Female genital mutilation, a practice typically involving the removal of the clitoral glans and all or part of the labia minora of a prepubescent girl, illustrates all of the following with the exception of _______________________
a. distinct cultural responses to female and male sexual activity
b. ritualistic practices with chronic, and sometimes fatal, health consequences
c. approaches to the treatment of medical conditions affecting women only, such as premenstrual dysphoric disorder
d. a high value placed on female virginity and the avoidance of sexual pleasure
Answer: C
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One approach for dealing with the legality of sexually explicit materials is to consider the extent to which these works victimize women. This is called the ________
a. gender standard b. discrimination standard c. moral standard d. victim standard
William Jankowiak and Edward Fischer (1992) examined 166 tribal cultures, and found that passionate love existed in at least 147 of them. What is thought to be the main reason that a lack of "passionate love" was found in the other 19 tribal cultures?
a. those tribes were more fearful of "outsiders," than the other tribes b. there was ethnographic oversight of the questions used in the surveys c. there is a higher degree of matriarchal dominance than in the other tribes d. there is a higher degree of patriarchal dominance than in the other tribes
When best selling pornographic videos were analyzed for a research study it was found that nearly ____ of scenes contained at least one aggressive act
a. 30% c. 70% b. 50% d. 90%
The belief that one's sexual culture is superior to others is specifically referred to as:
A. sexual chauvinism. B. sexual norm. C. egalitarian behavior. D. sexual culture. E. cultural relativism.