Marriage and Family Studies
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Marriage and Family Studies explores the dynamics, structures, and functions of marriage and family systems across diverse cultures and historical periods. The course examines topics such as courtship, communication patterns, parenting, family roles, conflict resolution, and the impact of social change on family life. Students engage with theories of human development, relationship formation, and family diversity, analyzing how factors like culture, gender, economics, and policy shape the modern family experience. Emphasis is placed on understanding challenges faced by contemporary families and evaluating resources and strategies for promoting healthy family environments.
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Understanding Human Sexuality 6th Edition by
Janet Shibley Hyde
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Chapter 1: Sexuality in Perspective
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Q1) Which of the following is TRUE,cross-culturally,with regard to the relationship between sexual expression and the infliction of pain?
A)most people bite their partners to the point of drawing blood
B)most commonly,it is the man who inflicts pain on the woman
C)most commonly,it is the woman who inflicts pain on the man
D)most commonly,both men and women mutually inflict pain on each other
Answer: D
Q2) Which of the following is FALSE when comparing Canadians and Americans?
A)Canadians have lower rates of adolescent pregnancy.
B)Canadians have lower rates of sexually transmitted infections.
C)Canadians have lower rates of breast-feeding
D)Canadians have higher rates of approval of premarital sex
Answer: C
Q3) Contributions to the systematic understanding of sexuality in the modern sense began with a number of researchers during the Victorian era.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: Theoretical Perspectives on Sexuality
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Q1) Under the Criminal Code of Canada,which of the following is the most serious offense?
A)corrupting children
B)bestiality
C)aggravated sexual assault
D)child pornography
Answer: C
Q2) Which activity listed below is the BEST example of a sexual activity that when regulated by law functions to protect the interests of the dominant group?
A)Child pornography
B)Same-sex marriage
C)Nudity
D)Adultery
Answer: B
Q3) Ira Reiss's sociological theory of sexuality suggests that self-disclosure is
A)psychic satisfaction
B)a communication aid
C)almost as important as sexual pleasure
D)important in reproductive sex
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Sex Research
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Q1) Five men report having intercourse 3,5,7,10,and 5 times per month.What is the mean frequency of intercourse for this group?
A)6
B)8.5
C)9
D)10
Answer: A
Q2) Margaret is having an affair with her neighbor,Tom.However,when an interviewer in a sex study asks her whether she has ever had any sexual relations with anyone outside of her marriage,her answer is,"No,never." This is an example of _____.
A)enlargement
B)concealment
C)causal inference
D)volunteer bias
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Sexual Anatomy
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Q1) The _____ is an additional layer of skin that forms a sheathlike covering over the glans of a penis.
A)urethra
B)fourchette
C)scrotum
D)foreskin
Q2) Which of the following is true of the penis and the clitoris?
A)Unlike the clitoris,the penis is erectile.
B)Both the penis and clitoris comprise a shaft and a glans.
C)Unlike the penis,the clitoris has few or no nerve endings.
D)Both the penis and clitoris play a known role in reproduction.
Q3) The _____ is the layer of fat that is covered with pubic hair and is positioned on top of the pubic bone.
A)os pubis
B)mons pubis
C)labia minora
D)labia majora
Q4) Briefly describe the different types of female genital cutting (FGC).
Q5) What is the cremasteric reflex? What is its function?
Q6) Describe the similarities between the clitoris and the penis.
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Chapter 5: Sex Hormones, Sexual Differentiation, and the Menstrual Cycle
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Q1) Discuss the biological and psychological cycles that are present in men.
Q2) Describe the role of the Müllerian ducts and the Wolffian ducts in the female and the male,respectively.
Q3) Which of the following regulates the output of gonadotropin-releasing hormone by the hypothalamus in males?
A)Follicle-stimulating hormone
B)Luteinizing hormone
C)Pituitary gland
D)Testosterone
Q4) The first phase of the menstrual cycle is the:
A)luteal phase.
B)ovulatory phase.
C)follicular phase.
D)proliferative phase.
Q5) On the day after ovulation,the average basal body temperature of the female:
A)decreases.
B)increases.
C)returns to preovulation temperature.
D)normalizes.
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Chapter 6: Conception, Pregnancy, and Childbirth
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Q1) Which of the following is true of pregnancy tests?
A)The most common pregnancy test is based on detecting hCG in a woman's urine.
B)The later it is done,the more difficult it is for laboratory tests to detect pregnancy.
C)Laboratory tests produce more false negatives than home pregnancy tests.
D)Most over-the-counter pregnancy tests can detect ectopic pregnancies.
Q2) Amenorrhea is a _____ sign of pregnancy.
A)presumptive
B)probable
C)positive
D)negative
Q3) Which of the following is true of treating infertility?
A)Infertility caused by a woman's failure to ovulate cannot be treated.
B)Infertility caused by varicoceles in the testes cannot be treated.
C)Infertility caused by blocked fallopian tubes can be treated with microsurgery.
D)Fertility drugs fail to yield positive results in more than half the woman who take them.
Q4) What is an ectopic pregnancy? How do most ectopic pregnancies end?
Q5) Briefly describe the three types of postpartum psychiatric disorders.
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Chapter 7: Contraception and Abortion
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Q1) One type of contraceptive pill that changes the cervical mucus such that sperm cannot get through,but where about 40% of the women still ovulate is the
A)combination pill
B)triphasic pill
C)progestin-only pill
D)estrogen-only pill
Q2) Of the serious side effects of the contraceptive pill that we have heard of via the media,the one that has been substantiated is
A)that the pill causes cancer of the cervix.
B)that the pill causes cancer of the breast.
C)that the pill causes cancer of the uterus.
D)that the pill causes problems relating to blood clotting.
Q3) Contraceptive use in our society has become an integral part of our value and behaviour system as seen by the way we begin using contraceptives as teenagers.
A)True
B)False
Q4) What are the various methods of abortion? Which is the most commonly used and when?
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Chapter 8: Sexual Arousal
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Q1) One of the main reasons for an increase in gonorrhea just prior to the 1980s was
A)that gonorrhea has always increased during wartime activity.
B)that gonorrhea mutated and was no longer curable with antibiotics.
C)the shift from the use of the condom to the use of the contraceptive pill which increases a woman's susceptibility to gonorrhea.
D)the fact that neither the male nor the female experience any symptoms from gonorrhea.
Q2) Which of the following STIs is one for which there is presently NO cure?
A)herpes
B)gonorrhea
C)chlamydia
D)syphilis
Q3) Women who are most at risk of infection with HIV are those who
A)have heterosexual contact with an infected man.
B)come from countries with high rates of homosexual transmission of HIV.
C)received a blood transfusion.
D)have homosexual contact with other women.
Q4) Why should our attention turn to the problem of HIV/AIDS among women,children and ethnic minorities? What is your prediction for HIV/AIDS in these groups?
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Chapter 9: Sexuality and the Life Cycle : Childhood and Adolescence
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Q1) In men the lack of _______________ results in a decrease of sexual desire,while in women a lack of ________________ results in a decrease of sexual desire.
A)testosterone;estrogen
B)estrogens;androgens
C)testosterone;progesterone
D)androgens;androgens
Q2) Using the mouth to stimulate the genitals of a female partner is called
A)cunnilingus
B)fellatio
C)tribadism
D)anilingus
Q3) According to most studies done on individuals who have had a spinal cord injury,
A)the result has been that the person has become sexless.
B)the result has been a redefinition of the person that his/her sexuality is no longer a part of their self-concept.
C)injured men are still able to have erections.
D)injured women typically have amenorrhea (absence of menstruation)that lasts the rest of their lives.
Q4) Answer the question,"Is there a good aphrodisiac?"
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Chapter 10: Sexuality and the Life Cycle : Adulthood
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Q1) Which of the following provinces has a teen pregnancy rate above the national average?
A)Quebec
B)Ontario
C)Nova Scotia
D)Newfoundland
Q2) Culture does not affect the sexual attitudes and behaviours of children.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Teen sex has attracted a great deal of attention and study during the last two decades.Today close to __________ of both male and female students have engaged in intercourse by grade 11.
A)one-fourth
B)one-half
C)three-fourths
D)100 percent
Q4) Discuss the main differences between Canadian and American television portrayal of sexual issues/behaviour.
Q5) Briefly discuss two barriers teens have to using condoms.Suggest two remedies.
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Q6) Outline the importance of gender segregation in preadolescents.
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Chapter 11: Attraction, Love, and Communication
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Q1) In ______ swinging,the two couples meet and exchange partners,and each pair goes off separately to a private place to have intercourse.
A)open
B)party
C)closed
D)motel
Q2) Which of the following is NOT TRUE concerning elderly men?
A)Testes become somewhat smaller.
B)The refractory period lengthens.
C)Sperm production stops.
D)Testosterone production decreases.
Q3) Which of the following is TRUE of sexual negotiations in marriage?
A)In contrast to singles sex,there is no ambiguity in negotiations of marital sex.
B)Risk of rejection is not an issue in marital sex.
C)Refusals by men are sometimes misconstrued as personal rejections.
D)Women are less likely to agree to have sex as a result of their lower sexual appetite.
Q4) Why does our society have such negative attitudes toward sex among the elderly?
Q5) Compare the climacteric in women to that in men.
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Chapter 12: Gender and Sexuality
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Q1) According to attachment theory,those with a preoccupied approach to being in love tend to avoid relationships.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which one of the following statements represents a principle that presently operates in the interpersonal marketplace of love and attraction?
A)The worth of a person is based primarily on their depth of character and not their physical attractiveness.
B)Women's worth is based on physical beauty and men's upon economic success.
C)Women's worth is based on economic success and men's upon physical looks.
D)A person's worth,for men and women,is based primarily on their physical attractiveness.
Q3) In individualistic cultures,behaviour is regulated by ________;in collectivist cultures,behaviour is regulated by _______________.
A)self-interest;self-interest
B)peer pressure;family pressure
C)individual attitudes;group norms
D)group attitudes;family attitudes
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Chapter 13: Sexual Orientation: Gay, Straight, or BI
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Q1) Women are most likely to initiate sex when they are in their A)early teens
B)late teens
C)early twenties
D)middle thirties
Q2) When it comes to attitudes toward casual sex,the belief that emotional involvement in a relationship is a prerequisite for participating in sexual intercourse is A)demonstrated in women's attitudes more than in men's attitudes.
B)true for men more than for women.
C)equally demonstrated in men's and women's attitudes.
D)demonstrated more in people not using contraception as compared to those using contraception.
Q3) A photoplethysmograph refers to
A)a "peter meter."
B)a cylinder placed in the vagina to measure physiological sexual arousal.
C)an instrument used to measure an erection.
D)a camera used in sex research because of its unique ability to capture images in the dark.
Q4) Describe the steps required in the process of gender reassignment.
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Chapter 14: Variations in Sexual Behavior
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Q1) The person(s)who first conceptualized homosexuality as a continuum was
A)Freud
B)Kinsey
C)Masters and Johnson
D)Hirschfeld
Q2) Describe the gay and lesbian family.What kind of special challenges do they face?
Q3) Which of the following represents one of the greatest sources of conflict for lesbian and gay couples?
A)Who will be the "male" and who will be the "female"
B)Finances
C)Needing to spend more time together
D)Parental attitudes
Q4) The gay community may view bisexuals as "fence sitters."
A)True
B)False
Q5) Compare homosexual acts within at least two race/ethnic groups in Canada.Discuss how the subcultures support these different views.
Q6) Define the terms sexual orientation,homosexual,bisexual,gay,lesbian,straight.
Q7) Discuss the "problems" of gay and lesbian relationships.
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Chapter 15: Sexual Coercion
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Q1) In the initial stages of cognitive-behavioural programs described in the text as used to treat FEMALE sex offenders,the therapist concentrates on
A)helping the offender to admit responsibility.
B)helping the offender to feel shame.
C)helping the offender to feel guilt.
D)helping the offender to build self-esteem.
Q2) Why would a voyeur NOT be excited while visiting a nudist camp?
A)too many old people
B)fear of being caught
C)not enough of a challenge
D)lacks the element of the forbidden
Q3) Which of the following is the cause of the perceived increase in orgasm intensity experienced in asphyxiophilia?
A)reduced oxygen
B)increased arousal due to the associated risk
C)urethral ejaculation
D)None of these choices are correct
Q4) Discuss the components of sadomasochism-pain,bondage and discipline,dominance and submission,and the suggested causes.
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Chapter 16: Sex for Sale
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Q1) Recidivism among child sexual abusers is highest for A)female offenders.
B)those with a university education.
C)those who had committed previous sexual offences and had begun abusing at an early age.
D)those who had been sexually abused when they were young,but did not start abusing until their mid-twenties.
Q2) A treatment of sexual abuse offenders that is effective in reducing the offenders' level of testosterone and,subsequently,his sexual arousal to children is A)a long prison sentence.
B)changing his environment so that he is no longer around children.
C)the use of anti-depressants.
D)CPA,an antiandrogen drug.
Q3) Another term for child molester is pedophile.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The main form of sexual assault against men occurs in prison.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 17: Sexual Disorders and Sex Therapy
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Q1) The authors of your text believe that probably the best long-term solution to the problems pornography cause for individuals and the society is
A)the jailing of users.
B)raising the taxes on pornographic material by at least 100 percent.
C)stricter censorship and enforcement of these laws.
D)systematic education about sexuality and the effects of pornography.
Q2) ________ refers to sexually arousing literature,films,and other media in general,while _________ refers to literature,films and other media deemed offensive to accepted standards of literature.
A)Erotica;pornography
B)Pornography;obscenity
C)Soft-core pornography;hard-core pornography
D)Pornography;erotica
Q3) Under Canadian law,which one of the following is considered to be obscene in a film?
A)Orgy scenes
B)Anal sex
C)Sex with violence
D)Male ejaculating
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Chapter 18: Sexually Transmitted Infections
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Q1) In women with dyspareunia,the pain is NOT felt in which of the following areas?
A)in the pelvis
B)in the vagina
C)around the introitus
D)in the breasts
Q2) With lots of practice,Chris has become more comfortable talking to partners about sex,before,during and after sexual activity.Chris's conversational skills are likely to A)decrease the chance that Chris will experience a sexual problem. B)increase the chance that Chris will experience a sexual problem. C)have nothing to do with whether or not Chris will experience a sexual problem. D)make Chris a better sexual partner.
Q3) Couple therapy is an important type of sex therapy because it focuses upon the relationship where many sexual disorders originate.
A)True
B)False
Q4) You have been given the opportunity of speaking with 10 members of your gender about sexual dysfunctions.What 2 dysfunctions would you speak about and why? What key information would you provide?
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Chapter 19: Ethics, Religion, and Sexuality
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Q1) In one county in rural Ontario,making condoms available through specialized health units in high schools
A)significantly increased the likelihood of early sexual activity.
B)resulted in a substantial drop in the pregnancy rate and number of abortions among teenagers.
C)reduced condom use because the students had to go to the specialized health units to obtain them.
D)proved that vending machines were a better method of distributing condoms.
Q2) Most sex education teachers in Canada have adequate training.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following is a guideline by SIECCAN for parents when talking to their children about sex?
A)plan ahead
B)be proactive
C)answer all questions accurately
D)All of these answers are correct.
Q4) Discuss the guidelines that SIECCAN recommends for how parents should talk to their children about sex.
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Chapter 20: Sex and the Law
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Q1) The concept of "dualism" refers to A)the belief that the mind and the body are inseparable B)the belief that everyone has a soul C)the notion that body and spirit are unalterably separate and opposed to each other D)the pursuit of wisdom and virtue
Q2) St.Paul assumed much of the responsibility of applying the teachings of Jesus.His general view of sex was A)that it should be an aspect of national and religious loyalty. B)that it should be integrated into worship as it had been in the religion of Baal. C)relatively positive with profound interpersonal and social implications. D)one of hedonistic involvement in the joy of living.
Q3) The sexual rights put forward by the World Health Organization are carefully crafted to be consistent with the culture and religious beliefs of all current societies. A)True B)False
Q4) List the WHO's sexual rights.How are these consistent or conflicting with current religious ethics regarding sexuality?
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