Annette - I share your frustration/irritation with _Generation Me_. Ironically, I picked that up last summer after seeing your 2008 summer reading list on TIPS. I was dismayed to find Twenge consistently engaged in just the sorts of "sins" I warn my students against (thus providing fodder for 'what's wrong with this picture' essay questions). Once I was able to suspend disbelief (more and less successfully), I thought there was some heuristic value in her endless correlations and probably spent more time with her Notes/References than with her conclusions. So why did I get a copy of _The Narcissism Epidemic_? I think I was hoping she and co-author Campbell would pursue some of their ideas with empirical tests, but now I'm wondering if I was simply being consistent with an original commitment. Guess I'll stick with the fiction books for a while longer -- thanks (I think ;-)) for the tip on Joan Hess.
Bev >>>>>>>>>@@<<<<<<<<< Bev Ayers-Nachamkin, Ph.D Wilson College 1015 Philadelphia Ave. Chambersburg, PA 17201 [email protected] [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 10:33 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: RE: [tips] What's on Your Summer Reading List Am I the only critically thinking psychological scientist who things that Jean Twenge goes WAY TOOOOOOOOOO FAR with her conclusions based on her stats? --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
