Notes

Twenge offers a revelatory portrait of a new generation that is growing up more slowly and more anxious - but also more tolerant and more safe - than any generation in history. They stay away from grown-up temptations like alcohol and sex, but they also avoid grown-up responsibilities, like learning to drive, moving out of the house, and gaining financial independence. They're open-minded, forward-thinking, and prudent in ways that previous generations of young people were not. The traits and trends of iGen can seem puzzling or even counterintuitive, but if we want to interact with them successfully - to parent them, to teach them, to work with them, to market to them - we need to understand who they are and why they behave in the ways that they do.