Rise and Fall of the American Teenager

"Readers of his book may not use the word "teenager" quite so casually as in the past, but apart from alerting us to the essential artificiality of the idea--as well as providing useful documentation of the ways in which our culture has prolonged the period of youth well past its natural limits--THE RISE & FALL OF THE AMERICAN TEENAGER is a long journey over well-trod ground. Still, it's worth making the trip if only because the place of teenagers in American society and culture is now so central that it always bears reflection and reconsideration."Hine, Thomas is the author of 'Rise and Fall of the American Teenager', published 2000 under ISBN 9780380728534 and ISBN 0380728532.