspectives on Human Sexuality

Fill in the Blank Quiz

Choose the correct term from the list below.

acculturation biased ethnocentric
informed consent objectivity pathological
phallic sex information/advice genre
survey value judgments


1		A media genre that transmits information and norms about sexuality to a mass audience to both inform and entertain in a simplified manner is called a .


2		Evaluations based on moral or ethical standards rather than objective ones are called .


3		The process of adaptation an ethnic group makes to the values, attitudes, and behaviors of the dominant culture is known as .


4		When a researcher describes a sexual behavior as it really is, and does not cloud it with his or her beliefs, prejudices, or value judgments, that researcher is demonstrating .


5		An fallacy is the belief that one's own ethnic group, nation, or culture is innately superior to others.


6		The full disclosure to an individual of the purpose, potential risks, and benefits of participating in a research project is called .


7		In the scientific study of sex, samples that are not representative of the larger group are known as samples.


8		A major limitation of clinical research is its emphasis on unhealthy or behavior.


9		The method of research that uses questionnaires or interviews to gather information from a small group and makes inferences for a larger group is known as research.


10		Sigmund Freud described five stages in psychosexual development, one of which refers to a stage in which a child exhibits interest in the genitals and is called the stage.

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