Title: Huck's raft
Description: "Whether at work or at play, at home of school, the transition from childhood to adulthood has required generations of Americans to tackle tremendously difficult challenges. Today, adults impose ever-increasing demands on the young for self-discipline, cognitive development, and academic achievement, even as the influence of the mass media and consumer culture has grown. With a nod to the past, Mintz revisits an alternative to the goal-driven realities of contemporary childhood. An odyssey of psychological self discovery and growth, this book suggests a vision of childhood that embraces risk and freedom - like the daring adventure on Huck's raft."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: Social conditions, Social life and customs, History, Child rearing, Children, Childhood, Children, united states, United states, social life and customs, Jeugd, Jeugdjaren, Opvoeding, Child, History, Modern 1601-, Social Identification, Socioeconomic Factors
Places: United States