America's teenagers--myths and realities : media images, schooling, and the social costs of careless indifference /

The media's presentation suggests that American teenage culture today is the most violent, sexual, and amoral youth culture in history. In this book, Nichols and Good deconstruct the negative images held by large numbers of adults.

Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Nichols, Sharon Lynn
Autres auteurs: Good, Thomas L., 1943-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2004.
Sujets:
Teenagers > United States > Social conditions.
Mass media and teenagers > United States.
Teenagers > Services for > United States.
Adolescents > États-Unis > Conditions sociales.
Médias et adolescents > États-Unis.
Adolescents > Services > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Media Studies.
Mass media and teenagers.
Teenagers > Services for.
Teenagers > Social conditions.
Jongeren.
Sociale situatie.
Beeldvorming.
United States.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Preface
  • 1. The continuing myth of adolescence
  • 2. Youth and media
  • 3. Youth violence
  • 4. The sex lives of teenagers
  • 5. Tobacco, alcohol, drugs, and teens
  • 6. Healthy living and decision making
  • 7. Working teens
  • 8. Youth and education
  • 9. Enhancing the future of youth
  • Author index
  • Subject index.

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