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"Whether or not we've come a long way since then, this engaging study of courtship shows that at least half the fun is in reading about getting there."--'St. Louis Post-Dispatch.'



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Whether or not we've come a long way since then, this engaging study of courtship shows that at least half the fun is in reading about getting there. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. As entertaining as it is informative. Bailey documents sources from Margaret Mead to advertising's hokey hype in her comprehensive analysis of the rituals of American amore, exploring the themes of 'control, competition, consumption, the sexual economy, etiquette and gender.'. Booklist A fascinating study of an important part of our recent past. The Nation Whether or not we've come a long way since then, this engaging study of courtship shows that at least half the fun is in reading about getting there. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1. Calling Cards and Money
Chapter 2. The Economy of Dating
Chapter 3. The Worth of a Date
Chapter 4. Sex Control
Chapter 5. The Etiquette of Masculinity and Femininity
Chapter 6. Scientific Truth and Love
Epilogue
Notes
Index

From Front Porch to Back Seat

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      Book details

      Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press
      Published 26 September 1989
      ISBN-13 9780801839351
      978-0801839351
      ISBN-10 0801839351
      Also in:
      Dating and relationships Gender studies, gender groups

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      "Whether or not we've come a long way since then, this engaging study of courtship shows that at least half the fun is in reading about getting there."--'St. Louis Post-Dispatch.'



      Trade Review
      Whether or not we've come a long way since then, this engaging study of courtship shows that at least half the fun is in reading about getting there. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. As entertaining as it is informative. Bailey documents sources from Margaret Mead to advertising's hokey hype in her comprehensive analysis of the rituals of American amore, exploring the themes of 'control, competition, consumption, the sexual economy, etiquette and gender.'. Booklist A fascinating study of an important part of our recent past. The Nation Whether or not we've come a long way since then, this engaging study of courtship shows that at least half the fun is in reading about getting there. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

      Table of Contents

      Acknowledgments
      Introduction
      Chapter 1. Calling Cards and Money
      Chapter 2. The Economy of Dating
      Chapter 3. The Worth of a Date
      Chapter 4. Sex Control
      Chapter 5. The Etiquette of Masculinity and Femininity
      Chapter 6. Scientific Truth and Love
      Epilogue
      Notes
      Index

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