Chapter 12: Commodification of Sex

Test Bank

Multiple Choice

1. Sugar dating, where wealthy clients pay predominantly young women for companionship, is an example of ______.

A. pornification of culture

B. prostitution

C. commodification of sex

D. pornography

Learning Objective: 12-1: Determine what it means to commodify sex and sexuality.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Commodification of Sex

Difficulty Level: Easy

2. What does it mean to say that a culture is pornified?

A. Sex can be bought and sold.

B. Sexual themes surface in all aspects of society.

C. Pornography is freely accessible.

D. There are high rates of sex work.

Learning Objective: 12-2: Discuss the legalities and social issues surrounding pornography.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Pornography

Difficulty Level: Easy

3. Which new form of porn is becoming more popular?

A. word-based porn

B. cybersex

C. amateur porn

D. virtual reality porn

Learning Objective: 12-2: Discuss the legalities and social issues surrounding pornography.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Technology and the Rise of Amateur Porn

Difficulty Level: Medium

4. Saying that porn is a harmless pleasure that people can choose to consume represents which perspective?

A. the liberal perspective

B. the cultural studies perspective

C. the conservative perspective

D. the feminist perspective

Learning Objective: 12-2: Discuss the legalities and social issues surrounding pornography.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Legalities and Debates

Difficulty Level: Medium

5. The majority of mainstream porn is geared toward what type of consumer?

A. young adults experimenting with sexuality

B. all straight White people

C. straight men of all races

D. straight, White men

Learning Objective: 12-2: Discuss the legalities and social issues surrounding pornography.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Gender, Race, Age, and Sexuality

Difficulty Level: Easy

6. Which of the following best captures the legal status of pornography?

A. Because porn is by definition obscene, it is illegal.

B. Porn is protected under freedom of expression, unless it is deemed obscene.

C. The legality of porn varies by state.

D. Professional porn is legal, while amateur porn is not.

Learning Objective: 12-2: Discuss the legalities and social issues surrounding pornography.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Legalities and Debates

Difficulty Level: Medium

7. About how many youth experience unwanted sexual exposure via the internet?

A. 20%

B. 40%

C. 60%

D. 80%

Learning Objective: 12-2: Discuss the legalities and social issues surrounding pornography.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Impact of Pornography on Young People

Difficulty Level: Medium

8. Sharing a sext without the sender’s consent is an example of ______.

A. hypersexualization

B. cybersex

C. revenge porn

D. sexual commodification

Learning Objective: 12-2: Discuss the legalities and social issues surrounding pornography.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Youth Sexting

Difficulty Level: Easy

9. To counter the stigma attached to the label “prostitute,” some people use the term sex worker instead because this term ______.

A. frames it as a legitimate, income-generating profession

B. reflects recent decriminalization

C. challenges sexual commodification

D. reveals sexual exploitation

Learning Objective: 12-3: Describe the legalities and social issues regarding sex work.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Sex Work

Difficulty Level: Medium

10. Why do some people who are against the decriminalization of prostitution call themselves abolitionists?

A. They want to focus first on abolishing the patriarchy.

B. They believe more attention should be given to addressing sex trafficking.

C. They see their work as trying to end sex slavery.

D. They would rather have full legalization.

Learning Objective: 12-3: Describe the legalities and social issues regarding sex work.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Sex Work

Difficulty Level: Medium

11. Pimps are most likely to be found overseeing sex work that occurs ______.

A. in bars

B. online

C. in brothels

D. at street level

Learning Objective: 12-3: Describe the legalities and social issues regarding sex work.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Johns and Pimps

Difficulty Level: Easy

12. One of the most consistent, overarching social trends associated with high rates of sex trafficking is ______.

A. capitalism

B. colonialism

C. large-sized sporting events

D. migration

Learning Objective: 12-4: Give examples of the impact of globalization on the sex trade.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Sex Trafficking

Difficulty Level: Easy

15. The collaboration between local authorities and a foreign military base to provide access to sex workers is an example of ______.

A. misogyny

B. militarism

C. sex tourism

D. romance tourism

Learning Objective: 12-5: Explain sex trafficking, sex tourism, and the role of militarism in the sex trade.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Sex Trafficking and Militarism

Difficulty Level: Medium

True/False

1. Sexting is an example of commodification.

Learning Objective: 12-1: Determine what it means to commodify sex and sexuality.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Commodification of Sex

Difficulty Level: Medium

2. Research shows that watching porn can shape sexual and gender scripts.

Learning Objective: 12-2: Discuss the legalities and social issues surrounding pornography.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Violence and Pornography

Difficulty Level: Medium

3. Law enforcement traditionally focuses more attention on prostitutes than on their customers.

Learning Objective: 12-3: Describe the legalities and social issues regarding sex work.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Debates Over Legalities

Difficulty Level: Hard

4. Neocolonialism is a term to describe the elimination of exploitive economic practices.

Learning Objective: 12-4: Give examples of the impact of globalization on the sex trade.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Globalization and Sexuality

Difficulty Level: Hard

5. Anytime a child is involved in any kind of commercial sex act it is a crime.

Learning Objective: 12-5: Explain sex trafficking, sex tourism, and the role of militarism in the sex trade.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Sex Tourism

Difficulty Level: Medium

Short Answer

1. Do pornographic images of violence increase acts of sexual violence? Explain.

Learning Objective: 12-2: Discuss the legalities and social issues surrounding pornography.

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Violence and Pornography

Difficulty Level: Hard

2. When would sexting be considered child pornography?

Learning Objective: 12-2: Discuss the legalities and social issues surrounding pornography.

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Youth Sexting

Difficulty Level: Medium

3. What are sociological explanations for why a teen or young woman might turn to prostitution?

Learning Objective: 12-3: Describe the legalities and social issues regarding sex work.

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Sex Work

Difficulty Level: Medium

4. Describe the role of the pimp in prostitution.

Learning Objective: 12-3: Describe the legalities and social issues regarding sex work.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Johns and Pimps

Difficulty Level: Medium

5. Give an example of how sexuality and militarism intersect.

Learning Objective: 12-5: Explain sex trafficking, sex tourism, and the role of militarism in the sex trade.

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Sex Trafficking and Militarism

Difficulty Level: Medium

Essay

1. What does it mean to commodify sex? Describe three examples in society in which sex is commodified. Who is most likely to be the commodities and the consumers?

Learning Objective: 12-1: Determine what it means to commodify sex and sexuality.

Cognitive Domain: Analysis | Application

Answer Location: Commodification of Sex

Difficulty Level: Medium

2. Explain how U.S. culture is pornified. Then, explain the different perspectives that scholars take around porn.

Learning Objective: 12-2: Discuss the legalities and social issues surrounding pornography.

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Legalities and Debates

Difficulty Level: Hard

3. Summarize the criminalization of prostitution around the globe. Then, compare and contrast the arguments around legalizing prostitution.

Learning Objective: 12-3: Describe the legalities and social issues regarding sex work.

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Debates Over Legalities

Difficulty Level: Hard

4. How is sex trafficking different from prostitution? How does the debate on legalization of prostitution factor into discussions of sex trafficking?

Objective: 12-3: Describe the legalities and social issues regarding sex work.

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Sex Trafficking

Difficulty Level: Hard

5. What is sex tourism? How do gender, race, ethnicity, and the global economy factor into sex tourism?

Learning Objective: 12-4: Give examples of the impact of globalization on the sex trade. | 12-5: Explain sex trafficking, sex tourism, and the role of militarism in the sex trade.

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Sex Tourism | Gender, Race, and Ethnicity in Sex Tourism

Difficulty Level: Hard