FAD4451 Chapter 9 Test Questions
with Answers
What are ways to counteract sexualization within schools? - Answer-- Provide media
literacy training programs.
- Provide a broader range of athletic opportunities.
- Provide comprehensive sexuality education.
What are ways to counteract sexualization within families? - Answer-- Parents can
watch TV and movies and navigate the Internet with children, sharing their values about
the content.
- Youth can create alternative media.
- Parents, educators, and boys and girls can campaign against companies that use
sexualized images.
Sexual interest surges around _________ and continues through ____________. -
Answer-Sexual interest surges around puberty and continues through adolescence.
Udry (1988) proposed that - Answer-both social factors and biological factors are potent
in adolescent sexuality.
T/F: Testosterone level has an impact for both boys and girls - Answer-TRUE
Social psychological variables interact with __________ effects - Answer-biological
In some cases magnify them, such as with permissive attitudes and, for girls, absence
of a father.
In some cases suppress them—for example, church attendance.
For boys between ages 13 and 15 there is a sharp increase in the incidence of -
Answer-masturbation
- Increase for girls is much more gradual and continues past adolescence.
Adolescents' behavior and feelings are likely affected by - Answer-today's more positive
attitudes about masturbation.
- Masturbation is now recommended in sex therapy.
Self-identification as a sexual minority person typically occurs between - Answer-14 and
21
- At somewhat younger ages for boys.
- Between the ages of 15 and 19, 7% of girls and 2% of boys engaged in oral sex with a
same-gender partner (2011).
- Concerns about one's gender may intensify.
, - Some explore the possibility that they are trans or nonbinary.
Between the ages of 15 and 19, ___% of girls and ____% of boys engaged in oral sex
with a same-gender partner - Answer-7% of girls and 2% of boys
Many sexual minority adolescents experience - Answer-prejudice and rejection within
the family AND schools.
In middle and late adolescence, more and more young people engage in - Answer-
heterosexual sex, with more and more frequency
- Heterosexual behavior gains prominence and becomes the major sexual outlet
What are the top reasons for not engaging in intercourse during adolescence? -
Answer-- against my religion or morals
- don't want to get pregnant
- haven't found the right person.
What are the top reasons for engaging in intercourse during adolescence? - Answer--
relationship goals
- sexual pleasure
- increased social status
The percentage of High School Students Who Have Engaged in Intercourse has -
Answer-decreased
girls: 49% to 42%
boys: 55% to 44%
Experts agree that sex at age _____ or earlier is "early" sex and carries a number of
risks. - Answer-15
In the United States, ____% adolescents have sex before age 13. - Answer-6
risk of early sex - Answer-- More likely to not use a condom.
- More likely to have sex with more than one partner.
- Increased risk for teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections.
Date Sources - Answer-Kinsey report and more recent studies (NHSLS & NSSHB):
Adults are questioned about their childhood sexual behavior
- Alternative—to interview children—would arouse opposition and raise ethical issues
Many studies of adolescent behavior have been done
Asked about multiple aspects of adolescents' lives, with a subset of questions about
sexuality
with Answers
What are ways to counteract sexualization within schools? - Answer-- Provide media
literacy training programs.
- Provide a broader range of athletic opportunities.
- Provide comprehensive sexuality education.
What are ways to counteract sexualization within families? - Answer-- Parents can
watch TV and movies and navigate the Internet with children, sharing their values about
the content.
- Youth can create alternative media.
- Parents, educators, and boys and girls can campaign against companies that use
sexualized images.
Sexual interest surges around _________ and continues through ____________. -
Answer-Sexual interest surges around puberty and continues through adolescence.
Udry (1988) proposed that - Answer-both social factors and biological factors are potent
in adolescent sexuality.
T/F: Testosterone level has an impact for both boys and girls - Answer-TRUE
Social psychological variables interact with __________ effects - Answer-biological
In some cases magnify them, such as with permissive attitudes and, for girls, absence
of a father.
In some cases suppress them—for example, church attendance.
For boys between ages 13 and 15 there is a sharp increase in the incidence of -
Answer-masturbation
- Increase for girls is much more gradual and continues past adolescence.
Adolescents' behavior and feelings are likely affected by - Answer-today's more positive
attitudes about masturbation.
- Masturbation is now recommended in sex therapy.
Self-identification as a sexual minority person typically occurs between - Answer-14 and
21
- At somewhat younger ages for boys.
- Between the ages of 15 and 19, 7% of girls and 2% of boys engaged in oral sex with a
same-gender partner (2011).
- Concerns about one's gender may intensify.
, - Some explore the possibility that they are trans or nonbinary.
Between the ages of 15 and 19, ___% of girls and ____% of boys engaged in oral sex
with a same-gender partner - Answer-7% of girls and 2% of boys
Many sexual minority adolescents experience - Answer-prejudice and rejection within
the family AND schools.
In middle and late adolescence, more and more young people engage in - Answer-
heterosexual sex, with more and more frequency
- Heterosexual behavior gains prominence and becomes the major sexual outlet
What are the top reasons for not engaging in intercourse during adolescence? -
Answer-- against my religion or morals
- don't want to get pregnant
- haven't found the right person.
What are the top reasons for engaging in intercourse during adolescence? - Answer--
relationship goals
- sexual pleasure
- increased social status
The percentage of High School Students Who Have Engaged in Intercourse has -
Answer-decreased
girls: 49% to 42%
boys: 55% to 44%
Experts agree that sex at age _____ or earlier is "early" sex and carries a number of
risks. - Answer-15
In the United States, ____% adolescents have sex before age 13. - Answer-6
risk of early sex - Answer-- More likely to not use a condom.
- More likely to have sex with more than one partner.
- Increased risk for teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections.
Date Sources - Answer-Kinsey report and more recent studies (NHSLS & NSSHB):
Adults are questioned about their childhood sexual behavior
- Alternative—to interview children—would arouse opposition and raise ethical issues
Many studies of adolescent behavior have been done
Asked about multiple aspects of adolescents' lives, with a subset of questions about
sexuality
