loneliness, 79–81, 81, 83, 96–99, 97, 102, 108, 112, 208, 292, 302
Los Angeles Times, 207, 254
Lucas, Richard, III, 268
Lukianoff, Greg, 154, 162, 252
Lund, Cooper, 118
Luxenberg, Melyssa, 221
Lythcott-Haims, Julie, 47
M
magazines, 60–65, 61, 62, 115, 307
Maher, Bill, 277
Maine, Bryce, 305
malls, 73–74, 73, 75
Manning, Jason, 159–60
Marano, Hara Estroff, 166
marijuana, 147–49, 148, 149
legalization of, 39, 266, 269–71, 270, 271, 272, 273–74
marketing, 195–97, 197, 200–201
marriage, 40, 41, 214, 218–22, 219, 220, 223, 224, 225, 226, 261
age at, 23, 40, 203, 205–6, 211, 221–22
having children, 3, 40, 41, 214, 218–20, 220, 223–26
interracial, 246–47
politics and, 267
same-sex, 129, 142, 227–32, 266, 275, 286
sex before, 130, 140–42, 205–6
Masback, Grace, 66
Massachusetts Daily Collegian, 286, 291, 300
material goods, 196, 197, 198, 199–200, 199
maturity fears, 45–46, 113
McGraw Hill Education, 307
media, 49–68, 292
books, see books
magazines, 60–65, 61, 62, 115, 307
television, 51, 51, 66, 66, 68, 112, 115, 169, 285, 292
see also Internet; social media
Mendes, Shawn, 156–57
mental health issues, 3, 81, 93–118, 293
anxiety, 103, 104, 105, 108, 111, 112, 116, 118, 163, 167, 192, 257, 293, 300–302
college students and, 103–4, 104, 105, 117, 301, 303–4
depression, see depression
feelings of inadequacy, 100–102, 101
happiness and unhappiness, 77–79, 78, 80, 84, 85, 87, 94–95, 95, 292, 300–301
inadequate resources for, 117–18, 301
loneliness, 79–81, 81, 83, 96–99, 97, 102, 108, 112, 208, 292, 302
rise in, 100, 111–13, 118
safe spaces and, 163
self-harm, 108–9, 302
sleep and, 116
social media and, 77–89, 106
suicide, see suicide
microaggressions, 161, 162, 256–58, 312
“Microaggressions and Changing Moral Cultures” (Campbell and Manning), 159–60
Millennials, 4–5, 6, 7, 9, 13, 15, 39, 41, 57, 60, 63, 95, 147, 157, 168, 169, 173, 196–97, 200–201, 250, 273, 275, 281, 309
college as viewed by, 172–73
gender roles and, 240
individualism and, 94
LGBT issues and, 228–30
and marriage and raising a family, 220–24
politics and, 261, 262, 264, 277–79, 283, 287
race and, 241, 247–48
relationships and, 218, 219, 222
religion and, 120, 124–25, 127, 128, 130, 139, 142
safety and, 145
sex and, 205–8, 210, 218, 224
social activity and, 71, 74
work and, 180–87, 193–95, 310
Molak, Cliff, 86–87
Molak, David, 86
money, 42, 112, 167–69, 200, 309
allowances, 34–35, 35
financial success, 195–96, 196
from teen jobs, 29–34, 30, 32, 35, 39–40, 40, 42
Monitoring the Future (MtF) surveys, 9, 118
on civic and caring attitudes, 174, 176, 177
on depressive symptoms, 100, 101, 103, 106, 117
on drinking, 36, 38, 40, 147, 148
on driving, 26, 40, 145
on drug use, 39
on environmental action, 274
on gender discrimination, 192
on gender roles in work, 236, 237, 239
on going out on dates, 21, 40
on going out to the movies, 67
on going out without parents, 19
on government, 279, 280, 281
on happiness, 77, 78, 80, 81–82, 81, 82, 95, 96
on institutions, 279
on locus of control, 191
on loneliness, 97
on marijuana, 148, 149, 270
on marriage and family, 219, 220
on material expectations and attitudes, 196, 197, 198, 199
on money, 35
on new media and screen time, 51, 52, 54, 54, 75, 78, 80, 81, 82
on parental supervision, 44
on politics, 264, 265, 267, 282
on race, 242, 243, 244, 245
on reading, 61, 62
on religion, 121, 123, 133, 135–36, 135, 136
on risk taking, 153
on running away, 45
on school, 170, 171
on sleep, 114, 115, 117
on socializing, 70, 72, 75
on social problems, 281
on spending time at home alone, 29
on television, 66
on work, 30, 32, 40, 181, 183, 184, 187, 194
movies, going out to, 67–68, 67, 74, 75
MTV, 8, 209, 248, 256, 258
Musgraves, Kacey, 228, 271
MySpace, 54
N
narcissism, 94, 169, 310
National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), 151, 151
National Geographic, 234
National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), 108, 109
Nation of Wimps, A (Marano), 166
Nazarian, Grace, 96
Netflix, 67, 71
news, 284–86, 308
newspapers, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 68
New York Times, 5, 74, 123, 159, 162, 167, 241, 292
nightclubs and bars, 74
Nilles, Melissa, 293–94
Noah, Trevor, 246
NPR, 62, 124
nude photos, 292, 297–98, 303
O
Obama, Barack, 122, 252, 263, 268
Obama, Malia, 304
Ojiaku, Princess, 256–57
O’Neill, Essena, 106–7
Onyejiaka, Tiffany, 268–69
Orenstein, Peggy, 206, 210, 216
O’Shea, Joe, 304
P
Pandit, Vivek, 311
parents:
fighting with, 44
going out with or without, 18–20, 19, 72
living with, 222
supervision by, 43–44, 44, 47, 112–13, 144, 164–66
parties, 69–71, 70, 75
Patterson, Noah, 212
People, 87, 225
Pepin, Joanna, 238
Pew Research Center, 57, 60, 120, 142, 250, 269, 270–71, 273
phones, 1–7, 12, 13, 15, 49–53, 72–74, 76, 289–94, 301
catching fire, 49
depression and, 100, 101, 104, 105, 106, 111, 118, 291–92
flip, 291
life hacks for, 294–97
loneliness and, 98–99
not getting replies on, 105–6, 217
sleep and, 49–50, 113–16, 295, 297
texting on, 50–53, 51, 52, 64, 69, 76–77, 89, 293, 294, 311–12
see also social media
Piper, Everett, 157–58
Politico Magazine, 154
politics, 3, 259–87, 262, 264, 265, 267, 282, 284
college and, 267–68
Internet and, 286
libertarianism, 263, 266, 273–75, 278
marriage and, 267
moderates and, 266
presidential election of 2016, 259–61, 268, 279
racial issues and, 268–69
socialism, 277–78
voting, 283–84, 284
pornography, 206, 212–14, 298, 303
pregnancy, 22–23, 23, 41, 209, 210
abortion and, 271–73, 271, 272, 275
see also birthrates
Psychology Today, 166
PTSD, 163
R
race, 241–49, 242, 2
43, 244, 245, 247, 248, 255–56, 258
affirmative action and, 248–49
marriage and, 246–47
politics and, 268–69
religion and, 132–37, 133, 134
speech restrictions and, 250–517
rape, 150–52, 151
reading, 59–65, 115, 307–8, 312
Reagan, Nancy, 269
Reagan, Ronald, 264–65, 267, 277
Real Time, 277
recession of 2007–2009, see Great Recession of 2007–2009
rejection, 89
relationships, 3, 144, 203–4, 207–8, 211, 214–18, 224–26, 238, 302
cheating in, 215
dating, 20–22, 21, 24, 39–41, 40, 74, 204, 206, 218
emotional attachment in, 216–17
ending, 217–18
live-in, 222, 223
marriage, see marriage
safety and, 204, 216
sex and, see sex
religion, 3, 8, 119–42, 261
affiliation with and public participation in, 120–25, 121, 122, 123, 124, 133, 135–36, 135, 136, 138
future of, 141–42
individualism and, 138, 139
LGBT issues and, 125–26, 129, 138–40, 142, 231, 234–35
polarization by race, socioeconomic status, and region, 132–37, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137
private beliefs and, 126–29, 127
reasons for decline in, 137–41
science and, 139
sexuality and, 138–41
spirituality and, 130–32, 131
responsibility, 33, 41–42, 47, 302
Rice, Condoleezza, 252
risk taking, 146, 149, 152–53, 153, 187
see also safety
Roberts, John, 251
Roberts, Paul, 57, 293
Rock, Chris, 254
Romney, Mitt, 286
Rosin, Hanna, 164, 165–66
running away, 44, 45
S
safety, 3, 143–67, 177, 201, 253, 266, 304–6, 311
drinking and, 143–44, 146, 147, 148, 149
driving and, 144–46, 145, 149, 165, 198
emotional, 144, 153, 156, 157, 173, 253, 305–6
fighting and, 149–50
parental supervision and, 28, 144, 164–66
relationships and, 204, 216
risk taking, 146, 149, 152–53, 153, 187
safe spaces and, 47, 153–64, 173, 249–58
sex and, 208–10
sexual assault and, 150–52, 151, 209–10, 302
sports and games and, 164
upsides and downsides of protection, 165–67
Said, Edward, 156
Saint-Fort, Yvanna, 248
Sales, Nancy Jo, 56, 291
Sandberg, Sheryl, 193
Sanders, Bernie, 260, 261, 263, 276–77, 283, 286
SAT scores, 63, 64
Sawyer, Diane, 236
Schlosser, Edward, 156
school:
academic pressure and, 111
attitudes toward, 169–73, 170, 171, 172
college, see college, college students
homework, 31–33, 62, 111, 112, 116
SAT scores, 63, 64
technology in, 170–71
science, 139
SDSU (San Diego State University), 33, 70, 90, 155, 161–62, 185, 254–55, 257, 285
self-harm, 108–9, 302
selfies, 106–7, 215
nude, 292, 297–98, 303
sex, 3, 22–23, 22, 25, 39–41, 144, 203–18, 205, 207, 209, 224, 226, 292, 297, 302–3
birth control and, 210
bisexuality, 233
double standards and, 107
drinking and, 216
hookup culture and, 204, 208, 210–11, 213–14, 216–18
LGBT issues and, see LGBT issues
nude photos, 292, 297–98, 303
oral, 206
pornography, 206, 212–14, 298, 303
pregnancy and, see pregnancy
premarital, 130, 140–42, 205–6
religion and, 138–41
safety and, 208–10
same-sex experiences, 232–33, 232
sexting, 210
sexism, 192–93, 192, 250–51
sexual assault, 150–52, 151, 193, 209–10, 255, 302
sexual harassment, 251–52
sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), 206, 209
Sheller, Brian, 123
shopping, 195–201
shopping malls, 73–74, 73, 75
Shulevitz, Judith, 162
Sicking, Josephine, 262–63
Silent generation, 229, 240, 250, 262
16 and Pregnant, 209
Skenazy, Lenore, 166
slactivism, 175
sleep, 33, 51, 113–16, 114, 115
consequences of lack of, 116
depression and, 116, 117, 118
phones and, 49–50, 113–16, 295, 297
slut shaming, 107
smartphones, see phones
Smith, Christian, 131, 138
Smith, Jaden, 235
Snapchat, 1–2, 50, 53, 56–60, 71, 295, 297, 298, 312
socialism, 277–78
socializing in person, see in-person social interaction
social media, 5, 49–50, 52, 53–59, 54, 71, 73, 76–77, 292–97
bullying on, 79, 85–88, 86, 99, 305–6
causes and, 175–77, 176, 177
depression and, 100, 101, 104, 105, 106, 111, 118, 291–92
drinking and, 146
Facebook, 5, 54, 57, 78–80, 83, 101, 109, 294
and feelings of inadequacy, 101
happiness and, 77–79, 78, 80, 84, 85, 87, 94, 292, 300–301
Instagram, 2, 50, 53–57, 106–7, 109, 146, 292, 297, 312
loneliness and, 98–99
mental health and, 77–89, 106
not getting responses to messages on, 105–6
sex and, 215
sleep and, 113–16
Snapchat, 1–2, 50, 53, 56–60, 71, 295, 297, 298, 312
see also phones
social problems and civic engagement, 173–77, 174, 176, 177, 281–82, 281, 286
social rejection, 89
social skills, 90–91, 218
socioeconomic status (SES), 134
Soul Searching (Smith), 138
South Park, 154
Sparks & Honey, 186
speech restrictions, 249–58, 250, 253
Spiritual But Not Religious (Fuller), 130
spirituality, 130–32, 131
see also religion
standard of living, 195–96, 196
Stojic, Sofia, 89–90
Strauss, William, 7
suicide, 3, 83–88, 84, 85, 86, 88, 107–8, 110, 111, 111, 117, 167, 292, 293, 302
in girls vs. boys, 110, 111
sleep and, 116, 117
Sydnor, Jamahri, 62–63
T
Taveroff, Leigh, 203, 214
television, 51, 51, 66, 66, 68, 112, 115, 169, 285, 292
texting, 50–53, 51, 52, 64, 69, 76–77, 89, 293, 294, 311–12
Time, 103, 108, 173, 212, 262
time-period differences, 15
Tinder, 204, 206, 210
Today, 96
Today’s Lifestyle, 203
Tomlinson, Louis, 224–25
transgender individuals, 125, 228, 233–35
see also LGBT issues
trauma, use of word, 306
trigger warnings, 47, 162–63, 255
Trump, Donald, 161, 175, 259–61, 263, 266, 268, 280, 286, 306
Tuffile, Fred, 186
Tumblr, 102
Twain, Mark, 156
Twenty One Pilots, 113
Twitter, 53, 65–66
U
UnChristian (Kinnaman), 140
USA Today, 7, 261
V
Vanity Fair, 204, 211, 236
VanLandingham, Hannah, 155
victimhood culture, 159, 257, 306
video chat, 51, 51
video games, 58–59, 73, 189–90
videos, 65–68
volunteering, 31, 32
W
Wade, Lisa, 211, 213, 216, 217
Wall Street Journal, 119, 186
Walman, Rachel, 291
Ward, Seth, 276
Washington Post, 41, 55–56, 210, 211, 212, 261, 296
We Are Generation Z (Pandit), 311
Whitlock, Janis, 102
Williams, Jess, 41
Wilmore, Larry, 161
work, 3, 8, 169, 179–95, 302, 309
attitudes toward, 182–83, 183
barriers to, 192–93
career, 40, 41, 167, 172–73, 180, 310
employment rates, 188–90, 189
entrepreneurship, 186–87, 310
expectations for, 193–95, 194
hiring iGen’ers, 309–12
sexism and, 192–93, 192
social aspects of, 182
teen jobs, 29–34, 30, 32, 35, 39–40, 40, 42, 112, 116, 303
unemployment, 105, 106, 188
work ethic, 183–85, 184, 310
working mothers, 236, 237–40, 237
Y
Yates, Bill, 20
You Lost Me: Why Young Christians Are Leaving Church . . . and Rethinking Faith (Kinnaman), 138–39
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS), 9, 22, 37, 83, 84, 85, 86, 99, 114, 115, 117, 150, 150, 210
YouTube, 65, 106
Z
Zeitz, Josh, 154
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