The Outsiders (For Further Study)

For Further Study

• David Ansen, "Coppola Courts the Kiddies," Newsweek April 4, 1983, p. 74.

  A review, mostly negative in tone, of Francis Ford Coppola's film version of The Outsiders. Children's Literature Review, Volume 23, Gale, 1991, pp. 132 – 50.

• A collection of interviews, articles, and reviews on Hinton and her works.

  Nicholas Emler and Stephen Reicher, Adolescence and Delinquency: The Collective Management of Reputation, Blackwell, 1995.

• After examining the theoretical perspectives on juvenile delinquency by sociology and psychology and dismissing them as based on nineteenth-century thinking, Emler and Reicher ask questions about the context of delinquent behavior in terms of social dynamics. Their questioning leads them to an analysis of identity construction as pursuit or avoidance of delinquent behavior. Finally, they offer solutions through a notion of "reputation management."

  Stephen Farber, "Directors Join the S. E. Hinton Fan Club," New York Times, March 20, 1983, Section 2, Page 19, Column 2.

• An article which tries to account for the sudden ap-peal of Hinton's books as sources for movie ideas, including quotes from Francis Ford Coppola and Hinton herself.

  Randall K. Mills, "The Novels of S. E. Hinton: Springboard to Personal Growth for Adolescents," in Adolescence, Vol. XXII, No. 87, Fall, 1987, pp. 641 – 46.

• An article which examines how teachers may use Hinton's novels to help students explore issues of personal growth.

  Wayne S. Wooden, Renegade Kids, Suburban Outlaws: From Youth Culture to Delinquency (The Wadsworth Contemporary Issues in Crime and Justice), Wadsworth Publishing/ITP, 1994.

• Wooden's book is full of qualitative research into youth culture and teen social groups of suburban Los Angeles and it is very accessible to students interested in sociology. He investigates everything from "mall rats" to violent "gangbangers" and skinheads to try to understand what makes "good kids" turn "renegade."