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Human Sexuality: Diversity in Contemporary America, 4/e

Brian Strong, University of California, Santa Cruz
Barbara Werner Sayad, California State University, Monterey Bay
Christine DeVault, Cabrillo College
William Yarber, Indiana University

Communicating about Sex

True False Quiz


1	Couples who are satisfied with their sexual communication are generally more satisfied with their overall relationship.
		A)	True
		B)	False


2	Despite stereotypes of women touching and men avoiding touch, studies suggest that there are no consistent differences between the sexes in the amount of overall touching.
		A)	True
		B)	False


3	Women more than men tend to use qualifiers in their style of speaking.
		A)	True
		B)	False


4	The majority of people begin their sexual involvement in the context of an ongoing relationship.
		A)	True
		B)	False


5	Because so much of our sexual communication is direct, unambiguous, and verbal, there is little risk of misinterpretation between men and women.
		A)	True
		B)	False


6	Within established relationships, men continue to overtly initiate sexual encounters more frequently than women.
		A)	True
		B)	False


7	Researches have found that men and women in satisfied relationships are willing to engage in conflict in nondestructive ways.
		A)	True
		B)	False


8	The process of articulating our feelings about sex is usually quite easy because of the positive models that most children have grown up with.
		A)	True
		B)	False


9	One of the keys to good communication is to avoid self-disclosure because it creates an environment of misunderstanding.
		A)	True
		B)	False


10	The most crucial variable in explaining the power structure of a relationship is the degree to which one spouse loves and needs the other.
		A)	True
		B)	False

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