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The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure
by Haidt, Jonathan
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A finalist for the 2018 National Book Critics Circle Award in Nonfiction A New York Times Notable Book Bloomberg Best Book of 2018 The New York Times bestseller Something has been going wrong on many college campuses in the last few years. Speakers are shouted down. Students and professors say they are walking on eggshells and are afraid to speak honestly. Rates of anxiety, depression, and suicide are rising--on campus as well as nationally. How did this happen? First Amendment expert Greg Lukianoff and social psychologist Jonathan Haidt show how the new problems on campus have their origins in three terrible ideas that have become increasingly woven into American childhood and education: What doesn't kill you makes you weaker; always trust your feelings; and life is a battle between good people and evil people. These three Great Untruths contradict basic psychological principles about well-being and ancient wisdom from many cultures. Embracing these untruths--and the resulting culture of safetyism--interferes with young people's social, emotional, and intellectual development. It makes it harder for them to become autonomous adults who are able to navigate the bumpy road of life. Lukianoff and Haidt investigate the many social trends that have intersected to promote the spread of these untruths. They explore changes in childhood such as the rise of fearful parenting, the decline of unsupervised, child-directed play, and the new world of social media that has engulfed teenagers in the last decade. They examine changes on campus, including the corporatization of universities and the emergence of new ideas about identity and justice. They situate the conflicts on campus within the context of America's rapidly rising political polarization and dysfunction. This is a book for anyone who is confused by what is happening on college campuses today, or has children, or is concerned about the growing inability of Americans to live, work, and cooperate across party lines.
- Format: Hardcover
- Author: Haidt, Jonathan
- ISBN: 9780735224896
- Condition: Used
- Dimensions: 9.30 x 1.20
- Number Of Pages: 352
- Publication Year: 2018
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Brilliant insight into the American safety culture
David M. - 3 years 6 months agoIncredibly insightful, clearly written and to the point. I think this book puts its finger on one of the major ills in American society.
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Uncoddled and Open Minded
TIM G. - 6 years 4 months agoThis was a lot of data for an audio book. I'm sure I missed a lot of it but I did pick up several interesting view points and insights. They have a very nice and generously informative website "thecoddling" that is a nice supplement to the book. It was definitely worth the 10 hours of listening. Just the other day I was trying to tell my 30 y/o daughter about what I'd learned from reading this book. She did not believe that colleges now have safe spaces and protest against speakers. Then, within 24 hours, I heard media references to some of the same concepts I learned in this book. It is relevant and eye opening. I think it falls a little short in helping me as a regular citizen understand what I can do to change the situation and stop this from happening. But awareness is the first step. #SummerReading
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Codding made some problem and their origins clean and known through observant and scientific means. Anyone who questions where the "outrage" and illogical sights of the Left are coming from should read and dwell on the ideas and conclusions brought on by this book. Great job, gentlemen!
Russ H. - 6 years 5 months agoCodding made some problem and their origins clean and known through observant and scientific means. Anyone who questions where the "outrage" and illogical sights of the Left are coming from should read and dwell on the ideas and conclusions brought on by this book. Great job, gentlemen!