| Description |
xv, 317 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
1. The continuing myth of adolescence -- Why we should value youth -- Chapter overview -- How are youth devalued? -- Why are youth devalued? -- Current beliefs about youth -- Conclusion -- 2. Youth and media -- Media over time -- Youth's use of media -- Media effects : a focus on violence -- Stories told about youth -- Conclusion -- 3. Youth violence -- Youth violence in the media -- Youth offenders and their crimes -- Quantifying youth violence -- When youth are victims -- Context is critical -- School violence -- Conclusion -- 4. The sex lives of teenagers -- Media, sex, and the adolescent -- Teenage sex : the facts -- Rate data -- Sex education -- Conclusion -- 5. Tobacco, alcohol, drugs, and teens -- Societal expectations : conflicting standards for behavior -- Teens and tobacco -- Antitobacco campaigns emerge -- Teens and alcohol -- Drug use -- Conclusion -- 6. Healthy living and decision making -- Confusing conceptions of health and fitness -- Adolescent health -- Relationships with food -- Sleepy teens -- Making schooling make a difference in youth fitness and overall health -- Conclusion -- Appendix A -- 7. Working teens -- Student workers -- Work and school -- What adults might not know about student workers -- Socialization of work -- Conclusion -- 8. Youth and education -- The failure of American education -- Underestimating youth's educational performance -- Diverse attitudes about the purpose of school -- Some real problems in education : social capital and fiscal resources -- Preparing for and getting into college -- Conclusion -- 9. Enhancing the future of youth -- Changing expectations about youth -- A small wins approach -- Conclusion. |
| Subject |
Teenagers -- United States -- Social conditions.
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Mass media and teenagers -- United States.
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Teenagers -- Services for -- United States.
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| Added Author |
Good, Thomas L., 1943-
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| ISBN |
0805848517 paperback |
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9780805848519 paperback |
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0805848509 cloth |
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9780805848502 cloth |
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