Wild parties, late nights, and lots of sex, drugs, and alcohol. Many assume these are the things that define an American teenager s first year after high school. But the reality is really quite different. As Tim Clydesdale reports in "The First Year Out, " teenagers generally manage the increased responsibilities of everyday life immediately after graduation effectively. But, like many good things, this comes at a cost.
Tracking the daily lives of fifty young people making the transition to life after high school, Clydesdale reveals how teens settle intomanageable patterns of substance...