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The normative idea of this volume is that love for music, and for the show biz, are purely adolescent modalities, sometimes on individual basis, to find or eventually restore the tenderness of the mother. Music and show biz are fundamental ingredients for the success of a pop artist (image care, singing and dancing skills, recreation of magic in exhibitions). However, the first illusion or love magic lived by the person is the idea of creating the world, a reflex of the tender love of the mother. Investigation lingers on the creative aspects of adolescence growth, highlighting, through codified knowledge deriving from the pedagogy of tenderness, some recurring topics of the adolescence process, in the present context of cultural adolescentisation.

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Massimiliano Stramaglia is Associate Professor of General and Social Pedagogy at the Department of Education, Cultural Heritage and Tourism of the University of Macerata. His main research fields are represented by family educational relationships and pop culture.He published many books and articles on national and international scientific reviews.

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