Test Bank

Chapter 4: “Sexuality, Inequality, and Privilege”

Multiple Choice

1. Heterosexual privilege is considered all of the following except

a. part of the sex/gender system

b. unearned benefits and access to resources

c. an exclusively economic privilege

d. part of a status hierarchy

2. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 made discrimination in public accommodations illegal, but did not cover

a. religion

b. race

c. sexual orientation

d. national origin

3. Legal discrimination is when

a. laws support discrimination against some groups

b. laws do not support discrimination against some groups

c. laws are changed

d. LGBTQ discrimination is addressed

4. “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” was

a. a military policy intended to make sexuality a nonissue

b. was an outright ban on gays and lesbians in the military

c. was less punitive than previous military policies

d. is still in existence today

5. Lesbians in the military are at high risk for experiencing

a. sexual assault

b. sexual harassment

c. homophobia

d. all of these

6. Pregnancy discrimination

a. increased 66% between 1992 and 2007

b. decreased 66% between 1992 and 2007

c. has not changed in level for over 50 years

d. None of these

7. All of the following are considered hate crimes except

a. gay bashing

b. antigay violence

c. gay bullying

d. gay panic defense

8. Formal social sanctions include

a. laws against homosexuality

b. laws supporting gender neutral bathrooms

c. Obergefell vs. Hodges 2015

d. all of these

9. Female genital mutilation is

a. a form of control over sexuality

b. done for non-medical reasons

c. believed to assure fidelity in marriage

d. all of these

10. Transgender individuals face discrimination specifically related to their status and transgender. Prejudice against transgender individuals is known as

a. homophobia

b. transphobia

c. transpanic defense

d. formal social sanctions

True/False

1. It was illegal for LGBTQ families to adopt children in some states until 2015.

2. The U.S. military had a ban on gays until WWII.

3. Federal legislation to end all discrimination in the workplace, including LGBTQ discrimination is still nonexistent.

4. In some states, transgender people are banned from using public bathrooms.

5. Cisgender privilege is not the same as heterosexual privilege.

Short Answer

1. List three reasons marriage equality is so important.

2. Define microagression. Provide one example on how this can be prevented?

3. Describe one way sexual behaviors are criminalized.

4. Describe one way sexual behaviors are medicalized.

5. Describe one example of heterosexual privilege.

Essay

1. What do sociologists mean by the idea of institutionalized inequality? What is a heteroarchy? Why is it important to have a term like heteroarchy?

2. Explain the different types of inequality LGBTQ individuals face or have faced in the United States. Identify at least four ways LGBTQ discrimination manifests as heterosexual privilege.

3. Describe three ways the social control of sexuality has been exercised historically or currently in the United States. Compare and contrast this with another minority group in the United States, historically or currently.

4. Simon and Gagnon (1967) describe three types of sexual deviancy. Describe each type and provide an example.