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1.
Recent data indicate that children and adolescents begin to masturbate earlier today, and thus, the Kinsey data need to be pushed back about one or two years.
A)True
B)False
2.
Evidence is conclusive that mass media portrayals have an important impact on adolescent sexual knowledge, attitudes, and behavior.
A)True
B)False
3.
According to psychiatrist Thomas Szasz, the shift in attitudes toward masturbation has been so great that, in a generation, it has changed from a disease to a form of therapy.
A)True
B)False
4.
Today about one-half of Americans engage in premarital sex.
A)True
B)False
5.
Two long-term trends reflect the increase in premarital sexual intercourse: the age of menarche has been falling steadily since the beginning of the twentieth century and the age of first marriages has been rising.
A)True
B)False
6.
A qualitative study found that virginity loss is socially constructed.
A)True
B)False
7.
A "double standard" attitude toward premarital intercourse between men and women holds that premarital intercourse is acceptable for males but unacceptable for females.
A)True
B)False
8.
Sociologist Frank Furstenberg and his colleagues found that there is little economic diversity in the outcomes for adolescent mothers, with virtually all remaining locked in poverty for the rest of their lives.
A)True
B)False
9.
Attitudes generally change faster than behaviors do.
A)True
B)False
10.
A study of Puerto Rican youth in New York City found that men's and women's expectations of fidelity did not always coincide.
A)True
B)False





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