American adolescence /
Examines how a rising divorce rate, frequent relocation, and a fascination with television, video games and computers are leaving more and more teenagers under-supervised, rootless and isolated. Increasingly detached from traditional values and lifestyles, these young adults face daunting obstacles...
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| Format: | Video VHS |
| Language: | English |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Films for the Humanities & Sciences,
[1999]
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| Series: | Today's life choices.
Child's play. |
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| Summary: | Examines how a rising divorce rate, frequent relocation, and a fascination with television, video games and computers are leaving more and more teenagers under-supervised, rootless and isolated. Increasingly detached from traditional values and lifestyles, these young adults face daunting obstacles without the support base enjoyed by previous generations. Investigates the hurdles faced by today's teens and discusses how their hopes, fears and expectations will shape American society. Experts include top officers of the Families and Work Institute, National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Research Center and National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse Control. |
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| Item Description: | Originally broadcast in 1999 as a segment of the program Today's life choices. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videocassette (30 min.) : sd., color ; 1/2 in. |
| Format: | VHS. |
| Production Credits: | Videography, Bob Richlhammer ... [et al.] ; editor, Paul Wasowski. |