The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter and How to Make the Most of Them Now - Hardcover

Jay, Meg

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0446561762 ISBN 13: 9780446561761

Publisher: Twelve, 2012

Synopsis

Our "thirty-is-the-new-twenty" culture tells us that the twentysomething years don't matter. Some say they are an extended adolescence. Others call them an emerging adulthood. But thirty is not the new twenty. In this enlightening book, Dr. Meg Jay reveals how many twentysomethings have been caught in a swirl of hype and misinformation that has trivialized what are actually the most defining years of adulthood. Drawing from more than ten years of work with hundreds of twentysomething clients and students, Dr. Jay weaves the science of the twentysomething years with compelling, behind-closed-doors stories from twentysomethings themselves. She shares what psychologists, sociologists, neurologists, reproductive specialists, human resources executives, and economists know about the unique power of our twenties and how they change our lives. The result is a provocative and sometimes poignant read that shows us why our twenties do matter. Our twenties are a time when the things we do-

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About the Author

Meg Jay, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and an associate professor of education at the University of Virginia. She earned a doctorate in clinical psychology, and in gender studies, from University of California, Berkeley. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, USA Today, Psychology Today, and on NPR, the BBC and TED. Her books have been translated into more than a dozen languages. 

Edition details

• Publisher: Twelve
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0446561762
• ISBN 13: 9780446561761
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 272