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Get out of my room! : a history of teen bedrooms in America

Title
Get out of my room! : a history of teen bedrooms in America / Jason Reid.
Author
Reid, Jason, 1974-
Publication
Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2017.

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Description
1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
Summary
Teenage life is tough. You're at the mercy of parents, teachers, and siblings, all of whom insist on continuing to treat you like a kid and refuse to leave you alone. So what do you do when it all gets to be too much? You retreat to your room (and maybe slam the door). Even in our era of Snapchat and hoverboards, bedrooms remain a key part of teenage life, one of the only areas where a teen can exert control and find some privacy. And while these separate bedrooms only became commonplace after World War II, the idea of the teen bedroom has been around for a long time. Jason Reid digs into the deep historical roots of the teen bedroom and its surprising cultural power.
Subject
  • Teenagers' rooms > United States
  • Teenagers > United States > Social conditions
  • Bedrooms > United States
  • Teenagers > Conduct of life
  • Teenage consumers > United States
  • Self-realization
  • United States > Social life and customs > 20th century
Note
  • Previously issued in print: 2017.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience (note)
  • Specialized.
Source of Description (note)
  • Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on August 17, 2017).
ISBN
9780226409351
OCLC
EDZ0001621489
Author
Reid, Jason, 1974- author.
Title
Get out of my room! : a history of teen bedrooms in America / Jason Reid.
Publisher
Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2017.
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
computer
Type of Carrier
online resource
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience
Specialized.
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