The Myth of the Age of Entitlement: Millennials, Austerity, and Hope

by James Cairns

Book Overview

We are said to be living in the age of entitlement. Scholars and pundits declare that millennials expect special treatment, do whatever they feel like, and think they deserve to have things handed to them. In The Myth of the Age of Entitlement, Cairns peels back the layers of the entitlement myth, exposing its faults and arguing that the majority of millennials are actually disentitled, facing bleak economic prospects and potential ecological disaster...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442636378
• ISBN13: 9781442636378
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"