The myth of the age of entitlement : millennials, austerity, and hope / James Cairns.

"Drawing on interviews, economic data, and popular media, Cairns debunks the popular age of entitlement myth - where Millennials and Generation Y are accused of expecting good grades, top jobs, and exciting lifestyles without having to pay their dues. Instead, Cairns suggests that rather than being...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cairns, James Irvine, 1979- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 2017.
Subjects:
Generation Y > Political activity.
Young adults > Political activity.
Conflict of generations.
Entitlement attitudes.
Identity politics.
Political participation.
Generation Y > Social conditions.
Young adults > Social conditions > 21st century.
Physical Description:viii, 191 pages ; 23 cm
Issued also in electronic formats.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • The age of entitlement
  • Democratic and oppressive entitlements
  • Zeroed down : The flexible millennial worker
  • Austerity U : Teaching and resisting disentitlement on campus
  • Millennial blowout : Eco-disentitlement versus ecological justice
  • Everything for everybody.