Growing Up in America: The Power of Race in the Lives of Teens

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Synopsis
The detailed analysis of this work is based mainly on the results of the National Survey of Youth and Religion, carried out in 2002-3 among a random sample of teenagers and their parents in the US, including 267 in-depth interviews. The book's focus is on the four social institutions of family, peers, school and religion, with discussion of the teens' attitudes and behaviors in these categories with regard to such topics as their future aspirations, relationship to parents, sexual activity, drug and alcohol use, and school performance. The analysis of each topic is supported by extended material from the interviews, which give the reader a vivid sense of the teenager's beliefs and experiences. The volume was written by three sociologists: Christerson (Biola U.), Korie L. Edwards (Ohio State U.), and Richard Flory (U. of Southern California). Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Copyright:
2010

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Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9780804774628
Related ISBNs:
9780804760515, 9780804760522
Publisher:
Stanford University Press
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University.
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Social Studies, Sociology
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Bookshare Staff
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This is a copyrighted book.

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