Gen Z: The Superhero Generation

by Regina Luttrell, Karen McGrath

Explores how Gen Z is a generation to be admired and celebrated for their superhero qualities.

From the authors of The Millennial Unraveling Fact from Fiction, comes this thought-provoking in-depth consideration of the next generation. In their book, Gen The Superhero Generation, Regina Luttrell and Karen McGrath explain who this generation is, how they came to be, and the impact they will have on society.

Superheroes are often defined as courageous, powerful, virtuous, and strong. Equipped with unique superpowers, these individuals stand up for what is right, battling supervillains to ensure that good prevails and all is well in the world.

With a worldwide fascination surrounding superheroes, it should come as no surprise that the next generation, GenZ, display many of the characteristics found within the pages of the most popular hero-centric comic books. The Superhero Generation is making its mark and gaining recognition as the generation that is willing to once again assemble, march, speak, and defy in ways previous generations have not. In this book learn the characteristics of Gen-Zers to understand how to reach them in positive productive ways. Parents, educators, and employers will learn how to tap into the endless potential of this generation, preparing them for home, school, and workplace environments that will play to their strengths and impact the world for years to come.

199 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 7, 2021

About the author

Before becoming an educator, Regina (Gina) Luttrell spent the first half of her career in public relations and marketing. Her extensive background includes strategic development and implementation of public relations and social media, advertising, marketing and corporate communications. She has led multiple re-branding campaigns, designed numerous web sites, managed high-level crisis situations, and garnered media coverage that included hits with the New York Times, the CBS Evening News, and the Associated Press. Today she is an Assistant Professor in the S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University where she researches, publishes and speaks about public relations, social media, and the millennial generation both in the classroom and the workforce. Visit www.ginaluttrellphd.com to learn more.

Reviews

[Jessica · Rating 2 out of 5]

Personally I wouldn't put a gun rights (over gun control) activist under the umbrella term of "social rights activist". Especially amongst names who fight for education inequality, gender inclusivity and LGBTQ+ rights. This person also tweeted "Honestly, letting women vote in this country wasn't one of the best ideas"

Maybe it's very Gen Z of me not to be accepting of those with differing opinions. But if that's who you choose to represent the the conservative equivalent of social activism.... Um.

[Spinelli · Rating 4 out of 5]

(I received a free digital version of this book by the publisher Rowman and Littlefield through Netgally)

I first was intrigued by this book based on the cover and topic. As a person who works with Gen Z I found it to be helpful in many ways. While I'm not a teacher, I found Regina Luttrell and Karen McGrath's writing to not cater to one profession. I believe that this book will benefit anyone who interactions with this generation. It helped me see how this generation things, processes and ways to interact with them. The writing was also fun with the way they compare superhero's to Gen Z. I didn't feel like I was reading a textbook or some dissertation. I would recommend this to everyone since we all are interacting with this generation and they're the future.

[ariane · Rating 4 out of 5]

as a gen z, it was tempting to take this off the shelf especially with its striking yellow cover (what do you mean don't judge the book by its cover?)

the content tied in a lot of the generalizations within this specific generation, but also provides intersections between various generations and main points we can take to better work with one another. in other words, close that "gap" mentioned several times in the book. insightful read and could related to a lot luttrell mentioned!