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Dance hall days [electronic resource] : intimacy and leisure among working-class immigrants in the United States / Randy D. McBee.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : New York University Press, c2000.Description: ix, 293 p., [8] p. of plates : illSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 305.3/0973 21
LOC classification:
  • HQ1075.5.U6 M38 2000
Online resources:
Contents:
Marriages were a little different then : marriages upon short acquaintance and immigrant, working-class life -- The era of large ballrooms and famous bands : the rise of commercial leisure and the making of a peer culture -- The girls here are like crazy : working-class women's heterosocial leisure and homosocial fun -- That's alright, I have my gang here : working-class male culture and the struggle over gender, identity, and dance -- And you know the old saying about familiarity breeding contempt : working-class male culture, social clubs, and heterosocial leisure -- When it comes to my marrying, boy, there will be a lot of strings pulled by my parents : familial conflict, commercial leisure, and weddings.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-288) and index.

Marriages were a little different then : marriages upon short acquaintance and immigrant, working-class life -- The era of large ballrooms and famous bands : the rise of commercial leisure and the making of a peer culture -- The girls here are like crazy : working-class women's heterosocial leisure and homosocial fun -- That's alright, I have my gang here : working-class male culture and the struggle over gender, identity, and dance -- And you know the old saying about familiarity breeding contempt : working-class male culture, social clubs, and heterosocial leisure -- When it comes to my marrying, boy, there will be a lot of strings pulled by my parents : familial conflict, commercial leisure, and weddings.

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