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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. What consists of the processes in the mind that occur automatically and are not available to introspection?

2. What term refers to a person's sex drive or desire for sexual activity?

3. What term referred to caresses above the neck, according to the author in Chapter 4, "Sex Control"?

4. Where was Ernest Burgess born?

5. During the sexual revolution, women fought for their sexuality to not be tied with what in the Epilogue?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did the rise of a national youth culture change the power structure in America, according to the author in Chapter 4, "Sex Control"?

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

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

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

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

7. According to the author in the Epilogue, the sexual revolution was primarily a revolution in meaning. What does she mean by this?

8. 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"?

9. How did Freudian psychology influence the perceptions of the sexes in the mid-twentieth century?

10. What societal movement was Ernest Burgess associated with? What were the goals of this movement?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the impact of the Industrial Revolution on courtship in America and in Europe. Where did the Industrial Revolution spread after originating in England? What new demographic resulted from the Industrial Revolution? How did the emerging middle class impact the culture of wooing?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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