The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion, 2012, etc.) offer an incisive analysis of the causes of these problems and a measured prescription for change.
Noting a rise of anxiety and depression among teenagers and threats to free speech on many college campuses, Lukianoff ( Unlearning Liberty: Campus Censorship and the End of American Debate, 2012), an attorney and president of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, and social psychologist Haidt (Ethical Leadership/New York Univ. The Afterword: Part 1 (Jon and Greg's update to the book in 2021)Ĭatching up with 'Coddling' Part one (a blog series by Greg in 2021, updating the trends discussed in the book.Overprotecting children hinders them from confronting physical, emotional, and intellectual challenges. This is a book for anyone who is confused by what is happening on college campuses today, or has children, or is concerned about the growing inability of Americans to live, work, and cooperate across party lines.Ĭhapter 1, on antifragility (useful for discussions of growth during the coronavirus crisis) They situate the conflicts on campus within the context of America’s rapidly rising political polarization and dysfunction. They examine changes on campus, including the corporatization of universities and the emergence of new ideas about identity and justice. They explore changes in childhood such as the rise of fearful parenting, the decline of unsupervised, child-directed play, and the new world of social media that has engulfed teenagers in the last decade. Lukianoff and Haidt investigate the many social trends that have intersected to promote the spread of these untruths.
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