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

2. What is the fourth of the six themes of courtship described by the author in Chapter 6, "Scientific Truth ... and Love"?

3. What word from the book means pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men?

4. 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”?

5. What were once safe and embedded in kinship relations, church, and community according to the author in Chapter 6, "Scientific Truth ... and Love"?

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

3. 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"?

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

5. 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"?

6. What paradox of gender etiquette does the author describe in Chapter 5, "The Etiquette of Masculinity and Femininity"?

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

8. What threatened gender identity in the twentieth century, according to the author in Chapter 5, "The Etiquette of Masculinity and Femininity"?

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

10. What does the author note about the past twenty-five years in her Epilogue?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the emergence of the “large-breasted woman” as an American ideal of beauty and worth. When did this ideal originate? Who and what were responsible for this emerging ideal? Are large-breasted women still idealized? How related are breasts with the concept of sexuality in the media?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the emergence of school proms and the etiquette and culture surrounding them. When did these formal dances first originate? How were they supervised? When and why did the traditions of corsages and boutonnières appear? What costs were associated with early proms?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss advertising in the post-World War II era in America. What ideals were promoted to men and to women through advertising at this time? How did marketing and the media impact gender identities? How did the values of men who returned from the war change?

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