Sexual reckonings Southern girls in a troubling age

Sexual reckonings : Southern girls in a troubling age / Susan K. Cahn.

Author/creator	Cahn, Susan K.
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press,
Description	375 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)	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.

Contents	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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [317]-358) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2006102565
ISBN	9780674024526 (alk. paper)
ISBN	0674024524 (alk. paper)

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