Reading questions & reflection essay

Question 1

The study proves that there are flaws in Kinsey 's findings because it noted the fact that Kinsey found his test subjects in boarding houses fraternity houses , and prisons . These places are not places where one can find the average American male

Question 2

Adults and kids are similar in obtaining love in that they obey a person 's wishes in exchange for love . Kids follow parents ' rules and adults follow their lover 's rules

Question 3

The term is used to describe the act of the elevating

women to formerly traditional male roles . This makes Mexican women , who are particularly stereotyped to be limited to homes doing domestic chores

Question 4

Cerebral Palsy affects gender identity because it limits a person 's physical activity . Their activities are so limited that they don 't perform functions within society that identifies them in a particular gender identity

Question 5 "B patrolling " is the control of one 's romantic interest in other races . This is often enforced by making an effort not to marry a person belonging to another race and segregating other races into groups in the society

Question 6

Among the differences is that "whites " are more open about their sexuality while Asian Americans fear being rejected by their families if they open up . They are similar in that they both endorse casual sex

Question 7

The problematic ways in which the DL has been portrayed by the media are (1 ) it is a black version of "the closet (2 ) the practice is new (3 ) it is a "black thing (4 ) it relates to homosexuality (5 ) it is hazardous to your health (6 ) it is "the real issue " instead of HIV (7 ) there are signs identifying the DL (8 ) advertising detective services to wives (9 ) DL men are villains , and (10 ) women are the real victims

These portrayals are problematic in that they alienate black men , who have been alienated enough , and depict them as villains . The media 's attention also distracts the public 's view of the real issue which is the spread of the HIV virus . The constant media attention of the DL may make the public forget that there are other ways of spreading the HIV virus .Reflection 1

Reflection Essay Reflection 2

Reflection Essay

After reading the selected works , I realized that I made a lot of misconceptions about Americans and their sexual lives . In Americans , I mean "whites " You see , I have often thought the "whites " constantly engage in sex anywhere and anytime . This idea of mine was blown to pieces when I read in one of the articles that surveys about white people 's sexual lives are not to be taken seriously (Elmer-DeWitt 1994

I often see these surveys in a lot of mainstream magazines sold in the local newstand , like Playboy , Cosmopolitan , and Vogue . I have also seen talk shows on television that reinforced my prior idea about "whites and their sexuality . Now I know better

What made me think the...