the signs and meanings of adolescence Danesi, Marcel 1946- creator text bibliography onc Toronto Buffalo, N.Y University of Toronto Press c1994 1994 monographic eng

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xiv, 168 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. 1. A History of Teenagerhood. Adolescence vs. Teenagerhood. J.D. Salinger's Catcher in the Rye. The Fifties. The Sixties. The Seventies and Eighties. The Post-modern Teenager -- 2. The Emergence of Coolness. Signifying Osmosis. Body Image. Social Cognition. The Cliquing Phenomenon. Partying -- 3. An Anatomy of Coolness. Facial Appearance and Expression. Dress Codes. Musical Preferences. Smoking. Hanging Out -- 4. Pubilect: The Language of Teenagerhood. Pubilect vs. Slang. Features. Situational Focusing. Verbal Duelling. Cross-Cultural Comparisons -- 5. The Future of Teenagerhood. Teenagers and the Media. The High School. The Mythology of Childhood. The New Mythology of Teenagerhood. The World of the Post-modern Teenager: Catcher in the Rye or Clockwork Orange? Marcel Danesi. Includes bibliographical references and index. BIED Teenagers HQ796 .D247 1994 305.235 0802074839 0802004679 95137188 Ayesha Abed Library ANL 231001 20231001130613.0 41773 eng