Argues that the so-called Youth culture was really a variety of "disparate subcultures, united by age but in conflict over class, race, ethnicity, and gender." In this title, the author examines the ways in which adults - educators, clergy, representatives of the media, and other authorities - sought to contain this generation.

Argues that the so-called Youth culture was really a variety of 'disparate subcultures, united by age but in conflict over class, race, ethnicity, and gender'. This title shows how Buffalo teenagers were products of diverse and often antagonistic subcultures. It examines the ways in which adults educators sought to contain this generation.