Dominion of youth : adolescence and the making of a modern Canada, 1920-1950 / Cynthia Comacchio.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Comacchio, Cynthia.

Series:

Studies in Childhood and Family in Canada

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Teenagers--Canada--History--20th century.

Teenagers.

Teenagers--Canada--Social life and customs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (311 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Waterloo, Ontario : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Adolescence, like childhood, is more than a biologically defined life stage: it is also a sociohistorical construction. The meaning and experience of adolescence are reformulated according to societal needs, evolving scientific precepts, and national aspirations relative to historic conditions. Although adolescence was by no means a ""discovery"" of the early twentieth century, it did assume an identifiably modern form during the years between the Great War and 1950. The Dominion of Youth: Adolescence and the Making of Modern Canada, 1920 to 1950 captures what it meant for

Contents:

CONTENTS; 1. In Theory: The "Problem of Modern Youth"; 2. In the Home: Intergenerational Relations; 3. In Love: Dating and Mating; 4. At School: The Culture of "Modern High"; 5. On the Job: Training and Earning; 6. At Play: Fads, Fashions, and Fun; 7. At the Club: Youth Organizations

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786610465651

9781554581511

1554581516

9781280465659

1280465654

9781554580798

155458079X

9781423785545

1423785541

OCLC:

753479477