Outline the conditions that create disparity with regard to the age of consent.
What will be an ideal response?
Several conditions create disparity with regard to the age of consent. Poverty, ethnicity, and sexual orientation all have an impact on how the law applies these ages of consent: being poor makes people vulnerable, as does racism, and homophobia-completing changing what it means to give consent when you are pushed around. Immigrants also are not recognized by the authorities in some states as having legal rights and may be more vulnerable to arrest.
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a. showed signs of violence when they first met b. always had unpredictable mood swings c. did not show signs of violence when they first met d. was sensitive to criticism
Which statement is true regarding the hepatitis B virus (HBV)?
a. More than half of those who contract HBV end up with chronic hepatitis B. b. Those who end up with chronic hepatitis B are just as likely as someone with acute HBV, to pass the disease onto others. c. The vast majority of those who contract HBV clear the infection on their own. d. It is very rare for a pregnant women who has HBV to pass it onto her unborn child.
Which of the following statements is true of the direct observation methods of studying sexuality?
A. They have a high level of inaccuracy. B. They are expensive and time consuming. C. They generally have a very large sample size. D. They often result in purposeful distortion.
For the majority of Americans, the media is the primary source of early lessons about sexuality.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)