Fitting in, standing out navigating the social challenges of high school to get an education /
"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 e...
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| Formato: | Recurso Electrónico livro electrónico |
| Idioma: | inglês |
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Cambridge [England] ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2011.
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| Acesso em linha: | An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view |
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| Resumo: | "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"-- |
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| Descrição Física: | x, 267 p. : ill. |
| Bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |