Fitting in, standing out : navigating the social challenges of high school to get an education /
Crosnoe, Robert.
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press,
2011.
"In American high schools, teenagers must navigate complex youth cultures that often prize being "real" while punishing difference. Adults may view such social turbulence as a timeless, ultimately harmless rite of passage, but changes in American society are intensifying this rite and allowing its effects to cascade into adulthood. Integrating national statistics with interviews and observations from a single school, this book explores this phenomenon. It makes the case that recent macro-level trends, such as economic restructuring and technological change, mean that the social dynamics of high school can disrupt educational trajectories after high school; it looks at teenagers who do not fit in socially at school, including many who are obese or gay, to illustrate this phenomenon; and it crafts recommendations for parents, teachers, and policymakers about how to protect teenagers in trouble. The end result is a story of adolescence that hits home with anyone who remembers high school"--Provided by publisher.
pt. I. High schools as contexts of development : Pressures on teenagers and their schools ; A day in the life ; The two sides of high school ; Updating and expanding our perspective -- pt. II. A case study of social and academic experiences in high school : The states of social marginalization ; Teenagers at particular risk ; How teenagers know what they know and why it matters ; Sources of resilience -- pt. III. Helping teenagers navigate high school : Solutions within schools ; Looking to parents and other adults ; In search of theory and action.
"In American high schools, teenagers must navigate complex youth cultures that often prize being "real" while punishing difference. Adults may view such social turbulence as a timeless, ultimately harmless rite of passage, but changes in American society are intensifying this rite and allowing its effects to cascade into adulthood. Integrating national statistics with interviews and observations from a single school, this book explores this phenomenon. It makes the case that recent macro-level trends, such as economic restructuring and technological change, mean that the social dynamics of high school can disrupt educational trajectories after high school; it looks at teenagers who do not fit in socially at school, including many who are obese or gay, to illustrate this phenomenon; and it crafts recommendations for parents, teachers, and policymakers about how to protect teenagers in trouble. The end result is a story of adolescence that hits home with anyone who remembers high school"--Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
High school student orientation.
Teenagers
Teenagers
Adolescence.
Social influence.
High school students