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In Liahna Gordon and Sharon Abbott's "The Social Constructionist's 'Essential' Guide to Sex" (2), categorizing people based on what they themselves consider their orientation to be is known as: |
| | A) | sexual identity |
| | B) | self-orientation |
| | C) | sexual realization |
| | D) | self-identity |
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According to Gordon and Abbott (2 "The Social Constructionist's 'Essential' Guide to Sex"), essentialism usually has to do with categorizing. |
| | A) | true |
| | B) | false |
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As presented in Gordon and Abbott's "The Social Constructionist's 'Essential' Guide to Sex" (2), which of the following is NOT one of the myths or mistaken assertions made about social constructionism and essentialism? |
| | A) | Since everything is socially constructed, everyone should just believe what they want, because it does not matter anyway. |
| | B) | Essentialists use taken-for-granted categories, while social constructionists work to deconstruct those categories. |
| | C) | Essentialists believe in fixed categories and, therefore, think sexuality never changes. |
| | D) | Social constructionists are conservative, and essentialists are liberal. |
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In "The Invention of Sexuality" (3), Jeffrey Weeks asserts that sexuality is shaped by: |
| | A) | individual attitudes |
| | B) | biological determinants |
| | C) | religion |
| | D) | social forces |
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According to Jeffrey Weeks (3 "The Invention of Sexuality"), female sexuality has been limited by economic and social dependence as well as by the power of men to define sexuality. |
| | A) | true |
| | B) | false |
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According to Ira Reiss and Harriet Reiss (4 "The Role of Religion in Our Sexual Lives"), in the 4th century __________________ formulated the view that the "original sin" of Adam and Eve was a sexual sin demonstrating the human inability to control one's own sexual nature. |
| | A) | Pope John Paul II |
| | B) | Bishop Julian |
| | C) | St. Thomas Aquinas |
| | D) | St. Augustine |
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According to Reiss and Reiss in "The Role of Religion in our Sexual Lives" (4), which religious figure in the 13th century emphasized a "natural" view of sexuality in which sex is to be engaged in only for purposes of procreation? |
| | A) | Pope John Paul II |
| | B) | Bishop Julian |
| | C) | St. Thomas Aquinas |
| | D) | St. Augustine |
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Reiss and Reiss (4 "The Role of Religion in our Sexual Lives") advocate religious pluralism as the way to remedy our sexual crisis. |
| | A) | true |
| | B) | false |
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As reported by Reiss and Reiss (4 "The Role of Religion in our Sexual Lives"), Catholics in the United States practice abortion and birth control in about the same proportion as Protestants do. |
| | A) | true |
| | B) | false |
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According to Oliva Espin in "Cultural and Historical Influences on Sexuality in Hispanic/Latin Women" (5), the cultural norms regarding sexuality for Hispanic women have been shaped by historical circumstances such as immigration and a religious emphasis on the importance of virginity. |
| | A) | true |
| | B) | false |
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According to Oliva Espin (5 "Cultural and Historical Influences on Sexuality in Hispanic/Latin Women"), open acknowledgment of women being lesbians is more common among Hispanics than it is in mainstream American culture. |
| | A) | true |
| | B) | false |
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According to Diane di Mauro (6 "Sexual Research in the United States"), early sex research was oriented toward controlling sexuality, particularly masturbation and venereal disease. |
| | A) | true |
| | B) | false |
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According to Diane di Mauro (6 "Sexual Research in the United States"), only a small percentage of the information learned about sexuality in the 1980s came from HIV/AIDS research. |
| | A) | true |
| | B) | false |
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2003 McGraw-Hill Higher Education