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My Son Is an Alien : A Cultural Portrait of Today's Youth, Hardcover by Danesi, Marcel, ISBN 0742528545, ISBN-13 9780742528543, Brand New, Free shipping in the US My Son Is an Alien is an entertaining, informative look at cultural influences on today's youth. Based on interviews with hundreds of teens, pre-teens, and parents, th sketches out facets of the adolescent's cultural portrait, from body image and slang to peer pressure and drugs. Filled with facts, commentaries, anecdotes, and resources, it also includes numerous features on topics like teen expressions and the least family-friendly TV shows. Danesi proposes strategies for changing the prevailing mindset on youth, including reconnecting adolescents to adult society.

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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.

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Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0742528545
ISBN-13
9780742528543
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2855647

Product Key Features

Book Title
My Son Is an Alien : a Cultural Portrait of Today's Youth
Author
Marcel Danesi
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Sociology / General, Popular Culture, Interpersonal Relations, Life Stages / Adolescence
Publication Year
2003
Genre
Family & Relationships, Psychology, Social Science
Number of Pages
208 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9.3in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
6.2in
Item Weight
14.1 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
Hq796.D248 2003
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[Danesi] disputes the myth that teenagers are idealistic, saying his research reveals that their main preoccupation today is 'coping as best as possible with the practical exigencies of everyday life.' He warns parents that trying to be your teenager's friend by, for instance, adopting teenage fashions is not cool... [and] suggests that we have become too lenient in allowing our children to go through a prolonged adolescent drift., Paints a lifelike portrait of today's adolescent culture.... An enlightening look at a population that, for generations, has been seen by parents as rebellious, incorrigible or downright delinquent, which leads to the author's nature vs. nurture question., This book goes beyond offering information and advice. It is an invitational exploration done by a father, grandfather, and experienced researcher who knows the joys and frustrations of having raised a child through adolescence to adulthood as well as the developmental and historical explanations of adolescence. The book is full of energy--it involves the reader by utilizing the thinking and perspective of adolescents, and it engages the imagination of the reader as it explores the historical emergence of adolescence and the context of the phenomenon., Marcel Danesi's My Son Is an Alien is a concise, informative guide for parents and teachers seeking to understand adolescent behavior. In what is largely a descriptive account of the teenage experience, the author touches on a range of topics from adolescent sex to gang involvement and drug abuse. The value of this book to the general reader lies in its frank, nonjudgmental discussions of adolescent behavior and the tempered advice it offers to parents. Its value to social scientists is in challenging us to examine what merit, if any, can be found in hanging onto the concept of adolescence, whom if anyone it continues to benefit, and how much longer it will remain a defining part of our culture., The anthropoligical insights supported by evidence from communication make this book unique and valuable for those who care about adolescents., Marcel Danesi has a well-established and well-deserved reputation for his research on teenage behavior. In his usual lucid prose, he provides an extremely compelling and informative examination of adolescent attitudes and conduct. The book's format allows the reader to understand the specific facet of adolescence under review, and the insights section of each chapter is a truly perceptive and informative analysis of each theme. Parents, educators, and teenagers themselves will learn much about the motivation and attitudes of today's youth., In an attempt to gear this book toward besieged parents, Danesi comes close to presenting a consistent philosophy on the subject of today's teens, providing valuable historical perspectives along the way.
Table of Content
Part 1 Why Another Book on Teenagers? Chapter 2 1. Adolescence in Historical Context Chapter 3 2. Sex Chapter 4 3. Body Image Chapter 5 4. Language Chapter 6 5. Music Chapter 7 6. Cliques, Gangs, and Cults Chapter 8 7. Tobacco, Alcohol, and Drugs Chapter 9 8. School Chapter 10 9. The Media Chapter 11 10. Ending the Experiment Part 12 Internet Sites and Associations Part 13 Glossary
Copyright Date
2003
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2003-010539
Dewey Decimal
324.22
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes

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