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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. 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"?

2. Beth Bailey asserts that courtship has been replaced by what in the book’s Epilogue?

3. What magazine does the author assert created a hideaway for men in Chapter 5, "The Etiquette of Masculinity and Femininity”?

4. The sexual revolution lasted into what decade?

5. According to the author in Chapter 5, "The Etiquette of Masculinity and Femininity,” women were encouraged to make an effort to become more feminine, partly to do what?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How were gender roles defined in the 1950s? How long was this view dominant in American society?

3. What did the new sexual innovations represent symbolically to American youth in the period between World War I and the sexual revolution?

4. What innovations does the author describe in the sexual behaviors of youth between World War I and the sexual revolution in Chapter 4, "Sex Control"?

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

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

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 six themes of courtship does the author describe in Chapter 6, "Scientific Truth ... and Love"?

9. How do American youth feel about the lack of clarity in the rules of contemporary dating according to the author in the Epilogue?

10. Who was Ernest Burgess? What did he argue about changes in American attitudes toward marriage?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the marriage rates, demographics, and perceptions during the post-World War II era in the United States. How did parents and authority figures feel about marrying young? Why was marriage seen as a celebration of youth at this time? How long did this viewpoint last in mainstream society?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the generational battles which emerged after World War II in America. What caused this divide between generations? How did the conflicts between the young and old affect the culture of dating? How did these conflicts affect the institution of marriage?

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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