Summary Of Generation Me By Jean M. Twenge

Do people consider the generational difference between children and adults who currently live in the World? Author, Jean M. Twenge does exactly so by writing and revising her book entitled Generation Me. Within the book, Twenge discusses generational differences, which occurred between the Boomers, Generation X, and Generation Me. The Boomers are adults who were born around 1950s to 1960s. Whereas, Generation X describes the group in between the Boomer and GenMe, which Generation Me composes the millennials or children born from the 1980’s to the present. Although, the start of parents and educators encouraging self- esteem began around the 1970s (Twenge, 2014, p. 1). Twenge actively researches generational differences, even though there
Twenge also addresses that Generation Me is also identified as the iGeneration, due to the technology adolescents use daily (Twenge, 2014, p. 3,5). Since the 1970s a generational shift occurred that separates the Boomer and the Me generations, which is the overarching idea of self-esteem.

Today, teachers in America focus on activities that boost confidence and directly influences self-esteem of children. When children of the Boomer generation matured, they were not specifically encouraged to have high levels of self-esteem. In today’s generation, techniques including the Magic Circle motivate children to become kind and loving towards one another as well as oneself. The exercise also inspires self love, which is an idea unknown to Generation X. In order to reinforce one's morale, the Magic Circle also requires each child to state one quality they appreciate about themselves (Twenge, 2014, p. 72). Parents involve their children by finding activities, in which the child enjoys. In order to protect a child’s self-esteem, the sports leagues that the children participate in award each child with a participation medal or ribbon. As a relatively