The First Year Out : Understanding American Teens after High School /

Wild parties, late nights, and lots of sex, drugs, and alcohol. Many assume these are the things that define an American teenager's first year after high school. But the reality is really quite different. As Tim Clydesdale reports in The First Year Out, teenagers generally manage the increased...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Clydesdale, Tim (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2008]
Colección:Morality and Society Series
Temas:
SOCIAL SCIENCE / General.
high school, adolescence, teenagers, youth, transition, coming of age, graduation, responsibility, substance use, sexual activity, sexuality, education, finances, identity formation, acceptance, belonging, conformity, employment, college freshmen, adulthood, independence, self-reliance, retention, success, nonfiction, sociology.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction: An Unexpected Journey
  • One. Four Teens
  • Two. Starting Points
  • Three. Navigating Relationships, Managing Gratifications
  • Four. Working for Money, Spending for Fun
  • Five. Cognitively Sharper, Intellectually Immune
  • Six. Narrowed Perspectives, Broader Implications
  • Methodological Appendix
  • Notes
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index

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