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1
According to "Gender is Powerful," feminism experienced so much success partly because
A)Men welcomed their wives joining the labor force
B)Women convinced men to join in the fight
C)Women in various situations fought for what was most important to them
D)Women are inherently good political organizers
2
According to "Gender is Powerful," feminism has been successful partially because women in different social and political situations have fought for what they valued.
A)True
B)False
3
Anthropologists have long documented the universal importance of menstruation, as described in "A Woman's Curse?" by exploring how menstruation is incorporated into:
A)religious celebrations.
B)daily life and cultural ideologies.
C)historical myths and legends.
D)legal and medical practices.
4
The taboos surrounding menstruating women in many cultures, as explained in "A Woman's Curse?" mark these women as:
A)impure and polluting.
B)fertile and desirable.
C)controlled more by bodily functions than intellect.
D)the property of the community at large.
5
Very few mammals apart from humans, as noted in "A Woman's Curse?" undergo cyclical changes in the endometrium.
A)True
B)False
6
Most of what is known about sexuality in the past, as described in "Everyone's Queer," concerns:
A)the upper social classes.
B)what is thought of as apart from normal.
C)married couples.
D)childbearing.
7
One of the things non-normative sexuality can tell scholars about heteronormativity, as put forth in "Everyone's Queer," concerns:
A)which sex acts are acceptable.
B)how many people actually follow the patterns of heteronormativity.
C)how sexual meanings change over time.
D)overall family structures.
8
Sexuality, as stated in "Everyone's Queer," has been relatively fixed in both time and place.
A)True
B)False
9
The author of "Christian Eye for the Queer Guy" makes a point about biblical faith-that it:
A)stopped when it was formally canonized in the fourth century CE.
B)is not germane to the discussion of homosexuality.
C)is a matter of interpretation.
D)does not stop but goes on being made and remade today.
10
As explained in "Christian Eye for the Queer Guy," Christian debates about the moral status of homosexuality often focus on one of two points: nature or:
A)church law.
B)nurture.
C)the Bible.
D)sin.
11
As postulated in "Christian Eye for the Queer Guy," biblical writers knew and wrote about homosexual acts, but assumed everyone was heterosexual.
A)True
B)False
12
According to "Afterbirths in the Afterlife," Hmong Americans believe that
A)The placenta is an individual's "first clothing"
B)After death, the soul seeks out the placenta
C)Safe passage to the spirit world requires the placenta
D)All of the above
13
When the AIDS virus first emerged in the United States, as described in "How AIDS Changed America," the response from the general public and the media ranged from indifference to:
A)horror.
B)despair.
C)grief.
D)hostility.
14
Ryan White and his family, as explained in "How AIDS Changed America," became AIDS activists after he was diagnosed with the virus in the early 1980s and as a result:
A)was barred from his middle school.
B)could not obtain health insurance.
C)was the target of assault.
D)was denied service in a restaurant.
15
In the early years of the spread of AIDS in the United States, as stated in "How AIDS Changed America," politicians in the Reagan years were unwilling to fund research into a new pathogen that was killing primarily gay men and intravenous drug users.
A)True
B)False
16
As described in "Starting the Good Life in the Womb," studies show that men who are born small have higher rates of:
A)longevity.
B)malnutrition, mental retardation, and Alzheimer's.
C)obesity, high blood pressure, and diabetes.
D)cancer.
17
Among the specific nutrients mentioned in "Starting the Good Life in the Womb" as being especially important for pregnant women are:
A)thiamin and vitamin A.
B)riboflavin and vitamin K.
C)niacin and vitamin C.
D)folic acid and vitamin D.
18
As asserted in "Starting the Good Life in the Womb," the Barker Hypothesis has been mostly discounted by the medical community.
A)True
B)False
19
As profiled in "Success at Last," after years of trying, Tracy Ryan became pregnant when she:
A)altered the timing of intercourse with her husband.
B)underwent artificial insemination.
C)made healthy lifestyle changes.
D)quit trying.
20
As described in "Success at Last," "holistic fertility care" involves:
A)standard prenatal care at a hospital or clinic.
B)ongoing care of the infant and child after birth.
C)working with the entire family to ensure a successful pregnancy.
D)nutrition counseling, stress reduction classes, and other healthy treatments.
21
As noted in "Success at Last," the more a woman exercises, the better her chances are to conceive.
A)True
B)False
22
According to "A Man's Shelf Life," testosterone levels start to decline at around
A)30 years of age
B)45 years of age
C)60 years of age
D)Generally after age 75
23
According to "A Man's Shelf Life," actual fertility begins to fall by
A)26-28 years of age
B)32-34 years of age
C)38-40 years of age
D)Generally after age 50
24
According to "A Man's Shelf Life," men's testosterone levels and actual fertility start to fall in the early 30s.
A)True
B)False
25
As presented in "The Curious Lives of Surrogates," surrogate motherhood makes some people uncomfortable because it:
A)is illegal in most places and is inherently unethical.
B)challenges basic beliefs about motherhood and the mother-child bond.
C)exploits poor, desperate women who have no other means of survival.
D)is dangerous for both the surrogate mother and the child she is carrying.
26
As described in "The Curious Lives of Surrogates," one of the greatest rewards that surrogate mothers experience is a:
A)rise in standard of living.
B)feeling of accomplishment.
C)chance to be a real mother.
D)sense of empowerment and self-worth.
27
As suggested in "The Curious Lives of Surrogates," today's surrogacy is a hit-or-miss proposition, with thousands of sperm vying for an egg in a Petri dish.
A)True
B)False
28
As related in "Scents and Sensibility," psychologist Estelle Campenni knew she had met the man she wanted to marry at first smell; his scent turned her on but also made her feel:
A)giddy.
B)safe.
C)happy.
D)nostalgic.
29
As reported in "Scents and Sensibility," one notable exception to the rule that women preferred the smell of men whose MHC gene complements were different from theirs applied to women who:
A)were on birth-control pills.
B)had not yet had sex.
C)were already divorced at least once.
D)preferred women to men as sexual partners.
30
As told in "Scents and Sensibility," body odor was so pervasive in the nineteenth century that it was dubbed "The Great Stink of 1880" in Paris.
A)True
B)False
31
According to "The Orgasmic Mind, the nervous system controls
A)the sex glands
B)the genitals
C)neither a nor b
D)both a and b
32
According to "The Orgasmic Mind, if female orgasm evolved for primarily social reasons
A)it might elicit more complex feelings and thoughts in women compared to men.
B)it might aid in the retention of sperm
C)it might assist in bonding between the woman and her partner(s).
D)both a and c
33
According to "The Orgasmic Mind, simple sensations and more complex mental processes likely contribute to orgasm in both sexes.
A)True
B)False
34
As described in "What Do Women Want?," researchers measuring women's arousal to visual stimuli found that women's physical arousal patterns:
A)reflected their sexual orientation.
B)did not coincide with their self-reports of arousal.
C)were slow, weak, and erratic.
D)were almost identical to their self-reports.
35
As presented in "What Do Women Want?," research on heterosexual women has found that the higher the sex drive, the greater the attraction to:
A)men.
B)women.
C)both sexes.
D)animals.
36
As noted in "What Do Women Want?," a person's sexual behavior generally reflects his or her underlying desires.
A)True
B)False
37
According to "Women's Sexual Desire," locating sexuality solely within the individual ignores
A)sociocultural influences on sexual desire
B)political influences on sexual desire
C)relationship influences on sexual desire
D)all of the above
38
According to "Women's Sexual Desire," the biomedical view of sexual desire
A)Is a helpful way to figure out what is "normal" vs. "abnormal"
B)Accurately pathologizes what is "abnormal"
C)Promotes concern about what is "normal" vs. "abnormal"
D)Helps lesbians change their sexual orientation
39
According to "Women's Sexual Desire," the "Male Model" has been used as the standard for sexual desire.
A)True
B)False
40
As mentioned in "At UC Santa Barbara, Sex as a Matter of Course," the course in human sexuality is taught by two professors of:
A)biology.
B)sociology.
C)psychology.
D)anthropology.
41
As stated in "At UC Santa Barbara, Sex as a Matter of Course," many former students pay the Baldwins the ultimate compliment of:
A)inviting them to their weddings.
B)naming their children after them.
C)donated to the university in their honor.
D)sending their own children to the university to take the course.
42
As revealed in "At UC Santa Barbara, Sex as a Matter of Course," Janice and John Baldwin shared a campus award for distinguished teaching in 2003.
A)True
B)False
43
When the author of "The Birds and the Bees and Curious Kids," tried to explain to her eight-year-old son how babies were made, his strongest reaction was:
A)embarrassment.
B)fear.
C)disgust.
D)thoughtfulness.
44
When young children ask simple questions about bodies or sex, as described in "The Birds and the Bees and Curious Kids," parents should assume that:
A)the child only wants a simple, direct answer.
B)the child may not be able to fully ask the question he or she wants answered.
C)this is a good time for a full discussion of sex.
D)a reassuring, euphemistic answer will be best.
45
Some parents, as noted in "The Birds and the Bees and Curious Kids," mistakenly teach their children the names for every body part except the genitals, pretending they do not even exist.
A)True
B)False
46
As explained in "How to Talk About Sex," the author found herself desiring sex far less often once she:
A)discovered her husband had an affair.
B)got a promotion that required longer hours at work.
C)had a baby.
D)learned that her sister was getting a divorce.
47
Couples can feel more comfortable talking about their sex lives, as pointed out in "How to Talk About Sex," if they are clear that in discussing it they are talking mainly about:
A)an issue they do not want to develop into a problem.
B)the way in which they show their love.
C)a small aspect of their overall relationship.
D)something they should be able to agree on.
48
The environment a couple chooses, as mentioned in "How to Talk About Sex," can be very important in making each partner feel comfortable about having a discussion of their sex life.
A)True
B)False
49
As reported in "The Myths of Teen Sex," a recent study indicates that the great majority of teens who have practiced oral sex have also:
A)engaged in same-sex sexual play.
B)had vaginal intercourse.
C)had anal intercourse.
D)retained their virginity.
50
As put forth in "The Myths of Teen Sex," the act of oral sex was on everyone's minds in the late 1990s, thanks to:
A)viral videos on the Internet.
B)the novel The Rainbow Party.
C)the Mayflower Madam.
D)Monica Lewinsky.
51
As pointed out in "The Myths of Teen Sex," teens who had taken the abstinence pledge were six times more likely to engage in oral sex than teen virgins who had not taken the pledge.
A)True
B)False
52
According to "Teenage Fatherhood and Involvement in Delinquent Behavior," the consequences for teen fathers are similar to those observed for teen mothers and include all of the following except:
A)reduced educational attainment.
B)poorer health.
C)greater financial hardship.
D)less stable marriage patterns.
53
The main concern of the Rochester Youth Development Study, as explained in "Teenage Fatherhood and Involvement in Delinquent Behavior," was to assess:
A)antisocial behavior.
B)abuse rates.
C)the effect of domestic violence.
D)alcohol and substance abuse.
54
The link between delinquent behavior and becoming a teen father is far more significant than the link between violent behavior and teen fatherhood, as noted in "Teenage Fatherhood and Involvement in Delinquent Behavior."
A)True
B)False
55
According to a survey cited in "Good for the Gander," just over half of working fathers, if given a choice of family-friendly benefits, would most appreciate:
A)a flexible work schedule.
B)increased paternity leave.
C)health insurance for their family.
D)a daycare facility at their place of work.
56
As given in "Good for the Gander," men may not take parental leave when it is available because they fear all of the following except that they:
A)cannot afford it financially.
B)are too busy at work.
C)will be unwilling to leave the baby when it is time to return to work.
D)are committing career suicide.
57
As presented in "Good for the Gander," countries such as Iceland, Norway, Denmark, and Sweden offer new parents between 6 and 16 months at partial pay.
A)True
B)False
58
As mentioned in "No Kids, No Grief," changes in attitudes toward people who do not have children are even evident in language, as the word "childless" is replaced by:
A)child-free.
B)nonparental.
C)childless by choice.
D)nonfruitful.
59
As pointed out in "No Kids, No Grief," the only variable proven to increase the chances of women having children is:
A)paying women to have children.
B)lowering the legal age for marriage.
C)prohibiting the sale of birth control.
D)offering a supportive social environment.
60
As noted in "No Kids, No Grief," the issue of not having children in America has been politicized by some who claim that those who do not have children subsidize the "breeders."
A)True
B)False
61
As reported in "The Secret Lives of Single Women," the reality of American women and singleness includes that:
A)the majority of American women over 45 are single.
B)American women are now likely to spend more years single than with a significant other.
C)there are no correlations between singleness and health.
D)there are no correlations between singleness and finances.
62
As noted in "The Secret Lives of Single Women" regarding the social relationships of women ages 40 to 69, the AARP study found the largest percentage of women:
A)have no desire to date at all.
B)are trying to find a life mate.
C)are dating non-exclusively.
D)are cohabiting.
63
As pointed out in "The Secret Lives of Single Women," single women were more likely than married women to report being lonely.
A)True
B)False
64
The article "An Affair to Remember" relates the story of 82-year-old Dorothy and 95-year-old Bob, lovers torn apart by:
A)her Alzheimer's.
B)his heart disease.
C)the manager of the assisted-living facility where they lived.
D)Bob's son.
65
According to "An Affair to Remember," in a lucid moment, Dorothy asked her daughter to:
A)publicize her predicament.
B)remove Bob's picture from her apartment.
C)move her into the same facility where Bob now lives.
D)find her a new companion.
66
As profiled in "An Affair to Remember," one of the strongest advocates for keeping Dorothy and Bob together was Bob's private-duty nurse, who saw how much good it did her patient.
A)True
B)False
67
As explained in "This Thing Called Love," the intense energy, exhilaration, focused attention, and motivation to win rewards associated with being in love are created by the neurotransmitter:
A)norepinephrine.
B)dopamine.
C)Prozac.
D)norephrine.
68
As explored in "This Thing Called Love," evolutionary theory suggests that we choose mates who:
A)remind us of our parents.
B)seem highly intelligent.
C)are our equals in most ways.
D)look healthy.
69
As pointed out in "This Thing Called Love," anti-depressants like Prozac can stimulate attraction between partners and increase their satisfaction in their relationship.
A)True
B)False
70
As revealed in "Free as a Bird and Loving It," more Americans will spend more of their lives single because young adults are delaying marriage and because:
A)people have a longer life expectancy.
B)fear of eventual divorce keeps people from marrying.
C)it is so expensive to marry.
D)more people are openly gay but not allowed to marry.
71
As described in "Free as a Bird and Loving It," more and more singles are not waiting for a partner to buy a home or even:
A)plan for retirement.
B)have a child.
C)travel the world.
D)throw a shower for themselves.
72
As noted in "Free as a Bird and Loving It," most books for singles try to teach how to become "un-single."
A)True
B)False
73
As revealed in "Peer Marriage," the secret to the success of peer unions appears to be:
A)parity of salaries and equal responsibility for finances.
B)a sense of friendship that transcends romantic love.
C)a satisfying and intimate sexual relationship.
D)joint child-rearing.
74
The author of "Peer Marriage" describes her parents' traditional marriage, in which her mother escaped a childhood of poverty by marrying her father, who provided for the family as a:
A)lawyer.
B)doctor.
C)automotive executive.
D)university professor.
75
As mentioned in "Peer Marriage," more men than women leave marriages.
A)True
B)False
76
As defined in "Against All Odds," the French coined the term coup de foudre to describe the phenomenon of the:
A)thunderbolt of love at first sight.
B)insanity that accompanies intense sexual passion.
C)regret that hastily married couples feel after the honeymoon.
D)long-term success that surprisingly accompanies many hasty marriages.
77
One couple profiled in "Against All Odds," Jillian Harris and Ed Swiderski, met on the reality television program:
A)Big Brother.
B)Joe Millionaire.
C)Average Joe.
D)The Bachelorette.
78
As quoted in "Against All Odds," David Peterson, happily married to Shelley for 35 years after knowing her for only two-and-a-half months, says that if his children told him they were marrying someone they had known for a matter of weeks, he would tell them they were crazy.
A)True
B)False
79
As presented in "Five Years on, Gay Marriage Debate Fades in Massachusetts," the most striking development in Massachusetts since same-sex marriage became legal in 2004 is the number of:
A)same-sex couples who have actually married.
B)elected officials who no longer oppose same-sex marriage.
C)same-sex married couples who have gotten divorced.
D)religious organizations that have come to support same-sex marriage.
80
As profiled in "Five Years on, Gay Marriage Debate Fades in Massachusetts," after researching the matter, Sen. Marian Walsh decided that the Massachusetts constitution:
A)existed to protect rights.
B)could be successfully used to diminish rights.
C)should not be altered.
D)is based on false premises.
81
As explained in "Five Years on, Gay Marriage Debate Fades in Massachusetts," same-sex couples who are legally married in Massachusetts are considered married by the federal government.
A)True
B)False
82
According to "My Cheatin' Heart," waiting for a few stolen seconds with a lover who is in a relationship with someone else always causes feelings of:
A)fear.
B)sadness.
C)excitement.
D)guilt.
83
While it is terrible to lie to someone you love, as maintained in "My Cheatin' Heart," there are times when a person must lie or be forced to:
A)tell a hurtful truth.
B)abandon a relationship.
C)lie to themselves.
D)give up what they want to do.
84
Self-help books and daytime talk shows, as pointed out in "My Cheatin' Heart," almost always say that it is wrong to feel lust outside a relationship and that those who feel attracted to others must work to repair whatever is wrong at home.
A)True
B)False
85
As postulated in "You're Driving Me Crazy!", if you want to stay in a relationship, something needs to change, and in all likelihood, it is:
A)your partner.
B)habits you each have.
C)you.
D)your acceptance of therapy.
86
As listed in the box "Cross Gender" in the article "You're Driving Me Crazy!", the one common relationship irritant expressed by both men and women was:
A)the silent treatment.
B)being stubborn and refusing to give in.
C)staring at other men/women.
D)bringing up things done in the distant past.
87
As recounted in "You're Driving Me Crazy!", flirting is usually a call to be noticed; if one's partner is flirting, one should ask what that partner is looking for and needing.
A)True
B)False
88
As reported in "Gender Bender," William G. Reiner's research suggests that:
A)genetic, hormonal, and social factors are equally important in determining gender identity.
B)children embrace the gender identity in which they are brought up.
C)in cases where gender is in question, children should be raised female.
D)biology programs children to eventually identify as either male or female.
89
As noted in "Gender Bender," research done by Sheri Berenbaum at Pennsylvania State University:
A)involved only male subjects.
B)involved male and female subjects.
C)found that social influences are important determinants of gendered behavior.
D)found that prenatal hormones are the only determinants of gendered behavior.
90
As stated in "Gender Bender," Shari Berenbaum's study identified gender identities using a variety of questionnaires.
A)True
B)False
91
As related in "A Case for Angry Men and Happy Women," while working on his dissertation at Arizona State, cognitive psychologist D. Vaughn Becker determined that the biggest predictor of how quickly and accurately people identify facial expressions is the expression-maker's:
A)age.
B)eyes.
C)ethnicity.
D)gender.
92
As claimed in "A Case for Angry Men and Happy Women," the percentage of violent crimes that men (rather than women) commit is approximately:
A)100 percent.
B)85 percent.
C)72 percent.
D)54 percent.
93
As noted in "A Case for Angry Men and Happy Women," facial-expression researcher Karen Schmidt is convinced that faces do not have gender.
A)True
B)False
94
According to "Goodbye to Girlhood," experts are concerned that girls at younger and younger ages are being encouraged by marketers and media images to:
A)be sexy.
B)deny their sexuality.
C)hate their gender.
D)emulate boys.
95
As claimed in "Goodbye to Girlhood," the average age that girls become concerned about looking good for others is:
A)7.
B)12.
C)18.
D)4.
96
As noted in "Goodbye to Girlhood," young boys and girls are equally sexualized in current marketing campaigns and media messages.
A)True
B)False
97
Gender, as described in "(Rethinking) Gender," is increasingly seen as a complex interplay among all of the following except:
A)biology.
B)personal choice.
C)genes.
D)hormones.
98
One way that parents treat boys and girls differently, as cited in "(Rethinking) Gender," is that they typically:
A)become more impatient with crying boys.
B)encourage boys to eat more.
C)talk more to girls.
D)put girls to bed earlier.
99
Almost all of the states, as mentioned in "(Rethinking) Gender," have enacted antidiscrimination laws to protect transgender individuals.
A)True
B)False
100
As defined in "Progress and Politics in the Intersex Rights Movement," the term "intersex" refers to congenital sex anatomy that is:
A)neither male nor female.
B)both male and female.
C)atypical for males or females.
D)surgically altered at birth.
101
As outlined in "Progress and Politics in the Intersex Rights Movement," one tenet of "patient-centered care" involves:
A)immediate surgical intervention to normalize infants born with intersex conditions.
B)minimizing the information given to parents of intersex infants to avoid upsetting them.
C)applying a standard definition of "normal" to all individuals.
D)delaying elective treatments until the patient can participate in the decisions.
102
As argued in "Progress and Politics in the Intersex Rights Movement," the standards for identifying intersex conditions have been clearly defined by the medical profession and have attained global acceptance by almost all physicians.
A)True
B)False
103
According to "FINDING THE SWITCH," studies suggest that there is a genetic basis for homosexuality in
A)0% of gay men
B)25% of gay men
C)50% of gay men
D)75% of gay men
104
According to "FINDING THE SWITCH," if you are male, the more older brothers you have, the more likely you are to be gay.
A)True
B)False
105
According to "FINDING THE SWITCH," sexual orientation correlates with whether you are right- or left-handed.
A)True
B)False
106
According to "Children of Lesbian and Gay Parents," a major problem with early research that compared children of lesbian mothers and children of heterosexual mothers was that:
A)researchers tended to slant the results against the lesbian mothers.
B)the children of lesbian mothers had so many problems that they were difficult to study.
C)all the children studied had been born into a heterosexual family structure.
D)the studies proved of little value in divorce and child custody cases.
107
As explained in "Children of Lesbian and Gay Parents," the Bay Area Families Study was one of the first studies to look at children who were:
A)born to or adopted early in life by lesbian mothers.
B)being raised by lesbian mothers in heterosexual relationships.
C)adopted by gay men.
D)gay or lesbian and being raised by heterosexual couples.
108
As stated in "Children of Lesbian and Gay Parents," one of the problems with the Bay Area Families Study was that the study participants were self-selected.
A)True
B)False
109
As related in "Matt's Next Act," gay athlete Matthew Mitcham won a gold medal in the Olympic Summer Games in Beijing, achieving what was, to date, the highest-scoring:
A)archery contest.
B)gymnastic routine.
C)dive.
D)saber fencing match.
110
As pointed out in "Matt's Next Act," Matt is often compared with another Olympic athlete,
A)Greg Louganis.
B)Mark Spitz.
C)Matt Biondi.
D)Eric Heiden.
111
As postulated in "Matt's Next Act," perhaps coming out as openly gay has contributed to the fact that Matt has not yet received a single major endorsement.
A)True
B)False
112
According to "Sex, Health, and Happiness," staying sexually active as we age help to promote
A)joy and excitement
B)feeling connected
C)good health
D)all of the above
113
According to "Sex, Health, and Happiness," most gynecologists report that they have substantial training in the area of intimacy and sexual function.
A)True
B)False
114
As presented in "Health Behaviors, Prostate Cancer, and Masculinities," men's health behaviors, particularly in Australia, are directly connected to the:
A)availability of health care.
B)risk of developing certain male-specific diseases.
C)dominant ideals of masculinity.
D)importance society places on wellness behaviors.
115
As argued in "Health Behaviors, Prostate Cancer, and Masculinities," most theories regarding men's health behaviors have historically focused on:
A)perceived risk.
B)men's healthcare beliefs and practices.
C)social conditioning.
D)cultural influence.
116
As stated in "Health Behaviors, Prostate Cancer, and Masculinities," drinking, smoking, and other risky health behaviors were seen by the men profiled as necessary to maintain a masculine image.
A)True
B)False
117
As explained in "When Sex Hurts," fibroids are non-cancerous masses of tissue that grow:
A)alongside the fallopian tubes.
B)in the bladder.
C)inside the uterus.
D)around the ovaries.
118
Symptoms of interstitial cystitis, as provided in "When Sex Hurts," include all of the following _except:_
A)very frequent urination.
B)joint pain.
C)burning and pressure before urination.
D)chronic lower abdominal pain.
119
Although medical advances have made it easier to diagnose common reasons for sexual pain and discomfort, as noted in "When Sex Hurts," there are few effective treatments.
A)True
B)False
120
According to "Body Dissatisfaction in Adolescent Females and Males," one of the most consistent research findings over time in the study of adolescents is the:
A)prevalence of body-related concerns.
B)rejection of societal body norms.
C)absence of body-related concerns.
D)prevalence of a positive body image.
121
As claimed in "Body Dissatisfaction in Adolescent Females and Males," as an appropriate physique for women, Western culture currently endorses:
A)an hourglass shape.
B)an ultra-thin figure.
C)a muscular physique.
D)slight plumpness and roundness.
122
As noted in "Body Dissatisfaction in Adolescent Females and Males," reducing body dissatisfaction can prevent depression and eating disorders in adolescents.
A)True
B)False
123
As brought out in "Hooking Up and Sexual Risk Taking Among College Students," the researchers' analysis suggested that sexual risk taking among college students was affected by their ability to be mentally capable of making informed decisions or fully cognizant of their choices, a concept known as psychological:
A)filter theory.
B)disinhibition.
C)ambiguity.
D)cognitive dissonance.
124
As detailed in "Hooking Up and Sexual Risk Taking Among College Students," most of the students surveyed dealt with the possibility of STIs in their partners by:
A)taking appropriate barrier precautions.
B)having an honest discussion before sexual activity.
C)assuming their partner did not have an STI because they did not mention having one.
D)using popular but useless herbal remedies for protection.
125
As presented in "Hooking Up and Sexual Risk Taking Among College Students," most of the students surveyed were aware of the risks of STIs during oral sex and understood appropriate preventive measures.
A)True
B)False
126
As put forth in "Rationing Antiretroviral Therapy in Africa," the discussion of care for patients with HIV infection needs to address both whether enough has been done to scale-up treatment to reach enough people and whether the treatment is:
A)being paid for by the appropriate government agencies.
B)good enough.
C)understood by the patients receiving it.
D)not being stolen, adulterated, and resold.
127
As related in "Rationing Antiretroviral Therapy in Africa," one consequence of delaying the start of antiretroviral therapy increases, by an estimated three times as much, the risk of:
A)encephalitis.
B)pneumonia.
C)cancer.
D)tuberculosis.
128
According to "Rationing Antiretroviral Therapy in Africa," the past six years have seen striking advances in access to antiretroviral therapy in Africa.
A)True
B)False
129
According to "HIV PLAN B," PEP used among health care workers after an HIV exposure decreased the risk of becoming infected by HIV by
A)15%
B)22%
C)50%
D)81%.
130
HIV Plan B (or PEP) involves taking antiviral drugs for three months.
A)True
B)False
131
As stated in "HIV Apathy," advances in testing technology in the past several years have effectively eliminated the:
A)number of false positives obtained.
B)waiting time for test results.
C)risk that confidentiality will be compromised.
D)need for multiple test sites in urban areas.
132
As portrayed in "HIV Apathy," the campaign to kick off a new effort to encourage Washington, D.C., residents to take action against HIV featured local officials gathering and:
A)promising to allocate millions of dollars to fight the disease.
B)being publicly tested for HIV.
C)presenting information about the advances in drug therapy for HIV.
D)protesting what they saw as a failure to protect residents' privacy in the new campaign.
133
As explained in "HIV Apathy," recent laws regarding privacy in health issues mean that the privacy requirements surrounding HIV testing are more stringent than ever before.
A)True
B)False
134
In "Flower Grandma's Secret," the author discovers that
A)her grandmother had an illegal abortion.
B)her grandmother killed her best friend.
C)her grandmother was forced to have an abortion.
D)her grandmother disagrees with abortion.
135
In "Flower Grandma's Secret," the author finds herself not wanting to hear about her grandmother's long-held secret.
A)True
B)False
136
In "Flower Grandma's Secret," the grandmother indicates that she is proud of her daughter's work providing safe, legal abortions.
A)True
B)False
137
In the United States generally, as explained in "Pharmacist Refusals: A Threat to Women's Health," pharmacists have the right to refuse to dispense a medication for all of the following reasons EXCEPT that they:
A)are concerned about therapeutic duplications.
B)believe a medication is morally wrong.
C)identify drug-disease contraindications.
D)suspect drug abuse.
138
According to "Pharmacist Refusals: A Threat to Women's Health," all of the following states explicitly grant pharmacists the right to refuse to dispense prescriptions for birth control based on personal belief EXCEPT:
A)Georgia.
B)South Dakota.
C)Alaska.
D)Arkansas.
139
As noted in "Pharmacist Refusals: A Threat to Women's Health," women rely on prescription contraceptives for a range of medical reasons in addition to birth control and may suffer serious health consequences if they are denied their medications by a pharmacist.
A)True
B)False
140
According to "Guess Who's Watching Porn," online pornography
A)is shaping the way young people indulge their sexual curiosity.
B)is more dangerous for girls to view than for boys
C)is illegal in Canada
D)is inherently bad
141
According to "Guess Who's Watching Porn," cybersexual autoertocisim is not in itself problematic.
A)True
B)False
142
According to "Guess Who's Watching Porn," young people have easy access to pornography via the internet.
A)True
B)False
143
According to "Guess Who's Watching Porn," parents do not really have to be concerned about their children being exposed to pornography online.
A)True
B)False
144
As reported in "Porn Panic!", a request to Congress for a $5 billion bail-out to help the porn industry came from:
A)Linda Lovelace.
B)Larry Flynt.
C)Bill Asher.
D)Hugh Hefner.
145
As postulated in "Porn Panic!", one of the unfortunate side effects of the potential failures in the porn industry would be:
A)loss of the tax revenues they provide.
B)movement of jobs in the industry out of the country.
C)loss of the support provided by these firms to LGBT and HIV service organizations.
D)an upswing in the numbers of former porn actors who are now turning to prostitution.
146
Most of the people interviewed by the author of "Porn Panic!" agreed that in several years, the porn DVD will be the leading source of sales.
A)True
B)False
147
As reported in "Breeder Reaction," within the legal framework regarding assisted-reproduction technology in the United States it is illegal to:
A)deny reproductive services on the basis of sexual orientation.
B)use reproductive services to produce multiple births.
C)extract semen from diseased donors.
D)use embryonic stem cells for research in federally funded labs.
148
As discussed in "Breeder Reaction," the majority of fertility clinic directors say that:
A)they do not treat welfare recipients.
B)they would turn away lesbian couples.
C)they would turn away single women.
D)everyone has the right to have a child.
149
According to "Breeder Reaction," the cost of assisted-reproductive technology is very high compared to the cost of multiple births.
A)True
B)False
150
According to "Behind the Cloak of Polygamy," crying is not tolerated among
A)women
B)babies
C)children
D)all of the above
151
According to "Behind the Cloak of Polygamy," in some polygamous communities, children are rotated among the wives of one husband so that mothers and children do not bond.
A)True
B)False
152
According to "Male Rape Myths," the rape and sexual assault of men in the United States is:
A)over-reported when compared to the same crimes against women.
B)a relatively recent phenomenon.
C)under-reported when compared to the same crimes against women.
D)so rare that it does not warrant study or action.
153
As detailed in "Male Rape Myths," both hostile and benevolent sexism stem from a belief in:
A)traditional gender-role stereotypes.
B)equality between the sexes.
C)women as inherently good and men as inherently bad.
D)the right of men to dominate women.
154
As noted in "Male Rape Myths," many men who have been sexually coerced demonstrate a strong tendency to sexually coerce others.
A)True
B)False
155
According to "Effects of Sexual Assaults on Men," the most comprehensive discussion of male sexual assault to date has failed to examine:
A)community response.
B)service provision.
C)sexual orientation.
D)consequences for the victim.
156
As explained in "Effects of Sexual Assaults on Men," male sexual assault may be severely under-reported for all of the following reasons [except]:
A)a denial of victimization.
B)a lack of services available for men.
C)an absence of psychological trauma.
D)an insensitivity among service providers.
157
As claimed in "Effects of Sexual Assaults on Men," adult sexual victimization in men is highly correlated with childhood sexual victimization.
A)True
B)False
158
As claimed in "Fall Girls," Sen. David Vitter, an alleged client of a Washington, D.C., prostitution ring, is known in political circles as a:
A)supporter of same-sex marriage.
B)liberal voter in the Senate.
C)moralistic, family-values politician.
D)single man-about-town.
159
As profiled in "Fall Girls," when Navy Lt. Cmdr. Rebecca Dickenson's past as a prostitute became public, she:
A)committed suicide.
B)lost her military career.
C)received an award for turning her life around.
D)went to prison.
160
According to "Fall Girls," for most men, utilizing a prostitution service is a one-time occurrence.
A)True
B)False





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