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MIND FIELDS - THOMAS J COTTLE KARTONIERT (TB)

In Mind Fields  Thomas J. Cottle argues that the period known as adolescence is essentially a
social construct influenced greatly by popular culture. To understand young people  therefore 
is to recognize how the very consciousness of adolescents is shaped by a culture  dominated by
the entertainment industry  and the power of television and the computer  constantly urging
them to turn away from the normal evolution of their personal and social lives. In this
fundamentally distracting environment  young people explore their consciousness  sharing it
with others  as well as form their sense of identity  all the while having these most inner
experiences affected as much by the culture as by their own temperaments and personalities. It
is the culture that determines the forms of recognition and independence  as well as intimacy
and attachment that adolescents must learn. In the end  the author argues for the value of
self-reflection as a critical ingredient of identity formation and a fundamental antidote to
distracting cultural influences.

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