Summary
Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt examines the epidemic of teen mental illness across multiple countries, investigating how the decline of play-based childhood in the 1980s and the rise of phone-based childhood in the early 2010s has interfered with children's social and neurological development. The book explores mechanisms including sleep deprivation, attention fragmentation, addiction, loneliness, and social comparison.
Language
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ProfanityNone
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Blasphemy / Religious ProfanityNone
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Crude / Childish LanguageNone
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Racial / Ethnic SlursNone
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Violence
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Disturbing / FrighteningModerate
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Bullying / Verbal CrueltyModerate
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Romance & Sex
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Kissing (Passionate)None
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Homosexual RomanceNone
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Drugs & Alcohol
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Illegal Drug UseNone
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Legal Alcohol UseNone
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Implied / Referenced UseNone
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Other Content
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Medical / Body ProcessesModerate
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Heavy Emotional ThemesSignificant
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Deception / LyingNone
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