FAM 253 Chapter 11 Exam
Questions and Answers All
Correct
What is sequential bisexuality? - Answer- Having sex exclusively with one gender
followed by sex exclusively with the other
Who tried to combat the psychoanalytic view that homosexuality was an illness? -
Answer- Evelyn Hooker
Evidence from studies of biological differences in sexual orientation is most likely to lead
to what conclusion? - Answer- biology probably interacts with social influences in
predicting sexual orientation
What is the largest and best-known magazine dedicated to gay and lesbian issues? -
Answer- The Advocate
According to your textbook, what is a practice used in South Africa to punish lesbian
women? - Answer- corrective rape
What is one of the potential reasons discussed in your textbook for why lesbian women
tend to earn more money than heterosexual women? - Answer- they are less likely to
leave the workforce to raise children
What has been found related to birth order and sexual orientation? - Answer- gay men
have more older brothers than heterosexual men
Girls who behave in typically male ways are more likely to grow up
_________________. - Answer- lesbian
Who believed that infants are "polymorphous perverse"? - Answer- Sigmund Freud
At which age does first awareness of sexual orientation typically occur? - Answer-
between the ages of 8 and 9
Which of the following is an example of heterosexism, most likely based on lack of
awareness as opposed to stemming from homophobia? - Answer- asking a little girl if
she is going to marry a prince when she grows up
, In which year did President Obama rescind his support for the Defense of Marriage Act?
- Answer- 2011
Which of the following describes hate crimes? - Answer- Hate crimes include crimes
motivated by hatred of religion, sex, race, and sexual orientation. According to the APA,
hate crimes against people who identify as LGBT are the most socially acceptable
crimes. Hate crimes are known as "message crimes."
A bisexual person is erotically attracted to members of either sex. Such a person may
also be referred to as being: - Answer- pansexual
What is the Harvey Milk School? - Answer- the first public school for lesbian, gay,
bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth
What statement best describes the Church's stance on same-sex relationships through
the first 1,000 years of Christianity? - Answer- for the first 1,000 years of Christianity,
the Church was fairly indifferent toward same-sex relationships
Biphobia is also known as ________________. - Answer- monosexism
Which statement below is true regarding lesbian, gay, and bisexual seniors? - Answer-
nursing home staff have been found to be intolerant or condemning toward residents
with homosexual or bisexual orientation
What is the term for the idea that all standards of correct behavior are determined by
one's own cultural background? - Answer- ethnocentrism
What can be concluded about reparative therapy? - Answer- reparative therapy may do
more harm than good
What best describes the current conclusion of much of the gender-role nonconformity
research? - Answer- The findings are primarily correlational in nature
Which type of homosexuals have been found to have decreased levels of self-esteem,
increased levels of shame, and experience internalized homophobia? - Answer- Older
gay men
In addition to incorporating seven dimensions of sexual orientation into his model of
sexual orientation, what else does Klein include as an important factor? - Answer- The
concept of time—past, present, and ideal
Sexual orientation is the result of which of the following influences? - Answer- All of
these are correct
Questions and Answers All
Correct
What is sequential bisexuality? - Answer- Having sex exclusively with one gender
followed by sex exclusively with the other
Who tried to combat the psychoanalytic view that homosexuality was an illness? -
Answer- Evelyn Hooker
Evidence from studies of biological differences in sexual orientation is most likely to lead
to what conclusion? - Answer- biology probably interacts with social influences in
predicting sexual orientation
What is the largest and best-known magazine dedicated to gay and lesbian issues? -
Answer- The Advocate
According to your textbook, what is a practice used in South Africa to punish lesbian
women? - Answer- corrective rape
What is one of the potential reasons discussed in your textbook for why lesbian women
tend to earn more money than heterosexual women? - Answer- they are less likely to
leave the workforce to raise children
What has been found related to birth order and sexual orientation? - Answer- gay men
have more older brothers than heterosexual men
Girls who behave in typically male ways are more likely to grow up
_________________. - Answer- lesbian
Who believed that infants are "polymorphous perverse"? - Answer- Sigmund Freud
At which age does first awareness of sexual orientation typically occur? - Answer-
between the ages of 8 and 9
Which of the following is an example of heterosexism, most likely based on lack of
awareness as opposed to stemming from homophobia? - Answer- asking a little girl if
she is going to marry a prince when she grows up
, In which year did President Obama rescind his support for the Defense of Marriage Act?
- Answer- 2011
Which of the following describes hate crimes? - Answer- Hate crimes include crimes
motivated by hatred of religion, sex, race, and sexual orientation. According to the APA,
hate crimes against people who identify as LGBT are the most socially acceptable
crimes. Hate crimes are known as "message crimes."
A bisexual person is erotically attracted to members of either sex. Such a person may
also be referred to as being: - Answer- pansexual
What is the Harvey Milk School? - Answer- the first public school for lesbian, gay,
bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth
What statement best describes the Church's stance on same-sex relationships through
the first 1,000 years of Christianity? - Answer- for the first 1,000 years of Christianity,
the Church was fairly indifferent toward same-sex relationships
Biphobia is also known as ________________. - Answer- monosexism
Which statement below is true regarding lesbian, gay, and bisexual seniors? - Answer-
nursing home staff have been found to be intolerant or condemning toward residents
with homosexual or bisexual orientation
What is the term for the idea that all standards of correct behavior are determined by
one's own cultural background? - Answer- ethnocentrism
What can be concluded about reparative therapy? - Answer- reparative therapy may do
more harm than good
What best describes the current conclusion of much of the gender-role nonconformity
research? - Answer- The findings are primarily correlational in nature
Which type of homosexuals have been found to have decreased levels of self-esteem,
increased levels of shame, and experience internalized homophobia? - Answer- Older
gay men
In addition to incorporating seven dimensions of sexual orientation into his model of
sexual orientation, what else does Klein include as an important factor? - Answer- The
concept of time—past, present, and ideal
Sexual orientation is the result of which of the following influences? - Answer- All of
these are correct
