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A Tribe Apart : A Journey into the Heart of American Adolescence
A Tribe Apart A Journey into the Heart of American Adolescence
Author: Patricia Hersch
ISBN-13: 9780345435941
ISBN-10: 034543594X
Pages: 416
Rating:
  • Currently 3.4/5 Stars.
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3.4 stars, based on 14 ratings
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Book Type: Paperback
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"An insightful, moving and stikingly honest look at today's adolescence" from the eyes of a writer who journeyed inside the world of eight teens in a typical American town. An eye opener for parents.
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The "generation gap" of the 1960s has widened into a much deeper chasm in the 1990s, according to Hersch, former contributing editor to Psychology Today and the mother of three adolescents. This reflects no simple youthful rebellion but an extreme estrangement between adults and teenagers owing to the rise of dual careers, divorce, and violent social change. Part anthology, part soap opera, this work by participant-observer Hersch provides case studies of eight teens from her own suburb near Washington, DC. The study covers events from the seventh through the 12th grades (1992-95). These are "regular" kids, a group balanced for race, gender, and ethnicity, yet their flirtations with promiscuity, drugs, and suicidal behavior could and did turn some lives tragic. Lots of details are reported, many ultimately unverifiable. However, the essence of the short descriptive chapters rings true. A powerful sense that issues are more complex for today's youth is well conveyed. Timely, well written, even enthralling though suggesting few solutions to the problems raised.

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first edition, hardcover.