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003			OCoLC
005			20150908151857.0
008			030729s2004 nyu b 001 0 eng
010			_a2003017145
020			_a0415948304 (hardcover : alk. paper)
020			_a9780415948302 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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050	0	0	_aHQ796 _b.M493 2004
082	0	0	_a305.235 _222
100	1		_aMilner, Murray. _96238
245	1	0	_aFreaks, geeks, and cool kids : _bAmerican teenagers, schools, and the culture of consumption / _cMurray Milner, Jr.
300			_axiv, 305 pages ; _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 239-298) and index.
505	0		_apt 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.
520	1		_a"Freaks, Geeks, and Cool Kids argues that the teenage behaviors that annoy adults do not arise from hormones, bad parenting, poor teaching, or the media, but from adolescents' lack of power over the central features of their lives: they must attend school; they have no control over the curriculum; they can't choose who their classmates are. What teenagers do have is the power to create status systems and symbols that not only exasperate adults, but also impede learning and maturing. Ironically, parents, educators, and businesses are inadvertently major contributors to these outcomes." "An absorbing journey that stirs up a mixture of nostalgia and dismay, Freaks, Geeks, and Cool Kids shows how high school distills the worst features of American consumer society and shapes how we relate to our neighbors, partners, and coworkers. It also provides insight into how our schools and the lives of teenagers might be transformed."--Jacket.
650		0	_aTeenagers. _92137
650		0	_aTeenage consumers. _96239
856	4	1	_3Table of contents only _uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip047/2003017145.html
856	4	2	_3Publisher description _uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0646/2003017145-d.html
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