Best Prom Night

Youth, Schools and Popular Culture
Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-1-135-96090-2
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 240 Seiten

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Best, Amy L.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1: Introduction: A Night to Remember
Chapter 2: Coming of Age at the Prom: Adolescence and Popular Culture
Chapter 3: Fashioning the Feminine: Dresses, Jewelry, Hair and More
Chapter 4: Romancing the Prom: Boyfriends, Girlfriends and "Just Friends"
Chapter 5: Prom Promises: Rules and Ruling: Proms as Sites of Social Control
Chapter 6: The Divided Dance Floor: Race in School
Chapter 7: Breaking Rules: Contesting the Prom
Chapter 8: Conclusion: Learning to Listen

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