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Foreword | |
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Introduction to the Problem | |
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At-Risk Kids | |
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A Generation in Crisis? | |
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What Is Youth Culture? | |
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How Does One Study Youth Culture? | |
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Outline of the Book | |
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Renegade Kids | |
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Suburban Outlaws | |
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Societal Responses and Trends | |
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Understanding Why Youth Become Deviant | |
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Criminological and Sociological Perspectives | |
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Classic American Delinquency Theories | |
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British Subcultural Theories | |
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Gender-Based Theories | |
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Postmodern Theories | |
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Renegade Kids | |
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Mall Rats and Life in the Mall | |
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The Malling of Suburbia | |
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Shopping 'TilYou Drop | |
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Delinquency in the Mall | |
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Social Functions of Malls | |
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A Day in the Life of a Mall Rat | |
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Kicking Back at "Raging High" | |
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The Fostering of Low Self-Esteem | |
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High School Bullies | |
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Social Cliques and Youth Culture | |
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Clique Structures in Four Suburban High Schools | |
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The Leaders of the Pack | |
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Punks and Anarchy: Changes in the Youth Scene | |
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A Brief History of Punk | |
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Parents of Punkers | |
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Voices From the Fringe | |
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Letters to the Fanzines | |
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Gutter-Punks and the Lure of the Street | |
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Young and Adrift | |
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Pierced and Tattooed: Contemporary Youth Styles | |
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Punk as Universal Rebellion | |
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Suburban Outlaws | |
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Suburban School Shooters | |
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The Reality of School Gun Violence | |
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Increased Fear in Schools | |
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The Blame Game | |
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Trying to Understand Suburban School Shootings | |
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Is Culture the Cause or the Effect? | |
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Tagger Crews and Members of the Posse | |
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Dynamics of Tagging | |
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The Proliferation of Taggers | |
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Penalties for Tagging | |
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Skinheads: Teenagers and Hate Crimes | |
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Contemporary Teenage Skinheads | |
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Recruitment of Teenage Skinheads by Racist Groups | |
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Skinheads' Rules of Conduct | |
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Explanations for the Rise of Such Gangs | |
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Stoner Gangs and Satanic Youths | |
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Running with the Home Boys | |
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White Youth Gangs as Cults | |
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Profiles of Stoners | |
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Satanists: Devil's Children? | |
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Profiles of Satanists | |
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Societal Responses and Trends | |
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Reactions to Youthful Offenders | |
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The School System Responds | |
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The Mental Health System Responds | |
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The Juvenile Justice System Responds | |
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Reactions of Concerned Citizens | |
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Generation Why?: Crisis at the Millennium | |
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The Politics of Generations | |
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The Demographics of Youth Culture | |
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The Growing Influence of the Media | |
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Final Thoughts | |
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Methodology | |
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Tables | |
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Index | |