The Death Proclamation of Generation X: A Self-Fulfilling Prophesy of Goth, Grunge and Heroin - Softcover

Furek, Max

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0595463193 ISBN 13: 9780595463190

Publisher: iUniverse, 2008

Synopsis

Taking a hard, penetrating look at the despondent heart of darkness of the 1990s, The Death Proclamation of Generation X is a probing chronicle of America's thirteenth generation caught between the idealistic Baby Boomers and the well-financed Generation Y. Generation X was scapegoated and dismissed without the chance to prove themselves.Blending tenets of psychology, sociology, and cultural anthropology, author Maxim Furek offers a unique perspective to the post-modernist discourse by exploring the impact that personalities such as Andrew Wood, Kurt Cobain, Layne Staley, River Phoenix, Marilyn Manson, and Anna Nicole Smith left on that generation. Evaluating the psychological and sociological variables of goth, grunge, and heroin, Furek weaves a dark tapestry of this unique demographic group born between 1965 and 1978.The Death Proclamation of Generation X pieces together the complexities of Generation X to acknowledge their individuality, honor their existence, and to celebrate their future. They are a group with their own identity of music, attitude, and culture. The resilience of Generation X is but another example of the power of this special collection of people-a group of highly skilled and adaptive individuals.

About this title

About the Author:

Maxim W. Furek is a speaker and published author. His background includes aspects of psychology, addictions, mental health, and music journalism. Furek is director of Garden Walk Recovery, an organization promoting wellness through drug prevention and education. He resides in the mountains of northeastern Pennsylvania with his wife, Patricia.

About this edition

• Publisher: iUniverse
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0595463193
• ISBN 13: 9780595463190
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 244