Generations

The Real Differences between Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, Boomers, and Silents—and What They Mean for America's Future

By: Jean M. Twenge PhD

Narrated by: Madeleine Maby

A groundbreaking, “lavishly informative” (The New York Times) portrait of the six generations that currently live in the United States and how they connect, conflict, and compete with one another—from the acclaimed author of Generation Me and iGen.

Upending the conventional theory that generational differences are caused by major events, Dr. Jean Twenge analyzes data on 39 million people from robust national surveys—some going back nearly a century—to show that changes in technology are the underlying driver of each generation’s unique makeup. In this revelatory work, Twenge outlines key shifts in attitudes and lifestyle choices that define each generation regarding gender, income, politics, race, sexuality, marriage, mental health, and much more.

Surprising, engaging, and informative, Generations “gets you thinking about how appreciating generational differences can, ironically, bring us together” (Angela Duckworth, New York Times bestselling author). It will forever change the way you view your parents, peers, coworkers, and children, no matter which generation you call your own.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2023 Jean M. Twenge, PhD. All rights reserved. (P)2023 Simon & Schuster, Inc. All rights reserved.

Very insightful

A very insightful and well researched book. I’ve been able to learn and understand more about my own generation as well as the other living generations.

We are all in this together

Great researched information about secrets though polars. I learned why my children and grandchildren are so different from me

Food for Thought

Good to know a new and different perspective on how each generation's growth and development has in fact shaped the world. One cannot be the same if past generation doesn't affect how we live today and the tremendous contributions that can be made for the future.

a better understanding of generations of Americans that must learn to live with each other.

I found this book very interesting. Many of the concepts that were discussed were not foreign to me, having come from a generation that remembers rotary dial, telephones and getting do use primarily from paper and to this day, I have transferred into the area of understanding and reading Alba iPhone. I remember as a child, vacuum tubes and big cathode ray tubes in the TVs and I remember going to my father going with my father to Walgreens to select a YouTube of one that looked burned out. I remember vacuum tubes for radios and televisions, and never understood how they went from vacuum tubes to solid-state transistorized Radios in any case I’ve had the privilege of living during all these developments from Roy to reset from rotary phones to pocket cell phone to wrist watch phone. And today due to my severe arthritis I cannot type using a keyboard I must dictate my thoughts into an iPhone this opens up to a risk of typos or mixed words that bring a flavor of that what I meant on my communications. Thank you for this presentation. I understand my children. I understand my parents, where they came from, and how one sees the world to my hope that the reverse is true with my parents, grandparents, sons, and grandchildren. We are all in it together.

Essential to Understanding America's Generation s

Although every generation has its differences, they also have some remarkable similarities. Social and economical changes as well as political and technological pressures move society forward. How each generation responds will shape its future along with those who follow.

My children

Now that my kids are in their 30s, it helps me understand a lot of what they do and say and possibly guide them with situations they have

Wonderful insights into who we are

I started reading this book thinking we are left or right leaning in thought. Generations demonstrates, with statistics and data, why we are who we are, think the way we do - and that we have more in common than it appears. A must-read for every generation.

This is really a must read

This is such an important book. I wish I had bought the physical edition because the narration of this is painfully robotic. I stuck to it, and am very glad i did.

Fascinating

Fascinating. Pretty spot on -at least for my and my children’s generation. I hope I can bring some of these tid bits to help me relate to my co-workers

Brilliant!

I enjoyed listening to this title. This book was a very fair and balanced perspective about the different generational cohorts. The author definitely showed her expertise in this area by challenging some misconceptions about different generations. The only critique that I have is with the audiobook, the narrator lists a laundry list of names with each generation which is very boring, and could have easily been listed as a PDF.