- 240 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
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About this book
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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Index
ACT UP!, queer movement of, 155
Addams, Jane, 190(n15)
adolescence
in America, 163
of girls, 60, 81, 165
irony and, 151–154
popular culture and, 18–34, 192(n45)
African- American female students
prom dresses of, 54, 58
prom hairstyles of, 51
prom interviews of, 13, 27, 28, 29–30, 31, 32, 38, 40, 41, 42–43, 48, 71, 74, 100, 103–104
African-American male students
dancing by, 95
gay, 89
prom interviews of, 64, 66, 73, 82–84, 100, 116, 117–118, 127–128, 174–175
prom outfits of, 52
African-American students
music preferences of, 140
prom-music protest by, 3, 10, 140
views on proms, 127, 132, 138
age relations, proms and, 15
alcohol
effects on sexuality, 97
prom rules for, 16, 20, 99, 100, 111, 119, 201(n21)
at proms, 64, 75, 76, 78, 81, 87, 88, 97, 112, 113, 115, 116, 149, 181
Alex [promgoer], 118
Allure magazine, 188
American Pie [film], 20, 22, 88, 187
Andie, as character in Pretty in Pink, 26–28
Angus [film], 187
Anthony [promgoer], 85
antiestablishment groups, effects on proms, 8
antiwar protests, effects on proms, 8
Arnie [gay promgoer], 155, 156–157
Asian-American females, prom interviews of, 14, 27, 64, 80, 132
Asian-American male, prom interview of, 88–89
Asian-American students, prom music of, 131
baby, born at prom, 1, 2, 4, 189(n1)
backpacks, worn to proms, 1...
Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Full Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- One Introduction
- Two Coming of Age at the Prom
- Three Fashioning the Feminine
- Four Romancing the Prom
- Five Prom Promises
- Six The Divided Dance Floor
- Seven Breaking Rules
- Eight Conclusion
- Appendices
- Notes
- References
- Index