The Teenage Mystique

You read The Teenage Mystique (Hine, 2000), and it discussed a variety of topics regarding “mystique of teenagers” including:

 

–          A pregnant giving birth in the bathroom during prom, and then discarding her newborn in the trash

 

–          A developmental “mismatch” that exists for teenagers; The teenager as an “unfinished” person

 

–          Reasons why teens do dump things. Example: smoking cigarettes

 

–          Starting facts about the conditions that today’s teenagers face

 

Considering Hine’s discussion, write 2 paragraphs, at least 500 words total, (5-8 sentences each paragraph).  You will need to add a conclusion paragraph to this writing.

 

 

 

Paragraph 1: To you, what is “the teenage mystique?”

 

Paragraph 2: How do the adolescents, from the videos you watched (Ethan Couch & Andrew Pendergast) each represent a different type of “mystique?”

 

Paragraph 3: Conclusion

 

 

 

 

 

NOTICE:

 

Cite from the reading or videos, provide supplemental examples, answer and demonstrate in-depth thinking

 

 

 

 

 

Links to the videos:

 

1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEtfEqENJOU&feature=share (Ethan Couch)

 

2) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdHVL2MSuPY&feature=share (Andrew Pendergast)