Using Literature to Help Troubled Teenagers Cope with Identity Issues.

Jeffrey S. Kaplan, (Editor).

ISBN 10: 0313305323 / ISBN 13: 9780313305320

Published by Greenwood Press, Westport, CT, 1999

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Very Near Fine: shows only the most minute indications of use: several small, faint splatter stains at the bottom edge of the text block; else flawless. The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.5 x 6.45 x 0.9 inches). xv, 216 pages. Language: English. Weight: 1 pound, 3.8 ounces. The Greenwood Press Using Literature to Help Troubled Teenagers Series.First Edition [1999], so stated; First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Hardback: Laminate Boards. First Edition [1999], so stated; First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Using Literature to Help Troubled Teenagers Cope with Identity Issues.
• Publisher: Greenwood Press, Westport, CT
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0313305323
• ISBN 13: 9780313305320
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Seller catalogs:
  • Education

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Synopsis

The search for one's identity is an ancient quest reflected throughout history in stories where human glory and conquest are often layered with great pain and self doubt, meant to help people discover themselves and who they are. Today, this quest is found prevalently in young adult novels, where characters wrestle with modern dilemmas in order to find themselves. This reference resource provides a link for teachers, media specialists, parents, and other adults to those novels and how to use them effectively. Educators and therapists explore the literature where common identity issues are addressed in ways intriguing to teens. Using fictional characters, these experts provide guidance on how to encourage adolescents to cope while improving their reading and writing skills.

Twelve novels are examined from both a literary and psychological perspective, allowing the readers to meet the central figures as if they were living human beings. Each chapter is written by a literature specialist who has teamed up with a therapist and confronts a different identity issue, examining such dilemmas as body image, the father/son relationship, bigotry, and peer relations. This pair of experts tries to define the central character's struggle in each novel to discover who they are and to become self-actualized individuals. Each chapter also provides an annotated bibliography of other works, both fiction and nonfiction, that explore these same issues to give readers not only the insight into helping teenagers with similar problems, but also the tools with which to get teenagers reading and addressing these problems. This innovative approach is meant to provide the opportunity for adults and adolescents to better understand each other.

About the Author

JEFFREY S. KAPLAN is Assistant Professor of Educational Foundations at the University of Central Florida and Area Education Coordinator for the UCF Daytona Beach Campus./e He is the recipient of the State of Florida Teaching Incentive Program award (1996-1997) and has contributed to three textbooks.