Urban nightlife : entertaining race, class, and culture in public space /

May, Reuben A. Buford, 1965-

Urban nightlife : entertaining race, class, and culture in public space / Reuben A. Buford May. - New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, (c)2014. - 1 online resource (xvi, 222 pages)

Includes bibliographies and index.

Integrated segregation in urban nightlife -- What is having fun and who has it -- Gendered interaction, caravanning groups, and social boundaries -- Is it a blackout? dress codes in urban nightlife -- Knockout : verbal and physical confrontations -- When race is explicit -- Having fun in black and white.



9780813569406


African Americans--Social life and customs.
Middle class--Social life and customs.--United States
City and town life--United States.
Social interaction--United States.


Electronic Books.

E185 / .U733 2014