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100 1 $aBauerlein, Mark.
245 14 $aThe dumbest generation :$bhow the digital age stupefies young Americans and jeopardizes our future (or, don't trust anyone under 30) /$cMark Bauerlein.
260 $aNew York :$bJeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin,$cc2008.
300 $a264 p. ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [237]-254) and index.
505 0 $aKnowledge deficits -- The new bibliophobes -- Screen time -- Online learning and non-learning -- The betrayal of the mentors -- No more culture warriors.
520 $aThis shocking, lively exposure of the intellectual vacuity of today'sunder thirty set reveals the disturbing and, ultimately,incontrovertible truth: cyberculture is turning us into a nation ofknow-nothings.Can a nation continue to enjoy political and economic predominance ifits citizens refuse to grow up? For decades, concern has been brewing about the dumbed-down popularculture available to young people and the impact it has on theirfutures. At the dawn of the digital age, many believed they saw ahopeful answer: The Internet, e-mail, blogs, and interactive andhyper-realistic video games promised to yield a generation of sharper,more aware, and intellectually sophisticated children. The terms"information superhighway" and "knowledge economy" entered the lexicon,and we assumed that teens would use their knowledge and understanding oftechnology to set themselves apart as the vanguards of this new digitalera.That was the promise. But the enlightenment didn't happen. Thetechnology that was supposed to make young adults more astute, diversifytheir tastes, and improve their verbal skills has had the oppositeeffect. According to recent reports, most young people in the UnitedStates do not read literature, visit museums, or vote. They cannotexplain basic scientific methods, recount basic American history, nametheir local political representatives, or locate Iraq or Israel on amap. The Dumbest Generation is a startling examination of theintellectual life of young adults and a timely warning of itsconsequences for American culture and democracy.Drawing upon exhaustive research, personal anecdotes, and historical andsocial analysis, Mark Bauerline presents an uncompromisingly realisticportrait of the young American mind at this critical juncture, and laysout a compelling vision of how we might address its deficiencies.
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