TY  - BOOK
AU  - McBee,Randy D.
ED  - ebrary, Inc.
TI  - Dance hall days: intimacy and leisure among working-class immigrants in the United States 
AV  - HQ1075.5.U6 M38 2000eb
U1  - 305.3/0973 21
PY  - 2000///
CY  - New York
PB  - New York University Press
KW  - Sex role
KW  - United States
KW  - History
KW  - Man-woman relationships
KW  - Leisure
KW  - Working class
KW  - Immigrants
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - local
N1  - 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; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2013; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries
UR  - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10137177
ER  -