Renegade Kids, Suburban Outlaws From Youth Culture to Delinquency |
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| Author:
| Wooden, Wayne S. |
| Series title: | A Volume in the Wadsworth Contemporary Issues in Crime and Justice Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-534-24012-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 1994 |
| Publisher: | Wadsworth
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $26.50USD $40.95 |
Book Description:
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An examination of youth culture studies teenage social groups in suburban Los Angeles who are on the fringes of the mainstream. Wooden uses qualitative research strategies to find out how basically good kids move from being renegades to outlaws. Accordingly, the book investigates everything from the harmless life of the mall rat to the volatile and dangerous world of tagger crews, skinheads, and culture in he California Youth Authority. The author quotes from the popular media to...
More DescriptionAn examination of youth culture studies teenage social groups in suburban Los Angeles who are on the fringes of the mainstream. Wooden uses qualitative research strategies to find out how basically good kids move from being renegades to outlaws. Accordingly, the book investigates everything from the harmless life of the mall rat to the volatile and dangerous world of tagger crews, skinheads, and culture in he California Youth Authority. The author quotes from the popular media to highlight his points and make conceptual material relevant for students.