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Twenge, Jean M., 1971-
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Young adults -- United States.
Youth -- United States.
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Twenge, Jean M., 1971-
Young adults -- United States.
Youth -- United States.
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Generation
me
:
why
today
's
young
Americans
are
more
confident
,
assertive
,
entitled--and
more
miserable
than
ever
before
/ Jean M. Twenge, Ph.D.
by
Twenge, Jean M., 1971-
Atria Paperback, 2014.
Call #:
305.242 T971g
Subjects
Young
adults -- United States.
Youth -- United States.
ISBN:
9781476755564 (pbk.)
Edition:
Revised and updated edition.
Description:
xvii, 377 pages ; 22 cm.
Notes:
Revised and updated edition of the author'
s
Generation
me
, originally published in 2006.
"With a new chapter on the workplace"--Cover.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-364) and index.
Contents:
You don't need their approval: the decline of social rules -- An army of one:
me
-- You can be anything you want to be -- The age of anxiety (and depression, and loneliness):
generation
stressed -- Yeah, right: the belief that there'
s
no point in trying -- Sex:
generation
prude meets
generation
crude -- The equality revolution: minorities, women, and Gays and Lesbians --
Generation
Me
at work -- What do we do now?
Summary:
"The Associated Press calls them "The Entitlement
Generation
," and they are storming into schools, colleges, and businesses all over the country. They have sky-high expectations and a need for constant praise and fulfillment. Psychologist and social commentator Twenge documents the self-focus of what she calls "
Generation
Me
"--People born in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s--and explores
why
her
generation
is tolerant,
confident
, open-minded, and ambitious but also cynical, depressed, lonely, and anxious. Using findings from the largest intergenerational study
ever
conducted, Twenge reveals how profoundly different
today
's
young
adults are, and makes controversial predictions about what the future holds for them and society as a whole. But Dr. Twenge doesn't just talk statistics--she highlights real-life people and stories and vividly brings to life the hopes and dreams, disappointments and challenges of
Generation
Me
"--Provided by publisher.
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