Cover -- Half Title -- Full Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- One Introduction -- A Night to Remember -- Two Coming of Age at the Prom -- Adolescence and Popular Culture -- Three Fashioning the Feminine -- Dresses, Jewelry, Hair, and More -- Four Romancing the Prom -- Boyfriends, Girlfriends, and "Just Friends" -- Five Prom Promises -- Rules and Ruling: Proms as Sites of Social Control -- Six The Divided Dance Floor -- Race in School -- Seven Breaking Rules -- Contesting the Prom -- Eight Conclusion -- Learning to Listen -- Appendices -- Notes -- References -- Index.