The Defining Decade by Meg Jay

The Defining Decade by Meg Jay

The Defining Decade has changed the way millions of twentysomethings think about their twenties--and themselves. Revised and reissued for a new generation, let it change how you think about you and yours.

Our thirty-is-the-new-twenty culture tells us the twentysomething years don't matter. Some say they are an extended adolescence. Others call them an emerging adulthood. In The Defining Decade, Meg Jay argues that twentysomethings have been caught in a swirl of hype and misinformation, much of which has trivialized the most transformative time of our lives.

Drawing from more than two decades of work with thousands of clients and students, Jay weaves the latest science of the twentysomething years with behind-closed-doors stories from twentysomethings themselves. The result is a provocative read that provides the tools necessary to take the most of your twenties, and shows us how work, relationships, personality, identity and even the brain can change more during this decade than at any other time in adulthood--if we use the time well.

Also included in this updated edition:

• Up-to-date research on work, love, the brain, friendship, technology, and fertility
• What a decade of device use has taught us about looking at friends--and looking for love--online
• 29 conversations to have with your partner--or to keep in mind as you search for one
• A social experiment in which digital natives go without their phones
• A Reader's Guide for book clubs, classrooms, or further self-reflection

Jay, Meg: - Meg Jay, PhD, is a clinical psychologist who specializes in adult development, and twentysomethings in particular. She is an assistant clinical professor at University of Virginia, and maintains a private practice in Charlottesville, Virginia. Dr. Jay earned a doctorate in clinical psychology, and in gender studies, from University of California, Berkeley.

Meg Jay, PhD, is a clinical psychologist who specializes in adult development, and twentysomethings in particular. She is an assistant clinical professor at University of Virginia, and maintains a private practice in Charlottesville, Virginia. Dr. Jay earned a doctorate in clinical psychology, and in gender studies, from University of California, Berkeley.

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ISBN 13	9780446561761
ISBN 10	0446561762
Title	The Defining Decade
Author	Meg Jay
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Time Warner Trade Publishing
Year published	2012-04-17
Number of pages	272
Prizes	Commended for Books for a Better Life (First Book) 2012
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