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"The Road to Whatever: Middle-Class Culture and the Crisis of Adolescence"
READ MORE ABOUT THIS ITEM There's a saying..."Life isn't always easy," and for many of today's youth it isn't. For many it never was.

In the book, "The Road to Whatever: Middle-Class Culture & the Crisis of Adolescence," acclaimed sociologist and Pulitzer Prize finalist Elliott Curie takes a serious, hard look at the suffering that middle-class teens are enduring. Using research studies, numerous interviews, and other facts gathered during his investigation, he disclaims the myth that troubled teens are solely driven down a path of destruction due to simplistic theories such as violence on television and improper discipline techniques by parents. Elliott explains why, in this age of "tough love" and overly strict punishments, adolescents are so lost, hopeless, and troubled, and why they feel as though no one cares enough about them to help solve their problems. The book contains ways in which we as a society, can help our middle-class teenagers -- to help prevent them from dangerous behaviors and to help those who are already traveling down a road that includes violence, drug addiction, suicide, and other negative behavior.

MyParenTime.com highly recommends this book to anyone who can make a difference in the life of a teenager (this includes: parents, teachers, counselors, school officials, psychiatrists, therapists, treatment centers, etc.). We must realize that troubled teens need people in society to actually take time to listen to them and to simply care about them. What they don't need are people who are going to give up on them when they are needed the most. Sounds simple enough, doesn't it?

~My ParenTime January 2005

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