Chapter 5 Practice Quiz

. Who demonstrated that sexuality existed on a continuum?

Dr. Alfred Kinsley

John Hall

Harold Innis

John Keith Irwin

Karl Mannheim

. According to the Canadian Community Health Survey what percentage of 18- to 59-year-olds identify as being part of the LGBTQ+??

1.70%

5.70%

3.3

20.70%

13.70%

. From a sociological perspective, which step is one of the most important in the sexual trajectory of an LGBTQI+ person.

Their birth

Their teenage years

Coming out

Getting married

Having kids

. Historically speaking, when did many cultural attitudes towards homosexuality change negatively?

With the rise of Christianity

In pre-colonial Africa

In ancient Greece

When famous people, like Oscar Wilde, 'came out'

In ancient Rome

. Which moment marked a turning point in the rights of the Canadian LGBTQI+ community?

1918 Vancouver general strike

1919 Winnipeg general strike

1981 Toronto bathhouse riots

2012 Student protests in Quebec

2011 Vancouver Stanley Cup riot

. Which group in Canada coined the term two-spirited?

Indigenous queer community

French Canadian community

Jewish Canadian community

Immigrant population of Canada

The LGBTQ+ Community as a whole

. What do structural functionalists believe/focus on when it comes to sexual identity?

Sexual identity is another area in which dominant groups promote their own worldview at the expense of less dominant groups.

The way in which sexual identities are constructed or enacted.

The role that homophobia plays in shaping the lives of people who identify as LGBTQ+

Differing sexual identities creates an important vibrant culture that is necessary for social functioning.

The decline of heteronormativity and the how the blurring of gender lines pose problems for social order.

. The pandemic was incredibly difficult for LGBTQ+ youth because:

Living at home impacted their ability to express their LGBTQI+ identity.

There was a reduction or closure of LGBTQI+ social support services.

LGBTQI+ youth already face substantial barriers to mental health and have higher rates of depression and suicidality.

All the above are correct.

Only A and B are correct.

. Like lesbian mothers, gay fathers also frequently endure harsh criticism because of:

heteronormative attitudes that cause men to be seen as less nurturing.

the unfounded myth that pedophilia is connected to male homosexuality.

hypermasculinity.

A and B only

A and C only.

. Which of the following statements is incorrect, regarding Statistics Canada trends of victimization of the LGBTQI+ community:

There's been a 41% increase in hate crimes targeting sexual orientation in Canada.

LGBTQI+ people are more likely to experience violent victimization.

They are also twice as likely to report experiencing inappropriate actions towards them in public and on the internet.

These are all true statements.

These are all untrue statements.

. Sexual identity is how a person sexually self-identifies.

True.

False

. In the 1950s and 1960s mainstream culture accepted homosexuality.

False

True

. Homophobia is the fear or hatred of homosexuals.

True

False

. Heterosexism is discrimination against heterosexuals by homosexuals.

False

True.

. Children raised by homosexual parents have different behavioral and educational backgrounds than children raised by heterosexual parents.

False

True

. Bill-C50 was passed in 2004 and made spreading hateful views about a persons' sexual identity a hate crime.

True

False

. The HIV/AIDS epidemic was called the "gay disease."

True

False

. A school may therefore host an anti-homophobia workshop for students and punish homophobic bullying, all while also upholding a heteronormative climate.

True.

False

. Heteronormativity is used to describe the ways social institutions and dominant culture are organized based on the logic of cisgender heterosexual unions.

True

False

. Many LGBTQI+ people fear coming out may jeopardize their relations with other workers and even harm their job.

True.

False

. Even today, same-sex sexual activity remains illegal or, at best, highly regulated in some countries.

True.

False

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