TY - BOOK AU - Milner,Murray TI - Freaks, geeks, and cool kids: American teenagers, schools, and the culture of consumption SN - 0415948304 (hardcover : alk. paper) AV - HQ 796 .M493 2004 PY - 2004/// CY - New York PB - Routledge KW - Teenagers KW - Teenage consumers KW - Adolescents KW - �Etats-Unis KW - rasuqam N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-298) and index; pt 1. The puzzle and the tools. -- Why do they behave like that? -- The tools for understanding -- pt 2. Explaining teens' behavior. -- Fitting in, standing out, and keeping up -- Steering clear, hanging out, and hooking up -- Exchanges, labels, and put-downs -- pt 3. Why schools vary. -- The pluralistic high school -- Other kinds of schools -- pt 4. Teen status systems and consumerism. -- Creating consumers -- Consuming life -- Conclusions and implications UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip047/2003017145.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0646/2003017145-d.html ER -