Dance hall days intimacy and leisure among working-class immigrants in the United States / [electronic resource] :
Randy D. McBee.
- New York : New York University Press, c2000.
- ix, 293 p., [8] p. of plates : ill.
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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Sex role--History.--United States Man-woman relationships--History.--United States Leisure--History.--United States Working class--History.--United States Immigrants--History.--United States