The Rise and Fall of the American Teenager

The Rise and Fall of the American Teenager
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Publisher : Harper Collins
Total Pages : 340
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ISBN-10 : 9780380728534
ISBN-13 : 0380728532
Rating : 4/5 (532 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Rise and Fall of the American Teenager by : Thomas Hine

Download or read book The Rise and Fall of the American Teenager written by Thomas Hine and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2000-09-19 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 consumerism of contempory thirteen-to-nineteen -year-olds. The resulting study is a glorious appreciation of youth that challenges us to confront our sterotypesm, rethink our expectations, and consider anew the lives of those individuals who are blessing, our bane, and our future.


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