{"product_id":"the-coddling-of-the-american-mind-how-good-intentions-and-bad-ideas-are-setting-up-a-generation-for-failure-9780735224896","title":"The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure","description":"\u003cb\u003eA finalist for the 2018 National Book Critics Circle Award in Nonfiction \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBloomberg \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of 2018 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSomething 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? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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: \u003ci\u003eWhat doesn't kill you makes you weaker\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003ealways trust your feelings\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003elife is a battle between good people and evil people\u003c\/i\u003e. 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/04\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780735224896\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.30w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2018 pg. 62\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/09\/2018\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Greg Lukianoff, Jonathan Haidt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36640846381212,"sku":"9780735224896","price":27.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_d8a8da6d-a0b8-4e98-a365-7b2abeed261b.jpg?v=1603852791","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-coddling-of-the-american-mind-how-good-intentions-and-bad-ideas-are-setting-up-a-generation-for-failure-9780735224896","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}