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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. From Front Porch to Back Seat was published in what year?
2. The six themes of courtship described by the author in Chapter 6, "Scientific Truth ... and Love" all arose from sweeping social forces that came from what?
3. What word from the book means having qualities traditionally ascribed to women?
4. What magazine does the author assert created a hideaway for men in Chapter 5, "The Etiquette of Masculinity and Femininity”?
5. What is the third of the six themes of courtship described by the author in Chapter 6, "Scientific Truth ... and Love"?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did physical displays of affection evolve in the early part of the twentieth century?
2. How do American youth feel about the lack of clarity in the rules of contemporary dating according to the author in the Epilogue?
3. According to the author in the Epilogue, the sexual revolution was primarily a revolution in meaning. What does she mean by this?
4. What results arose from the pairing of youth and sex in the twentieth century according to the author in Chapter 4, "Sex Control"?
5. What did the new sexual innovations represent symbolically to American youth in the period between World War I and the sexual revolution?
6. How were gender roles defined in the 1950s? How long was this view dominant in American society?
7. How did the rise of a national youth culture change the power structure in America, according to the author in Chapter 4, "Sex Control"?
8. What metaphors have replaced the metaphors of economy, according to the author in the Epilogue?
9. How was the crisis of femininity treated in mid-twentieth century America?
10. What were the strengths and weaknesses of marriage experts in the twentieth century?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the etiquette of dating and going steady during the 1950s. What tokens were exchanged to symbolize commitment in couples at this time? How important were these tokens? What role did sexual behavior play in this system?
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 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?
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