Multiple Choice Quiz


1	Societies that forbid sexual activity among the young until a rite of passage has been achieved are called
		A)	anti-permissive societies
		B)	repressed societies
		C)	restrictive societies
		D)	non-sexual societies


2	According to Steinberg, a developmental challenge concerning sexuality in adolescence is
		A)	being comfortable with the sexual advances of others.
		B)	being comfortable with his/her maturing body.
		C)	being comfortable with talking openly about sex.
		D)	all of the above.


3	Who argued that the sexual socialization of youngsters in traditional societies was a calm and non-stressful process?
		A)	Ruth Benedict
		B)	Anna Freud
		C)	Erik Erikson
		D)	John Ford


4	The way that sexual socialization is carried out in contemporary American culture is best categorized as
		A)	restrictive
		B)	repressed
		C)	semirestrictive
		D)	permissive


5	The sexual attitudes and behavior of American adolescents are best described as
		A)	sexual promiscuity
		B)	serial monogamy
		C)	autoerotic sexuality
		D)	sexual exploitation


6	Autoerotic behavior refers to
		A)	sexual activity in an automobile.
		B)	sexual activity that involves oral stimulation.
		C)	sexual activity that is repeated.
		D)	sexual activity experienced alone.


7	Which is the most common type of sexual activity among adolescents?
		A)	anal intercourse
		B)	vaginal intercourse
		C)	oral sex
		D)	none is common until young adulthood


8	By age 15, about___ percent of males and ___ percent of females in the United States have experienced sexual intercourse.
		A)	5
		B)	10
		C)	25
		D)	33


9	Which adolescent is most likely to engage in early sexual activity?
		A)	African American adolescent
		B)	White adolescent
		C)	Hispanic adolescent
		D)	Asian American adolescent


10	The median age at first intercourse has _____ over the last 30 years.
		A)	remained the same
		B)	increased
		C)	decreased
		D)	been difficult to measure


11	By high school graduation approximately ____ percent of American young people have experienced sexual intercourse.
		A)	20
		B)	33
		C)	50
		D)	75


12	Which age group of females is most likely to report that their first intercourse was against their will?
		A)	13 and younger
		B)	14-16
		C)	17-19
		D)	20-22


13	Sexually active young people have been found to be more likely than non-sexually active adolescents to be associated with
		A)	lower interest in academic achievement.
		B)	lower self-esteem and self-efficacy.
		C)	lower psychological adjustment.
		D)	lower involvement in drugs and alcohol.


14	Of family members, who are teenagers most likely to talk to about sex?
		A)	grandparent
		B)	uncle or aunt
		C)	mother
		D)	father


15	Gender identity refers to
		A)	the extent to which an individual behaves in traditionally "masculine" or "feminine" ways.
		B)	which gender an individual psychologically believes he or she is.
		C)	the extent to which someone prefers heterosexual activity, homosexual activity or both.
		D)	none of the above.


16	A higher proportion of homosexuals than heterosexuals report having problems in their early relationships with their
		A)	mother
		B)	father
		C)	sister
		D)	brother


17	The early sexual experiences of males are often interpreted in terms of
		A)	intimacy
		B)	recreation
		C)	commitment
		D)	romance


18	A recent study of a nationally representative sample of middle and high school youngsters found that over ____ percent of the female students had received unwanted sexual attention while in school.
		A)	20
		B)	40
		C)	60
		D)	80


19	Over the last decade, adolescent contraceptive use in the U.S. has
		A)	improved
		B)	gotten worse
		C)	stayed about the same
		D)	not been closely watched


20	The most popular form of contraceptive among American adolescents is
		A)	the condom
		B)	the birth control pill
		C)	the IUD
		D)	the diaphragm


21	Individuals who feel guilty about having sex are ____ likely than individuals that don't feel guilty about having sex to use contraception.
		A)	equally
		B)	less
		C)	more
		D)	much more


22	In 1955, the rate of adolescent childbearing among women 15 and 19 was ____________ it is today.
		A)	lower than
		B)	higher than
		C)	about the same
		D)	not carefully measured


23	Which country has the highest rate of adolescent pregnancy?
		A)	Hungary
		B)	Sweden
		C)	Czechloslovakia
		D)	United States


24	Which sexually transmitted infection is caused by a bacterium?
		A)	herpes
		B)	AIDS
		C)	human papilloma
		D)	chlamydia


25	What percentage of American female adolescents experience pregnancy by the age of 18?
		A)	10
		B)	25
		C)	33
		D)	50


26	Which adolescent is more likely to choose abortion to terminate a pregnancy?
		A)	Lower-class African American female
		B)	Middle-class African American female
		C)	Lower-class White female
		D)	Middle-class White female


27	Teenage fatherhood is most acceptable within which community?
		A)	African American
		B)	White
		C)	Hispanic
		D)	Asian American


28	One of the main reasons why children of adolescent mothers fare worse than children of older mothers is
		A)	mother's age
		B)	mother's psychological immaturity
		C)	mother's social and economic status
		D)	mother's cognitive skills


29	Which sexual education strategy has been the most successful in preventing adolescent pregnancy?
		A)	Sexual education programs that focus on the biology of sex
		B)	Sexual education programs that encourage abstinence
		C)	Sexual education programs coupled with a school-based clinic
		D)	Sexual education programs that involve both parents and children


30	Which social scientist observed and recorded the sexual development of young people in Samoa and New Guinea?
		A)	Laurence Steinberg
		B)	Gerald Ford
		C)	Margaret Mead
		D)	Ruth Benedict


31	The majority of teenagers who have had sexual intercourse have had ____ partner(s).
		A)	one
		B)	two to three
		C)	four or more
		D)	six or more


32	What type of familial communication about sexual activity has been associated with less sexual activity on the part of the adolescent involved?
		A)	mother-adolescent communication
		B)	father-adolescent communication
		C)	sibling-adolescent communication
		D)	grandparent-adolescent communication


33	Which of the following did Small and Luster find to be an important risk factor for sexual activity in adolescence?
		A)	Being worried about one's future occupational chances
		B)	Reporting low self-worth
		C)	Having access to school-based sexual education
		D)	Reporting frequent family discussions about sex


34	Sexual victimization is most likely to involve which adolescent?
		A)	lower-class female adolescent
		B)	middle-class female adolescent
		C)	lower-class male adolescent
		D)	middle-class male adolescent


35	An example of a permissive society in regard to sexuality is
		A)	the United States
		B)	England
		C)	Trobriand Islands
		D)	Japan

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