The Narcissism Epidemic: Living in the Age of Entitlement

ISBN: 1416575995

Author: Jean M. Twenge

Condition: New

A groundbreaking look at how narcissism has taken root in modern culture-and what it means for relationships, mental health, and society at large.Narcissism-an inflated view of the self-is everywhere.Public figures say its what makes them stray from their wives. Teenagers and young adults hone it on social media, and celebrity newsmakers have elevated it to an art form. And its whats making people depressed, lonely, and buried under piles of debt.Dr. Jean Twenge joins forces with W. Keith Campbell, PhD, a nationally recognized expert on narcissism, to explore this new plague in The Narcissism Epidemic. Even the world economy has been damaged by risky, unrealistic overconfidence. Drawing on their own extensive research as well as decades of other experts studies, Twenge and Campbell show us how to identify narcissism, minimize the forces that sustain and transmit it, and treat it or manage it where we find it.Filled with arresting, alarming, and even amusing stories of vanity gone off the tracks, The Narcissism Epidemic is at once a riveting window into the consequences of narcissism, a prescription to combat the widespread problems it causes, and a probing analysis of the culture at large.

• inflated view of self