Gender and Society Chapter 10 Quiz

(Q014) What does it mean to say that we privilege the heterosexual male gaze? Media content is designed to appeal to sexy women. Media content is designed to appeal to heterosexual women who are attracted by the gaze. Media content is designed to appeal to heterosexual men and lesbian women. Media content is designed to appeal to heterosexual men. Question 2 5 / 5 pts (Q004) Reggie and Kendra have been in a committed relationship for ten years. They have both agreed that each partner can pursue sexual encounters outside their relationship. Which term best describes their relationship? monogamy open polyamory sexually liberated Question 3 5 / 5 pts (Q018) When Audrey engages in sex, she positions her body so that it looks very flattering. She especially tries to accentuate her curves. Which term is Audrey demonstrating? heterosexual male gaze sexual subjectification self-objectification spectating Question 4 5 / 5 pts (Q011) __________ is the LEAST likely of the four choices to receive a response from men on an online dating site. An Asian woman A black woman A Middle Eastern woman A white woman Question 5 5 / 5 pts (Q021) Are sexual scripts gendered? Yes, there is an assertive masculine role and a responsive feminine role. Yes, there is a responsive masculine role and an assertive feminine role. No, both the masculine and feminine role are assertive. No, both the masculine and feminine role are responsive. Question 6 5 / 5 pts (Q024) Which student is the most likely to participate in hookup culture? an upper-class white male a working-class white female a working-class black male an upper-class black female Question 7 5 / 5 pts (Q008) How do gender and age intersect in the erotic marketplace? As women get older, they prefer younger men, just as older men prefer younger women. The average man prefers to date a woman who is younger; the average woman prefers a man her age or slightly older. The average man prefers to date women who are younger, but as they get older, the age gap that men prefer shrinks. Age is conflated with ugliness; this is equally true for men and women, so as they age, their erotic value approaches zero. Question 8 5 / 5 pts (Q010) How can racial stereotypes about black and Latino men’s sexuality be a double-edged sword? Hypermasculinity is both sexually attractive and sexually frightening. Hypermasculinity makes men more sexually skilled, but also less likely to be desired. Hypermasculinity is sexually attractive to gay men, but not heterosexual women. Hypermasculinity is sexually attractive to heterosexual women, but not gay men. Question 9 5 / 5 pts (Q023) Which of the following statistics related to rates of orgasm is true? Women have about three times as many orgasms as men but are reluctant to admit it. Women in same-sex relationships have two to three times as many orgasms as women in heterosexual ones. Compared to men, when women masturbate, they reach orgasm much more slowly. In penile-vaginal intercourse, women have more orgasms than men do. Question 10 5 / 5 pts (Q025) What is the politics of respectability? the rule that contemporary Americans display tolerance to racial and sexual minorities a cultural script for men that prescribes respect for women’s sexuality a form of resistance to negative racial stereotypes that involves following conservative norms of appearance and behavior a cultural script that identifies white men and women as deserving of respect