02167nam a2200349 a 4500 ebr10137177 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 000803s2000 nyuaf sb 001 0 eng 0814756204 (acid-free paper) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)560153905 n-us--- HQ1075.5.U6 M38 2000eb 305.3/0973 21 McBee, Randy D. Dance hall days [electronic resource] : intimacy and leisure among working-class immigrants in the United States / 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. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Sex role United States History. Man-woman relationships United States History. Leisure United States History. Working class United States History. Immigrants United States History. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10137177 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 86521 86521