HDE 12: Chpt. 3 - Sexuality (Media)
comfortable
A 2009 Kaiser Foundation study showed that the elderly in the US are _____ obtaining health information through the Internet.
strange familiarity.
A person's ability to feel like they know someone intimately without the other person knowing who they are is called...
avatar
A(n) _____ is an online representation or alter ego for someone playing a computer game.
Without the Internet, the transgender community would not be as strong as it is today.
According to experts, how has the Internet affected the transgender movement?
13 or 14
According to professor and author Bryant Paul, at around what age are boys and girls when they first see pornography?
pornography
Adult sexual content takes many forms, but is probably best identified with what general category?
strong physiological reactions.
Advertisers who use sexual imagery in their campaigns understand that sexual imagery or content has the potential to produce...
older adolescents young adults
Among which two of the following groups is sexting more common?
political affiliation
An Australian study found that many young gay and lesbian people use the Internet to develop six areas of their lives. Which of the following is NOT among the six?
alter, online, or another; ego, representation, or self
An online created personality and collective image, which allows people to create an _____ _____ , is called an avatar.
pornography or porn
Any form of media used to create sexual arousal, especially for commercial purposes, is called _____.
60
Approximately how many countries engage in some form of state-sponsored censorship, which often involves online sexuality?
1970s
By what decade had television evolved to include explicit discussions of formerly taboo topics, such as premarital sex and gay relationships?
post-World War I
During what era did personal ads in newspapers become a means of sexual expression?
virtual
Exchanging digital information with the purpose of sexual arousal or simulated sexual intercourse or orgasm is considered _____ sex.
challenge
Films tend to _____ the sexual norms of each generation.
First or 1st
Hard-core pornography was able to mass produce explicit sexual material under the _____ Amendment of the Constitution protecting free speech.
They were more meaningful than their actual relationships.
How did EverQuest players describe their virtual relationships?
More explicit sexual images are being shared in public. Explicit sex talk has become acceptable. Private sexual imagery has become public. All the sex in pop culture has changed public attitudes.
How has media changed sexual expression?
It has erased the boundary.
How has the Internet, which has given people the ability to upload personal images and home videos to social media websites, changed the boundary between public and private?
develop a better understanding of who they really are and what they want in a sexual relationship.
In a study of women and their sexual expressions, it was suggested that when women can explore their sexual desires and feelings online, they may...
wives and mothers
In the 1950s and 1960s, women were most likely to be portrayed as _____ in television shows.
live or online live
In the 1990s, online pornography took entirely new form with _____ adult sexual entertainment, where one can actually pay another by the minute to have online sexual communications and interactions.
1920s
In what decade did the "personal" ad or column become widespread?
1930s
In what era did censorship and using a rating system for films begin?
post-World War II
In what era did sex become increasingly common in the public content of television shows?
It has generally made it more accessible.
In which of the following ways has the Internet affected sexual literacy in the US?
pornography or porn
Internet _____ has changed from an ultra-commercial format to a more self-produced mode of sexual entertainment.
check to see if limits we impose on ourselves and on others are accurate. discover what is unique about their own sexual individuality. determine whether our reactions to others are within the reasonable limits.
Internet boundaries can allow individuals to do which of the following?
98 percent
It has been reported that, in 2016, approximately what percentage of young adults report regular and daily use of at least one social media platform?
heterosexual women for heterosexual men.
Most of the paid adult sexual entertainment that is available online is performed by...
HIV and safer sex
News media campaigns in the 1980s and 1990s concerning what issue became so explicitly sexual that some politicians actually condemned them?
soft , soft-core, or softcore
Nude images that do not depict penetrative sex scenes is called _____ pornography.
music
Of all the media in pop culture that has the potential to truly transform sexual attitudes, ____ is/are the most powerful, holistic, and personal.
imagined auditory visual real
Shared sexual images are hidden sexual messages that can be ______. (Select all that apply.)
Playboy
Soft pornography all started with the first issue of _____ magazine in 1953.
artificial intelligence
The Internet began with research on what?
hip-hop/rap
The increase in overt sexuality has been nearly entirely attributed to the rise of what music genre?
transgender
The online _____ movement suggests a historic change in online sexual communities.
microcelebrities
The term _____ describes Internet users who gain a cult or mainstream following online.
the 1910s
The use of sexual imagery to sell a product can be traced to _____, when a soap company claimed its product would result in "The skin you like to touch."
sexual
The ways that media expresses _____ content has changed our culture.
torrents.
Today, people can access pornography through millions of websites and peer-to-peer sites called...
False
True or false: Generally, media is moving away from explicit sex talk.
True
True or false: Some cable television programs that discuss issues of sexuality have been a huge force for positive change.
True
True or false: Some people are actually using the Internet to find out about sex in ways that may enhance their sexual individuality.
False
True or false: Very raw sex talk is still relegated to Internet sites and pornographic publications.
favorably energized
Viewers of sexually focused advertising tent to be ____ by sexual information.
They allow people to construct a public profile. They allow people to view other people's networks. They offer a list of other users with whom people share a connection.
What are the three main characteristics of social networking sites (SNS)?
It is a good and reliable way to meet people and find a better match.
What best describes the way in which people view online dating today?
social media
What is the collective term that refers to online communication channels devoted to user-based input, interaction, collaboration and sharing of content?
Utah
What state has the largest number of people who use online adult sexual entertainment?
Clients must be at least 18 years of age. All sex must be consensual.
Which of the following are requirements of sex-for-sale websites in the US?
distorting personal boundaries. online pornography.
Which of the following are some of the risks associated with being sexual online?
The Internet may actually provide a safer space than people would find in their actual communities.
Which of the following statements about Internet safety is true?
The traditional correlation between high use of online sexual entertainment and conservative political values has been called into question.
Which of the following statements about the distribution of online adult sexual entertainment in the US is true?
The risk can be minimized if you use caution.
Which of the following statements about the risk of being sexual online is true?
Sexual behavior that is seen in commercially available movies resembles soft pornography more than it did in the past.
Which of the following statements accurately describes the impact of pornography on popular culture?
Some players describe the virtual relationships they establish as more meaningful than their actual relationships. They draw upon fantasy and science fiction themes and content.
Which of the following statements correctly describes adult Internet games?
A government commission was formed to investigate hard-core pornography.
Which of the following statements correctly describes the origins of hard-core pornography?
12
While the effects of children's online access to overtly sexual materials are not yet fully known, research suggests that children below what age rarely search for sexually explicit images online?
movies
With the advent of _____ in the 20th century, the media have included increasingly explicit sex symbols.
Hooking up
_____ _____ is defined as casually engaging in a sexual encounter with someone outside of a romantic or committed relationship.
Boundaries
_____ enable(s) each of us to establish a set of self-imposed rules around what we are comfortable with posting online.
Sexting
_____ is the sharing of highly explicit sexual images of oneself through the Internet.
Pornification
_____ is the use of sexual images from popular culture as pornography even when they are not pornographic.
_____ postings often reveal a huge amount of spontaneous information about people's moods, tastes, and preferences. (For celebrities, these postings can actually move public opinion.)
Virtual or Cyber
_____ sex is defined as sexual activity through online communication.
Private
_____ sexual imagery has become so public that it has changed what was once hidden and more intimate sexually into something more public and visible.
