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Focusing on the cultural influences shaping today's youth, the book draws from extensive interviews with teens, pre-teens, and parents to explore various aspects of adolescent life, such as body image, slang, peer pressure, and substance use. It combines facts, anecdotes, and resources while addressing topics like teen expressions and popular TV shows. Danesi offers strategies for altering negative perceptions of youth, emphasizing the importance of reconnecting adolescents with adult society.
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My Son Is an Alien, Marcel Danesi
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- Released
- 2003
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- Title
- My Son Is an Alien
- Subtitle
- A Cultural Portrait of Today's Youth
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Marcel Danesi
- Publisher
- Rlpg/Galleys
- Released
- 2003
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 208
- ISBN13
- 9780742528550
- Category
- Social sciences
- Description
- Focusing on the cultural influences shaping today's youth, the book draws from extensive interviews with teens, pre-teens, and parents to explore various aspects of adolescent life, such as body image, slang, peer pressure, and substance use. It combines facts, anecdotes, and resources while addressing topics like teen expressions and popular TV shows. Danesi offers strategies for altering negative perceptions of youth, emphasizing the importance of reconnecting adolescents with adult society.