Title Prom night : youth, schools, and popular culture / Amy L. Best.

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New York : Routledge, 2000.

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University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Internet	WORLD WIDE WEB E-BOOK EBSCO	Downloadable
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Description	1 online resource (xii, 228 pages) : illustrations
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Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-217) and index.
Note	Print version record.
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 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.
Summary	Amy Best interviews countless teens about their prom experiences, and she looks at popular media to understand today's teens.
Local Note	eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription High School Collection
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. (OCoLC)fst00956223
	Proms. (OCoLC)fst01078927
	United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Chronological Term	1900-1999
Genre/Form	History.
Other Form:	Print version: Best, Amy L., 1970- Prom night. New York : Routledge, 2000 0415924278 (DLC) 00041505 (OCoLC)44128436
ISBN	0203906403 (electronic bk.)
	9780203906408 (electronic bk.)
	0203905164 (electronic bk.)
	9780203905166 (electronic bk.)

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