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Author Best, Amy L., 1970- author

Title Prom night : youth, schools, and popular culture / Amy L. Best
Published New York : Routledge, 2000

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 228 pages) : illustrations
Contents 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 Friends̃; 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
Summary Amy Best interviews countless teens about their prom experiences, and she looks at popular media to understand today's teens
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-217) and index
Notes English
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Subject Proms -- Social aspects -- United States
Proms -- United States -- History -- 20th century
High school students -- United States -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Customs & Traditions.
High school students -- Social life and customs
Proms
United States
Genre/Form Electronic books
History
Form Electronic book
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