When women finally did disclose to others that they had a sexually transmitted disease,

When women finally did disclose to others that they had a sexually transmitted disease,
 
  a. they did so either because they felt guilty for lying or because they wanted emotional support.
  b. they omitted certain key facts about how they contracted the disease.
  c. they used the Internet as a mode of communication to distance themselves from having the stigma personally applied.
  d. their friends and relatives often rejected them.

Question 2

Women who lied about their sexually transmitted diseases
 
  a. almost never felt guilt about it.
  b. almost never remembered what the truth was themselves.
  c. reduced their incidence of sexual relations with men.
  d. often felt guilt about it.

Question 3

One way in which women could distance themselves from any suspicion of sexual disease was to
 
  a. passively condemn others with sexual diseases.
  b. keep silent about their status and create a false impression to others that they were sexually healthy.
  c. acting innocent to appear morally pure.
  d. all of the above

Question 4

When women with STDs in Nack's study had convinced themselves that they did not have a contagious disease, they
 
  a. frequently went to doctors for check-ups to make sure that the disease didn't re-surface.
  b. commonly concealed any health risks with partners since they did not perceive the risk as real.
  c. became even more promiscuous in their sexual relations.
  d. started to take antibiotics on a daily basis to make sure that the disease was cured.

Question 5

According to Goffman, people who are discreditable are
 
  a. folks who can somehow hide their deviant stigma.
  b. those who cannot hide their deviant stigma in any way.
  c. members of groups who have obvious stigma symbols that everyone can see.
  d. the lowest rung of the stratification system in a society.

Question 6

One way in which women with STDs attempted to hide their disease from others was
 
  a. lying to others so that they did not suspect STDs.
  b. putting down other women who had the disease.
  c. not admitting to themselves that they had the disease.
  d. all of the above are ways in which women attempted to hide their disease.