Describe the Victorian compromise.
What will be an ideal response?
The enormous amount of sexual legislation reflects the conflicts in the attitudes toward sex in a pluralistic society like the U.S. This conflict resulted in the Victorian compromise in which typically, the law does not criminalize behavior per se but does criminalize conduct that is visible to the outside world. Thus, laws in many jurisdictions do not criminalize commercial sexual intercourse, but do penalize soliciting sexual activity in exchange for goods and services.
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a. women encourage rape by their dress and actions b. women often make false accusations about rape c. rape is not about sex, but about power and control d. rape fantasies suggest that women want to be raped in real life
________ refers to very small parasitic insects that attach themselves to hair shafts and cause itching.
A. Pubic lice B. Scabies mite C. Lernaeocera branchialis D. Ascaris E. Bed bugs
Which of the following is true of sex work and rights?
A. Sex work was historically regarded not only as moral but was also legal. B. Research suggests that war and refugee insecurity contribute to the decrease in sex work. C. Difficulty in securing legal immigration status in countries contributes to decrease in sex work. D. The Netherlands is one place where sex work is legal. E. In the United States, sex work is legal in all states except Nevada.
Evolution occurs via _____, the process by which the animals that are best adapted to their environment are more likely to survive, reproduce, and pass on their genes to the next generation.
A. existentialism B. cultural relativism C. natural selection D. communal integration