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Tables of Contents for Field Guide to the American Teenager
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Acknowledgments
xi
Foreword
xiii
Joan Ryan
Introduction
xvii
Drinking and Driving
1
20
The Undersignated Driver
Motivation and Success
21
18
Participate in Your Own Experience
Date Rape
39
14
Sex, the Prom, and Other Misunderstandings
Integrity
53
14
Be Prepared
Drugs and the Family
67
18
Fear and Loathing in the Parking Lot
Race and Adolescence
85
18
There's No ``I'' in Team
Eating Disorders
103
18
Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall
Learning Abilities and Learning Disabilities
121
18
What's Up with Russell?
Freedom and Responsibility
139
18
Party at Franny's!
Divorce
157
16
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Ex-Mas
Weapon on Campus?
173
18
Miles to Go Before I Sleep
Being Gay, Coming Out
191
16
Wherever You Are, There You Go
Making Decisions
207
18
I Quit, I Think
The Breakup
225
18
Endless Love
Distress, Depression, and Danger
243
16
This Is Not a Test
Romance and the Classroom
259
14
What Stars Are For
Death and Rebirth
273
12
Enormous Changes at the Last Minute
Appendix A: Where Am I? Being 14--15 Means . . .
285
3
Appendix B: Who Am I? Being 15--16 Means . . .
288
3
Appendix C: What Are You Looking At? Being 16--17 Means . . .
291
2
Appendix D: Where Am I Going & Where Have I Been? Being 17--18 Means . . .
293
4
Bibliography
297
4
Notes
301
2
Index
303
7
About the Authors
310