Jean M. Twenge

Analyzes how the young people born in the mid-1990s and later significantly differ from those of previous generations, examining how social media and texting may be behind today's unprecedented levels of anxiety, depression, and loneliness.

Why Today’s Super-Connected Kids Are Growing Up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy--and Completely Unprepared for Adulthood--and What That Means for the Rest of Us

IGen

W. Keith Campbell

Narcissism -- a very positive and inflated view of the self -- is everywhere. It's what you have if you're a politician and you've strayed from your wife, and it's whyÊfive times as many Americans undergo plastic surgery and cosmetic procedures today than did just ten years ago. It's the value that parents teach their children with song lyrics like "I am special. Look at me," the skill teenagers and young adults obsessively hone on Facebook and MySpace, and the reason high school students physically beat classmates and then broadcast their violence on YouTube for all to see. It's the message preached by prosperity gospel and the vacuous ethos spread by celebrity newsmakers. And it's what's making people depressed, lonely, and buried under piles of debt. Jean M. Twenge's influential and controversial first book, Generation Me, generated a national debate with its trenchant depiction of the challenges twenty- and thirtysomethings face emotionally and professionally in today's world -- and the fallout these issues create for older generations as well as employers. Now, Dr. Twenge is on to a new incendiary topic that has repercussions for every age-group and class: the pernicious spread of narcissism in today's culture and its catastrophic effects. Dr. Twenge joins forces with W. Keith Campbell, Ph.D., a nationally recognized expert on narcissism, for The Narcissism Epidemic, their eye-opening exposition of the alarming rise of narcissism -- and they show how to stop it. Every day, you encounter the real costs of narcissism: in your relationships and family, in the workplace and the economy at large, in schools that fail to teach necessary skills, in culture, and in politics. Even the world economy has been damaged by risky, unrealistic overconfidence. Filled with arresting anecdotes that illustrate the hold narcissism has on us today -- from people hiring fake paparazzi in order to experience feeling famous to college students who won't leave a professor's office until their B+ becomes an A -- The Narcissism Epidemic is at once a riveting window into the consequences of narcissism, a probing analysis of the culture at large, and a prescription to combat the widespread problems caused by narcissism. As a society, we have a chance to slow the epidemic of narcissism once we learn to identify it, minimize the forces that sustain and transmit it, and treat it where we find it. Drawing on their own extensive research as well as decades of other experts' studies, Drs. Twenge and Campbell show us how.

Living in the Age of Entitlement

The Narcissism Epidemic

Draws on more than a decade of research to identify the challenges being faced by today's young adults, offering insight into how unprecedented levels of competitiveness, economic imbalances, and changes in sexual dynamics are resulting in higher incidences of life dissatisfaction and psychological turmoil. Reprint. 35,000 first printing.

Why Today's Young Americans Are More Confident, Assertive, Entitled--and More Miserable Than Ever Before

Generation Me

The Real Differences Between Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, Boomers, and Silents--And What They Mean for America's Future

Generations

Ülkemizde de geniş ilgi gören Ben Nesli kitabının yazarı Jean Twenge, yeni kitabında modern toplumlarda süratle yayılan narsisizim hastalığını mercek altına alıyor. İnsan ruhunun fast food’u diye tanımlanan narsisizm, kısa vadede kişiyi mutlu ediyormuş gibi görünse de er ya da geç depresyona, toplumsal yozlaşmaya, hatta küresel ekonomik krizlere neden oluyor. Detaylı istatistiklere, vaka hikâyelerine ve kamuoyu araştırmalarına dayanan kitapta, narsisizmin en az obezite kadar sık rastlanan bir hastalık olduğuna dikkat çekiliyor. Başlıca sebepleri arasında ben-merkezli çocuk yetiştirme tarzı; Facebook, Youtoube, Twitter gibi kişinin “egosunu parlatıp vitrine çıkardığı” iletişim araçları, bankaların leblebi çekirdek gibi dağıttığı krediler ile “parlak yaşam tellallığı” yapan boyalı medya organları yer alıyor.

Çok güzel, yetenekli, dolayısıyla da her şeyin en iyisine layık olduğuna dair gerçek dışı bir inanca sahip olan narsist kişi; sevgi, fedakârlık, yardımseverlik gibi değerlerle hiç ilgilenmiyor. İstekleri gerçekleşmeyince ise agresifleşiyor ve şiddete başvurabiliyor. Felsefi kökeni Descartes’in dualist (ayrımcı) düşünce tarzına, Freud’un “korku veya hazzın esiri” olan insan tasavvuruna ve ben-merkezli tüketici toplumunun mimarı olan pazarlama ve halkla ilişkiler kuramlarına dayanıyor. Çözüm ise daha fazla “biz” demekte yatıyor.

Özgüvenli görünen ama aslında narsisizmin getirdiği bir ego şişmesi yaşayan yeni neslin realist bir tarafı yok. Onlardaki bu kaygı, öfke olarak; narsisizm ise yalnızlık olarak topluma yansıyor. Bu ciddi bir küresel sorun, tsunami dalgası gibi tüm dünyaya yayılıyor. Türkiye’de de bunu istatistiksel olarak görebiliyoruz. 80’li yıllarda özgüvenin desteklenmesinin önemini vurgulayan eğitim sistemi, Türkiye’de de uygulandı. Şu an büyük şehirlerdeki genç nesil, Twenge’nin kitabında anlattıklarıyla aynı durumda. Sağlam gelenek ve göreneklerimiz bizi biraz olsun korudu. Ama bu yeterli değil. Bu yüzden bir an önce Türkiye’deki gençlerimizin ne durumda olduğu ve nereye gittiğini ortaya koyacak ciddi çalışmalara başlanması ve önlemler alınması gerekiyor.

Asrın Vebası: Narsisizm İlleti

A lighthearted assessment of the medical, psychological, social and sexual aspects of conception shares advice for women on what they can do before contacting a doctor, explaining how to prepare oneself mentally and physically for pregnancy while offering insights into maximizing conception chances. Original. 35,000 first printing.

The Impatient Woman's Guide to Getting Pregnant

Bugünün Gencleri Nicin Bu Kadar Özgüvenli ve Iddiali Fakat Bir O Kadar da Depresif ve Kaygili

Ben Nesli

Iperconnessi. Perché i ragazzi oggi crescono meno ribelli, più tolleranti, meno felici e del tutto impreparati a diventare adulti

Draws on more than a decade of research to identify the challenges being faced by today's young adults, offering insight into how unprecedented levels of competitiveness, economic imbalances, and changes in sexual dynamics are resulting in higher incidences of life dissatisfaction and psychological turmoil. 40,000 first printing.

Generation Me - Revised and Updated

Personality Psychology: Understanding Yourself and Others presents an up-to-date overview of arguably the most interesting and relevant subfield in psychology for today's undergraduate students. Committed to teaching students about personality psychology as well as about life itself, authors Jean Twenge and W. Keith Campbell address students' most pressing questions about friendship, relationships, health, happiness, and more. Designed to appeal to today's students - who are enmeshed in online networks and fascinated by their own personalities - Personality Psychology presents theory and research in a fashion that is both engaging and accessible, with plenty of opportunities for students to share their opinions and explore their own experiences.

Understanding Yourself and Others

Personality Psychology

David G. Myers

Social Psychology

"We cast social psychology in the intellectual tradition of the liberal arts. By the teaching of great literature, philosophy, and science, liberal arts education seeks to expand our awareness and to liberate us from the confines of the present. By focusing on humanly significant issues, we aim to offer social psychology's big ideas and findings to pre-professional psychology students, and to do so in ways that stimulate all students. And with close-up looks at how the game is played-at the varied research tools that reveal the workings of our social nature-we hope to enable students to think smarter"--

Sven Bremberg

Smartphone-generationen, av författaren döpt till iGen, är den grupp ungdomar och barn som är födda 19952012. Som generation skiljer den sig från tidigare generationer. De är mindre benägna att ha sex, dricka alkohol och ta körkort. De läser betydligt färre böcker och tidningar, jobbar mindre och lägger mindre tid på att träffa andra människor. Men det kanske viktigaste av allt de har en väsentligt sämre psykisk hälsa än tidigare generationer. Orsaken till den omvälvande beteendeförändringen i den här generationen är det faktum att så gott som alla har växt upp med och lever med en smartphone. Författarens hypotes är att det är detta som påverkar de ungas mentala hälsa och sociala medier pekas ut som den stora boven.

iGen - Smartphonegenerationen : Hur mår de? Vad tänker de? Vad vill de?

Un ghid complet pentru femeile care doresc să rămână însărcinate. Conține aspectele medicale, sociale, psihologice și sexuale ale unei astfel de încercări și este relatată cu umor și compasiune, în stilul unei discuții cu o bună prietenă care a trecut prin toate acestea. Analizând cantitatea imensă de informații – uneori contradictorii, frecvent alarmiste și adeseori descurajante – culese de pe internet, de la rude și prietene, și din cărți, autoarea ne dă o veste bună: lucrurile nu sunt atât de stresante cum par să fie. Pornind de la ultimele studii din domeniu, cartea abordează problemele esențiale legate de sarcină: cum să te pregătești fizic și mental când vrei să rămâi însărcinată;cum să discuți cu rudele, prietenii și partenerul tău;cum să treci peste marea tristețe a unei pierderi de sarcină spontane. De asemenea, afli: cum să știi când ai ovulație, când să faci sex;cum să-ți programezi sarcina;cum să-ți maximizezi șansele de a rămâne gravidă;cum să determini probabilitatea de a avea băiat sau fată;care este cea mai bună dietă prenatală. Ce e adevărat și ce e fals în toate aspectele încercării de a deveni mamă, de la perioada optimă pentru sex, la problemele legate de stres și la alegerea unei alimentații care să ducă la creșterea fertilității… și nu numai atât! „Această carte este exactă, liniștitoare și foarte amuzantă! O recomand călduros!“ – Dr. Christiane Northrup, obstetrician ginecolog, autoare a cărților Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom și The Wisdom of Menopause

Ghid pentru femeia nerăbdătoare să devină mamă

Érezzük, tapasztaljuk, hogy az iGeneráció valóban nagyon más, de pontosan milyenek ők, a 95 után születettek? Dr. Twenge átfogó kutatása során több mint 11 millió fiatal válaszait elemezte a témában. Feltáró munkájának eredményeit azzal a szándékkal osztja meg velünk, hogy jobban megérthessük ezt a sok szempontból különleges, a felnőtté válás kapujában toporgó generációt. Mivel töltik az idejüket, hogyan viselkednek? Miért nem vágynak jogosítványra? Miért nem költöznek el a szüleiktől és miért nem törekednek anyagi függetlenségre? Egyáltalán, hogyan alakulhatott ki egy teljes generációban az a meglepő hozzáállás, amit a vallás, a szexualitás és a politika iránt tanúsítanak? Az iGeneráció tulajdonságai és trendjei nemcsak meghökkentők, de józan ésszel ellentmondásosnak is tűnnek. Dr. Twenge könyvét olvasva be kell látnunk, egyre sürgetőbb, hogy megértsük ezeket a fiatalokat. Mert amerre az iGen tart, arra tart a nemzet – és a világ is. „Mind kétségbeesetten meg akartuk tudni, hogy mit tesz a közösségi média túlzott használata a kamaszokkal. Most hála Dr. Twenge alapos elemzésének, már tudjuk: magányossá, szorongóvá és törékennyé teszi őket, különösen a lányainkat. Muszáj elolvasnod ezt az elragadó könyvet ahhoz, hogy megértsd, miben különbözik az iGeneráció az Ezredfordulósoktól, akiket még csak most kezdtél megérteni.” - Jonathan Haidt, NYU-Stern School of Business „Ha meg akarod érteni, hogyan legyél jó szülője, tanára, vagy hogyan toborozz, hogyan alkalmazz, hogyan hirdess vagy hogyan nyerd el a szavazatát bárkinek, aki 1995 és 2012 között született, akkor el kell olvasnod ezt a könyvet! Az iGeneráció meg fogja változtatni azt, ahogyan a következő generációról gondolkodsz.” - Julianna Miner közegegészségügyi professzor, George Mason University

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