Freaks, geeks, and cool kids : American teenagers, schools, and the culture of consumption / Murray Milner, Jr.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Routledge, 2004.Description: xiv, 305 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0415948304 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 9780415948302 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HQ 796 .M493 2004
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Contents:
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.
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Book Storms Research Center Main Collection HQ 796 .M493 2004 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 98632260

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.

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