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iGen
With generational divides wider than ever, parents, educators, and employers have an urgent need to understand today’s rising generation of teens and young adults. Born after 1995, iGen is the first generation to spend their entire adolescence in the age of the smartphone. With social media and texting replacing other activities, iGen spends less time with their friends in person – perhaps why they are experiencing unprecedented levels of anxiety, depression, and loneliness.
Generations
Upending the conventional theory that generational differences are caused by major events, Dr. Jean Twenge analyzes data on 39 million people from robust national surveys—some going back nearly a century—to show that changes in technology are the underlying driver of each generation’s unique makeup. In this revelatory work, Twenge outlines key shifts in attitudes and lifestyle choices that define each generation regarding gender, income, politics, race, sexuality, marriage, mental health, and much more.
Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do about It
A positive vision for masculinity in a more equal world.
Free to Learn: Why unleashing the instinct to play will make our children happier, more self-reliant, and better students for life
In order to foster children who will thrive in today's constantly changing world, we must entrust them to steer their own learning and development.
Free Range Kids: How parents and teachers can learn to let go and let grow
Learn to raise independent, can-do kids with a new edition of the book that started a movement.
The coddling of the american mind: how good intentions and bad ideas are setting up a generation for failure
Something has been going wrong on many college campuses in the last few years. Speakers are shouted down. Students and professors say they are walking on eggshells and are afraid to speak honestly. Rates of anxiety, depression, and suicide are rising—on campus as well as nationally. How did this happen?