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UNINA9910171000603321 |
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Autore |
Best Amy L. <1970-> |
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Titolo |
Prom night : youth, schools, and popular culture / / Amy L. Best |
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New York, : Routledge, 2000 |
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ISBN |
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1-135-96090-9 |
0-88677-840-9 |
1-280-40743-3 |
0-203-90640-3 |
1-135-96091-7 |
0-203-90516-4 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (241 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Proms - Social aspects - United States |
Proms - United States - History - 20th century |
High school students - United States - Social life and customs - 20th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-217) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction A Night to Remember; Coming of Age at the Prom Adolescence and Popular Culture; Fashioning the Feminine Dresses, Jewelry, Hair, and More; Romancing the Prom Boyfriends, Girlfriends, and ~Just Friends~; Prom Promises Rules and Ruling: Proms as Sites of Social Control; The Divided Dance Floor Race in School; Breaking Rules Contesting the Prom; Conclusion Learning to Listen; Appendices; Notes; References; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Best shows us that, while the prom is often trivialized, most kids take the prom seriously. The prom is a space where kids work through their understanding of authority, social class, gender norms, and multicultural schooling. Proms are more than just pictures and puffed sleeves--they are a mythic part of youth culture and, for better or worse, will always be a night to remember. |
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