"Young people need adults to understand what they are going through and people to care about them without a personal agenda. This book was very helpful to me, and my attitude toward teens will never be the same."--Doug Fields, speaker; author, Speaking to Teenagers

 

Hurt provided a vivid and insightful view into the world of today's teenagers. Now leading youth ministry expert Chap Clark substantially updates and revises his groundbreaking bestseller (over 55,000 copies sold). Hurt 2.0 features a new chapter on youth at society's margins and new material on social networking and gaming. Each chapter has been thoroughly revised with new research, statistics, quotations, and documentation.

 

Contents

 

 

Preface to Hurt 2.0
Preface to the First Edition

Introduction to the Youth, Family, and Culture Series

Part 1: The Changing Adolescent World

1. The Changing Face of Adolescence

2. Abandonment--The Defining Issue for Contemporary Adolescents

3. The World Beneath

Part 2: The Landscape of the World Beneath

4. Peers

5. School

6. Family

7. Sports

8. Sex

9. Busyness and Stress

10. Ethics and Morality

11. Partying, Gaming, and Social Networking

12. Kids on the Margins

13. What Do Midadolescents Need?

Appendix: The Method