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Part 1. The puzzle and the tools
Why do they behave like that?
The tools for understanding
Part 2. Explaining teens' behavior
Fitting in, standing out, and keeping up
Steering clear, hanging out, and hooking up
Exchanges, labels, and put-downs
Part 3. Why schools vary
The pluralistic high school
Other kinds of schools
Part 4. Teen status systems and consumerism
Creating consumers
Consuming life
Conclusions and implications.
Why do they behave like that?
The tools for understanding
Part 2. Explaining teens' behavior
Fitting in, standing out, and keeping up
Steering clear, hanging out, and hooking up
Exchanges, labels, and put-downs
Part 3. Why schools vary
The pluralistic high school
Other kinds of schools
Part 4. Teen status systems and consumerism
Creating consumers
Consuming life
Conclusions and implications.