Chapter Three: Theoretical Review: Adolescent Culture and the Culture of Refusal.

Chapter Three of the book "A Culture of Refusal: The Lives & Literacies of Out-of-School Adolescents," by Brett Elizabeth Blake is presented. It focuses on the role of family and community to the development of adolescents. The author explains that family is the primary group from which adolescents learn the social expectations and norms of human behavior. She also notes that the emotional and economic stability of the family direct affect the growth of adolescents.