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A review by mrsdragon
Generation Me: Why Today's Young Americans Are More Confident, Assertive, Entitled--and More Miserable Than Ever Before by Jean M. Twenge
4.0
A data driven look at the trends in "Gen Me" or the Millennials. I found it fascinating to see a great deal of my behavior and beliefs reflected in the author's data. I wish that she would have spent a little bit more time on volunteerism, as that has been noted lately as another generationally driven change, but that view became popular (I believe) after this book was written. I am now prone to noticing the "Gen Me" attitude in even the most innocuous of statements.
The thing that annoyed me about the book was the author's treatment of minorities. She touches on women, ethnic minorities and homosexuals. Her treatment of women was passable (though she was prone to accepting the status quo and not acknowledging the possibility for further change). Her treatment of ethnic minorities was very superficial. I know she herself is white and race was not the main topic of the book, but she could have tried do some research and offer a bit more substance. Instead there was a lot of hand waving and platitudes. Her treatment of homosexuals was sadly limited. Not only did it suffer from the same platitudes as her discussion of minorities, but she also left out the rest of the LBGTQ cohort.
The thing that annoyed me about the book was the author's treatment of minorities. She touches on women, ethnic minorities and homosexuals. Her treatment of women was passable (though she was prone to accepting the status quo and not acknowledging the possibility for further change). Her treatment of ethnic minorities was very superficial. I know she herself is white and race was not the main topic of the book, but she could have tried do some research and offer a bit more substance. Instead there was a lot of hand waving and platitudes. Her treatment of homosexuals was sadly limited. Not only did it suffer from the same platitudes as her discussion of minorities, but she also left out the rest of the LBGTQ cohort.