The Increasing Importance of the Cosmetics Industry from the 1920s

question 1

Multiple Choice

The increasing importance of the cosmetics industry from the 1920s to the present has reflected how

• A)purity,domesticity,and romance were increasingly separate ideals for women to pursue.
• B)courtship based on "dating" and "treating" have become less important.
• C)women's investments in their appearance became strategically important.
• D)women's sexual activities depended on their having the money to invest in these new goods.

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