Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-343) and index.
Contents
Introduction : the long boom -- Cast of characters -- pt. 1. The cult of youth : 1945-1978. The Boomer generation -- The Vietnam division -- Growing pains -- Finding God -- pt. 2. The great shift : 1978-1992. The prolonged adolescence of Donny Deutsch -- The way we wish we lived now -- The new power politics -- The "second stage" and other struggles for women -- The new fundamentalism -- Boomer culture -- pt. 3. Boomer nation : 1992-2002. Gaining control : at what cost? -- The new bosses -- New challenges, lost opportunities -- Epilogue : we are all Boomers now.
