Raised in Captivity: Why Does America Fail It's Children?

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Summary: Lacerates popular dogma about teenagers
Review: Hodgson's great book provides innovative perspective on the war against young people that characterizes the '90s, replete with illustrations as fresh as today's news and a multitude of quotable "zingers." A chronicle of a terrible time in which America abandoned its kids and called it "morality."

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Summary: a compelling expose of perils facing children in America
Review: This book is a page turner. Examining cultural attitudes as reflected in the media, Hodgson exposes the great hypocracies our society demonstrates toward children: claiming how much we care about children's well-being but unwilling to accord them the same human rights as adults. Hodgson does a good job of showing the "big picture" while still using lots of specific details, and makes the reader look at familiar news stories from a different angle.