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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. The sexual revolution was about the rights of who to express love sexually, according to the author in the Epilogue?

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

3. What did not differ in the first four decades of the twentieth century from their nineteenth century counterparts?

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 Beth Bailey asserts that courtship has been replaced by what in the book’s Epilogue?

5. According to the author in Chapter 5, "The Etiquette of Masculinity and Femininity,” traditional etiquette dominated American manners from the 1930s to when?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reasons does the author assert that men and women submitted to the system of gender etiquette in Chapter 5, "The Etiquette of Masculinity and Femininity"?

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

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

4. How does the author describe the sexual behavior of youth in the early twentieth century in Chapter 4, "Sex Control"?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What metaphors have replaced the metaphors of economy, according to the author in the Epilogue?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the origins, history, and evolution of the beauty industry in the United States. Prior to World War II, how was beauty marketed in the U.S.? How did ideals change for female beauty following the war? How was beauty depicted as a commodity to be purchased and sold?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the tradition of dancing as a courtship ritual in the United States. When and where were dances held? What was considered appropriate etiquette on the dance floor? How did this etiquette evolve after World War II? Why did it change?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the etiquette of dating and going steady during the 1950s. What tokens were exchanged to symbolize commitment in couples at this time? How important were these tokens? What role did sexual behavior play in this system?

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