Sexuality research was built on a new approach to science in the late 1800s. It differed from earlier studies in that it:
A. used scientific investigation to explain reality.
B. focused on the negative aspects of sex.
C. used religious faith to promote its studies among the masses.
D. focused on understanding sexual behavior through magic.
E. treated sexuality like a disease.
Answer: A
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____________ focus(es) on social relationships, while ______ focus(es) on the biological and physical changes that a young person goes through as part of development
a. Puberty; adolescence b. Adolescence; puberty c. Puberty; secondary sex characteristics d. Secondary sex characteristics; puberty
What is the significance of Aristotle's view on "ensoulment" to the pro-choice Catholic view on abortion?
A. The concept of ensoulment would justify first-trimester abortions. B. The concept of ensoulment emphasizes that the soul enters the fetus only at birth. C. The individual is free to decide on an elective abortion. D. Abortion is the absolute choice of the partners involved.
Researchers of gender and extreme sexual behavior agree on which of the following statements?
A. Researchers theorize that men have extreme sexual feelings and do not express them or try to hide them. B. There are powerful social controls to keep men's sexual behavior within the mainstream. C. A large meta-analysis has found out that men express more risk-taking than women. D. In some sexual cultures, men are more punished, and even brutalized, if they stray too far from the sexual norm. E. Women display a broader range of extreme sexual behaviors than do men.
During childhood, children are most likely to
A. integrate themselves well with members of the opposite gender. B. express very little curiosity about their own sexual parts. C. display an aversion toward members of their own gender. D. engage in sexual exploration with same-gender peers.