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Societies that forbid sexual activity among the young until a rite of passage has been achieved are called |
| | A) | permissive societies |
| | B) | repressed societies |
| | C) | restrictive societies |
| | D) | semirestrictive societies |
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The way that sexual socialization is carried out in contemporary American culture is best categorized as |
| | A) | restrictive |
| | B) | repressed |
| | C) | semi-restrictive |
| | D) | permissive |
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The process by which adolescents and children are exposed to and educated about sexuality is known as |
| | A) | sexual promiscuity |
| | B) | sexual socialization |
| | C) | autoerotic sexuality |
| | D) | sexual exploitation |
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Who argued that the sexual socialization of youngsters in many traditional societies was a calm and non-stressful process in societies where sexual experimentation was treated openly? |
| | A) | Ruth Benedict |
| | B) | Anna Freud |
| | C) | Erik Erikson |
| | D) | John Ford |
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An example of a permissive society in regard to sexuality is |
| | A) | United States |
| | B) | England |
| | C) | Trobriand Islands |
| | D) | Japan |
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The sexual attitudes and behavior of American adolescents, who generally do not favor sexual promiscuity or sexual exploitation, are best described as |
| | A) | sexual promiscuity |
| | B) | serial monogamy |
| | C) | autoerotic sexuality |
| | D) | sexual exploitation |
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Most adolescents' first experience with sex falls into the category of |
| | A) | sexual promiscuity |
| | B) | serial monogamy |
| | C) | autoerotic sexuality |
| | D) | sexual exploitation |
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Autoerotic behavior refers to sexual activity that |
| | A) | takes place in an automobile. |
| | B) | involves oral stimulation. |
| | C) | is repeated more than once |
| | D) | is experienced alone |
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The developmental progression of sexual behaviors, from less intimate to more intimate |
| | A) | has not changed much over the past half-century |
| | B) | has changed dramatically over the past half-century |
| | C) | is substantially different for male and female adolescents |
| | D) | is very similar for African and white American adolescents |
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By age 15, about___ percent of American adolescents have had heterosexual vaginal intercourse. |
| | A) | 1 |
| | B) | 5 |
| | C) | 15 |
| | D) | 30 |
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Which adolescent is most likely to engage in early sexual activity? |
| | A) | African American |
| | B) | White American |
| | C) | Hispanic American |
| | D) | Asian American |
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Which age group of females is most likely to report that their first intercourse was against their will? |
| | A) | 13 and younger |
| | B) | 14-16 |
| | C) | 17-19 |
| | D) | 20-22 |
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The median age at first intercourse has _____ over the last 30 years. |
| | A) | remained the same |
| | B) | increased |
| | C) | decreased |
| | D) | been difficult to measure |
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For most American adolescents, sexual involvement does not involve |
| | A) | promiscuity |
| | B) | affection |
| | C) | emotional involvement |
| | D) | commitment |
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What is the association between sexual activity in adolescence that occurs at the normative age, and the onset of psychological disturbance? With sexual activity, the risk of mental issues |
| | A) | tends to increase slightly |
| | B) | tends to increase substantially |
| | C) | tends to decrease slightly |
| | D) | is neither found to increase, nor decrease |
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Sexual activity in adolescence that occurs before age 16 has been found to be associated with adolescents who have a |
| | A) | lower orientation toward independence |
| | B) | higher interest in academic achievement |
| | C) | higher risk of experimentation with drugs and alcohol |
| | D) | higher level of religious involvement |
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An adolescent who is at greatest risk for sexual activity with multiple sexual partners and sexually-transmitted disease is one who has |
| | A) | greater involvement in extracurricular activities after school |
| | B) | parental monitoring after school |
| | C) | both involvement in extracurricular activities and parental monitoring after school |
| | D) | neither extracurricular involvement nor parental monitoring after school |
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Numerous studies show that are the primary influence on adolescent girls' involvement in sexual intercourse. |
| | A) | biological factors |
| | B) | age factors |
| | C) | social factors |
| | D) | academic factors |
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The parenting style that is least likely to result in an adolescents' involvement in high risk sexual activity is the |
| | A) | authoritative style |
| | B) | authoritarian style |
| | C) | indulgent style |
| | D) | indifferent style |
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With which family member(s) are teenagers most likely to talk about sex? |
| | A) | grandparent |
| | B) | uncle or aunt |
| | C) | mother |
| | D) | father |
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The weakest predictor of adolescent sexual involvement is whether or not the adolescent |
| | A) | is involved in a steady relationship |
| | B) | uses alcohol or drugs |
| | C) | has sexually active friends |
| | D) | has had communications about sex with his or her parents |
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Which one of the following is representative of the early sexual experiences of adolescent males? |
| | A) | boys are more likely to describe them in terms of intimacy and emotional involvement |
| | B) | boys are more likely than girls to mention sexual arousal as a reason for having sex |
| | C) | boys are more likely to have their first experience in a steady relationship |
| | D) | boys are more likely than girls to be the one to initiate the sexual activity |
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The early sexual experiences of males are often interpreted in terms of |
| | A) | intimacy |
| | B) | recreation |
| | C) | commitment |
| | D) | romance |
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What was the result of the study in which 15,000 adolescents were studied to determine whether or not the same risk factors for sexual activity for white adolescents also hold for African American and Hispanic American youth? |
| | A) | risk factors for whites are different from African Americans but not Hispanics |
| | B) | risk factors for whites are different from Hispanics but not African Americans |
| | C) | risk factors for whites are different from both Hispanics and African Americans |
| | D) | risk factors for whites are the same as those for Hispanics and African Americans |
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The extent to which someone is oriented toward heterosexual activity, homosexual activity, or both is known as their |
| | A) | sexual orientation |
| | B) | sexual socialization |
| | C) | sex-role behavior |
| | D) | gender identity |
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Which of the following best illustrates the relationship between sexual orientation and sex-role behavior? |
| | A) | heterosexual men behave in masculine ways whereas gay men typically behave in feminine ways |
| | B) | heterosexual men behave in masculine ways while gay men behave in either masculine or feminine ways |
| | C) | heterosexual men behave in feminine or masculine ways while gay men behave exclusively in feminine ways |
| | D) | both heterosexual and gay men may behave in masculine, feminine or both masculine and feminine ways because sexual orientation is unrelated to sex-role behavior |
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In what manner is homosexuality regarded by mental health experts? |
| | A) | as a form of psychopathology |
| | B) | as an indicator of an underlying psychological disturbance |
| | C) | as a condition warranting psychological treatment |
| | D) | as one of several types of sexual orientation, such as heterosexual or bisexual |
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A nationally representative sample of middle and high school youngsters found that over ____ percent of the female students had received unwanted sexual attention while in school. |
| | A) | 20 |
| | B) | 40 |
| | C) | 60 |
| | D) | 80 |
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Sexual victimization is most likely to involve which adolescent? |
| | A) | lower-class female adolescent |
| | B) | middle-class female adolescent |
| | C) | lower-class male adolescent |
| | D) | middle-class male adolescent |
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Which one of the following is clearly the least effective method of contraception used by American adolescents? |
| | A) | condoms |
| | B) | birth control pill |
| | C) | withdrawal method |
| | D) | rhythm method |
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The most popular form of contraceptive used by close to 60 percent of sexually active teenage couples is |
| | A) | the condom |
| | B) | the birth control pill |
| | C) | the IUD |
| | D) | the diaphragm |
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32 | |
Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are not caused by |
| | A) | viruses |
| | B) | condoms |
| | C) | bacteria |
| | D) | parasites |
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The risk factor for contracting HIV among adolescents is whether or not they |
| | A) | use drugs |
| | B) | have multiple sexual partners |
| | C) | have been sexually abused |
| | D) | have used drugs, or have had multiple sex partners, or have been sexually abused |
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Which one of the following has the highest teen pregnancy rate in the industrialized world? |
| | A) | United States |
| | B) | Germany |
| | C) | England |
| | D) | Japan |
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What percentage of American female adolescents experience pregnancy by the age of 18? |
| | A) | one percent |
| | B) | five percent |
| | C) | ten percent |
| | D) | twenty-five percent |
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