Book Review
Book review – Freaks, Geeks and Cool Kids: American Teenagers, Schools, and the Culture of ConsumptiON
Murray, Jr. Milner, (2006). Freaks, Geeks and Cool Kids: American Teenagers, Schools, and the Culture of Consumption, Routledge.
- The book report should clearly identify the major thesis of the book. It sets the stage and provides the background and perspective of the author.
- A discussion of the key points are carefully organized and presented in a scholarly style. Verbatim quotations are used sparingly and well documented.
- The impact that this book could have on your professional life or future professional life is detailed as well as the impact on your every day personal life.
- Sentences are complete and grammatically correct.
The report is to be five typed double-spaced pages with a 12-point font. Margins are approximately 1″ on top and bottom, 1″ on left side and 1″ on right side.
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Numerous books are composed about the world and the general behavior of the adolescents and the perspectives of the teenagers; however, this one is remarkable in its dialog of the connection between teenagers’ status frameworks and consumer culture. Milner argues that teenagers and other young adults create complex status frameworks to adapt to the lack of the ability to make…
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