The coddling of the American mind : how good intentions and bad ideas are setting up a generation for failure /

"Something 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 t...

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Main Authors: Lukianoff, Greg
Group Author: Haidt, Jonathan
Published: Penguin Books,
Publisher Address: [New York, NY] :
Publication Dates: 2019.
©2018
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Summary: "Something 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? 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: What doesn't kill you makes you weaker; always trust your fe
Carrier Form: 338 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780141986302
0141986301
Index Number: JC599
CLC: C912.6-0
D771.224
Call Number: D771.224/L954