Sexualization occurs when boys are exposed to TV shows, video games, and movies that often teach messages that males should
A. be physically powerful and always ready to fight.
B. not define the attractiveness of girls by their sex appeal.
C. be soft spoken and respect women.
D. evaluate themselves by their academic achievements.
Answer: A
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a) the physiological measures correlated weakly with academic achievement. b) the physiological measurements were too imprecise to be useful. c) correlations among physiological measurements were so high as to be redundant. d) the physiological measurements were found to be highly dependent on testing conditions.
According to Anthropologist Katherine Frank's study, which of the following is correct?
A. The strip show is a social practice that allows men to pay a few dollars to indulge their fantasies of sex and have fun as well as socialize with women who aren't their wives. B. Strip clubs typically encourage physical contact between the female dancers and male audience inside the clubs. C. For most men, regular visits to strip clubs undermine their marriages or long-term heterosexual relationships. D. For most men, regular visits to strip clubs offers potential for socializing with other men albeit in an unsafe, risky and competitive environment. E. Strip clubs are for sexual "fun" that allows the men to feel that they can participate in an isolated male pleasure away from other customers.
Which of the following is an example of voyeurism?
A. Josh bites his sexual partner during intercourse causing her to bleed. B. Josh walks into a bar and reveals a naked body by removing his coat. C. Josh rubs his penis against a woman's leg on the street. D. Josh peeps into a hotel room and watches a woman undress. E. Josh lures his 10-year-old neighbor and performs sexual acts on him.
A group of twelve engineering students from California travel to China for an extended study tour. While staying there, the students realize that the Chinese have a completely different understanding of sexual expression. Couples rarely hug or kiss in public places, advertisements of products related to sexuality are few, and sexual content in the media is heavily censored. The students experience a conflict between how sexuality is perceived in America and China. Which of the following concepts best explains this conflict?
A. ethnocentrism B. ambivalent sexism C. xenocentrism D. huo yin yang