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Informationen zum Autor Ann Anderson is a freelance writer, teacher, actor and director. Her articles and essays have appeared in Stage Directions, Prevention and Health, among many other publications. She lives in Portland, Oregon. Klappentext Prom has been a fixture in the life of American teenagers for as long as high schools have existed. Both encapsulating and magnifying the drama of adolescence! proms have transformed from modest tea dances to costly extravaganzas supporting apparel and cosmetic makers! limousine services! hotels! magazine publishers! and hair salons. Focusing on social and economic trends! this examines the evolution of prom! the development of the billion-dollar prom industry! and prom's place in popular culture. Zusammenfassung The prom has been a fixture in the life of American teenagers for as long as high schools have existed. Both encapsulating and magnifying the drama of adolescence! proms have been transformed from modest tea dances to costly extravaganzas supporting apparel and cosmetic makers! limousine services! hotels! magazine publishers! and hair salons.
