Human Sexuality: A Contemporary Introduction by Caroline F. Pukall – PDF Textbook & Instructor Resources

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MultiplegChoicegQuestions

1. Thoughg sexualityg ing generalgmayg beg difficultgforg someg peopleg tog tal
kgabout,gwhygisgitgalmostgimpossiblegtogignore?
a) Becausegtheginternetgisgfullgofgporn.
b) Becausegitgisgfargtoogcommonlygfoundgingthegpublic-schoolgcurricula.
c) Becausegpeopleg aregalwaysgtryingg togforcegyougtogtalkgaboutgsex.
d) Becausegtheregaregmanygsocialgandgculturalgmessagesgoutgtheregabo
utgsexuality,gincludinggverygsubtlegones.


2. Mariagbelievesgthatgpeoplegshouldgonlyghavegsexginsidegcommittedgrelatio
nships,gandgthatganyonegwhoghasgsexgoutsidegofgthesegrelationshipsgisg ag
slutg org ag whore.g Maria’sg beliefsg aboutg whatg isg goodg andg badg areg a
.
a) socialg construction,g likelyg formedg byg media
b) socialgrefusing,glikelyginformedgbygpeerggroups
c) socialg exclusion,g likelyg informedg byg religiousg beliefs
d) socialg confusion,g likelyg informedg byg uneducatedg caregivers


3. Whatgrolegdogmediagplaygingshapinggourgbeliefsgaboutgsexuality?
a) Itg dictatesg societalg norms,g includingg normsg aboutg sexuality.
b) It conveys the importance of openness and honesty in non-
g monogamousgrelationships.
c) Itgprovidesgagbalancedgandgobjectivegperspectivegongsexualgnorms.
d) Itg illustratesg theg wideg diversityg ofg sexualg scriptsg availableg forg peopl
egtoday.


4. DuringgthegVictoriangera,gmediagoftengconveyedgmessagesgaboutgsexualit
ygingsubtle,ghiddengways,gsuchgasgadvertisinggvibratorsgforgmedicalgreaso
ns.gThisgwasgprimarilygdrivengby .
a) poorg advertisingg strategies
b) highg consumerg compliance
c) religiousg censorship



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d) lackgofginterestgingsex


5. LadygMarygwentgtogseegagphysiciangingtheg1890sgbecausegshegwasgdistress
ed.gThegphysiciangtreatedghergwithgagvibrator.gWhatgwasgtheglikelygdiagno
sis?


a) Depression
b) Maritalg infidelity
c) ADHD
d) Hysteria


6. Whyg didgscholarg Thomasg Malthusg argueg thatg sexuallyg explicitg materia
lgshouldgbegsuppressed?
a) Children’sgschoolworkgcouldgbegnegativelyg affectedg ifgtheygwereg
thinkinggaboutgsex.
b) Originalg sing byg Adamg andg Eveg hadg horribleg consequences.
c) Sexuallygexplicitgmaterialgwouldgleadgtogangincreasegingthegpopulatio
ngthatgwouldgovertaxgdiminishinggnaturalgresources.
d) Theg onlyg sexualg thoughtsg ag persong shouldg haveg shouldg beg toward
sgtheirgpartnergingagChristiangmarriage.


7. Ingwhichg decadeg didgadvertisersg firstgbeging togincreasegtheg useg ofg sexg i
ngtheirgcampaigns?
a) 1950s
b) 1930s
c) 1940s
d) 1920s


8. Whygdogadvertisersgusegscantilygcladgwomengingadvertising?
a) Togexploitgwomen’sginsecuritiesgaboutgtheirgappearances,gleadinggthem
togbuygproductsgsogtheygcangappeargmoreglikegtheg“sexualgideal”
b) Togcreategassociationsgbetweengthegproductgandgagpleasurablegactivity

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(sex),gmakinggthemgmoreglikelygtogbuygthegproduct)
c) Togarousegwomengsexually,gwhichghasgbeenglinkedgtogincrease
dgwillingnessgtogspendgmoney
d) Togmakegwomengfeelgbeautifulgsogtheyg willg“treatgthemselves”gtogne
wgproducts


9. Theg1950sgbroughtgaboutggreatergopennessgingadvertisingg relatedg togsexu
algcontent.gThisgincludedgatgleastgthreegmajorg1950sgadgcampaigns:gMaid
enform’sg“Igdream,”gRevlon’sg“firegandgice,”gandgClairol’sg“Doesgsheg orgd
oesn’tgshe?g(colourgherghair,g thatgis!)”.gThisgshiftgisglargelygattributedgto
.g )
a) thegKinseygReports
b) Hughg Hefner
c) thegShereg HitegReport

d) thegSpeculumgDoctrinale


10. TelevisiongingNorthgAmericaghasgthegpotentialgtograisegconcernsgoverg
whatgshouldgandgshouldn’tgbegpermittedgingtermsgofgsexualgcontent.gWha
tgquestiongdoesgthisgraise?
a) Shouldgsexualgviolencegbegshown?
b) Whogisgallowedgtoghavegsexgongtelevision?
c) Howgexplicitgcangsexualgcontentgbe?
d) Allgofgthegabove


11. WhatgtypegofgscenegresultedgingangAmericangtelevisiongcompanygbein
ggfinedg$3.6gmillion?
a) Aglesbiangcouplegraisingg agchild
b) Agteenageg orgy
c) Twog meng kissing
d) Toplessg adultg women


12. Samg andg Donaldg areg ing ag same-sexg relationship.g Theyg metg ag fewg years

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