al gore an inconvenient truth

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXMarwAusY4

Sections.

1) "Who cares what you think?" (pgs 26-28)

2) "Call me Beth" (28-31)

3) Being Different is Good, Even When You're Getting Married" (31-34)

4) "The Church and Community of the Individual" (34-36)

generation me

Decline in manners and politeness.

rules of etiquette?

they talk to older people and authority figures the same way they talk to their friends

consideration for others down
--examples?

less likely to follow social rules
--examples?

cheating in school increased
--technology has facilitated this dishonesty

shoplifted

corporations cheat!

authority figures

interracial marriage

religion

genme, pages 17-25

clothes as a medium of self expression
comfort

1)dress code
2) flip flops
3)business casual
4)more informal and accepting society


marriage
by 25, outside race or religion

duty and responsibility v. individual needs and wants

no single right way to live. no OBJECTIVISM. RELATIVISM.

our cultural ethos: just be yourself!

 time traveler cinema: decline of social rules, rise of the individual

not conerned w/opinions of others


decline in need for social approval

dancing is an individual free form event

no need to follow steps

in 1950s, no one wanted to be thought of us difft.

now, no one wants to be seen as part of the group.
conformity

is this good?

tolerance

can do anything we put our minds to

seeking approval undermines self-reliance and truth

gen me

What is a generation?

1.

the entire body of individuals born and living at about the same time: the postwar generation.

2.

the term of years, roughly 30 among human beings, accepted as the average period between the birth of parents and the birth of their offspring.

 

It's a way of speaking generally, right?

 

Who is Jean Twenge?

 

  

What is the tone? 

Generation Me: Intro

What are some traits of Generation Me?

1)unapologetically focused on the individual
2) Never puts duty before self
3)Self-expression
4)Speak the language of the self as their native tongue.
5)Highly optimistic: go to college, expect to make a lot of money, be famous

"This is a time of soaring expectations and crushing realities....the gap between what they have and what they want has never been greater."

"When you were born dictates the culture you will experience." What does this mean?

--world events, social trends

What is Twenge's Ethos?

She's been studying generational differences for thirteen years

when she began it was based on personal experience and educated guesses. no proof.

When you were born has more influence on your personality than the family who raised you. 

p.3

1970s, 1980s, 1990s

she's in it

elementary school kids to thirty-something adults

How does she distinguish us from the boomers?

we never had to protest

"we're not self-absorbed, we're self-important

we take things for granted like independence, the fact that we're special.

we're not spoiled: have to overcome many challenges

growing self-reliance

Are we selfish?

youth-volunteering risen

we want to make a difference in our own way

we will move to cities far away

we enjoy unprecedented freedom to pursue what makes us happy!

sexual behavior changed

What have you heard your generation called?

Our most distinctive trait:the freedom and individualism we take for granted.

1) What is Davidson's central argument about job creation?

2) What existing arguments does he site and then discredit when it comes to jobs/job creation?

3) Who is his primary audience?

4) What are the two different schools of economics that he mentions? What does each believe?

5) What is his overall recommendation?