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A Cycle of Outrage: America's Reaction to the Juvenile Delinquent in the 1950s
Author(s): James Gilbert (Author)
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Publication Date: 13 Oct. 1988
- Edition: Illustrated
- Language: English
- Print length: 276 pages
- ISBN-10: 0195056418
- ISBN-13: 9780195056419
Book Description
Examining the 1950s debate over the media and juvenile delinquency, this study shows how the development of youth culture and the rise of a mass-media society became intertwined and confused.
Editorial Reviews
Review
"A marvelous exploration of the connections between culture and behavior in modern America...[The author] deeply illuminates our understanding of the contemporary US."--William M. Tuttle, Jr., University of Kansas
"[A] fascinating book...An enthralling exploration of reactions against popular culture...Raises valuable questions about whether the mass media should initiate or merely reinforce the fantasies they depict."--The New York Times Book Review
Review
"A marvelous exploration of the connections between culture and behavior in modern America....[The author] deeply illuminates our understanding of the contemporary US."--William M. Tuttle, Jr., University of Kansas
"[A] fascinating book....An enthralling exploration of reactions against popular culture....Raises valuable questions about whether the mass media should initiate or merely reinforce the fantasies they depict."--
The New York Times Book Review
