Twentysomething

Robin Marantz Henig and her daughter Samantha give us a full portrait of what it means to be in your twenties today. Looking through many lenses, the Henigs ask whether emerging adulthood has truly become a new rite of passage. They examine the latest neuroscience and psychological research, the financial pressures young people face, changing cultural expectations, the aftereffects of helicopter parenting, and the changes that have arisen from social media and the Internet. Most important, they have surveyed more than 120 millennials and baby boomers to give voice to both viewpoints of a conversation that is usually one-sided.