WST 371 QUIZ WITH FREQUENTLY ASKED
PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH LATEST
SOLUTIONS ALREADY GRADED A
Which of the following is NOT one of the ways that the clitoris has been
conceptualized historically in Europe and the U.S.? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>Symbolicmanifestation of men's uncontrollable sexual desires
What is Virginia Braun's (2005) argument for how FGCS can also reinforce a
traditional model of male sexuality? - CORRECT ANSWER>>Because FGCS has
become a practice of changing women's diverse bodies to fit a certain aesthetic
of what women's genitals should look like, and that aesthetic is male-oriented
"It's easier in a repressed culture to have a disorder than go to a sex store and
get a vibrator," Liz Canner, the director of "Orgasm, Inc.," said in Howard's 2011
New York Times article. This quote demonstrates: - CORRECT
ANSWER>>WRONG ANSWER:
-The porno-ization of culture
The documentary "Orgasm, Inc." investigates Female Sexual Dysfunction from
the perspective that it is: - CORRECT ANSWER>>A commercial invention that
exploits and reinforces the idea that women's sexual dissatisfaction stems from
medical or biological issues rather than social or cultural ones
Sex positive feminism is the form of feminism that uncritically accepts prevalent
discourses on female sexuality. - CORRECT ANSWER>>False
Drive-reduction theories of sexuality and the belief that adolescents are generally
deficient in self-control and responsibility influence perspectives on adolescent
,sexuality that are narrowly focused on its risks and problems. - CORRECT
ANSWER>>True
_________________ is a perspective that focuses on the various scripts / messages
we receive that provide positive reinforcements for accommodation / compliance
and negative consequences for transgression. This perspective also holds that
personal identities, self-esteem, and social status depend upon meeting the
expectations of others. - CORRECT ANSWER>>Gender socialization
In the social sciences, scholars tend to acknowledge that while gender-based
differences do exist, those differences are socially prescribed and that these
differences become ______________, or inscribed upon the body, changing the
ways that one's own body, and all other bodies, are experienced and thought of
in everyday life. - CORRECT ANSWER>>Embodied
All of the following are examples of potential socializing agents, EXCEPT: -
CORRECT ANSWER>>Genes
At some point, many children begin to internalize gender policing, becoming
involved in __________________ as a way to avoid being ostracized, targeted, or
simply found "wanting." - CORRECT ANSWER>>Self-policing
The mothers sampled in the survey in "Normalizing Heterosexuality" are found to
say little to their children about sexuality, but often discuss romantic love,
monogamy, and marriage. - CORRECT ANSWER>>True
When they speak of "queering" sexuality, queer theorists are talking about
everyone recognizing a gay or lesbian identity as a more evolved form of
sexuality. - CORRECT ANSWER>>False
____________ _ demonstrated through laboratory research that the clitoris is the
seat of all female orgasm and that sexual problems were generally NOT caused
, by neurosis or disorders, but instead resulted from poor communication and/or
conflict. - CORRECT ANSWER>>Masters and Johnson
Children do not internalize adult taboos about children's sexuality. Rather than
reinscribing these rules for themselves, they allow themselves complete freedom
in terms of their sexual imagination. - CORRECT ANSWER>>False
How do mothers "teach" their children heteronormativity when discussing
"falling in love" with their children? - CORRECT ANSWER>>By discussing falling
in love in exclusively heterosexual terms
What are the implications of mothers not discussing gays and lesbians with their
children? - CORRECT ANSWER>>WRONG ANSWER:
- Children are less likely to grow up to be homosexual
Which of the following can NOT be characterized as a "normative and regulatory
discourse of adolescent female sexuality"? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>Deconstructing the objectification of girls' bodies
Which of the following statements demonstrates the interconnectedness of
gender and heterosexuality? - CORRECT ANSWER>>All of the above
Feminists who take a political stance regarding female sexual pleasure argue that
widespread focus on vaginal-penile pleasure in our society (i.e. the "g" spot) is
reflective of a broader ideology that frames women's sexuality as highly
independent from that of men, expanding possibilities for female sexual
empowerment, exploration, and diversity. - CORRECT ANSWER>>False
_____________ theorists question the usefulness of universal, all-encompassing
grand theories to explain the social world, arguing that there is no "right" way of
PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH LATEST
SOLUTIONS ALREADY GRADED A
Which of the following is NOT one of the ways that the clitoris has been
conceptualized historically in Europe and the U.S.? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>Symbolicmanifestation of men's uncontrollable sexual desires
What is Virginia Braun's (2005) argument for how FGCS can also reinforce a
traditional model of male sexuality? - CORRECT ANSWER>>Because FGCS has
become a practice of changing women's diverse bodies to fit a certain aesthetic
of what women's genitals should look like, and that aesthetic is male-oriented
"It's easier in a repressed culture to have a disorder than go to a sex store and
get a vibrator," Liz Canner, the director of "Orgasm, Inc.," said in Howard's 2011
New York Times article. This quote demonstrates: - CORRECT
ANSWER>>WRONG ANSWER:
-The porno-ization of culture
The documentary "Orgasm, Inc." investigates Female Sexual Dysfunction from
the perspective that it is: - CORRECT ANSWER>>A commercial invention that
exploits and reinforces the idea that women's sexual dissatisfaction stems from
medical or biological issues rather than social or cultural ones
Sex positive feminism is the form of feminism that uncritically accepts prevalent
discourses on female sexuality. - CORRECT ANSWER>>False
Drive-reduction theories of sexuality and the belief that adolescents are generally
deficient in self-control and responsibility influence perspectives on adolescent
,sexuality that are narrowly focused on its risks and problems. - CORRECT
ANSWER>>True
_________________ is a perspective that focuses on the various scripts / messages
we receive that provide positive reinforcements for accommodation / compliance
and negative consequences for transgression. This perspective also holds that
personal identities, self-esteem, and social status depend upon meeting the
expectations of others. - CORRECT ANSWER>>Gender socialization
In the social sciences, scholars tend to acknowledge that while gender-based
differences do exist, those differences are socially prescribed and that these
differences become ______________, or inscribed upon the body, changing the
ways that one's own body, and all other bodies, are experienced and thought of
in everyday life. - CORRECT ANSWER>>Embodied
All of the following are examples of potential socializing agents, EXCEPT: -
CORRECT ANSWER>>Genes
At some point, many children begin to internalize gender policing, becoming
involved in __________________ as a way to avoid being ostracized, targeted, or
simply found "wanting." - CORRECT ANSWER>>Self-policing
The mothers sampled in the survey in "Normalizing Heterosexuality" are found to
say little to their children about sexuality, but often discuss romantic love,
monogamy, and marriage. - CORRECT ANSWER>>True
When they speak of "queering" sexuality, queer theorists are talking about
everyone recognizing a gay or lesbian identity as a more evolved form of
sexuality. - CORRECT ANSWER>>False
____________ _ demonstrated through laboratory research that the clitoris is the
seat of all female orgasm and that sexual problems were generally NOT caused
, by neurosis or disorders, but instead resulted from poor communication and/or
conflict. - CORRECT ANSWER>>Masters and Johnson
Children do not internalize adult taboos about children's sexuality. Rather than
reinscribing these rules for themselves, they allow themselves complete freedom
in terms of their sexual imagination. - CORRECT ANSWER>>False
How do mothers "teach" their children heteronormativity when discussing
"falling in love" with their children? - CORRECT ANSWER>>By discussing falling
in love in exclusively heterosexual terms
What are the implications of mothers not discussing gays and lesbians with their
children? - CORRECT ANSWER>>WRONG ANSWER:
- Children are less likely to grow up to be homosexual
Which of the following can NOT be characterized as a "normative and regulatory
discourse of adolescent female sexuality"? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>Deconstructing the objectification of girls' bodies
Which of the following statements demonstrates the interconnectedness of
gender and heterosexuality? - CORRECT ANSWER>>All of the above
Feminists who take a political stance regarding female sexual pleasure argue that
widespread focus on vaginal-penile pleasure in our society (i.e. the "g" spot) is
reflective of a broader ideology that frames women's sexuality as highly
independent from that of men, expanding possibilities for female sexual
empowerment, exploration, and diversity. - CORRECT ANSWER>>False
_____________ theorists question the usefulness of universal, all-encompassing
grand theories to explain the social world, arguing that there is no "right" way of
