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From Front Porch to Back Seat: Courtship in Twentieth-Century America

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From gentleman callers to big men on campus, from Coke dates to parking, From Front Porch to Back Seat is the vivid history of dating in America. In chronicling a dramatic shift in patterns of courtship between the 1920s and the 1960s, Beth Bailey offers a provocative view of how we sought out mates-and of what accounted for our behavior. More than a quarter-century has passed since the dating system Bailey describes here lost its coherence and dominance. Yet the legacy of the system remains a strong part of our culture's attempt to define female and male roles alike.

Language: English

Pages: 181

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press

Release: August 01, 1989

ISBN: 0801839351

ISBN 13: 9780801839351

From Front Porch to Back Seat: Courtship in Twentieth-Century America

3.6/5 ( ratings)

From gentleman callers to big men on campus, from Coke dates to parking, From Front Porch to Back Seat is the vivid history of dating in America. In chronicling a dramatic shift in patterns of courtship between the 1920s and the 1960s, Beth Bailey offers a provocative view of how we sought out mates-and of what accounted for our behavior. More than a quarter-century has passed since the dating system Bailey describes here lost its coherence and dominance. Yet the legacy of the system remains a strong part of our culture's attempt to define female and male roles alike.

Language: English

Pages: 181

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press

Release: August 01, 1989

ISBN: 0801839351

ISBN 13: 9780801839351

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