United States of Adolescence?: Reconsidering US Youth Culture Studies

Young

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 245-269

  Maira, Sunaina ^a   Soep, Elisabeth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

crises discourse; cultural studies; developmental psychology; education; USA; youth cultures; youth research; youthscapes

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247658882     PISSN: 11033088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1103308804044508     Document Type: Article

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