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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A sociologist argued that the changes in American attitudes towards marriage after World War I were the consequence of what in Chapter 6, "Scientific Truth ... and Love"?
(a) Spiritual and scientific changes.
(b) Changes in wealth distribution.
(c) Changes in global politics.
(d) Technological and associated social changes.

2. What word from the Epilogue refers to a period in a field of endeavor when great tasks were accomplished?
(a) Inspirational Age.
(b) Digital Age.
(c) Golden Age.
(d) Iron Age.

3. The crisis of femininity was what to the crisis of masculinity, according to the author in Chapter 5, "The Etiquette of Masculinity and Femininity"?
(a) Superseded.
(b) Elevated.
(c) Subordinated.
(d) Superimposed.

4. According to the author in Chapter 5, "The Etiquette of Masculinity and Femininity,” in the new media literature, masculinity was associated with what?
(a) Success.
(b) Submission.
(c) Dominance.
(d) Morality.

5. According to the author in Chapter 4, "Sex Control,” many youths defined themselves as youth through what?
(a) Breaking the law.
(b) Playing sports.
(c) Public sexuality.
(d) Studying hard.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from the book means having qualities traditionally ascribed to women?

2. What is the psychological attempt by an individual to repel one's own desires and impulses towards pleasurable instincts?

3. What became threatened as people began to realize that gender roles were, at least partly, constructed and fluctuated between generations?

4. According to the author in Chapter 5, "The Etiquette of Masculinity and Femininity,” gender identities had to be acquired and demonstrated and etiquette became what that governed courtship rituals?

5. What became acceptable during the period of the sexual revolution?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did physical displays of affection evolve in the early part of the twentieth century?

2. How did American youth come to define themselves after World War II? What tensions did this cause?

3. What results arose from the pairing of youth and sex in the twentieth century according to the author in Chapter 4, "Sex Control"?

4. What societal movement was Ernest Burgess associated with? What were the goals of this movement?

5. According to the author in the Epilogue, the sexual revolution was primarily a revolution in meaning. What does she mean by this?

6. How was the crisis of femininity treated in mid-twentieth century America?

7. How did the rise of a national youth culture change the power structure in America, according to the author in Chapter 4, "Sex Control"?

8. What were the strengths and weaknesses of marriage experts in the twentieth century?

9. How did the sexual revolution change the currency of courtship?

10. When did marriage education courses begin at the University of North Carolina? Who initiated this program?

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