The rise and fall of the American teenager / Thomas Hine.
The rise and fall of the American teenager / Thomas Hine.
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Publisher
New York : Bard, 1999.
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Date
1999.
Call Numbers
G 2013/1903
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Language
English
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Physical content
322 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents
Introduction: Are Teenagers Necessary? -- 1. The Teenage Mystique -- 2. Only a Phase? -- 3. Coming of Age in Utter Confusion -- 4. Family Values -- 5. Declarations of Independence -- 6. Young Americans -- 7. Counting on the Children -- 8. The Invention of High School -- 9. Dangerous Adolescence -- 1...
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Publisher
New York : Bard, 1999.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
1999.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"Thomas Hine reveals that the teenager is a social invention shaped by the needs of the twentieth century. Hine 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 consumerism of contemporary thirteen-to-nineteen-year-olds. He examines the ways in which...
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The rise and fall of the American teenager / Thomas Hine.
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"An Avon book."
Includes bibliographical references (p. <305>-314) and index.
State Reference Library copy at G 2013/1903: transferred from N305.2350973/11.
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G 2013/1903
Record Identifier
74VvEx4MVMod
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvEx4MVMod
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ISBN
0380973588
9780380973583
DDC
305.235/0973
MMS ID
991011798089702626
