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.