sexuality

Question 1

sexuality is part of the expression of what?

Answer 1

free choice

Question 2

what arena does the new openness about sexuality play out in?

Answer 2

family arena

Question 3

sexual orientation

Answer 3

the pattern of romantic or sexual attraction to others in relation to one’s own gender identity

Question 4

sexual orientation and the pattern of attraction exists on a …

Answer 4

continuum

Question 5

how many men and women have ever had a same sex partner?

Answer 5

18.8% of women
7.3% of men

Question 6

how many men and women identify as bisexual or homosexual?

Answer 6

8.4% of women
4.8% of men

Question 7

how many men and women have had a same-sex partner in the last 12 months?

Answer 7

6.2% of women
3.7% of men

Question 8

how many men and women are attracted to mostly or only the same-sex?

Answer 8

2.8% of women
3.0% of men

Question 9

stigma

Answer 9

a quality that is perceived as undesirable and that sets a person apart from others in their social category

Question 10

homophobia

Answer 10

fear of or antipathy toward homosexuality in general and gays and lesbians in particular

Question 11

scientific attitudes toward homosexuality

Answer 11

once considered a mental disorder or disease (removed in 1973)

Question 12

what is now considered a mental health problem?

Answer 12

failure to come to terms with one’s sexual orientation

Question 13

changes in sexual behavior over time

Answer 13

modern birth control, greater acceptance of sex outside of marriage, growing independence of young adults, sex at older ages has become more commonplace

Question 14

research has established what common patterns of nonmarital sex

Answer 14

sex comes before marriage
men have more partners than women
having many partners frequently is relatively uncommon
sex without consent is relatively common

Question 15

adolescence

Answer 15

the period of development between childhood and adulthood

Question 16

teen sex usually means…

Answer 16

unmarried people ages 13 to 18

Question 17

trends in teen sex

Answer 17

• more oriented toward male than female desires
• more common among groups that are socially disadvantaged

Question 18

the majority of both boys and girls before age ____ have/have not had sexual intercourse

Answer 18

16, have not

Question 19

sex among teenagers is a problem when:

Answer 19

it’s nonconsensual
it leads to an STD or unplanned pregnancy
it has serious emotional consequences

Question 20

the sexual double standard

Answer 20

the practice of applying stricter moral or legal controls to women’s sexual behavior than to men’s