Generation on a Tightrope: A Portrait of Today's College Student

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Preface ix Acknowledgments xix The Authors xxiii Introduction 1 Chapter 1: The Past Is a Foreign Country 11 Chapter 2: Academics: The Internet and the Blackboard 37 Chapter 3: Life Outside the Classroom: The New Tribalism 53 Chapter 4: Parents: Helicopters, Lawnmowers, and Stealth Bombers 79 Chapter 5: Multiculturalism: The Demographics of Comfort 95 Chapter 6: Politics: Talking Global, Acting Local 117 Chapter 7: The Future: Clinging to the American Dream 147 Chapter 8: Conclusion: The Future Is a Foreign Country 155 Appendix A: The Life and Times of the Class of 2012: A Chronology 199 Appendix B: Studies Used in This Book 205 Appendix C: Campus Contacts 209 References 213 Index 219 We dedicate this book to our spouses, Linda Fentiman and John Giglio, both educators, and to our children, Jamie Levine, who is teaching today s college students Rachel Levine, who graduated from college in 2010 and is one of the people we are writing about and Andy and Katy Giglio, who are the college students of the future. We love you very much.

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