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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. Where was Sigmund Freud born?
2. What grew and produced tension between generations in Chapter 4, "Sex Control"?
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"?
4. When did college campuses begin to offer marriage courses?
5. One idea underlying the system of control in dating was the refusal of the older generation to allow the young to overcome what, according to the author in Chapter 4, "Sex Control”?
Short Essay Questions
1. What paradox of gender etiquette does the author describe in Chapter 5, "The Etiquette of Masculinity and Femininity"?
2. How did physical displays of affection evolve in the early part of the twentieth century?
3. How was the crisis of femininity treated in mid-twentieth century America?
4. What six themes of courtship does the author describe in Chapter 6, "Scientific Truth ... and Love"?
5. According to the author in the Epilogue, the sexual revolution was primarily a revolution in meaning. What does she mean by this?
6. What role did the media play in reinforcing masculinity and femininity according to the author in Chapter 5, "The Etiquette of Masculinity and Femininity"?
7. What did Ernest Burgess advocate doing in order to address the issue of courtship in America?
8. 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"?
9. How did the sexual revolution change the currency of courtship?
10. How were gender roles defined in the 1950s? How long was this view dominant in American society?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the etiquette, traditions, and culture of the female American college student in the early twentieth century. How many women went to colleges at this time? When did coed universities emerge? How did women in college influence the systems of courtship?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss the principle demographics studied in the book. Why does author Bailey choose to focus on the mainstream, middle-class youth? What does she assert can be assessed by examining the mainstream? What groups are left out in the book and why?
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