This easygoing advice book sets out to reassure parents who are intimidated, mystified, or just plain clueless about how the digital revolution may be affecting their teenage children. Lyndsay Green, a sociologist and researcher, takes a down-to-earth approach to her subject, relying as much on anecdotal advice and the experience of everyday teens and parents – herself included – as “experts” in the field. Read more…
sexual harassment
MY NEW AMERICAN LIFE
by Francine Prose
Her 16 works of fiction have established Francine Prose as one of the most dedicated pulse-takers of contemporary America. Whether it’s sexual harassment on campus (Blue Angel), reformed neo-nazis (A Changed Man) or the New Age movement (Hunters and Gatherers), Prose is an adept, satiric deflator of voguish pieties. Read more…