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Teenagers and Literature

Books on: teenagers literature

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Using Literature to Help Troubled Teenagers Cope with Societal Issues

Book by Pamela S. Carroll; Greenwood Press, 1999

Subjects:

Bibliotherapy For Teenagers, Teenagers--Social Conditions, Young Adult Literature--Study And Teaching (Secondary)

Collections: Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

Teachers, media specialists, parents, and other adults who work with adolescents must recognize that our society influences who teenagers are and how they develop as language users. This unique resource provides guidance to these professionals by pairing literacy specialists with counselors who ...
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Teachers, media specialists, parents, and other adults who work with adolescents must recognize that our society influences who teenagers are and how they develop as language users. This unique resource provides guidance to these professionals by pairing literacy specialists with counselors who introduce information about societal issues important to today's adolescents. These experts then explore literature in which issues such as: body image, sexuality, and leaving home are addressed in ways likely to interest teens. By examining fictional characters, these experts provide guidance to those working with teenagers, so they can encourage adolescents to deal with the conflicts and issues imposed upon them by our society while improving their reading and writing skills.
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Using Literature to Help Troubled Teenagers Cope with Health Issues

Book by Cynthia Ann Bowman; Greenwood Press, 2000

Subjects:

Bibliotherapy For Teenagers, Teenagers--Diseases, Young Adult Literature--Study And Teaching (Secondary)

Collections: Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

The traditional illnesses and high risk behaviors of today's adolescents have become interwoven due to the multitude of physical, social and emotional changes young people experience. Through appropriate literature, adolescents can find the power to heal and renew their lives. This reference ...
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The traditional illnesses and high risk behaviors of today's adolescents have become interwoven due to the multitude of physical, social and emotional changes young people experience. Through appropriate literature, adolescents can find the power to heal and renew their lives. This reference resource provides a link for teachers, media specialists, parents, and other adults to those novels that can help adolescents struggling with health issues. Educators and therapists explore novels where common health issues are addressed in ways to captivate teens. Using fictional characters, these experts provide guidance on encouraging adolescents to cope while improving their reading and writing skills.
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Using Literature to Help Troubled Teenagers Cope with Identity Issues

Book by Jeffrey S. Kaplan; Greenwood Press, 1999

Subjects:

Bibliotherapy For Teenagers, Identity (Psychology) In Adolescence

Collections: Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

The search for one's identity is an ancient quest reflected throughout history in stories where human glory and conquest are often layered with great pain and self doubt, meant to help people discover themselves and who they are. Today, this quest is found prevalently in young adult novels, where ...
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The search for one's identity is an ancient quest reflected throughout history in stories where human glory and conquest are often layered with great pain and self doubt, meant to help people discover themselves and who they are. Today, this quest is found prevalently in young adult novels, where characters wrestle with modern dilemmas in order to find themselves. This reference resource provides a link for teachers, media specialists, parents, and other adults to those novels and how to use them effectively. Educators and therapists explore the literature where common identity issues are addressed in ways intriguing to teens. Using fictional characters, these experts provide guidance on how to encourage adolescents to cope while improving their reading and writing skills.
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Using Literature to Help Troubled Teenagers Cope with Family Issues

Book by Joan F. Kaywell; Greenwood Press, 1999

Subjects:

Bibliotherapy For Teenagers, Teenagers--Family Relationships, Young Adult Literature--Study And Teaching (Secondary)

Collections: Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

Being literate increases a person's chances of enjoying good mental health, but many of today's teenagers come from backgrounds or circumstances that interfere with their literacy development. This unique resource for teachers, librarians, counselors and parents combines the expertise of two ...
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Being literate increases a person's chances of enjoying good mental health, but many of today's teenagers come from backgrounds or circumstances that interfere with their literacy development. This unique resource for teachers, librarians, counselors and parents combines the expertise of two professionals: literacy experts and therapists. Together they provide guidance, through the examination and analysis of characters in young adult literature, to those working with troubled teens. Helping professionals and parents can gain insight into the inner workings of teenagers and encourage them to deal with their family issues and emotional problems while improving their reading and writing skills.
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Helping Teenagers into Adulthood: A Guide for the Next Generation

Book by George R. Holmes; Praeger Publishers, 1995

Subjects:

Adolescence, Adolescent Psychology, Teenagers--United States

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

The current generation of adolescents is experiencing more stressful and/or negative experiences at an earlier age in their development than previous generations. The consequence is that more and more teenagers are becoming casualties of drug abuse, juvenile delinquency, and mental illness. In this ...
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The current generation of adolescents is experiencing more stressful and/or negative experiences at an earlier age in their development than previous generations. The consequence is that more and more teenagers are becoming casualties of drug abuse, juvenile delinquency, and mental illness. In this book, George R. Holmes provides caregivers and parents with specific tactics to move teenagers successfully through adolescence.
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Journal Articles on: teenagers literature

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Nurturing Social and Emotional Development in Gifted Teenagers through Young Adult Literature

Journal article by Thomas P. Hebert, Richard Kent; Roeper Review, Vol. 22, 2000

Subjects:

Gifted persons--Psychological aspects, Teachers of gifted children--Vocational guidance, Young adult literature--Psychological aspects

Collections: Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Development in Gifted Teenagers Through Young Adult Literature. by Thomas...and issues facing teenagers. Although secondary English literature teachers have recognized...that young adult literature can hook teenagers emotionally; hence...
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Latina Teenagers: Victimization, Identity, and Fear of Crime

Journal article by Esther Madriz; Social Justice, Vol. 24, 1997

Subjects:

Hispanic American teenagers--Attitudes, Minorities--Social aspects, Teenage girls--Attitudes

Collections: Entire Library

Latina teenagers: victimization, identity...Blacks - in the fear of crime literature is especially perplexing once...groups in the fear of crime literature: working and lower-middle-class Latina teenagers. I specifically study the...
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"To Live Well, to Live at Ease": Reflections on Life by Post-Soviet Russian Teenagers

Journal article by Fran Markowitz; Adolescence, Vol. 34, 1999

Subjects:

Political participation--Psychological aspects, Russia--Social aspects, Social change--Psychological aspects, Teenagers--Psychology and mental health

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

...differences in every facet of school, especially in the history and literature curricula. However, I saw students rewarded with good grades...entered into debate with students. The only change that the teenagers unanimously noted was the abandonment of school uniforms that...
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Paternal Absence and International Migration: Stressors and Compensators Associated with the Mental Health of Mexican Teenagers of Rural Origin

Journal article by Rosa Maria Aguilera-Guzman, V. Nelly Salgado De Snyder, Martha Romero, Maria Elena Medina-Mora; Adolescence, Vol. 39, 2004

Subjects:

Emigration and immigration--Analysis, Fathers--Research, Teenagers--Research, Youth--Research

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

...practices around them. The literature on migration and families...sector of the population, teenagers are part of these historic...ambivalent experience for teenagers with both negative and positive...Discomfort. These are stressors the literature conceptualizes as universal...
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A Comparative Analysis of Teenagers Who Smoke Different Cigarette Brands

Journal article by Carl E. Enomoto; Adolescence, Vol. 35, 2000

Subjects:

Brand choice--Analysis, Cigarettes--Marketing, Self-perception--Analysis, Smoking and youth--Surveys, Smoking cessation programs--Analysis, Teenagers--Attitudes

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library

...programs may need to be designed for specific types of teen smokers. REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE Why would there be differences in the attitudes and beliefs of teenagers who smoke different brands? It is not uncommon for firms to target a particular...

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Magazine Articles on: teenagers literature

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The Apocalypse of Adolescence: This Spring One of Two Vermont Teenagers Charged with the Knifing Murder of Two Dartmouth College Professors Will Go on Trial

Magazine article by Ron Powers; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 289, March 2002

Subjects:

Parker, Jimmy--Cases, Teenagers--Cases, Tulloch, Robert--Cases, Vermont--Cases, Violent crimes--Cases, Youth--Cases

Collections: Entire Library

...suitable job. He has a Ph.D. in comparative literature, which he earned in June of 2000 from...applied for a part-time job teaching literature to adolescents in the Community High...an intimate, private encounter with literature, and I thought that a measure of privacy...
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Apocalypse of Adolescence: This Spring One of Two Vermont Teenagers (Robert Tulloch, Jimmy Parker) Charged with the Knifing Murder of Two Dartmouth College Professors Will Go on Trial ..

Magazine article by Ron Powers; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 289, March 2002

Subjects:

Murder, Parker, Jimmy, Tulloch, Robert, Youth violence, Youth--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes

Collections: Entire Library

...suitable job. He has a Ph.D. in comparative literature, which he earned in June of 2000 from...applied for a part-time job teaching literature to adolescents in the Community High...an intimate, private encounter with literature, and I thought that a measure of privacy...
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From Literature to Pulp Fiction: This Could Have Been a Taut Drama; Instead, It's a Squalid Red-Top Expose

Magazine article by Ryan Gilbey; New Statesman, Vol. 136, February 5, 2007

Subjects:

Motion pictures--Movie reviews, Notes on a Scandal (Motion picture)--Movie reviews

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

From Literature to Pulp Fiction: This Could Have Been a Taut Drama; Instead, Its a Squalid...this spiky creature--from the moment she silences a classroom of rowdy teenagers with the merest narrowing of the eyes. Later we discover that she attracts...
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Medical Correctness

Magazine article; National Review, Vol. 45, March 15, 1993

Subjects:

AIDS (Disease)--Statistics, Teenagers--Health aspects, Youth--Health aspects

Collections: Entire Library

...AIDS cases, resulting in headlines like "AIDS Runs Wild Among Teenagers," a cover story in Newsweek, and U.S. World News Report...chastity with a calculating sexual hygiene (that in some AIDS literature was not always very hygienic). If that myth is now collapsing...
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Teen Success Begins at Home: Adolescence Is a Troubled Time, but Home Education Offers Benefits for Young People When They Need It Most -- as Illustrated by the Success Stories of Four Homeschooled Teens

Magazine article by Isabel Lyman; The New American, Vol. 18, June 17, 2002

Subjects:

Anzovin, Miriam--Behavior, Haqq, Naomi--Behavior, Teenagers--Behavior, Williams, Kyle--Behavior, Youth--Behavior

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...growing number of American teenagers exchanging the dog-eat-dog...Algebra II, and American literature with his dad. He often devotes...mindless self-interest of some teenagers Ive met, who attend high school...subjects like anatomy and literature, Miriam studies Hebrew and...

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Newspaper Articles on: teenagers literature

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Living: CLASS OF 2000: A YEAR ON; We Revisit the Teenagers Whose Lives We Are Following to See What Has Happened in the Past 12 Months

Newspaper article; Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England), January 7, 2001

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...instead. Sheryl is taking A-levels in media studies, English literature and English language and general studies. Memorable Event...doing A-levels in business studies, geography and English literature at Blue Coat School in Coventry. Memorable Event: Its got...
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The Cost of Loving; It's Your Shout!: Where Teenagers Set the Agenda

Newspaper article; Coventry Evening Telegraph (England), February 10, 2001

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...ROPER, AGED 17 EXAMS: Studying A-level in sociology, English literature, history, art, general studies and key skills. HOME: Katie...loved ones to express their feelings and its not just for teenagers. There is also the fun side to it, when we are left wondering...
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I Was Bobby's Girl and Believed He Would Triumph in the End; THE MAKING OF; ROBERT CARLYLE: They Were Teenagers in Love and for Five Years Donna Collins Shared His Life. Now She Recalls His Struggle towards Stardom

Newspaper article by Tanith Carey; The Mirror (London, England), November 1, 1997

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Donna was his first love. They met at school as unworldly teenagers. Bobby came from a broken home and shared a bohemian existence...certainly a very interesting pupil and good at discussing literature. He had a difficult family situation and that tended to influence...
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Old Enough to Join Up but Not to Vote; ELECTION 2005: YOUR SHOUT: The Page Where Teenagers Set the Agenda

Newspaper article; Coventry Evening Telegraph (England), April 30, 2005

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...but Not to Vote; ELECTION 2005: YOUR SHOUT: The Page Where Teenagers Set the Agenda. Byline: DEAN VALLER ON THURSDAY voters...Kenilworth. SUBJECTS: A-Level English Language, English Literature, sociology, and music technology. AMBITION: To become a newspaper...
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Meet the Selfless Teen Generation; Tony Barrett Meets the Teenagers Making a Difference - in Their Lives and the Lives of Others

Newspaper article; Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England), February 9, 2005

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Citizenship says Jennifer is a fine example of the many Merseyside teenagers who make a difference to their own lives and the lives of...form college and I am doing four A-Levels in history, English literature, Spanish and law so I am really busy. ``But I will be getting...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: teenagers literature

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Children's Literature

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...portrayals of the sometimes unpleasant aspects of maturing. These books also reveal the trend toward a growing literature for teenagers. Other novelists that write convincingly of growing up in contemporary society include Ellen Raskin, Judy Blume...
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Motion Pictures

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...supplanted by PG (parental guidance suggested), PG-13, was introduced for films that might contain material inappropriate for pre-teenagers, and NC-17 replaced X, which had become associated with pornographic films. Bibliography See G. Battcock, The New American...

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