Her book is livened with analysis of films, magazines and tv shows, and with anecdotal. Twenge, phd, a professor of psychology at san diego state university, is the author of more than a hundred scientific publications and two books based. This book is a mustread for all of us struggling with the me generation. Jean twenge explores why the young people she calls generation me those born in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s are tolerant, confident, openminded, and.
Sinologists in the west have long predicted that economic growth would eventually bring democracy to china. As james mann points out in his new book, the china fantasy, the idea that china will evolve into a democracy as its middle class grows. As the testprep book kaplan new sat 2005 advises, whats. Called the entitlement generation or gen y, they are storming into schools, colleges, and businesses all over the country. They are tolerant, confident, openminded, and ambituous, but also disengaged narcissistic, distrustful, and anxious. Her research has been covered in time, the atlantic, newsweek, the new york times, usa today, and the washington post.
In this provocative new book, headlinemaking psychologist and social commentator dr. Twenge, phd, a professor of psychology at san diego state university, is the author of more than a hundred scientific publications and two books based on her research, generation me and the narcissism epidemic, as well as the impatient womans guide to getting pregnant. Christopher lasch was another writer who commented on the rise of a culture of narcissism among the younger generation of that era. Its free to join and you can be a part of the travel community even if you dont own your own travel blog. A howto guide to raising strong, empowered girls who can create their own happily ever afters the me, me, me epidemic is a must read for every parent. Born in 1971, twenge herself is at the edge of the me generation. Jean twenge documents the selffocus of what she calls generation. In this provocative and newly revised book, headlinemaking psychologist dr. When this fascinating publishers weekly book was first published in 2006. The 1970s were dubbed the me decade by writer tom wolfe.
Jean twenge explores why the young people she calls generation me are tolerant, confident, openminded, and ambitious but also disengaged, narcissistic, distrustful, and anxious. In this newly revised and updated edition of generation me, dr. Called the entitlement generation or gen y, they are storming into. Why todays young americans are more confident, assertive. The rise of chinas me generation has implications for the foreign policies of other nations. Perhaps i expected the book to be more about the me generation then his personal i thought i would like it, but found it was a story the authors life during the 60s. The me generation also called generation w in the united states is a term referring to the baby boomer generation and the selfinvolved qualities that some people associate with it.