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Fitting in, standing out : navigating the social challenges of high school to get an education / Robert Crosnoe.
"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.
Record details
- ISBN: 051179326X
- ISBN: 1139063871
- ISBN: 1139065971
- ISBN: 1139078569
- ISBN: 1139080830
- ISBN: 128311111X
- ISBN: 9780511793264
- ISBN: 9781139063876
- ISBN: 9781139065979
- ISBN: 9781139078566
- ISBN: 9781139080835
- ISBN: 9781139080835
- ISBN: 9781283111119
- Physical Description: 1 online resource (x, 267 pages) : illustrations
- Publisher: Cambridge ; Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | CatMonthString:april.19 Multi-User. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | 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. |
| Type of Computer File or Data Note: | Text (HTML), electronic book. |
| System Details Note: | Mode of access: Internet. |
| Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted by subscription. |
| Issuing Body Note: | Made available online by EBSCO. |
| Source of Description Note: | Print version record. |
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| Genre: | Electronic book. Electronic books. Life skills guides. |
