| Contents |
pt. 1. High schools as contexts of development -- pt. 2. A case study of social and academic experiences in high school -- pt. 3. Helping teenagers navigate high school. |
| Abstract |
"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"--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Crosnoe, Robert. Fitting in, standing out. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011 9781107005020 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9781139078566 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 1139078569 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 9781139065979 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 1139065971 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 9781139063876 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 1139063871 (electronic bk.) |
