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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What became a dirty word?
2. What does Marriage for Moderns say about women and their roles?
3. Why wouldn't the final voice on magazine publication allow information that wasn't involved with the home into the magazine?
4. What did Margaret Mead's work persuade women to do?
5. What do Freud's writings give more credit?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the simple truth of fulfillment?
2. What is the objective of making homemaking creative?
3. What is the difference between when a man works at home and when a woman works at home?
4. How is a definitive knowledge of self needed to mature?
5. How does a woman fulfill her psychological and sociological roles by being a shopper?
6. What was considered "true feminine fulfillment"?
7. What happened as women who were highly intelligent let go of their interests for the role of wife and mother?
8. What is the difference in the male and female roles?
9. According to the media, why should an American housewife be happy with her lot?
10. Why did real feminists believe the radical "man hating, marriage opposing" feminists were getting more media coverage?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explain the role that religion plays in perpetuating the feminine mystique. Why do you think this is the case? What does religion stand to gain if the women stay home? Why? Explain your answer.
Essay Topic 2
How were men equally a part of a "masculine mystique" during the years of the Vietnam war? What kind of roles did the men play during this time, and what were they told was the full extent of masculinity? How did they oppose the masculine mystique, and what kinds of pressure did they face in response to their movement?
Essay Topic 3
Suggest ways women might overcome the feminine mystique. What kinds of programs could be offered to women that are serious about continuing their education in a meaningful way? Is there any way to live within the mystique and contribute positively to the world and to self development? Explain.
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