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Gallup Youth Survey: Major Issues and Trends
5 Reviews
(4)
YA
Gallup Youth Survey: Major Issues and Trends series.
Information gleened from Gallup polls is the focus of this overview on teenage suicide. Chapters include information on warning signs, mental illness, and substance abuse. Although the many graphs and statistics make the page layout accessible, the text is dry and lacks depth. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind.
Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth
(4)
YA
Gallup Youth Survey: Major Issues and Trends series.
This series uses information gathered through Gallup polls as the focus of discussion. While the polls and graphs make for easy reading, the text lacks real substance or analysis of the poll results. Chapters cover views and practices on many related issues including abortion, contraception, and rape. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind.
Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth
(4)
YA
Gallup Youth Survey: Major Issues and Trends series.
The author approaches the topic of race relations using information gathered from Gallup polls. The format, with plenty of charts and graphs, is accessible, but topics receive only cursory treatment. Chapters cover the history of segregation, interracial dating, immigrants, and growing up biracial. Marcovitz also devotes a whole chapter to Muslims in America. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind.
Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth
(4)
YA
Gallup Youth Survey: Major Issues and Trends series.
Information gathered through Gallup polls is the centerpiece for discussion of a wide range of subjects, including parent-teen relationships, grandparents, divorce, and parental control over media consumption. Marcovitz uses examples of families in the public eye as well as interviews with teens to fill out the topics. The volume has an accessible layout but lacks substance. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind.
Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth
(4)
YA
Gallup Youth Survey: Major Issues and Trends series.
Using information gathered from Gallup polls, Snyder discusses issues surrounding use of alcohol by teenagers and provides charts and graphs to illustrate her points. Chapters include information about peer pressure, drinking and driving, risky sex, and alcohol on college campuses. Although the format is accessible, no topic is given anything but the most cursory coverage. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind.
Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth
5 reviews
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