From front porch to back seat : courtship in twentieth-century America
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From front porch to back seat : courtship in twentieth-century America
(Johns Hopkins paperbacks)
Johns Hopkins University Press, 1989
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Bibliography: p. 145-176
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Description and Table of Contents
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ISBN 9780801836091
Description
From gentleman callers to big men on campus, from Coke dates to "parking," From Front Porch to Back Seat is the vivid history of dating in America. In chronicling a dramatic shift in patterns of courtship between the 1920s and the 1960s, Beth Bailey offers a provocative view of how we sought out mates-and of what accounted for our behavior. More than a quarter-century has passed since the dating system Bailey describes here lost its coherence and dominance. Yet the legacy of the system remains a strong part of our culture's attempt to define female and male roles alike.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1. Calling Cards and Money
Chapter 2. The Economy of Dating
Chapter 3. The Worth of a Date
Chapter 4. Sex Control
Chapter 5. The Etiquette of Masculinity and Femininity
Chapter 6. Scientific Truth and Love
Epilogue
Notes
Index
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: pbk. ISBN 9780801839351
Description
"Whether or not we've come a long way since then, this engaging study of courtship shows that at least half the fun is in reading about getting there."--'St. Louis Post-Dispatch.'
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1. Calling Cards and Money
Chapter 2. The Economy of Dating
Chapter 3. The Worth of a Date
Chapter 4. Sex Control
Chapter 5. The Etiquette of Masculinity and Femininity
Chapter 6. Scientific Truth and Love
Epilogue
Notes
Index
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