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

2. Who were blamed for the breakdown in gender identity, according to the author in Chapter 5, "The Etiquette of Masculinity and Femininity”?

3. According to the author in Chapter 4, "Sex Control,” many youths defined themselves as youth through what?

4. What became acceptable during the period of the sexual revolution?

5. When did college campuses begin to offer marriage courses?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How did physical displays of affection evolve in the early part of the twentieth century?

6. When did marriage education courses begin at the University of North Carolina? Who initiated this program?

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

8. How did the category of “American youth” change from the nineteenth to the twentieth century?

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

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

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 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?

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