Human Sexuality Chap. 18
The word erotica is rooted in eros, or
"passionate love."
Among sex workers, Burnette found that
55% had other jobs and pursued prostitution as a way to make extra money.
Which of the following is TRUE regarding use of pornography by adolescents in the United States?
90% of young people have seen Internet porn by age 16.
Which of the following materials is MOST likely considered erotica?
A hard-core sex education movie intended to promote the development and expression of women's desire and arousal
Which type of prostitute faces the WORST work conditions?
A streetwalker
Compared to other sex workers, call girls and call boys
All of the above
What is MOST accurate regarding lesbian porn films?
All of the above.
Which of the following is a subtype of pornography?
All of the above.
Which of the following is NOT true regarding sexually explicit content on the Internet?
Although males commonly access pornography on the Internet, only a very small proportion of women do
Which of the following societies extensively used sexual themes to decorate housewares and public architecture?
Ancient Greece and Rome
According to Quackenbush, which statement is accurate regarding pornography and college students?
Both male and female subjects found highly romantic and highly explicit material the most arousing.
Which one is NOT true with respect to brothels?
Brothels are presently illegal in all parts of the United States.
____ was the first adult film that drew mainstream audiences, including women, to X-rated movie houses.
Deep Throat
According to your text, what is the main difference between pornography and erotica?
Erotica typically depicts participants as respectful, affectionate, and equal in power.
Which of the following would MOST likely explain why women become prostitutes?
Financial necessity
The ____ Amendment of the United States Constitution protects freedom of speech.
First
Which of the following is comparable to mainstream straight pornography in terms of number of movies mad and sales?
Gay pornography
__________ is a $20 billion-per-year industry that continues to expand throughout the world.
Internet child pornography
Which of the following is FALSE regarding sex workers on the Internet?
Internet sex workers are more likely to be assaulted and tend to work under worse conditions than other sex workers.
When asked "What do you need in order to leave prostitution?" what did sex workers rate HIGHEST?
Job training
An ancient Indian love manual that summarized philosophies of sexuality and spirituality in its descriptions of specific sexual techniques was known as the
Kama Sutra.
Possible benefits of legalizing prostitution include all of the following EXCEPT:
Likely fewer people would be involved, either as prostitutes or as customers.
Prostitution is legal in some counties in
Nevada
Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding the history of prostitution?
Prostitution was unknown in medieval Europe.
Which of the following has NOT been banned somewhere due to the belief that it is obscene?
The Flames of Rome.
Which of the following is TRUE regarding the dissemination of pornography on the Internet?
The Internet has expanded access to pornography to people who would not have visited an adult movie theater or bookstore, such as women.
Which of the following is true regarding the effects of pornography on U.S. culture today?
The mainstreaming of aspects of pornography and sex work into U.S. culture is so prevalent that author Ariel Levy has described today's culture as "raunch culture."
Availability of pornography was assisted by all EXCEPT which one of the following?
The postal service
According to the Supreme Court, which of the following is NOT a criterion for evaluating obscenity?
The work must cause corrupt or depraved behavior in at least some of the viewers.
Which of the following is NOT true regarding teenagers involved in sex work?
They are no more likely than other teenagers to have histories of sexual abuse.
What was the response of leading researchers to the conclusions of the Meese Commission?
They criticized the Commission for basing its recommendations on politics instead of science.
In which of the following periods in history was prostitution viewed as scandalous but necessary to provide men with a sexual outlet?
Victorian Great Britain
Possible benefits of viewing pornographic material include all of the following EXCEPT:
Viewing pornography tends to help people develop more realistic expectations for their own sex lives.
Kira and Gabrielle, a romantically involved female couple, are choosing a pornographic film. The film Kira and Gabrielle are about to see likely involves .
a real-life couple.
Commonly depicted behaviors in pornographic films that present health risks include
all of the above.
Women and girls who are involved in sex trafficking have high rates of .
all of the above.
Censorship guidelines for "adult" products, services and visual or written sexual content on social-media sites such as Facebook and Twitter .
are so broad and ambiguous they sometimes restrict health organizations' promotion of sex education and sexual health information.
In the Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that
because the Internet is the most participatory form of communication ever developed, government regulation of its content should be minimal.
Sex workers are at higher risk of
being murdered.
The role of the gigolo is MOST similar to that of the
call girl.
Contacts of ____ are usually made by personal referral, through "escort services," or by independent ads on Internet sites, including Facebook.
call girls
Donald, a heterosexual male, is choosing a pornographic film. The film Donald will select most likely involves . . .
close-up views of various positions of intercourse and oral and anal sex.
Much of straight porn is based on a formula that includes all of the following EXCEPT
close-up views of well-groomed, muscular, good-looking men.
A hustler
contacts customers in person, such as on the streets or in bars.
According to the Johnson Commission on obscenity and pornography, increased availability of pornography . . ....
did not result in an increase in sex offenses.
Visual soft-core pornography .
does not include explicit images of genitals.
Johannes Gutenberg's development of the printing press .
ended the Catholic Church's monopoly on the written word in Western society.
Films such as Nina Hartley's Guide to Better Cunnilingus, which promote the development and expression of women's desire and arousal, are examples of
erotica.
Our nation and legal system are still debating whether or not sexually explicit materials should be protected by
freedom of speech.
Men who provide sexual services for women in exchange for money and gifts are called
gigolos.
Nancy has been arrested several times for prostitution. Most likely, Nancy
has little education and few marketable skills.
According to one study discussed in your text, when compared to individuals who viewed sexually explicit material alone, couples who only viewed sexually explicit materials with together reported .
higher sexual satisfaction.
The definition of obscenity is
highly subjective.
The standard porn sexual style is
impersonal.
Feminist pornography .
includes depictions of female pleasure and various body types.
Adult industry internet revenues from pay sites began to decrease in 2006 due to all of the following EXCEPT:
increased government regulation.
Sexting
is considered under some state laws to be child pornography when the sender or receiver is under 17 years of age.
Adelia offers to have sex men who picked her up on Hollywood Boulevard. Lula Mae sometimes has sex with the men she meets through an escort service, and who pay her to spend the evening with them. Compared to Lula Mae, Adelia . . .
is more likely to be arrested.
Trent spends at least two hours a day looking at Internet pornography. Trent's friend, John, rarely intentionally looks at pornography. Compared to John, Trent .
is more likely to feel dissatisfied with the appearance of his genitals.
A call boy
is often a social companion.
Veronica is a courtesan in Renaissance Italy. Most likely, Veronica
is well-educated, charming, and witty.
Phidias is a 32-year-old male living in ancient Greece. Most likely, Phidias . .
is willing and able to purchase sexual services from either a male or a female.
"Bear porn" features
large men with extensive body hair.
Erotic Service Providers Project argues that .
laws against prostitution violate their constitutional rights to privacy, free speech, and earn a living.
The invention of photography.
lead to increased government regulation of pornographic material.
Calvin is a pimp. Calvin . .
likely beats the women and girls who work for him.
Angel is a sex worker. Angel .
likely became a sex worker because due to an inability to find a job that would pay a living wage.
Jojo is looking for a woman who will have sex in exchange for money. Jojo most likely
lives in an area in which women's sexuality is tightly controlled.
With the advent of photography, sexual photographs proliferated so extensively that Congress passed the first U.S. law prohibiting the
mailing of obscenity.
A "quick service" version of a brothel, often involving oral stimulation and sometimes intercourse, is sometimes found in a . .
massage parlor.
Adult content on ____ became a multinational billion-dollar business in less than one year following the development of the technology.
mobile devices
A nationwide study of two years' worth of credit-card receipts from a major online provider of pornography found that states whose residents consume the most pornography tend to have
more conservative and religious populations than states whose residents exhibit lower levels of consumption..
Georgia used to be a streetwalker, but now she works in a brothel. Compared to when she was on the street, Georgia now is . .
more likely to feel safe.
Ray is a teenage male who is paid money to engage in sexual behavior with others. Ray
most likely ran away from home after being kicked out by his parents.
Legal issues surrounding pornography have focused on defining what is
obscene
Teenage prostitutes . .
often turn to prostitution to survive after running away from home.
Sex workers who do not use condoms during intercourse are likely to be all of the following EXCEPT:
over the age of 18.
Possible negative effects of viewing pornography include all of the following EXCEPT:
people who view pornography tend to have a more restricted view of sexuality.
Sexually explicit material (e.g., images or text) intended to cause sexual arousal is referred to as
pornography.
Erotica can be distinguished from pornography because unlike pornography, erotica
portrays sexuality in a context of respect and mutuality.
The 1986 U.S. Attorney General's Commission on Pornography recommended that
possession of child pornography become a felony.
The Nordic Model is based on the perspective that .
prostitution is a social ill and a form of violence against women, and thus the purchase, not the sale, of sexual services is a crime.
Whenever Oksana wants her husband to buy her something particularly expensive, she tries to be especially sexually pleasing to him. Oksana really would like to leave her husband, but she stays with him because she knows she would not be able to maintain the same standard of living if they were to divorce. You could argue Oksana's conduct is similar to . . .
prostitution.
The transition of the pornography business from an underground enterprise to a multibillion-dollar industry began in 1953, with the
publication of the first issue of Playboy magazine.
Sexual problems that males may experience related to their use of pornography include all of the following EXCEPT:
reduced sex drive.
The 1970 United States Commission on Obscenity and Pornography recommended.
repealing all laws prohibiting access to pornography for adults.
A survey of 177 porn actresses found that, compared to women of similar ages, ethnicities, and marital statuses, the porn actresses
reported having higher self-esteem, more social support, and greater sexual satisfaction.
Federal law prohibits the
sale of images of adult women pretending to be under age 18.
In Victorian Great Britain, prostitution was viewed as a . .
scandalous but a necessary sexual outlet for men.
When someone travels to another country to engage in sexual activities that are illegal in their own country, the person is known as a
sex tourist.
A person who exchanges sexual services for money is referred to as a .
sex worker
When New Zealand decriminalized prostitution .
sex workers reported having a greater ability to control their work environment to increase their safety.
The "money shot," a close-up of the man ejaculating outside of the woman's vagina or mouth, is a marker of
straight porn.
According to your book, reasons women give for engaging in sex tourism include all of the following EXCEPT:
to even the score with male sex tourists.
According to your text, one of the largest misconceptions regarding sex workers is that almost all of them .
turned to prostitution to support drug or alcohol addiction.
Women who engage in sex tourism .
usually travel to developing nations where they meet men who provide flattery, companionship, and sex for money or gifts.
David and Marwan, a married male couple, are choosing a pornographic film. The film David and Marwan are about to see likely involves .
very physically attractive males.
The majority of child porn consumers who are apprehended are .
white males of all ages and educational and occupational backgrounds.
Which of the following is FALSE regarding sex traffickers? Sex traffickers .
work in many developing nations, but are prevented by strict laws and careful enforcement from operating in the United States.
Caligula lived in Rome, Italy in the first century CE. Benedict lived in Rome in the 10th century CE. Both individuals were males. Compared to Caligula, Benedict .
would have had much less access to sexually explicit material.
