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9780814799314

Fast Cars, Cool Rides

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  • ISBN13:

    9780814799314

  • ISBN10:

    0814799310

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2005-12-25
  • Publisher: New York Univ Pr

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Summary

In Fast Cars, Cool Rides Amy Best provides a fascinating account of kids and car culture. Best shows that cars have incredible significance for kids today, as status symbols, as a means to express their identities, and as allowing for the freedom to come and go. This remarkable book offers a rare and rich portrait of the complex and surprising roles cars can play in the lives of young Americans. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Amy L. Best is Associate Professor of Sociology at George Mason University

Table of Contents

Acknowledgmentsp. ix
Introduction: Fasten Your Seatbeltsp. 1
Cool Rides
Cruising Slow and Low: Young Chicanos/as Ride the Streetsp. 27
Sex-in' the Car: Girls and Car Cruisingp. 56
Race-ing Men: Boys, Risk, and the Politics of Racep. 80
Fast Times
Car Privileges: Family Rules and Permission to Drivep. 109
The Road to Nowhere: Consumer Culture and the Price of Freedomp. 135
Conclusion: The Ride of Your Lifep. 159
Appendixp. 173
Notesp. 191
Referencesp. 231
Indexp. 247
About the Authorp. 257
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