Female adolescent sexuality in the United States, 1850-1965 /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
Ann Kordas.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Lanham :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Lexington Books,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
[2019]
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
vii, 381 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations ;
Dimensions
24 cm.
SERIES
Series Title
Children and youth in popular culture
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-374) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Introduction: songs of innocence, songs of experience -- "Sugar, molasses, and all things sweet": female adolescent romantic and sexual culture in nineteenth-century America -- Movie palaces and chop suey places: the transformation of female adolescent sexuality in turn of the century America -- When Angelina bobbed her hair: female adolescent sexuality in the 1920s -- "God, a good job, and Deanna Durbin": female adolescent sexuality during the Great Depression -- "He's cute and he doesn't smell": female adolescent romance and sexuality in World War II and the postwar period.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
"This book studies the development of expressions of female adolescent sexuality in the United States from 1850 to 1965. It suggests that during this time, adolescent girls went from being perceived as innocent, asexual beings to beings that were considered primarily sexual in nature"--
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Female adolescent sexuality in the United States, 1850-1965
International Standard Book Number
9781498570183
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Teenage girls-- Sexual behavior-- United States-- History.