Sexual reckonings, Southern girls in a troubling age, Susan K. Cahn
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Label
Sexual reckonings, Southern girls in a troubling age, Susan K. Cahn
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [317]-358) and index
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Sexual reckonings
Nature of contents
bibliography
Responsibility statement
Susan K. Cahn
Sub title
Southern girls in a troubling age
Table Of 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