23 Jul 2023

Jean Twenge: Generations

From Sunday Morning, 11:25 am on 23 July 2023

Dr. Jean Twenge is a Professor of Psychology at San Diego State University, and the author of more than 140 scientific publications. She was last on RNZ six years ago discussing the less happy and more isolated smartphone generation of young people.  

Her latest book, Generations looks at the six generations and how they connect, conflict, and compete with one another 

  • The Silents, born 1925–1945 

  • Baby Boomers, born 1946–1964 

  • Gen X, born 1965–1979 

  • Millennials, born 1980–1994 

  • Gen Z, born 1995–2012 

  • and the still-to-be-named cohorts born after 2012 

 

Generations by Jean Twenge composite image of book cover and author

Photo: Jean Twenge