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The Vanishing American Adult : Our Coming-of-Age Crisis - and How to Rebuild a Culture of Self-Reliance

by Ben Sasse
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The Vanishing American Adult : Our Coming-of-Age Crisis - and How to Rebuild a Culture of Self-Reliance - Thryft
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Foster self-reliance to save America's future.

"The Vanishing American Adult" is a thought-provoking read that sheds light on the issues young Americans face with delayed or nonexistent coming-of-age experiences. Senator Ben Sasse eloquently diagnoses the root of the problem and provides practical steps to raise responsible and engaged citizens. He emphasizes the importance of experiences such as working with your hands, traveling, and reading to instill self-reliance in young people. This book would be an excellent resource for parents, educators, and policymakers looking to equip the younger generation with the tools necessary to thrive in a highly competitive global economy.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

The Vanishing American Adult : Our Coming-of-Age Crisis - and How to Rebuild a Culture of Self-Reliance

by Ben Sasse
$24.02
Compare to estimated retail price: S$43.28  

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ISBN: 9781250114402
Authors: Ben Sasse
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Date of Publication: 2017-05-16
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Politics, History, Personal Development, Sociology, Philosophy
Related Topics: Sociology, History, Politics, Parenting, Personal Development, Education, Politics, History, History
Goodreads rating: 4.03
(rated by 5969 readers)

Description

America's youth are in crisis. Raised by well-meaning but overprotective parents and coddled by well-meaning but misbegotten government programs, they are ill-equipped to survive in our highly-competitive global economy. Many of the coming-of-age rituals that have defined the American experience since the Founding: learning the value of working with your hands, leaving home to start a family, becoming economically self-reliant--are being delayed or skipped altogether. The statistics are daunting: 30% of college students drop out after the first year, and only 4 in 10 graduate. One in three 18-to-34 year-olds live with their parents. From these disparate phenomena: Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse who as president of a Midwestern college observed the trials of this generation up close, sees an existential threat to the American way of life.In The Vanishing American Adult, Sasse diagnoses the causes of a generation that can't grow up and offers a path for raising children to become active and engaged citizens. He identifies core formative experiences that all young people should pursue: hard work to appreciate the benefits of labor, travel to understand deprivation and want, the power of reading, the importance of nurturing your body--and explains how parents can encourage them.Our democracy depends on responsible, contributing adults to function properly--without them America falls prey to populist demagogues. A call to arms in the tradition of The Closing of the American Mind and a manifesto for parents in the traditions of Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, The Vanishing American Adult will ignite a much-needed debate about the link between the way we're raising our children and the future of our country.
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Foster self-reliance to save America's future.

"The Vanishing American Adult" is a thought-provoking read that sheds light on the issues young Americans face with delayed or nonexistent coming-of-age experiences. Senator Ben Sasse eloquently diagnoses the root of the problem and provides practical steps to raise responsible and engaged citizens. He emphasizes the importance of experiences such as working with your hands, traveling, and reading to instill self-reliance in young people. This book would be an excellent resource for parents, educators, and policymakers looking to equip the younger generation with the tools necessary to thrive in a highly competitive global economy.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.