Newsday: Pop culture expert discusses debutante ball

Elayne Rapping, professor of American studies, is quoted in an article distributed by the Associated Press about the International Debutante Ball and its social and cultural relevance today. "The economy is so bad that it seems vulgar. I guess they live in a bubble," she said. The article appears in a number of outlets around the country, including Newsday, WABC-AM, KNSD-TV in San Diego and internationally in the Taiwan News and Singapore Straits Times.