Understanding Today's Youth Culture

by Mueller, Walt

• ISBN13: 9780842377393
• ISBN10: 0842377395
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-01-01
• Publisher: TYNDALE HOUSE PUBLISHERS

Summary

$lt;B>1995 Gold Medallion Award winner!$lt;/B>$lt;br>Teens today face tough issues and tough choices. Parents and youth leaders can make a difference by really understanding the culture in which teens live. Without such understanding, attempts to provide direction may not be heard and may even be misguided. $lt;I>Understanding Today's Youth Culture$lt;/I>is a complete guide for parents, teachers, and youth leaders on music and the media, sex, peer pressure, substance abuse, cyberspace and the Internet, teen depression, and suicide.

Table of Contents

Preface	xi	(2)
Acknowledgments	xiii
Section 1: Understanding Your Teen	3	(62)
CHAPTER 1 Congratulations You're the Parent of a Teenager!	3	(12)
CHAPTER 2 What in the World Is a Teen?	15	(18)
CHAPTER 3 Your Teen's Changing World	33	(32)
Section 2: Understanding the Media and Music That Surround Your Teen	65	(144)
CHAPTER 4 Music: It Affects More Than Your Teen's Ears	65	(70)
CHAPTER 5 Media: What Is It Teaching Your Teen?	135	(46)
CHAPTER 6 Leading Your Kids through the Maze of Music and the Media	181	(28)
Section 3: Understanding the Pressures Your Teen Faces	209	(88)
CHAPTER 7 But My Friends Do It!	209	(32)
CHAPTER 8 When Love = Sex in Today's World	241	(28)
CHAPTER 9 Living in a Material World	269	(28)
Section 4: Understanding Substance Abuse and Teenage Depression	297	(78)
CHAPTER 10 Holding Your Own against Alcohol and Drugs	297	(38)
CHAPTER 11 Guarding Your Teen's Emotions	335	(40)
Section 5: Understanding and Encouraging Your Teen Spiritually	375	(20)
CHAPTER 12 Pointing Your Teen to Christ	375	(20)
Good Reading for Parents, Teachers, and Youth Leaders	395	(8)
Notes	403	(42)
Index	445