Complete Test Bank Gay Americans Chapter 8

Chapter 8 Gay Americans

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is a type of inmate who rapes others in an attempt to gain control over them A) Punks B) Queens C) Jocker D) Fish
2. Which of the following are reasons cited as an explanation for the increased rate of homosexuality in prison A) overcrowding B) idleness C) deprivation D) all the above
3. What are some of the issues that correctional institutions must face with regard to homosexual activity A) conjugal visits B) the distribution of condoms C) HIV/AIDS D) all the above
4. The homosexual advance theory says that A) gays can climb the social ladder if they act “straight” B) the legal responsibility for a crime such as murder is decreased because of the emotions surrounding a proposition of a heterosexual man by a gay one C) gays cannot commit crimes against one another D) none of the above
5. Gay officers A) are increasingly finding their work environment a hostile one B) have few legal resources when being harassed by coworkers C) are being recognized by departments as valuable resources D) none of the above
6. Many gay police officers still encounter A) fear in “coming out” about their identities B) harassment by coworkers C) an unwillingness by colleagues to “back them up” in dangerous situations D) all the above
7. Some experts argue that hate crime legislation A) is necessary to preserve and protect groups that cannot protect themselves B) are not needed since other laws already exist that would encompass hate crimes C) argue that by calling attention to it as a hate crime, special consideration is given D) all the above
8. In general, a hate crime has the following characteristic A) anti-Black B) anti-Jewish C) anti-male homosexual bias D) all the above
9. The threat of the AIDS epidemic in the early 1980s A)decreased anti-gay groups’ efforts against homosexuals B) divided the homosexual community C) was actually instrumental in shaping and changing the gay rights movement D) none of the above
10. The medical model towards homosexuality became popular because of A) the development of psychiatry and considering homosexuality as a form of mental illness B) many states enacted sexual psychopath laws to regulate consensual sex among same-sex partners C) district attorneys often used the sexual psychopath laws to criminally prosecute them D) all the above

True/False Questions

1. T/F Americans are about evenly divided on the issue of same/sex marriage between consenting adults.
2. T/F One of the problems of defining homosexuality is found in the distinction between people’s behavior and their identities.
3. T/F Determining one’s sexual orientation is not simply a matter of observing one’s behavior since there is evidence that many heterosexuals have had homosexual encounters and vice versa.
4. T/F The general pattern of how American culture has perceived homosexuality over the sweep of history is best summarized by a transition from sinful conduct to a disease model to the development of gay identities.
5. T/F The Stonewall incident also spawned the “Gay Power” movement: a massive grassroots gay liberation movement, similar to that of Blacks, women, and college students of the 1960s.
6. T/F Data from the Uniform Crime reports shows that hate crimes against a person’s based on sexual orientation, make up about 50% of the incidents filed with police.
7. T/F Almost two thirds of hate crimes based on sexual orientation were biased against male homosexuals.
8. T/F More recently, many police departments, who had previously refused to hire known homosexuals, began to develop programs to address their needs.
9. T/F The U.S. Supreme Court paved the way for openly gay police officers when it struck down an anti-sodomy law in 2003.
10. T/F The homosexual advance theory, is a legal defense in which courts allow a non-violent homosexual advance to constitute sufficient provocation to kill in the heat of passion, thus mitigating murder to manslaughter.
11. T/F Prisonization is a social and physical transformation of an individual in an effort to compensate for the pains of imprisonment, one of which relates to sexual behavior. Being deprived of heterosexual outlets leads a male inmate to find ways to alleviate the stress associated with it.
12. T/F The research on situational homosexual behavior indicates that men in single sex environments such as the military, correctional institutions, boarding schools, or remote work sites have been known to engage in sexual activities with one another yet maintain a heterosexual identity.

Fill in the Blank Questions

1. The majority of hate crimes consist of _____________ .
2. __________ is a social and physical transformation of an individual in an effort to compensate for the pains of imprisonment.
3. Almost __________ of hate crimes based on sexual orientation were biased against male homosexuals.
4. __________ also spawned the “Gay Power” movement.
5. The __________ is a legal defense in which courts allow a non-violent homosexual advance to constitute sufficient provocation to kill in the heat of passion.
6. Americans are _________on the issue of same/sex marriage between consenting adults.
7. Which of the following is a type of inmate who rapes others in an attempt to gain control over them _______.
8. _____ is often cited as an explanation for the increased rate of homosexuality in prison.
9. The U.S. Supreme Court paved the way for openly gay police officers when it struck down an __________ in 2003.