Contents -- Foreword, by David Considine -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1. Introduction: The Cinematic Image of Youth -- Social Representation and Genre Analysis -- The Study of Youth, In and Out of Movies -- Chapter 2. Youth in School: Academics and Attitude -- Trends in the Subgenre -- Schoolkids -- Transforming the Nerd -- Delinquents and Their Avenues of Anger -- Resisting Rebels -- The Labor of Being Popular -- The Sensitive Athlete -- Conclusion -- Chapter 3. Delinquent Youth: Having Fun, On the Loose, In Trouble -- Trends in the Subgenre -- Delinquent Styles -- Deviant Dancing -- Natural Encounters -- Patriotic Purpose -- Tough Girls -- The African American Crime Drama -- Conclusion -- Chapter 4. The Youth Horror Film: Slashers and the Supernatural -- Historical Context of the Youth Horror Subgenre -- Trends in the Subgenre -- Research on the Youth Horror Film -- Styles of the Youth Horror Film -- The Slasher/Stalker Film -- Supernatural Movies -- Conclusion -- Chapter 5. Youth and Science: Technology, Computers, Games -- The Three Dimensions -- Simple Science -- Games and Computers -- Conclusion -- Chapter 6. Youth in Love and Having Sex -- Trends in the Subgenre -- Patterns and Images -- Youth in Love -- Youth Having Sex -- Conclusion -- Chapter 7. Conclusion: Youth Cinema at the Millennium -- Appendix A: Filmography of Youth Films, 1980-2001 -- Appendix B: Subjective Superlative Lists -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.