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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. Before the mid-1920s, what system was used to link women and men?

2. In what decade did the Great Depression begin?

3. When she appeared on television during her senior year in college, Beth Bailey stated that love was more than what?

4. The first daters complained about what, according to the author in Chapter 3, "The Worth of a Date”?

5. What constantly portrayed the other sex as commodities, according to the author in Chapter 3, "The Worth of a Date”?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was sexual intimacy criticized as a means of human connection, according to the author in the Introduction?

2. When did the term “dating” first enter the American vocabulary? From whom did this term originate?

3. How did the importance of female appearance evolve during the twentieth century, according to the author in Chapter 3, "The Worth of a Date"?

4. What values were involved in the early system of dating? What was scorned within this early system?

5. How did those in the upper classes view the dating culture of the lower classes, according to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money"?

6. How did the demographics of the sexes change during World War II? How did this affect courtship?

7. What arguments did experts make regarding the public nature of dating, according to the author in the Introduction?

8. How did the system of dating evolve after World War II? Why did it evolve?

9. At what settings did the system of dating originate? How did this system spread?

10. How did American men view their coeds on college campuses after returning from World War II?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the subversion of women’s rights during the emergence of the dating system. Why were women often blamed in the case of rapes or assaults? How did this impact women’s perceptions of themselves and of men? How did the media reinforce this perception?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role of money in the early system of dating. Who controlled the money in the arrangement? How did this reflect power in the system? What were the standards of etiquette regarding money in the dating system?

Essay Topic 3

Define and discuss gender identity and its evolution in the past 100 years. How have “traditional” masculine and feminine roles been defined? When did these begin to change? What impact did those changes have on the culture of courtship?

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