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Generations: The Real Differences Between Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, Boomers, and Silents―and What They Mean for America’s Future

byJean Twenge

Psychologist Jean Twenge compares the Silent Generation, Baby Boomers, Generation X, Millennials, and Generation Z using large surveys and long-term social data. She examines technology, family, work, religion, politics, mental health, sexuality, and economic conditions, distinguishing measurable cohort patterns from stereotypes. The book argues that technological change—especially smartphones—helps explain several recent shifts, while acknowledging that age and historical period complicate generational labels. Twenge offers a data-centered account of difference and continuity, asking how institutions can adapt as younger generations enter adulthood and older ones retain influence.

Publisher

Atria Books

Publication date

2023

Format

Print edition

Pages

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ISBN

9781982181611