Fitting in, standing out : navigating the social challenges of high school to get an education

Summary: "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: 9781107005020
ISBN: 9780521182034
ISBN: 1107005027
ISBN: 0521182034
ISBN: 9781283111119
ISBN: 9781139080835
ISBN: 9781139080835
ISBN: 9781139078566
ISBN: 9781139065979
ISBN: 9781139063876
ISBN: 9780511793264
ISBN: 128311111X
ISBN: 1139080830
ISBN: 1139078569
ISBN: 1139065971
ISBN: 1139063871
ISBN: 051179326X
Physical Description: 1 online resource (x, 267 pages) : illustrations
remote
Computer data.
Publisher: Cambridge ; New York : 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.