{"product_id":"kids-gone-wild-from-rainbow-parties-to-sexting-understanding-the-hype-over-teen-sex-hardback-9780814760734","title":"Kids Gone Wild; From Rainbow Parties to Sexting, Understanding the Hype Over Teen Sex (Hardback) 9780814760734","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eKids Gone Wild\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eFrom Rainbow Parties to Sexting, Understanding the Hype Over Teen Sex\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJoel Best (Author), Kathleen A. Bogle (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780814760734\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 29 August 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e200 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.3 cm, 0.431 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"The book is easy to follow and Best and Bogle describe the collection of data and the ways in which data is presented in an easy to understand manner. The intended audience is certainly those interested in or studying Sociology, Gender studies, Human Sexuality, and Criminal Justice. But the book also extends to parents and those working with youth. It is an excellent guide to use when learning about the connection between contemporary legends, the media, and current behavior among youth.\" (Metapsychology) \"Bogle and Best analyzed the trajectory of isolated rumors about teenage debauchery to major network coverage on the evening news and found that few reporters took the time or effort to investigate the facts. Each time the public hears \u0026amp; Coming up at six: shocking news about the bracelet your kid is wearing, in the same breath as substantive reports about the Middle East and the economy, [Bogle] said, they are very difficult to shake.\" (The Inquirer) \"Kids Gone Wild recasts our fears of childhood sexual abandon where they rightly belongto a world of fiction, not fact. Best and Bogle place our worries in broader field of understanding, revealing media drift toward tabloidization, the machinations of urban legends, and the critical role class and racial inequalities play in the distribution of risk. In doing so, they help to explain why stories of kids gone wild gain traction in the first place. A timely and engaging read.\" - Amy Best,author of Fast Cars, Cool Rides: The Accelerating World of Youth and Their Cars \"Adult moral panic, fear of a sexually active teen planet and sensationalized media coverage are met with a critical eye and solid data analysis. Best \u0026amp; Bogle warn us, dont believe the hype, the kids are alright! A lively and welcomed addition to the literature in youth studies and media studies.\" - Donna Gaines,author of Teenage Wasteland: Suburbia's Dead End Kids \"An impressive exposé of the outlandish stories the media tirelessly promotes about the sex lives of our children. Both shocking and informative, this myth-busting book is a must-read for any parent worried about what their kids are up to when they arent around.\" - Pepper Schwartz,co-author of Ten Talks Parents Must Have with Kids about Sex and Character \"Best and Bogle dissect both these trends and convincingly determine that they are legendsstories that spread even though few kids have actually gone to a sex party or had sex based on the color of a bracelet. . . . Why do we so readily believe the tall tales? That part is easy. As Best and Bogle observe, rainbow parties and sex bracelets feed our paternal obsession with \u0026amp; threats to childrens innocence. For conservatives, theyre grist for the mill of abstinence-based sex education and chastity pledges. For liberals, theyre cause for worrying about the degradation of girls in a sexist culture\" (Slate.com) \"Although research shows that white, middle-class teens are not actually out of control, thats not the point here. Instead, Best and Bogleillustrate how infotainment reporting, online hubbub, and misleading statistics combine with our psychological tendency to create stories that stick, even when theres no supporting evidence. . . . Even more importantly, the authors examine how cultural memes spread; their call to take a more critical look at the sensational stories we share, and how they do or dont serve us, is worth hearing.\" (Publishers Weekly)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe myths and truths of teen's sexual behavior.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2015 Brian McConnell Book Award presented by the International Society for Contemporary Legend Research\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e To hear mainstream media sources tell it, the sex\u003cbr\u003e lives of modern teenagers outpace even the smuttiest of cable television shows.\u003cbr\u003e Teen girls \"sext\" explicit photos to boys they like; they wear \"sex bracelets\"\u003cbr\u003e that signify what sexual activities they have done, or will do; they team up\u003cbr\u003e with other girls at \"rainbow parties\" to perform sex acts on groups of willing\u003cbr\u003e teen boys; they form \"pregnancy pacts\" with their best girlfriends to all\u003cbr\u003e become teen mothers at the same time. From The Today Show, to CNN, to the New York Times, stories of these events\u003cbr\u003e have been featured widely in the media. But are most teenage—or\u003cbr\u003e younger—children really going to sex parties and having multiple sexual\u003cbr\u003e encounters in an orgy-like fashion? \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Researchers\u003cbr\u003e say no—teen sex is actually not rampant and teen pregnancy is at low levels.\u003cbr\u003e But why do stories like these find such media traffic, exploiting parents'\u003cbr\u003e worst fears? How do these rumors get started, and how do they travel around the\u003cbr\u003e country and even across the globe?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In Kids Gone Wild,\u003cbr\u003e best-selling authors Joel Best and Kathleen A. Bogle use these stories about\u003cbr\u003e the fears of the growing sexualization of childhood to explore what we know\u003cbr\u003e about contemporary legends and how both traditional media and the internet perpetuate\u003cbr\u003e these rumors while, at times, debating their authenticity. Best and Bogle\u003cbr\u003e describe the process by which such stories spread, trace how and to where they have moved, and track how\u003cbr\u003e they can morph as they travel from one medium to another. Ultimately, they find\u003cbr\u003e that our society's view of kids raging out of control has drastic and\u003cbr\u003e unforeseen consequences, fueling the debate on sex education and affecting policy\u003cbr\u003e decisions on everything from the availability of the morning after pill to who\u003cbr\u003e is included on sex offender registries.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A\u003cbr\u003e surprising look at the truth behind the sensationalism in our culture, Kids Gone Wild is a much-needed wake-up\u003cbr\u003e call for a society determined to believe the worst about its young people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"NYU Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52563932872984,"sku":"9780814760734","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/kids-gone-wild-from-rainbow-parties-to-sexting-understanding-the-hype-over-teen-sex-hardback-9780814760734","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}