Human Sexuality 2e, Practice Quiz: Chapter 18

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. Approximately how much is the sex trade worth globally each year?

$20 billion correct incorrect

$40 billion correct incorrect

$75 billion correct incorrect

$100 billion correct incorrect

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. Approximately what percentage of Canadians believe that the sex trade is immoral?

39 per cent correct incorrect

68 per cent correct incorrect

82 per cent correct incorrect

95 per cent correct incorrect

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. Brothel houses were common in Canada until what era?

World War II correct incorrect

The Victorian era correct incorrect

The early 1900s correct incorrect

World War I correct incorrect

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. Which of the following issues leads to the most distress in sex trade workers?

The social stigma of being a sex trade worker correct incorrect

Risk of sexually transmitted infections correct incorrect

High levels of harassment by clients and the police correct incorrect

Poor compensation correct incorrect

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. Which of the following male sex trade workers have the highest status?

Kept boys correct incorrect

Bar hustlers correct incorrect

Street hustlers correct incorrect

Call boys correct incorrect

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. Maxine has just finished writing a book that describes a young couple's first experiences with BDSM. Which term would best describe this book?

Erotica correct incorrect

Sexually explicit material correct incorrect

Pornography correct incorrect

Smut correct incorrect

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. At what age is it considered developmentally appropriate to start viewing sexually explicit material?

10 correct incorrect

12 correct incorrect

14 correct incorrect

16 correct incorrect

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. In what way is the power imbalance in society exhibited in the sex trade industry?

Countries where women have lower status have more laws concerning the sex trade. correct incorrect

Female sex trade workers are at more risk for assault. correct incorrect

Male sex trade workers are never physically assaulted. correct incorrect

There are "kept boys" but no "kept women" in the sex trade industry. correct incorrect

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. If a country wants to reduce rates of youth sex trade workers, what approach to sex trade and the law should its government consider adopting?

Legalization of sex trade work correct incorrect

Criminalization of sex trade work correct incorrect

Abolition of sex trade work correct incorrect

Decriminalization of sex trade work correct incorrect

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. What have researchers found about sexually explicit material viewing patterns in heterosexual males and females in the laboratory?

Males spend more time looking at females and females spend equal time looking at males and females. correct incorrect

Males spend more time looking at females and females spend more time looking at males. correct incorrect

Males and females spend equal amounts of time looking at both males and females. correct incorrect

Males spend more time looking at both males and females and females spend more time looking at males. correct incorrect

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. Why is the term "sex trade worker" preferred over "prostitute"?

It best describes what they do for money. correct incorrect

It is gender neutral. correct incorrect

It gives credit for the fact that having sex for money is work. correct incorrect

It is morally neutral. correct incorrect

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. Which of the following laws was NOT struck down by the Supreme Court of Canada in 2013?

Living off the avails of prostitution correct incorrect

Exchanging money for sex correct incorrect

Owning, operating, or occupying a bawdy house correct incorrect

Communicating for the purposes of prostitution correct incorrect

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. Approximately what percentage of the sex trade is connected with streetwalking?

20 per cent correct incorrect

40 per cent correct incorrect

60 per cent correct incorrect

80 per cent correct incorrect

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. Approximately what percentage of female sex trade workers report being physically assaulted (excluding rape) by a client or pimp?

50 per cent correct incorrect

65 per cent correct incorrect

80 per cent correct incorrect

100 per cent correct incorrect

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. An exotic dancer can potentially earn the LEAST amount of money for sexual contact with a club visitor in which scenario?

Where physical contact must take place as a lap dance in a public area correct incorrect

When the club has private rooms for physical contact correct incorrect

When the club allows physical contact for a set price correct incorrect

When the club has no rules against physical contact correct incorrect

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. Researchers examining the impact of buying and selling sex on the way men treat women are MOST likely studying which of the following?

Men who visit sex trade workers correct incorrect

Men who interact with exotic dancers correct incorrect

Men who view sexually explicit material correct incorrect

Men who view erotica correct incorrect

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. Which is the MOST common complaint of porn actors?

They are underpaid correct incorrect

The sex is not pleasurable correct incorrect

The sex is boring correct incorrect

Being filmed is embarrassing correct incorrect

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. Country X would like to make sex trade legal but regulated. Which approach should they choose?

Decriminalization of sex trade work correct incorrect

Abolition of sex trade work correct incorrect

Legalization of sex trade work correct incorrect

Criminalization of sex trade work correct incorrect

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. Which legal option for the sex trade is geared towards protecting sex trade workers?

Legalization of sex trade work correct incorrect

Criminalization of sex trade work correct incorrect

Abolition of sex trade work correct incorrect

Decriminalization of sex trade work correct incorrect

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. Which type of male sex trade worker has the lowest status?

A man who works in the porn industry correct incorrect

A kept boy correct incorrect

A street hustler correct incorrect

A bar hustler correct incorrect

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. In a 2008 US study, approximately what percentage of males and females reported that they had downloaded sexually explicit material from the Internet?

75 per cent of men; 40 per cent women correct incorrect

90 per cent of men; 20 per cent of women correct incorrect

50 per cent of men; 50 per cent of women correct incorrect

60 per cent of men; 40 per cent of women correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is incorrect regarding the global industry related to sexually explicit material (SEM)?

It generates more than $55 billion annually. correct incorrect

It is the most profitable industry worldwide. correct incorrect

Access to SEM has grown exponentially in recent decades. correct incorrect

Most of the consumers of SEM are men. correct incorrect

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. Research has shown that revenues from sex trade work may provide some Asian countries with nearly 14 per cent of their gross national product. In which area might most of this revenue come from?

Sexually explicit material correct incorrect

Exotic dance clubs correct incorrect

Sex tourism correct incorrect

Sex trafficking correct incorrect

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. Which of the following statements is false regarding estimates on the number of sex trade workers (STWs) in North America?

There are no reliable nationwide estimates available for the US. correct incorrect

There are no reliable nationwide estimates available for Canada. correct incorrect

In Canada and the US, female STWs outnumber male STWs. correct incorrect

In Canada, it is estimated that there are 23 STWs per 100000 population. correct incorrect

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. Since decriminalizing sex trade work in parts of Australia, a study comparing sexual practices of sex trade workers before and after decriminalization revealed which of the following findings?

An increase in oral sex without condoms correct incorrect

An increase in vaginal sex correct incorrect

A decrease in anal sex correct incorrect

An increase in "exotic" sexual practices correct incorrect

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. Sexually suggestive content has become pervasive and widely acceptable in many areas of commerce.

TRUE correct incorrect

FALSE correct incorrect

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. Most STWs are in the business of selling sex because they enjoy sex.

TRUE correct incorrect

FALSE correct incorrect

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. A documented significant problem is that male STWs often experience violence against them.

TRUE correct incorrect

FALSE correct incorrect

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. Erotica refers to sexual material that presents sexuality in a manner that is unequal, unbalanced, violent, or degrading towards men or women.

TRUE correct incorrect

FALSE correct incorrect

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. Exposure to sexually explicit material may affect young boys differently than it affects young girls.

TRUE correct incorrect

FALSE correct incorrect

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. Less than 20 per cent of STW occurs outdoors.

TRUE correct incorrect

FALSE correct incorrect

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. The Internet may have exacerbated addictions to SEM.

TRUE correct incorrect

FALSE correct incorrect

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. Early exposure to SEM may contribute to earlier experience with partnered sexual activities.

TRUE correct incorrect

FALSE correct incorrect

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. SEM consumption by adults has only negative effects.

TRUE correct incorrect

FALSE correct incorrect

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. Viewing erotica may have a positive impact on women's sexuality.

TRUE correct incorrect

FALSE correct incorrect