Which of the following is a crucial methodological issue in sex research?

A new couple comes in your office, Chandler and Monica, who tell you the reason they came to therapy is due to the fact that they rarely have sex. Which of the following is the BEST initial question.

The following is the definition of __________________. Sociologists approach the study of sexuality with three basic assumptions: (1) Every society regulates the sexuality of its members. (2) The appropriateness or inappropriateness of a particular sexual behavior depends upon the institutional context within which it occurs. (3) Basic institutions of society (religion, economy, family, medicine, and law) affect the rules governing sexuality in that society. Each of these institutions supports a sexual ideology, or discourse, about sexual activity. The ideology affects the beliefs and behaviors of those affiliated with the institution.

Gunther is a new client who states he is lonely and looking for love. He works at a coffee house and tries to meet people at work but feels awkward and anxious. You discuss other ways to meet people than just the coffee house.

What is sexuality?

Mr Heckles has feelings for a fellow nursing home resident Cecilia. He tells you he wants to take the relationship to a physical level, but his son was appalled stating he was too old and told him not to embarrass himself by trying. As his therapist, what is the BEST initial option?

Sex researcher(s) who used direct observation and interviewing of people, to include prisoners and prostitutes, to document sexuality and behaviors.

Ross and Rachel come in to see you and Rachel is 8 months pregnant. She tells you Ross has been cheating on her because he won’t have sex with her. Ross denies cheating and says he is freaked out that after the last time they had sex the baby started kicking and “It knows that we did it!” Rachel tells you her OB/GYN says everything is normal and there are no medical concerns. How can you help?

Many hotel chains that offer free Wi-Fi service to their customers have experienced increasing demand for Internet bandwidth and increasing costs. Marriott International would like to test the hypothesis that the proportion of customers that are carrying two Wi-Fi devices exceeds 0.60. A random sample of 120 Marriott customers found that 78 have two Wi-Fi devices. Marriott International would like to set α = 0.01. The critical value(s) for this hypothesis test would be ________.

Medicare would like to test the hypothesis that the average monthly rate for one-bedroom assisted-living facility is equal to $3,300. A random sample of 12 assisted-living facilities had an average rate of $3,690 per month. The standard deviation for this sample was $530. Medicare would like to set α = 0.05. The test statistic for this hypothesis test would be ________.