The first year out : understanding American teens after high school / Tim Clydesdale.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clydesdale, Timothy T. (Timothy Thomas), 1965-

Series:

Morality and society.

Morality and society series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

High school graduates--United States.

High school graduates.

High school seniors--United States.

High school seniors.

College freshmen--United States.

College freshmen.

High school graduates--United States--Psychology.

High school graduates--Employment--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (278 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Wild parties, late nights, and lots of sex, drugs, and alcohol. Many assume these are the things that define an American teenager's first year after high school. But the reality is really quite different. As Tim Clydesdale reports in The First Year Out, teenagers generally manage the increased responsibilities of everyday life immediately after graduation effectively. But, like many good things, this comes at a cost.Tracking the daily lives of fifty young people making the transition to life after high school, Clydesdale reveals how teens settle into manageable patt

Contents:

Preface

Introduction: an unexpected journey

Four teens

Starting points

Navigating relationships, managing gratifications

Working for money, spending for fun

Cognitively sharper, intellectually immune

Narrowed perspectives, broader implications

Methodological appendix

Notes

Selected bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-253) and index.

ISBN:

9786611959388

9781281959386

1281959383

9780226110677

0226110672

OCLC:

476229503