The Narcissism Epidemic: Living in the Age of Entitlement Paperback - 2010

NarcissismâÈ'an inflated view of the selfâÈ'is everywhere. Public figures say itâÈçs what makes them stray from their wives. Parents teach it by dressing children in T-shirts that say "Princess." Teenagers and young adults hone it on Facebook, and celebrity newsmakers have elevated it to an art form. And itâÈçs whatâÈçs making people depressed, lonely, and buried under piles of debt.


Jean TwengeâÈçs influential first book, Generation Me, spurred a national debate with its depiction of the challenges twenty- and thirty-somethings face in todayâÈçs worldâÈ'and the fallout these issues create for educators and employers. Now, Dr. Twenge turns her focus to the pernicious spread of narcissism in todayâÈçs culture, which has repercussions for every age group and class. Dr. Twenge joins forces with W. Keith Campbell, Ph.D., a nationally recognized expert on narcissism, to explore this new plague in The Narcissism Epidemic, their eye-opening exposition of the alarming rise of narcissism and its catastrophic effects at every level of society. Even the world economy has been damaged by risky, unrealistic overconfidence. Drawing on their own extensive research as well as decades of other expertsâÈç studies, Drs. Twenge and Campbell show us how to identify narcissism, minimize the forces that sustain and transmit it, and treat it or manage it where we find it. Filled with arresting, alarming, and even amusing stories of vanity gone off the tracks (would you like to hire your own personal paparazzi?), The Narcissism Epidemic is at once a riveting window into the consequences of narcissism, a prescription to combat the widespread problems it causes, and a probing analysis of the culture at large.

Details

• Title The Narcissism Epidemic: Living in the Age of Entitlement
• Author Jean M. Twenge; W. Keith Campbell
• Binding Paperback
• Edition [ Edition: First
• Pages 368
• Volumes 1
• Language ENG
• Publisher Atria Books, Old Tappan, New Jersey, U.S.A
• Date 2010-04-13
• Features Bibliography, Index, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
• ISBN 9781416575993 / 1416575995
• Weight 0.69 lbs (0.31 kg)
• Dimensions 8.44 x 6.6 x 0.89 in (21.44 x 16.76 x 2.26 cm)
• Library of Congress subjects Entitlement attitudes - United States, Narcissism - United States
• Dewey Decimal Code 155.232