iGen: 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

by Jean M. Twenge

With her fixation on Taylor Swift, her love of Harry Potter, and the rides she’s getting from her mom, you might guess that Azar is 14. But she’s not—she’s 17. Azar is growing up slowly, taking longer to embrace the responsibilities and pleasures of adulthood. It’s tempting to think she’s the exception: with