The Rise and Fall of the American Teenager p.57-119

SUMMARY
 Hine talks of ever since the founding of Massachusetts the work and labor of teens and pre-teens has played a key role in society. the labor of teens was very important as late as the early to mid 20th century. now in the 21st century the labor of a teenager is purposefully limited to less than 6 hours per day.By the 18th century, the new teenagers in the new world were also growing bigger faster than their european counterparts and the reason given to this rapid change in growth is ample nutrition and less environmental stress. He also speaks of the importance of that maturity in the mid 1800s
QUOTE
"Adolescence is, by definition, a dependant state, experienced in one's own household and in institutions intended for people in their teens"(hine 96).
REACTION
This book is really starting to go deeper into where the idea of being a teenager has begun. Now, Thomas Hine is starting to analyze the time period before the civil war (sometime around the 1830s). Now adolescence is starting to take shape, but only for people of higher class. people who were poorer didnt have the luxury of having their children stay in school and get and education. they needed their children to work so they can contribute to the household. round that time being a young person was only limited to people who had the time and money to allow their children to fully develop themselves.

The Rise and Fall of the American Teenager p.1-56

SUMMARY
Thomas Hine starts off talking about his experience as a teenager writing for his high school newspaper and his feelings of teenage angst growing up in the time when rebellion was the norm. he then transitions into talking about what the expectations of a teenager where compared to what they are in modern times and how modern expectations can sometimes contradict eachother.  He also notices that while teenagers in different cultures have diffrent values, their attitudes do not vary dramatically. He also acknowledges and questions adults views on teenagers and why so much pressure is paced upon teens. Hine also touches on the fact that adults/ scientists usually blame a teens behavior on hormones/angst and dont really search for a real reason.
QUOTE
"Young people today seem to be in a world of their own. They go to school with their age mates. they are with them on the job. The existence of this teenage culture, which seems wholly impervious to adult influence, is one  of the most contentious aspects of the teenage mystique."(Hine 24)
REACTION
The in depth look at the pressures and behaviors of teenagers is actually kind of interesting. The history of the teenage culture started only some 70 years ago and is a somewhat new idea in American Culture so i would think that it would be expected that their are so many expectations and prejudices placed against teenagers even today.