Teen Television

Teen Television
Author: Sharon Marie Ross
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 261
Release: 2008-04-05
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 0786435895

This essay collection explores the phenomenon of "teen TV" in the United States, analyzing the meanings and manifestations of this category of programming from a variety of perspectives. Part One views teen television through an industrial perspective, examining how networks such as WB, UPN, The CW, and The N have created a unique economic framework based on demographic niches and teen-focused narrowcasting. Part Two focuses on popular teen programs from a cultural context, evaluating how such programs reflect and at times stretch the envelope of the cultural contexts in which they are created. Finally, Part Three explores the cultures of reception (including the realms of teen consumerism, fan discourse, and unofficial production) through which teens and consumers of teen media have become authors of the teenage experience in their own right.

What Are Teens Thinking? Parent-Teen Conflict and Argument From the Teen Perspective

What Are Teens Thinking? Parent-Teen Conflict and Argument From the Teen Perspective
Author: Chris Buzzetta
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 201
Release: 2012-01-01
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1105398935

This study explored the embodied teen experience of parent-teen conflict and argument using a hermeneutic-phenomenological approach. Teens self-identified as (a) living in a family with everyday conflict, (b) not seeing a psychologist or counselor, (c) not having been in any drug or alcohol treatment programs, (d) not knowing the researcher ahead of time, and (e) being between the ages of 13 to 19 at the time the interview took place. The following themes emerged: (a) feeling powerless, small, devalued, and oppressed; (b) experiencing irritation, frustration, hypocrisy, pettiness, and defiance; (c) wanting freedom and autonomy and the battle for control; and (d) needing safe space and me time. Each theme and the whole embodied essence of this experience were interpreted through teens' as well as the researcher's lenses. The interpretations provide insight for teens, parents, and parent educators that may help improve parent-teen relationships and provide strategies to use in the classroom setting.

Teens in Canada

Teens in Canada
Author: Kitty Shea
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2007-07
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780756533038

Describes the school life, family life, the traditions and holidays, entertainment and recreation, and the daily routines of Canadians and Canadian teenagers living in Canada.

Teen Spaces

Teen Spaces
Author: Kimberly Bolan Taney
Publisher: American Library Association
Total Pages: 156
Release: 2003
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780838908327

A guide to creating interesting and exciting spaces for young adults in the library, explaining how to solicit input, and discussing planning, design and decor, and promotion. Includes worksheets and a list of resources.

Life Skills Curriculum: ARISE Books for Teens: Teen, Anger, Danger (Instructor's Manual)

Life Skills Curriculum: ARISE Books for Teens: Teen, Anger, Danger (Instructor's Manual)
Author: ARISE Foundation Staff
Publisher: ARISE Foundation
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2011-07-02
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1586144049

ARISE Teen ANGER DANGER: 50+ Anger Stories with Real-Life Consequences: These 50+ memorable stories about teens dealing with anger and the consequences of their choices will help youth hit the stop button on their anger by outthinking, not outfighting. This book makes a perfect addition to the current ARISE anger management curricula. This anger management book contains 212 pages of stories, posters and activities about anger.

Bold Parents, Positive Teens

Bold Parents, Positive Teens
Author: Karen Dockrey
Publisher: WaterBrook
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2002-09-17
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 157856493X

Your Teenagers Are Under Attack. Help Them Defend Themselves. The world presents an unflattering, one-sided picture of teenagers–rebellious, alienated, and hostile to adult guidance. Sadly, many Christian parents embrace this myth and refuse to provide the direction their teens hunger for. We want our sons and daughters to make godly choices, but we wrongly assume they have stopped listening to us. It’s hard to know how to lead our changeable and unpredictable teens–or if we should even try. Even well-meaning parents believe the myth that teens do best when they experiment with life and learn from their mistakes. No approach could be more destructive. The stormy years of adolescence are the worst time for parents to back off. This is the time when bad friends, unharnessed emotions, rebellion, and a long list of irreparable mistakes could ruin your teen’s life. More than ever, this is the time our sons and daughters need proactive and confident parents. Don’t Get Overwhelmed. Get Involved. No matter what your parenting history, Bold Parents, Positive Teens shows how you can get confidently back into the game–and stay there. Focusing on ten of the greatest challenges faced by teenagers today, this invaluable guidebook provides the clear direction and commonsense wisdom every parent needs to love and guide their teenagers while effectively addressing their teens’ deepest needs.

Publishers, Readers, and Digital Engagement

Publishers, Readers, and Digital Engagement
Author: Marianne Martens
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2016-06-15
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1137514469

This book demonstrates how the roles of “author,” “marketer,” and “reviewer” are being redefined, as online environments enable new means for young adults to participate in the books they love. Prior to the expansion of digital technologies around reading, teachers, parents and librarians were the primary gatekeepers responsible for getting books into the hands of young people. Now publishers can create disintermediated digital enclosures in which they can communicate directly with their reading audience. This book exposes how teens contribute their immaterial and affective labor as they engage in participatory reading experiences via publishers’ and authors’ interactive websites and use of social media, and how in turn publishers are able to use such labor as they get invaluable market research, peer-to-peer recommendations, and even content which can be used in other projects all virtually free-of-charge.