Adolescents 3e - Guide 1 - Quiz

Over the past decade, we have observed that African American adolescents are NOT MORE LIKELY to contract sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) than are adolescents of other racial or ethnic groups.

True False

For the last few decades, the racial GAP between AFRICAN AMERICAN teens and OTHER teens has NARROWED by all measures of sexual experience — i.e., those who have ever had sexual intercourse, those who are or are not currently sexually active, birth rate among female adolescents, and condom use at last intercourse.

True False

In this study, Hispanic adolescents were the MOST LIKELY of all adolescents to report having engaged in sexual intercourse.

True False

There is . . . _________________ for African American teens to engage in risky sexual activities, when compared to teens of other races or ethnicities.

	no greater tendency
	a greater tendency
	about the same tendency

Research published between the late 1970s and the early 21st century suggests that the following factor(s) influence the sexual behaviors of African American adolescents (select one answer):

	the behavior and characteristics of their peers
	whether or not they have a parent of their same sex living in the home
	the racial or ethnic composition of their school setting
	the “school climate”
	All EXCEPT the second option above.

African American youth whose friends exhibit ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIORS such as aggression (fights, carrying a knife or razor or gun) and theft (shoplifting from stores, robbery or burglary) . . .

	are more likely to have had intercourse.
	engage in high-risk sexual behavior (e.g., early age at first sexual experience, frequent sexual intercourse, and multiple sexual partners).
	Both of the above
	None of the above

Some of the peer-related factors which affect the likelihood of voluntary sexual activity include (check one)

	the sexual status (i.e., virgin vs. non-virgin) of his or her friends.
	the level of spiritual interconnectedness with friends in a faith context.
	an adolescent’s perceived level of social support (which includes friendship networks and nurturing from family).
	All of the above
	Only the first and third options above

_________________ are more likely to have had sex if they have NEGATIVE feelings regarding SCHOOL CLIMATE. These feelings were assessed through the rating of sentiments such as “My teachers really care about me,” “My teachers don’t pay much attention to me,” and “I get a lot of encouragement at my school”.

	African American MALE teens (but not African American female teens)
	BOTH male and female African American teens
	African American FEMALE teens (but not African American male teens)

This study tells us that African American adolescents whose peers exhibit negative behaviors such as substance use and school truancy are more likely to engage in high-risk sexual behaviors.

True False

10)

Substance use within a teen relationship is associated with less likelihood of condom use.

True False

11)

This research article reports that . . . if adolescents had partners whose race or ethnicity DIFFERED from their own, they were LESS LIKELY to report use of a condom than adolescents with partners of the SAME race or ethnicity.

True False

12)

This study tells us that African American adolescents with friends who HAVE ENGAGED in sexual intercourse _________________

	are NEITHER more nor less likely to engage in intercourse.
	are also LIKELY to engage in intercourse.
	are LESS likely to engage in intercourse.