Penguin Random House South Africa

Categories: International Non-Fiction, Non-Fiction, Science & Medicine, Adult, Bestsellers
ISBN: 9781802063271
Published: April 2025
Imprint: Penguin
Page Extent: 464
Format: Paperback
RRP 345.00

Anxious Generation

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THE NO.1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER

A TIMES, FT, ECONOMIST AND INDEPENDENT BOOK OF THE YEAR

'Boundlessly wise . . . important and engrossing' The New York Times

'One of the most important books I've read . . . It's absolutely brilliant' Dr Rangan Chatterjee

'Urgent and essential' Guardian

Acclaimed psychologist Jonathan Haidt reveals how the decline of free-play in childhood and the rise of smartphone use among adolescents is changing our world

From 2010, as teens traded in their flip phones for smartphones packed with social media apps, unsupervised time online soared while face-to-face conversations with friends and family plummeted, and so did mental health....

About the Author

Jonathan Haidt

Jonathan Haidt

Jonathan Haidt (pronounced ‘height’) is a social psychologist and the Thomas Cooley Professor of Ethical Leadership at New York University’s Stern School of Business. He is the author of The Righteous Mind and co-author of The Coddling of the American Mind.

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