The Rise and Fall of the American Teenager

In the groundbreaking work, Thomas Hine examines the American teenager as a social invention shaped by the needs of the twentieth century. With intelligence, insight, imagination, and humorm he traces the culture of youth in America-from the spiritual trials of young Puritans and the vision quests of Native Americans to the media-blitzed consumerism of contempory thirteen-to-nineteen -year-olds. The resulting study is a glorious appreciation of youth that challenges us to confront our sterotypesm, rethink our expectations, and consider anew the lives of those individuals who are blessing, our bane, and our future.

Author: Thomas Hine
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 09/19/2000
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.56lbs
Size: 8.02h x 5.32w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780380728534

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 10.8
Point Value: 25
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 43148 / Rise and Fall of the American Teenager

About the Author
Hine, Thomas: -

Thomas Hine, the author of four previous books, including Populuxe and The Total Package, is a writer on culture, history, and design. He is a columnist for Philadelphia Magazine and a contributor to the Atlantic Monthly, Martha Stewart Living, Architectural Record, the Washington Post, the New York Times, and other publications. He Lives in Philadelphia.