| Description |
xiv, 305 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-298) and index. |
| Contents |
Part 1. The puzzle and the tools -- Why do they behave like that? -- The tools for understanding -- Part 2. Explaining teens' behavior -- Fitting in, standing out, and keeping up -- Steering clear, hanging out, and hooking up -- Exchanges, labels, and put-downs -- Part 3. Why schools vary -- The pluralistic high school -- Other kinds of schools -- Part 4. Teen status systems and consumerism -- Creating consumers -- Consuming life -- Conclusions and implications. |
| Subject |
High school students -- Social conditions.
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Teenagers.
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Teenage consumers.
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| ISBN |
0415948304 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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