Deviance and Sexuality Part A

Question 1

during what period was homosexuality considered deviant behavior

Answer 1

1900s

Question 2

when was the fruit machine around

Answer 2

cold war period

Question 3

why was it called the fruit machine

Answer 3

fruit is a deragatory term to indicate someone is gay -> measures your pupil dilation, heart rate and blood pressure when shown erotic pictures of same sex people

Question 4

what was the goal of the Fruit Machine

Answer 4

purging the military

Question 5

what are some things people wore or did that made them look “gay” or “lesbian”

Answer 5

pinky ring, type of car you drove, where you sit when you order a beer, how sporty you are and how you hold a cigarette

Question 6

true or false - people believed homosexuality was contagious

Answer 6

true

Question 7

describe group think

Answer 7

when you are invited into a high status group and people are suggesting that gays and lesbians are wrong and bad people -> even if you disagree with them, you agree and keep quiet

Question 8

what was an example of groupthink in the fruit machine video

Answer 8

the guy who became homeless because he came out as gay -> had to end up marrying the girl to gain back some decency

Question 9

what group of men were the most likely to test positive for HIV

Answer 9

gay men

Question 10

when were abortion and birth control legally available

Answer 10

1969

Question 11

why were gay men most likely to test positive for HIV

Answer 11

higher levels of casual sex and lower level condom usage -> lots of anal sex so there is more exposure to tears in the skin and infection

Question 12

give the name of the time period of when the police raided the gay sex clubs and arrested them for indecency

Answer 12

operation soap - 1981

Question 13

true or false - in 1950s, the universities began to develop gay and lesbian studies

Answer 13

false - it was in 1980s

Question 14

which universities developed gay and lesbian studies

Answer 14

canadian

Question 15

briefly explain the little sisters bookstore scandal

Answer 15

a bunch of erotica was ordered from USA and the customs officials did not allow it to pass the border -> too obscene -> but the bookstore went to court against it and won

Question 16

when was the legalization of same sex marriage

Answer 16

2005

Question 17

what were the first three countries that legalized marriage

Answer 17

netherlands, belgium and spain

Question 18

in 2008, the age of consent raised from ___ to ___

Answer 18

14 to 16

Question 19

which government changed the age of consent

Answer 19

steven harper

Question 20

what did Talcott Parsons say or do

Answer 20

he brought up the idea of structural functionalism -> family provides a number of functions for society

Question 21

what is the nuclear model and what does this include

Answer 21

a man married to a woman with 2.5 average children -> dad goes and earns the money to provide food and clothing, while the mother provides a safe and comfortable home

Question 22

in 2012, what was the type of household that was the majority

Answer 22

single parent households

Question 23

explain the subjectivist orientation of sexuality (hint: what are the 3 processes)

Answer 23

history: who was determined to be sexually deviant
culture: formal and informal social control across cultures
sex: impact of cultural changes -> we did not think sex was just for procreation

Question 24

describe the social gospel movement

Answer 24

need to cleanse the community -> largely a protestant, white, middle class movement -> eradicate all social evil so when GOD comes to visit, it is a beautiful place

Question 25

in 1982, what was an important change to criminal code

Answer 25

you can now get charged for offences against morality -> infanticide, sodomy, incest, abortion, sex trade work

Question 26

what was the primary goal during the gold rush

Answer 26

move toward tolerating the sex trade work

Question 27

where is the gold rush

Answer 27

yukon

Question 28

in 1898, there was a city public health law that was enforced, what is this law

Answer 28

sex trade workers had to have STI testing every month

Question 29

what is one critique involved in the city public health law

Answer 29

they have a harm reduction approach -> not attacking the primary deviance which is sex trade but working on the secondary deviance (STI)

Question 30

out of all the STIs, which is was the worst

Answer 30

syphillis

Question 31

in 1918, 3 provinces decided to introduce major education resources about STIs -> which were the 3

Answer 31

alberta, saskatchewan and ontario

Question 32

explain the problems in advertising before the 1920s

Answer 32

companies ran false ads and sold things claiming it does something but it does not actually do so

Question 33

what was the example in class of a product that was advertised to cure many different illnesses

Answer 33

iodine water

Question 34

what was an old treatment for syphillis

Answer 34

mercury

Question 35

briefly explain the quote “guys if you are not ready, do not stand in line”

Answer 35

women do so much work and there is so much demand for sex trade workers

Question 36

what were the findings of the social science research investigating the sex trade

Answer 36

most sex trade workers come from bad backgrounds due to emotional and physical abuse -> linked to human trafficking

Question 37

what was the average age of women entering the sex trade

Answer 37

13-15

Question 38

what was the question Alexa Albert was researching

Answer 38

there was a legalization of prostitution, does this make it safer for women

Question 39

where were brothels legalized

Answer 39

nevada

Question 40

what were Alexa Albert’s findings

Answer 40

50/50
yes it was safer -> there are alarm bells and multiple people around all the time
no it is not safer -> they are exploited and have a partner at home that would take their earnings

Question 41

what were the 3 laws that the sex workers went to court for in 2014

Answer 41

1. keeping a common bawdy house -> argued that sex trade work is dangerous/very vulnerable because it is on the street
2. living off the avails of prostitution -> any money that was made would go to their pimp or partner
3. soliciting on the streets -> negotiating on the streets/ in a random car

Question 42

did the sex trade 3 law case win or lose

Answer 42

won on the charter right 12

Question 43

define Bill C-36 (name)

Answer 43

The Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act

Question 44

what did Bill C-36 involve

Answer 44

-> protect those selling their sexual services
-> protect children and community from harms of sex trade work
-> reduce demand for sex trade work

Question 45

what does C.O.Y.O.T.E stand for

Answer 45

call of your old tired ethics

Question 46

what were the 3 conditions of the C.O.Y.O.T.E advocacy

Answer 46

1. repeal all existing prostitution laws
2. reconstitution of prostitution as a credible occupation -> women should have the right to sell their sexual services just as much as selling their bran services
3. protection of prostitute’s rights as legit workers