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Act Your Age!: A Cultural Construction of Adolescence

reviewed by Shelby Clark & Scott Seider - August 16, 2013

Title: Act Your Age!: A Cultural Construction of Adolescence
Author(s): Nancy Lesko
Publisher: Routledge, New York
ISBN: 0415887623, Pages: 248, Year: 2012
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Cite This Article as: Teachers College Record, Date Published: August 16, 2013
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Shelby Clark Boston University E-mail Author SHELBY CLARK is a doctoral student in developmental studies at Boston University. Her research interests include character strengths and performance values, with a particular focus on developing curiosity in adolescents. Scott Seider Boston University E-mail Author SCOTT SEIDER is an assistant professor of education at Boston University where his research focuses on the civic and character development of adolescents. He is the author of Character Compass: How Powerful School Culture Can Point Students Toward Success.

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