Freaks, geeks, and cool kids : American teenagers, schools, and the culture of consumption / Murray Milner, Jr.
Milner, Murray, Jr.
2004
HQ796 .M493 2004 (Mapit)
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Title Freaks, geeks, and cool kids : American teenagers, schools, and the culture of consumption / Murray Milner, Jr.
Author Milner, Murray, Jr.
ISBN 0415948304 (alk. paper)
Imprint New York : Routledge, 2004.
Language English
Description xiv, 305 p. ; 24 cm.
Call Number HQ796 .M493 2004
Dewey Decimal Classification 305.235
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-298) and index.
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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.

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