How Do Sexual Scripts Vary by Race, Ethnicity, Social Class

question 45

Multiple Choice

How do sexual scripts vary by race, ethnicity, social class, and sex?

• A)Whites are less likely to engage in oral sex than are Blacks.
• B)"Good" girls are expected to plan in advance and bring contraceptives with them.
• C)Middle-class Black women have difficulty "marrying up" because young Black women have made far greater gains in education than have men their ages.
• D)Hispanics no longer value virginity any more than do other racial or ethnic groups.
• E)Whites are less likely to engage in oral sex than are Hispanics.

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