McBee, Randy D. <br/><br/>
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. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-288) and index. 
<br/><br/>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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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Sex role--History.--United States<br/>Man-woman relationships--History.--United States<br/>Leisure--History.--United States<br/>Working class--History.--United States<br/>Immigrants--History.--United States
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<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HQ1075.5.U6  / M38 2000eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>305.3/0973