The Culture of Adolescent Risk-Taking |
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Author:
| Lightfoot, Cynthia |
Series title: | Culture and Human Development Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-57230-232-7 |
Publication Date: | Mar 1997 |
Publisher: | Guilford Publications
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $33.00USD $33.00 |
Book Description:
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An in-depth exploration of the relationship between adolescent risk-taking and peer group culture, based on extensive interviews with teens themselves, this elegantly written book shows that taking risks is a natural and necessary part of growing up. The author proposes that risks are declarations of the self, worn like badges of autonomy, or defiance, or group membership. With a broad interpretive approach locating human action within the symbolic forms, communicative practices,...
More DescriptionAn in-depth exploration of the relationship between adolescent risk-taking and peer group culture, based on extensive interviews with teens themselves, this elegantly written book shows that taking risks is a natural and necessary part of growing up. The author proposes that risks are declarations of the self, worn like badges of autonomy, or defiance, or group membership. With a broad interpretive approach locating human action within the symbolic forms, communicative practices, and shared idioms of culture, Cynthia Lightfoot elucidates the cultural and psychological processes through which risk acquires meaning for teenagers and vividly depicts the drama and daring of adolescent social life.