Freaks, geeks, and cool kids : American teenagers, schools, and the culture of consumption /
Milner, Murray.
New York ; London : Routledge,
2004.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-298) and index.
Part 1. The puzzle and the tools -- Why do they behave like that? -- The tools for understanding -- Part 2. Explaining teens' behavior -- Fitting in, standing out, and keeping up -- Steering clear, hanging out, and hooking up -- Exchanges, labels, and put-downs -- Part 3. Why schools vary -- The pluralistic high school -- Other kinds of schools -- Part 4. Teen status systems and consumerism -- Creating consumers -- Consuming life -- Conclusions and implications.
Teenagers.
Teenage consumers.