The Family InQuizitive
Identify the factors that contributed to the decline in young people receiving information about birth control between 1995 and 2011-2013.
Factors: variation in state laws federal government funding preferences
According to the figure, attitudes toward which behavior have changed the most between 2001 and 2016?
Gay and lesbians
Place the events related to birth control in chronological order.
-A U.S. law banned shipping birth control materials through the mail.-the term birth control was first coined.-birth control advocates raised funds for research.- the FDA approved the use of oral contrceptives.- adulthood began to be defined as beginning at the age of 18, which meant that olds now had access to birth control.-The federal government required most health care plans to cover the pill.
Identify the accurate statements about sex among older individuals.
Accurate Statement(s) Lower rates of sexual activity in old age are related to health. Roughly one-third of older people report having sex.
Identify the statement that describes how the rising age at first marriage impacted sexual behavior.
Almost all Americans have sex before marriage
Identify the characteristics that are associated with stronger feelings of homophobia.
Associated with Stronger Feelings of Homophobia being religious feeling that being gay is a choice being born before 1990
Identify the conclusions that can be drawn from the story of And Tango Makes Three.
Conclusions: Same-sex partnerships form between animals as well as humans. Many people in the United States are uncomfortable with depictions of gay parents.
Identify the types of information sociologists could learn from network analyses like those represented in the figure.
Correct Answer(s) the kinds of relationships people form in small towns strategies for reducing outbreaks of sexually transmitted diseases
Identify the major lenses through which social scientists study sexuality.
Correct Answers: sexual behavior identity human biology
When did the word homosexual first begin to appear as a way to describe someone's identity?
Late 19th century
Which methods did pharmaceutical companies use to market erectile dysfunction (ED) drugs to men?
Method(s) They stated that many men had discussed ED with their doctors. They used spokesmen associated with strength and power.
Fill in the blanks to complete the sentence about sexual behavior.
Modern revolutions in medical technology ushered in a new era in which sex for pleasure, rather than strictly for procreation, was an important part of men's and women's sexual behavior.
Place the transmission categories (that is, types of people) for new cases of HIV in order, from most to least common.
Most to least: Men through male to male contact Women through heterosexual contact Men through heterosexual contact Women through injection drug use
Fill in the blanks to complete the passage about how sex within marriage changed over the course of the twentieth century.
Over the past few decades, sexual inhibitions in marriage have decreased, leading to more adventurous sex and higher expectations. These effects are due in part to increased privacy from family members.
Identify the reasons why sexual behavior is less constrained now than in the past, according to the textbook.
Reason(s) the advent of modern birth control young people's living alone before marriage sex among older adults
Based on what you read, why might married people have sex more often than single people?
Reasons Married men and women enjoy sex with their partners more than single people do. Married men and women have available partners.
Identify the reasons why it is difficult to research the determinants of sexual orientation.
Reasons: People define their sexuality differently according to their attractions, experiences, and identities. Compulsory heterosexuality makes it difficult for some people to realize their "true" sexuality.
Match each example to the appropriate label:
Sexual Identity: Patricia identifies as intersex Adam identifies as a male Sexual Orientation: Isaiah identifies as straight Conley has just begun to identify as bisexual
Select the bolded phrases that represent Adam's process of coming out.
Told his best friend Called his mom Put on facebook
Based on the figure, identify the true statements about teen sexual activity.
True Statements: The highest rate of teens who reported having sex was in 1991. Condom use increased until 2004 and then declined.
Identify the true statements about sexual orientation.
True: Sexual orientation may differ from sexual behavior. Sexual orientation can be viewed as a continuum of identities.
According to the sexual double standard, what behaviors would be expected from men versus women?
Women wearing symbols of purity and monogamy being careful not to show interest through quick responses to texts
Watch the "Story Behind the Numbers" infographic for Chapter 6. Then match each statistic to the group it represents.
Women, ages 18 to 44, who identify as bisexual or homosexual. (6.7%) Women, ages 18 to 44, who have ever had a same-sex partner. (18.3%) Men, ages 18 to 44, who have had a same-sex partner in the last 12 months. (2.4%) Men, ages 18 to 44, who have ever had a same-sex partner. (5.6%)
The Victorian moral panic over male masturbation was primarily related to fears that masturbating would make men unable to help produce children.
fALSE
Fill in the blanks to complete the passage about attitudes toward homosexuality.
homophobia stigma
Match the likelihood of infidelity (greater, lesser, or no impact) among married people to each lifestyle factor.
individuals who attend religious services:lesser individuals who express faith in God:no impact individuals who travel for work:greater
Fill in the blanks to complete the sentence about sexuality in the Victorian period.
male masturbation devices
Fill in the blanks to complete the sentence about sexual behavior.
medical technology pleasure procreation
Fill in the blanks to complete the passage about Amy Schalet's research.
middle class allowed closely monitored did not allow did not communicate
Select the bolded phrases that represent situations in which sociologists may study the intersection of institutional arenas with the process of sex education.
schools offer sex education classes parents may elect not to have their children participate, or they may discuss their preferences with school officials parents prefer not to have their teens vaccinated, going against doctors' recommendations
Fill in the blanks to complete the passage about pornography.
up normal less
Based on what you read, does Cohen's classroom experiment support the findings in the article "Women Use Red in Order to Attract Mates" from the Ethos journal?
yes because women were much more likely to choose a red or pink shirt to wear on a date compared with a family outing.
An evolutionary perspective and a social constructionist perspective are two different frameworks for interpreting human behavior. Identify the evidence that is used to support either perspective.
Evolutionary perspective: A woman's role as primary caretaker is mirrored among nonhuman animals. Inequality may reflect differences in ability among the population.
Identify the examples of how the birth control pill may have had repercussions for society once it was widely available.
Examples Men and women delayed marriage until later ages. Women bear more of the responsibility for preventing pregnancy. Economic inequality between men and women declined.
Identify the factors that contributed to the rapid decline of teen pregnancy between 1991-2011.
Factor(s) better access to birth control lower rates of sexual activity
The percentage of teens having sex has increased in recent decades.
False
Identify the research findings, reported in the chapter, that support the view that sexual orientation is linked to "natural" causes.
Support: Some studies of twins have found that they are likely to share the same sexual orientation. Some studies have found that boys with older brothers are more likely than other boys to identify as gay.
