High School Prom: Marketing, Morals and the American Teen
- Author: Anderson, Ann
in an interesting and well-researched way, Anderson delves into the impacts of prom from its inception through the present...a treat for all ages —
Book
$32.50Out of stock at the UK distributor
Contents
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- PART I—HISTORY
- 1. Promenade All
- 2. Dancing to a New Beat
- 3. Boomer High
- 4. Like, Totally
- 5. Everyone Gets a Trophy
- 6. Everybody Dance! (Or Not)
- 7. Rituals, Signifiers and the Meaning of It All
- PART II—MARKETING
- 8. Does This Magazine Make Me Look Fat?
- 9. Pint-size Princesses Prep for Prom
- 10. Prom and Profits
- PART III—PROM IN POPULAR CULTURE
- 11. Fantasy Prom
- 12. Surreal, So Real
- 13. Last Dance
- Chapter Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
