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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

Multiple Choice Quiz

Choose the best answer


1	TV Parental Guidelines are categorized using
		A)	age-related labels.
		B)	content descriptors.
		C)	short abstracts of the program.
		D)	a and b only.


2	Other than peers, the most important source of sexual knowledge for American adolescents and college students is the:
		A)	educational system.
		B)	family.
		C)	media.
		D)	church.


3	Situation comedies deal with what aspect of sexual behavior?
		A)	power and dominance
		B)	deviant or uncommon forms of sexual expression
		C)	violation of mild taboos
		D)	non-stereotypic gender roles


4	Which television genre has the most overt references and presentations of sexual behavior?
		A)	sitcoms
		B)	soap operas
		C)	crime/action-adventures
		D)	cartoons


5	Gay men and lesbian women in film:
		A)	are generally absent from mainstream films.
		B)	are consistently defined in terms of their sexual orientation.
		C)	are generally stereotyped.
		D)	all of the above are true


6	It has been suggested that reading romance novels may be a substitute for:
		A)	reliable sex information.
		B)	actual sex.
		C)	pornography.
		D)	going to the movies.


7	When we label a particular sexual behavior as unnatural or abnormal, we are:
		A)	violating the laws of science.
		B)	demonstrating a high level of moral development.
		C)	making a value judgment.
		D)	behaving like psychologists.


8	Culture:
		A)	is a powerful force that molds and shapes our sexual impulses.
		B)	in America appears to be irrelevant in shaping or molding our sexual behavior.
		C)	has its most profound impact on our sexuality when we are children.
		D)	is not subject to change over time.


9	Marriage between members of the same sex is:
		A)	recognized in 15 to 20 cultures throughout the world.
		B)	universally condemned.
		C)	only condoned between men.
		D)	universally accepted by nearly all cultures.


10	Which of the following ways of classifying sexual behavior is not considered to be a value judgment?
		A)	natural-unnatural
		B)	normal-abnormal
		C)	moral-immoral
		D)	typical-atypical


11	Most sex researchers believe that a helpful way to view particular sexual behaviors is in terms of their:
		A)	typicality or atypicality.
		B)	deviancy or conventionality.
		C)	normality or abnormality.
		D)	reproductive potential.


12	The role of sex researchers is to:
		A)	describe sexual behavior.
		B)	evaluate sexual behavior as good or bad, moral or immoral.
		C)	help the individual form ethical and moral judgments about sexuality.
		D)	establish cultural boundaries for acceptable behavior.

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