| Description |
x, 203 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-198) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : Media, panic, and teen girls in recreational space -- The dance hall evil, 1905-1928 -- The rise and fall of girls' track and field, 1920-1940 -- The Elvis problem, 1956-1959 -- Punk rock and a crisis of femininity, 1976-1986 -- Policing teen girls online, 2004-2010 -- Afterword. |
| Summary |
"In From the Dance Hall to Facebook, Shayla Thiel-Stern takes a close look at several historical snapshots, including working-class girls in dance halls of the early 1900s; girls' track and field teams in the 1920s to 1940s; Elvis Presley fans in the mid-1950s; punk rockers in the late 1970s and early 1980s; and girls using the Internet in the early twenty-first century. In each case, issues of gender, socioeconomic status, and race are explored within their historical context. The book argues that by marginalizing and stereotyping teen girls over the past century, mass media have perpetuated a pattern of gendered crisis that ultimately limits the cultural and political power of the young women it covers." -- Publisher's description. |
| Subject |
Teenage girls -- United States -- Social conditions.
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Teenage girls. |
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United States. |
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Social conditions. |
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Mass media and teenage girls -- United States.
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Mass media and teenage girls. |
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Sex role in mass media.
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Sex role in mass media. |
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Journalism -- Objectivity -- United States.
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Journalism -- Objectivity. |
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Teenage girls -- Social conditions. |
| ISBN |
1625340915 (paperback) (alkaline paper) |
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1625340907 (hardcover) (alkaline paper) |
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9781625340917 (paperback) (alkaline paper) |
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9781625340900 (hardcover) (alkaline paper) |
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