CHAPTER 6 WSS FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
In the closet - Answer-Closeted and in the closet are adjectives for lesbian, gay,
bisexual, transgender etc. (LGBTQ+) people who have not disclosed their sexual
orientation or gender identity and aspects thereof, including sexual identity and sexual
behavior.
compulsory - Answer-adjective
required by law or a rule; obligatory.
"compulsory military service"
synonyms: obligatory, mandatory, required, requisite, necessary, essential, statutory,
prescribed; More
involving or exercising compulsion; coercive.
"the abuse of compulsory powers"
Heterosexuality - Answer-the quality or characteristic of being sexually attracted solely
to people of the opposite sex.
Heteronormativity - Answer-adjective
denoting or relating to a world view that promotes heterosexuality as the normal or
preferred sexual orientation.
"the heteronormative codes of twentieth-century mainstream Western cinema"
Heteropatriarchy - Answer-Heteropatriarchy (etymologically from heterosexual and
patriarchy) is a socio-political system where (primarily) cisgender males and
heterosexuals have authority over cisgender females and over other sexual orientations
and gender identities.
Courtship - Answer-noun
-a period during which a couple develop a romantic relationship, especially with a view
to marriage.
synonyms: romance, affair, love affair, going out, going steady, dating, engagement,
keeping company
"he married his wife after a whirlwind courtship"
-behavior designed to persuade someone to marry or develop a romantic relationship
with one.
"he was eventually successful in his patient courtship of Dorothy"
synonyms: wooing, courting, suit, pursuit, attentions, advances, blandishments; archaic
addresses
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
In the closet - Answer-Closeted and in the closet are adjectives for lesbian, gay,
bisexual, transgender etc. (LGBTQ+) people who have not disclosed their sexual
orientation or gender identity and aspects thereof, including sexual identity and sexual
behavior.
compulsory - Answer-adjective
required by law or a rule; obligatory.
"compulsory military service"
synonyms: obligatory, mandatory, required, requisite, necessary, essential, statutory,
prescribed; More
involving or exercising compulsion; coercive.
"the abuse of compulsory powers"
Heterosexuality - Answer-the quality or characteristic of being sexually attracted solely
to people of the opposite sex.
Heteronormativity - Answer-adjective
denoting or relating to a world view that promotes heterosexuality as the normal or
preferred sexual orientation.
"the heteronormative codes of twentieth-century mainstream Western cinema"
Heteropatriarchy - Answer-Heteropatriarchy (etymologically from heterosexual and
patriarchy) is a socio-political system where (primarily) cisgender males and
heterosexuals have authority over cisgender females and over other sexual orientations
and gender identities.
Courtship - Answer-noun
-a period during which a couple develop a romantic relationship, especially with a view
to marriage.
synonyms: romance, affair, love affair, going out, going steady, dating, engagement,
keeping company
"he married his wife after a whirlwind courtship"
-behavior designed to persuade someone to marry or develop a romantic relationship
with one.
"he was eventually successful in his patient courtship of Dorothy"
synonyms: wooing, courting, suit, pursuit, attentions, advances, blandishments; archaic
addresses
