
Gen Z, Explained
The Art of Living in a Digital Age
University of Chicago Press
Published on 15. November 2021
Book
Hardback
288 pages
978-0-226-79153-1 (ISBN)
Description
Born since the mid-1990s, Generation Z is the first generation never to know the world without the internet, and it is the most diverse generation yet. As Gen Z starts to emerge into adulthood and enter the workforce, what do we really know about them? And what can we learn from them? Gen Z, Explained is the authoritative portrait of this significant generation. It draws on extensive interviews that display this generation's candor, surveys that explore their views and attitudes, and a vast database of their astonishingly inventive lexicon to build a comprehensive picture of their values, daily lives, and outlook. Gen Z emerges here as an extraordinarily thoughtful, promising, and perceptive generation-one that is sounding a warning to their elders about the world around them of a complexity and depth the "OK, Boomer" phenomenon could only suggest.
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Much of the existing literature about Gen Z has been highly judgmental. In contrast, this book provides a deep and nuanced understanding of a generation facing a future of enormous challenges, from climate change to civil unrest. What's more, they are facing this future head-on, relying on themselves and their peers to work collaboratively to solve these problems. As Gen Z, Explained shows, this group of young people is as compassionate and imaginative as any that has come before, and understanding the way they tackle issues may enable us to envision new kinds of solutions. This portrait of Gen Z is ultimately an optimistic one, suggesting they have something to teach all of us about how to live and thrive in this digital world.
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Much of the existing literature about Gen Z has been highly judgmental. In contrast, this book provides a deep and nuanced understanding of a generation facing a future of enormous challenges, from climate change to civil unrest. What's more, they are facing this future head-on, relying on themselves and their peers to work collaboratively to solve these problems. As Gen Z, Explained shows, this group of young people is as compassionate and imaginative as any that has come before, and understanding the way they tackle issues may enable us to envision new kinds of solutions. This portrait of Gen Z is ultimately an optimistic one, suggesting they have something to teach all of us about how to live and thrive in this digital world.
Reviews / Votes
"This extraordinarily rich and empathetic account of Gen Z offers a groundbreaking understanding of this generation's habits and motivations without reducing them to the sum of their posts and tweets. This work excels in unpacking the subtle ways that identity formation and presentation of self are seamlessly interwoven with digital communication for zoomers. Parents, teachers, and anyone who cares about our future as a society should read this deeply informed contribution to the research on Gen Z."--Devorah Heitner, author of Screenwise: Helping Kids Thrive and Survive in Their Digital WorldMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Chicago
United States
Publishing group
The University of Chicago Press
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 239 mm
Width: 163 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
516 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-226-79153-1 (9780226791531)
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Katz Roberta Katz | Ogilvie Sarah Ogilvie | Shaw Jane Shaw
Gen Z, Explained
The Art of Living in a Digital Age
E-Book
10/2021
1st Edition
University of Chicago Press
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Persons
Roberta Katz is an anthropologist at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University. Sarah Ogilvie is a linguist at the University of Oxford. Jane Shaw is a historian at the University of Oxford. Linda Woodhead is a sociologist at Lancaster University.
Content
Introduction
Chapter 1: Technology Shapes Postmillennial Life
Chapter 2: Fine-Grained Identity
Chapter 3: Being Authentic
Chapter 4: Finding My Fam
Chapter 5: OK Boomer
Chapter 6: The Difficulty of Being a Gen Zer
Chapter 7: Conclusion: The Art of Living in a Digital Age
Acknowledgments
Methodological Appendix
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Chapter 1: Technology Shapes Postmillennial Life
Chapter 2: Fine-Grained Identity
Chapter 3: Being Authentic
Chapter 4: Finding My Fam
Chapter 5: OK Boomer
Chapter 6: The Difficulty of Being a Gen Zer
Chapter 7: Conclusion: The Art of Living in a Digital Age
Acknowledgments
Methodological Appendix
Notes
Bibliography
Index