I am puzzled by the notion that most teens will do things to terrify their parents. Are there data on that? Or is it just autobiographical projection? Speaking autobiographically, and from a distance of 50 years, I suggest that most teens will try to avoid their parents' scrutiny. Terrifying them would only bring more scrutiny. "Where did you go? "Out. "What did you do? "Nothing." is the title, of a book about teen-parents relationships. By Robert Paul Smith. Published in 1959, which suggests that it was a general phenomenon then for my generation. And still in print, according to Amazon, which suggests some longterm relevance. Barry Wellman, with fond memories for the Fordham Flames. _____________________________________________________________________ Barry Wellman S.D. Clark Professor of Sociology NetLab Director Centre for Urban & Community Studies University of Toronto 455 Spadina Avenue Toronto Canada M5S 2G8 fax:+1-416-978-7162 wellman at chass.utoronto.ca http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman for fun: http://chass.utoronto.ca/oldnew/cybertimes.php _____________________________________________________________________