Sexual reckonings
Southern girls in a troubling age
Cahn, Susan K.
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ebrary, Inc
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Electronic books.
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Cambridge, Mass
Harvard University Press
2007
monographic
eng
375 p. : ill.
Introduction: Scarlett redux -- "Holding excitement in their hands" : the Southern "girl problem" -- Spirited youth or fiends incarnate? -- "Just as much a menace" : race and sex delinquency -- "A head full of diamonds" : fact, fiction, and African American girls' sexuality -- "Living in hopes" : an economy of desire -- Sex, science, and eugenic sterilization -- The World War II pickup girl and wartime passions -- School days : reading, 'riting, 'rithmetic, and romance -- Would Jesus dance? The dangerous rhythms of rock 'n' roll -- The sexual paradox of high school desegregation -- Conclusion: Sex, memory, and the segregated past.
Susan K. Cahn.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [317]-358) and index.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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Teenage girls, White
Southern States
Social conditions
Teenage girls, White
Sexual behavior
Southern States
African American teenage girls
Southern States
Social conditions
African American teenage girls
Sexual behavior
Southern States
African Americans
Segregation
Southern States
Dating (Social customs)
Southern States
Interracial dating
Southern States
School integration
Southern States
Southern States
Social life and customs
Southern States
Race relations
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