Adolescent Girls: A Study of Personal-Social Adjustments, Interests, and Activities of Two Groups Representing Puerto Rican and Italian-American Cultures in Holy Rosary Parish, New York City, 1961
Abstract
It has become quite commonplace in the society of today to find people from all walks of life from governmental to non-governmental spheres, from the professional to the non-professional, from the parent to the childless discussing the adolescent. Headlines blare forth about teenage violence; top-level government officials participate in guided tours through gang-infested areas to gain insight as to causes of gang wars and delinquency; teachers, "youth experts", the clergy, and parents bemoan the lack of respect and responsibility evidenced by substantial teenagers.The adolescent has, so to speak, become the subject of an unlimited amount of attention and effort. The manner of his speech, the styling of his clothing, the shame of his behavior, the extent of his buying power in today's market all of these have been recorded in daily newspapers from coast to coast, directed in numerous television presentations, memorialized on the movie screen, analyzed by both lay and professional psychiatrists, and serialized in leading magazines.
Subject Area
Social psychology|Social work
Recommended Citation
Adams, Doris Marie, "Adolescent Girls: A Study of Personal-Social Adjustments, Interests, and Activities of Two Groups Representing Puerto Rican and Italian-American Cultures in Holy Rosary Parish, New York City, 1961" (1961). ETD Collection for Fordham University. AAI31097004.
https://research.library.fordham.edu/dissertations/AAI31097004
