Description: Further DetailsTitle: My Son Is an AlienCondition: NewSubtitle: A Cultural Portrait of Today's YouthISBN-10: 0742528545EAN: 9780742528543ISBN: 9780742528543Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield PublishersFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 11/05/2003Description: Today's youths live in a world that sees their rebellious behavior and esoteric lifestyles as a 'natural' part of growing up. But this is hardly natural. In effect, adolescence was forged as a social experiment 150 years ago, when school attendance became mandatory beyond puberty. As a result, adolescence came to be marked not only as a separate and troubled period in the lifecycle, but also as an all-encompassing social problem, requiring the intervention of social institutions. My Son Is an Alien is an entertaining, informative look at cultural influences on teenagers and adolescents. Based on interviews with hundreds of teens, pre-teens, and parents, each chapter sketches out a facet of the adolescent's cultural portrait, from body image and slang to peer pressure and drugs. Non-technical and filled with facts, commentaries, anecdotes, and resources, it also includes numerous features on topics like teen expressions and the least family-friendly TV shows. Marcel Danesi proposes several strategies for changing the prevailing mindset on adolescence. Among these are dispelling the myth that 'experts' and 'professionals' are the ones to whom we must turn for advice in raising children and that adolescents must be seen as mature individuals who should be reconnected to the adult society to which they rightfully belong.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 236mmItem Length: 158mmItem Width: 17mmItem Weight: 399gAuthor: Marcel DanesiGenre: Society & CultureTopic: Social SciencesRelease Year: 2003 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: My Son Is an Alien
Title: My Son Is an Alien
Subtitle: A Cultural Portrait of Today's Youth
ISBN-10: 0742528545
EAN: 9780742528543
ISBN: 9780742528543
Release Date: 11/05/2003
Release Year: 2003
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Book Title: My Son Is an Alien : a Cultural Portrait of Today's Youth
Number of Pages: 208 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Publication Year: 2003
Item Height: 0.7 in
Topic: Sociology / General, Popular Culture, Interpersonal Relations, Life Stages / Adolescence
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Family & Relationships, Social Science, Psychology
Item Weight: 14.1 Oz
Item Length: 9.3 in
Author: Marcel Danesi
Item Width: 6.2 in
Format: Hardcover
