FRIENDSHIPS, PEER SOCIALIZATION AND SOCIAL IDENTITY AMONG ADOLESCENT SKATEBOARDERS AND GRAFFITI WRITERS -- FRIENDSHIPS, PEER SOCIALIZATION AND SOCIAL IDENTITY AMONG ADOLESCENT SKATEBOARDERS AND GRAFFITI WRITERS -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Skateboarders and Graffiti-Writers -- Reputation Enhancement Theory and Reputation Enhancing Goals Theory -- Method -- Participants -- Interview Procedure -- Data Analysis -- Findings: The Substantive Theory -- Part One: School Disinterest -- Students with Low Academic Abilities -- Students with Average Academic Abilities -- Students with Outstanding Academic Abilities -- Part Two: Transitioning into a Cool Youth Sub-Culture -- Part Three: Pursuance of Recognitional Status -- Part Four: Sub-Culture Camaraderie and Protective Support -- Discussion and Concluding Comments -- References -- Index.