1st Edition

Adolescent Life and Ethos An Ethnography of a US High School

By Heewon Chang Copyright 1992
232 Pages
by Routledge

232 Pages
by Routledge

232 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1992, this Asian-authored book presents a cultural description and interpretation of American high school adolescent life and ethos, based on anthropological fieldwork in a semi-rural school and its surrounding community in Oregon. It combines a realistic account of late 1980s adolescent culture and a confessional tale of the Asian ethnographer’s fieldwork experiences... Read more

Introduction.  Part 1: Doing Ethnographic Fieldwork  1. Doing Ethnographic Fieldwork  Part 2: Adolescent Life  2. Introduction to a Greenfield Teenager  3. Green Lake Community  4. Greenfield High School  5. A Typical School Day  6. Life Outside School  Part 3: Adolescent Ethos  7. Getting along with Everyone  8. Being Independent  9. Getting Involved  10. The Duality of Adolescent Ideals  Part 4: Reflections on Ethnographic Experiences  11. Reflections on Ethnographic Experiences.  Appendix.  Bibliography.  Index.

Biography

Heewon Chang