Dance Hall Days : Intimacy and Leisure Among Working-Class Immigrants in the United States.

The rise of commercialized leisure coincided with the arrival of millions of immigrants to America's cities. Conflict was inevitable as older generations attempted to preserve their traditions, values, and ethnic identities, while the young sought out the cheap amusements and sexual freedom whi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McBee, Randy
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : NYU Press, 2000.
Temas:
Immigrants > United States > History.
Working class > United States > History.
Leisure > United States > History.
Man-woman relationships > United States > History.
Sex role > United States > History.
Travailleurs > États-Unis > Histoire.
Loisir > États-Unis > Histoire.
Relations entre hommes et femmes > États-Unis > Histoire.
Rôle selon le sexe > États-Unis > Histoire.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies.
Immigrants
Leisure
Man-woman relationships
Sex role
Working class
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The rise of commercialized leisure coincided with the arrival of millions of immigrants to America's cities. Conflict was inevitable as older generations attempted to preserve their traditions, values, and ethnic identities, while the young sought out the cheap amusements and sexual freedom which the urban landscape offered. At immigrant picnics, social clubs, and urban dance halls, Randy McBee discovers distinct and highly contested gender lines, proving that the battle between the ages was also one between the sexes. Free from their parents and their strict rules governing sexual conduct, wo.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (312 pages)
ISBN:9780814759929
0814759920

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