The Vanishing Adolescent

The Vanishing Adolescent
Author	Edgar Z. Friedenberg
Subject	Sociology of childhood
Published	1959 (Beacon Press)
Media type	Print
Pages	144
OCLC	232151
LC Class	HQ796 F75

Last updated January 26, 2026

The Vanishing Adolescent is a 1959 book-length essay by Edgar Z. Friedenberg that describes changes in American youth's sociological experience of adolescence. The volume was reprinted ten times and translated into multiple languages.^[1]

References

↑ "The University of Chicago Magazine: February 2000, Chicago Journal".

References

Berger, Bennett M. (1963). "Adolescence and Beyond: An Essay Review of Three Books on the Problems of Growing up". Social Problems . 10 (4): 394–408. doi:10.2307/799215. ISSN 0037-7791. JSTOR 799215.
Elkin, Frederick (1960). "Review of The Vanishing Adolescent". American Sociological Review . 25 (3): 439. doi:10.2307/2092110. ISSN 0003-1224. JSTOR 2092110.
Komarovsky, Mirra (1961). "Review of The Vanishing Adolescent". American Journal of Sociology . 66 (4): 419. doi:10.1086/222948. ISSN 0002-9602. JSTOR 2773779.

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[chicago-1] "The University of Chicago Magazine: February 2000, Chicago Journal".

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