Teenage Wasteland
Teenage Wasteland provides memorable portraits of qrock and roll kidsq and shrewd analyses of their interests in heavy metal music and Satanism. A powerful indictment of the often manipulative media coverage of youth crises and so-called alternative programs designed to help qtroubledq teens, Teenage Wasteland draws new conclusions and presents solid reasons to admire the resilience of suburbia's dead end kids. qA powerful book.qaSamuel G. Freedman, New York Times Book Review q[Gaines] sheds light on a poorly understood world and raises compelling questions about what society might do to help this alienated group of young people.qaAnn Grimes, Washington Post Book World qThere is no comparable study of teenage suburban culture . . . and very few ethnographic inquiries written with anything like Gaines's native gusto or her luminous eye for detail.qaAndrew Ross, Transition qAn outstanding case study. . . . Gaines shows how teens engage in cultural production and how such social agency is affected by economic transformations and institutional interventions.qaRichard Lachman, Contemporary Sociology qThe best book on contemporary youth culture.qaRolling StoneUltimately, schools help to plug you in where they think you belong in our class structure. And since the ... Initially it had to do with the Surgeon Generala#39;s findings about smoking and cancer. ... Yes, it was Tttntqt Wtst tUml bad for your health.
| Title | : | Teenage Wasteland |
| Author | : | Donna Gaines |
| Publisher | : | University of Chicago Press - 1998-04-28 |
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