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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. The new practice of going steady entirely destroyed what system according to the author in Chapter 2, "The Economy of Dating”?
2. From Front Porch to Back Seat concerns America’s system of courtship principally between what years?
3. On what television show did Beth Bailey appear on when she was a senior in college?
4. According to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money,” many “factory girls” did not have what?
5. Ideals of beauty were often set by whom, according to the author in Chapter 3, "The Worth of a Date”?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did the demographics of the sexes change during World War II? How did this affect courtship?
2. Who had the most power and control within the calling system of courtship? How is this role described?
3. What defined popularity in the world of courtship after World War II?
4. What arguments did experts make regarding the public nature of dating, according to the author in the Introduction?
5. How did the system of dating evolve after World War II? Why did it evolve?
6. How did competition on the dance floor evolve after World War II?
7. How did those in the upper classes view the dating culture of the lower classes, according to the author in Chapter 1, "Calling Cards and Money"?
8. What system of courtship dominated the American lifestyle prior to the mid-1920s? How did dating change this system?
9. How did marriage change in the 1950s and 1960s? How was marriage related to consumption?
10. How did American men view their coeds on college campuses after returning from World War II?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the rise in American youth culture and the association of youth culture with sexual experimentation. How and when did the sexual behavior of youth begin to evolve? What led to this change? How was the media involved in this evolution?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
The sexual exploitation of women within the dating system in the twentieth century in America. How did the media encourage the sexual exploitation of women? Can this still be seen in the media and advertising today? What is the underlying message in such contemporary ads such as beer ads which depict women as sexual commodities?
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