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Generations by Gene Twenge sticks in mind. It has loads of interesting stats on how generations have changed. It still amazes me to find out that in the 1950s
by sien 3y ago
Generations by Gene Twenge sticks in mind.
It has loads of interesting stats on how generations have changed.
It still amazes me to find out that in the 1950s in the US half of brides were teenagers. The average age of having a child was similarly super low compared to now.
My review is at:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61273798-generations https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61273798-generations
- toyg 3y agoWhen reasoning about the '50s, I think pop-culture fascination with the era makes them appear closer to modernity than they actually were. I mean: the '50s were 70 years ago. Imagine living in the '50s and talking about the 1880s: the French Third Republic, the British Empire, no airplanes, no radio or cinema...