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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. According to the author in Chapter 4, "Sex Control,” those born between 1900 and when grew up with new understandings of sexuality?

3. Bailey proposes that metaphors of economy replaced metaphors of what in the Epilogue?

4. What category does the author assert did not exist in the nineteenth century?

5. According to the author in Chapter 6, "Scientific Truth ... and Love" love and marriage were to be regulated by whom?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. 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"?

8. Who was blamed for the breakdown in gender identity? Why?

9. What role did the media play in reinforcing masculinity and femininity according to the author in Chapter 5, "The Etiquette of Masculinity and Femininity"?

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 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

Describe and analyze the courtship system of “calling.” When did this system originate? How did it evolve over time? What differences existed between the American system of calling and the systems in Europe?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the objectification of men and women in the 1950s. What were presented as “ideals” in the sexes during this time period? How did these ideals differ from perceptions prior to World War II? What role did American consumption play in this change?

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