The vanishing American adult : our coming-of-age crisis--and how to rebuild a culture of self-reliance /
Sasse, Benjamin E.,
The vanishing American adult : our coming-of-age crisis--and how to rebuild a culture of self-reliance / - First edition. - 306 pages ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-295) and index.
Introduction -- Stranded in Neverland -- From little citizens to baby Einsteins -- More school isn't enough -- Flee age segregation -- Embrace work pain -- Consume less -- Travel to see -- Build a bookshelf -- Make America an idea again -- Postscript: Why this wasn't a policy book -- Afterword: If Teddy Roosevelt spoke to a high school graduating class.
"In an era of safe spaces, trigger warnings, and an unprecedented election, the country's youth are in crisis. Senator Ben Sasse warns the nation about the existential threat to America's future... Raised by well-meaning but overprotective parents and coddled by well-meaning but misbegotten government programs, America's youth are ill-equipped to survive in our highly-competitive global economy... In The Vanishing American Adult, Sasse diagnoses the causes of a generation that can't grow up and offers a path for raising children to become active and engaged citizens."--
9781250114402 (hardcover) 1250114403 (hardcover)
2017005552
Adulthood--United States.
Young adults--United States.
Self-reliance--United States.
Self-reliance--United States.
HQ799.97.U5 / S27 2017
305.240973
The vanishing American adult : our coming-of-age crisis--and how to rebuild a culture of self-reliance / - First edition. - 306 pages ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-295) and index.
Introduction -- Stranded in Neverland -- From little citizens to baby Einsteins -- More school isn't enough -- Flee age segregation -- Embrace work pain -- Consume less -- Travel to see -- Build a bookshelf -- Make America an idea again -- Postscript: Why this wasn't a policy book -- Afterword: If Teddy Roosevelt spoke to a high school graduating class.
"In an era of safe spaces, trigger warnings, and an unprecedented election, the country's youth are in crisis. Senator Ben Sasse warns the nation about the existential threat to America's future... Raised by well-meaning but overprotective parents and coddled by well-meaning but misbegotten government programs, America's youth are ill-equipped to survive in our highly-competitive global economy... In The Vanishing American Adult, Sasse diagnoses the causes of a generation that can't grow up and offers a path for raising children to become active and engaged citizens."--
9781250114402 (hardcover) 1250114403 (hardcover)
2017005552
Adulthood--United States.
Young adults--United States.
Self-reliance--United States.
Self-reliance--United States.
HQ799.97.U5 / S27 2017
305.240973