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The Rise and  Fall of the American Teenager
The Rise and Fall of the American Teenager
Author: Thomas Hine
In the groundbreaking work, Thomas Hine examines the American teenager as a social invention shaped by the needs of the twentieth century. With intelligence, insight, imagination, and humorm he traces the culture of youth in America-from the spiritual trials of young Puritans and the vision quests of Native Americans to the media-blitzed consume...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780380728534
ISBN-10: 0380728532
Publication Date: 10/1/2000
Pages: 336
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Publisher: Harper Perennial
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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amybrantley avatar reviewed The Rise and Fall of the American Teenager on + 8 more book reviews
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This book gives the background history of where the word "teenager" came from. It discusses why and how the word teenager has corrupted our youth. This is a great read for Criminology students who plan on working with juveniles.
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Slow read, but proves that our government is wasting the time of teenagers by mandating high school and how they are segregating teenagers from the real socialization with all kinds of people that they really need to grow.
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This book is very interesting. Its main argument is that the social construct of a 'teenager' is no longer relevant in today's society. a good read.


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