SOCIOLOGY CHAPTER 6 STUDY EXAM QUESTIONS CORRECTLY ANSWERED.
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SOCIOLOGY CHAPTER 6 STUDY EXAM QUESTIONS CORRECTLY ANSWERED.
A reason to study sexuality using the sociological perspective is
a. sexuality is both important and controversial.
b. most people understand sexuality very well.
c. sexuality plays a minor part in many areas of social life.
d. sex...
SOCIOLOGY CHAPTER 6 STUDY EXAM
QUESTIONS CORRECTLY ANSWERED.
A reason to study sexuality using the sociological perspective is
a. sexuality is both important and controversial.
b. most people understand sexuality very well.
c. sexuality plays a minor part in many areas of social life.
d. sexuality has already been thoroughly studied. - CORRECT ANSWER sexuality is both important and
controversial
Which concept refers to the biological distinction between males and females?
a. sex
b. primary sex characteristics
c. gender
d. gender roles - CORRECT ANSWER a. sex
The development of breasts in females and deeper voices in males are examples of
a. gender norms.
b. primary sex characteristics.
c. secondary sex characteristics.
d. cultural variation. - CORRECT ANSWER c secondary sex characteristics
Which concept refers to humans who have some combination of female and male sexual
characteristics?
a. multi-sexed
b. bisexual
c. transsexual
d. intersexual - CORRECT ANSWER d intersexual
, If you often have the feeling of being "trapped in the wrong body," you might be
a. a hermaphrodite.
b. a homosexual.
c. a transsexual.
d. a bisexual. - CORRECT ANSWER c a transexual
Comparative research indicates that
a. although sex has a biological foundation, sexual practices vary from place to place as an element of
the culture.
b. people throughout the world engage in the same sexual practices.
c. sex is not permitted in some societies, but it is encouraged in others.
d. sexuality is defined entirely by a biological "sex drive." - CORRECT ANSWER a. although sex has
biological foundation, sexual practices vary from place to place as an elements of the culture.
One norm found everywhere is the incest taboo, which refers to norms forbidding
a. young children from engaging in sex.
b. sexual relations or marriage between certain relatives.
c. women from becoming sexually active before marriage.
d. sex except for the purpose of having children. - CORRECT ANSWER b sexual relations or marriage
between relatives
The incest taboo
a. limits sexual competition within families.
b. confuses people's rights and obligations towards each other.
c. breaks down the kinship system.
d. discourages contact of family members with - CORRECT ANSWER limits sexual competition with
families
About what share of the states in this country have laws that permit marriage between first cousins?
a. none of the states
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