WSU SOC 351 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND DETAILED ANSWERS. EXPERT
VERIFIED FOR GUARANTEED PASS.
How have attitudes towards homosexuality changed in the medical and scientific communities?
- ANS people in the medical and scientific fields now understand that homosexuality is
naturally occurring
in early 20th century, doctors considered same-sex attraction a disease or disorder
it wasn't until 1973 that the american psychiatric association removed homosexuality from its
list of mental disorders
What is the role of genetics in determining human sexual orientation? - ANS no connection
has been found between the sexual orientation of someone and the sexual orientation of their
parents
not believed to be a genetic component to sexual orientation, or other factors are covering it
up
What is the role of evolution in sexual orientation? - ANS men and women adapt to cultural
norms and changing traditions
What did masturbation mean to moral authorities in the nineteenth century? - ANS cultural
panic - masturbation is self-realization
having sex with oneself is getting to know oneself
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, seen as evidence of the dangerous excess of modern selfhood
women's sexuality was not taken seriously (doctor's visits)
What innovations challenged the sexual double standard? - ANS the pill's development in the
early 20th century liberated women
widespread use of the pill by unmarried women shows the changed attitudes
Who has sexual intercourse more often and with higher levels of satisfaction? - ANS married
couples
sexual inhibitions declined over the 20th century, meaning sex between married couple
became more frequent, adventurous, and varied from past sexual experiences
How was technology exacerbated the generation gap in perceptions of adolescent sexuality? -
ANS parents and other adults are more likely to view adolescent sex as a serious problem
electronic media are an expanding part of sexual communication
Why have teenage pregnancy rates declined in the last 20 years? - ANS 1. widespread
increase of women being on the pill
2. lower rates of sexual activity to a degree
Who is most at risk of HIV/AIDS infections? - ANS greatest number of people with HIV are in
their 50s
infection rates were higher in the past and people learned to live longer with the disease
What does social network analysis reveal about the spread of sexually transmitted diseases? -
ANS a network diagram is useful for studying the pattern of relations between people
provides clues to how particular diseases infect a community
can help health care providers or educators disrupt the network and slow the spread of
infection
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AND DETAILED ANSWERS. EXPERT
VERIFIED FOR GUARANTEED PASS.
How have attitudes towards homosexuality changed in the medical and scientific communities?
- ANS people in the medical and scientific fields now understand that homosexuality is
naturally occurring
in early 20th century, doctors considered same-sex attraction a disease or disorder
it wasn't until 1973 that the american psychiatric association removed homosexuality from its
list of mental disorders
What is the role of genetics in determining human sexual orientation? - ANS no connection
has been found between the sexual orientation of someone and the sexual orientation of their
parents
not believed to be a genetic component to sexual orientation, or other factors are covering it
up
What is the role of evolution in sexual orientation? - ANS men and women adapt to cultural
norms and changing traditions
What did masturbation mean to moral authorities in the nineteenth century? - ANS cultural
panic - masturbation is self-realization
having sex with oneself is getting to know oneself
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, seen as evidence of the dangerous excess of modern selfhood
women's sexuality was not taken seriously (doctor's visits)
What innovations challenged the sexual double standard? - ANS the pill's development in the
early 20th century liberated women
widespread use of the pill by unmarried women shows the changed attitudes
Who has sexual intercourse more often and with higher levels of satisfaction? - ANS married
couples
sexual inhibitions declined over the 20th century, meaning sex between married couple
became more frequent, adventurous, and varied from past sexual experiences
How was technology exacerbated the generation gap in perceptions of adolescent sexuality? -
ANS parents and other adults are more likely to view adolescent sex as a serious problem
electronic media are an expanding part of sexual communication
Why have teenage pregnancy rates declined in the last 20 years? - ANS 1. widespread
increase of women being on the pill
2. lower rates of sexual activity to a degree
Who is most at risk of HIV/AIDS infections? - ANS greatest number of people with HIV are in
their 50s
infection rates were higher in the past and people learned to live longer with the disease
What does social network analysis reveal about the spread of sexually transmitted diseases? -
ANS a network diagram is useful for studying the pattern of relations between people
provides clues to how particular diseases infect a community
can help health care providers or educators disrupt the network and slow the spread of
infection
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