Table of Contents

Profile - Jack; a heavy-metal concert - the sensory equivalent of war; profile - Nick; heavy-metal music and the socialization of adolescents; profile - Mark; what is this thing called heavy metal?; profile - Brian; the allure of heavy metal; profile - Spencer; the effects of heavy metal; profile - Lew; sources of alienation I - family and community; profile - Reggie; sources of alienation II - school; profile - Jean; the girls of metal; profile - Barry; heavy-metal music, individualism and adolescent alienation.

About the Author

Jeffrey Jensen Arnett is associate professor of human development and family studies at the University of Missouri at Columbia.