| Description |
1 online resource (x, 267 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
pt. I. High schools as contexts of development. Pressures on teenagers and their schools -- A day in the life -- The two sides of high school -- Updating and expanding our perspective -- pt. II. A case study of social and academic experiences in high school. The stakes of social marginalization -- Teenagers at particular risk -- How teenagers know what they know and why it matters -- Sources of resilience -- pt. III. Helping teenagers navigate high school. Solutions within schools -- Looking to parents and other adults -- In search of theory and action |
| Summary |
"In American high schools, teenagers must navigate complex youth cultures that often prize being "real" while punishing difference. Adults may view such social turbulence as a timeless, ultimately harmless rite of passage, but changes in American society are intensifying this rite and allowing its effects to cascade into adulthood. Integrating national statistics with interviews and observations from a single school, this book explores this phenomenon. It makes the case that recent macro-level trends, such as economic restructuring and technological change, mean that the social dynamics of high school can disrupt educational trajectories after high school; it looks at teenagers who do not fit in socially at school, including many who are obese or gay, to illustrate this phenomenon; and it crafts recommendations for parents, teachers, and policymakers about how to protect teenagers in trouble. The end result is a story of adolescence that hits home with anyone who remembers high school"--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
High school student orientation.
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Teenagers -- Life skills guides
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Teenagers -- Education
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Adolescence.
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Social influence.
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High school students -- Social life and customs -- 21st century
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adolescence.
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FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Life Stages -- Adolescence.
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FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Life Stages -- Teenagers.
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Adolescence
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High school student orientation
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High school students -- Social life and customs
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Social influence
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Teenagers
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Teenagers -- Education
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| Genre/Form |
Life skills guides
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2010030587 |
| ISBN |
9781139078566 |
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1139078569 |
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9781139065979 |
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1139065971 |
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9781139063876 |
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1139063871 |
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128311111X |
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9781283111119 |
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9780511793264 |
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051179326X |
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9781139080835 |
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1139080830 |
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9781139080835 |
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9786613111111 |
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6613111112 |
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1139076272 |
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9781139076272 |
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1139083104 |
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9781139083102 |
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