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001			on1249753171
003			OCoLC
005			20210610101235.0
008			210505s2021 nyu e b 000 0 eng d
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020			_a9780062998989
020			_a0062998986
035			_a(OCoLC)1249753171
092			_a305.242 _bS798
049			_aNFGA
100	1		_aStauffer, Rainesford, _eauthor.
245	1	3	_aAn ordinary age : _bfinding your way in a world that expects exceptional / _cRainesford Stauffer.
264		1	_aNew York : _bHarper Perennial, _c[2021]
264		4	_c©2021
300			_a272 pages ; _c21 cm
336			_atext _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages [263]-272.
520			_a"Young adulthood: the time of our lives when, theoretically, anything can happen, and the pressure is on to make sure everything does. Social media has long been the scapegoat for a generation of unhappy young people, but perhaps the forces working beneath us--wage stagnation, student debt, perfectionism, and inflated costs of living--have a larger, more detrimental impact on the world we post to our feeds. An Ordinary Age puts young adults at the center as Rainesford Stauffer examines our obsessive need to live and post our #bestlife, and the culture that has defined that life on narrow, and often unattainable, terms. From the now required slate of (often unpaid) internships, to the loneliness epidemic, to the stress of "finding yourself" through school, work, and hobbies--the world is demanding more of young people these days than ever before. And worse, it's leaving little room for our generation to ask the big questions about who they want to be, and what makes a life feel meaningful. Perhaps we're losing sight of the things that fulfill us: strong relationships, real roots in a community, and the ability to question how we want our lives to look and feel, even when that's different from what we see on the 'Gram. Stauffer makes the case that many of our most formative young adult moments are the ordinary ones: finding our people and sticking with them, learning to care for ourselves on our own terms, and figuring out who we are when the other stuff--the GPAs, job titles, the filters--fall away."--Publisher's website.
650		0	_aYoung adults _xConduct of life. _959229
650		0	_aYoung adults _vLife skills guides. _9113108
650		0	_aYoung adults. _9185012
650		0	_aTeenagers. _980892
650		0	_aInterpersonal relations.
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