TY - BOOK AU - Bauerlein,Mark TI - The dumbest generation: how the digital age stupefies young Americans and jeopardizes our future (or, don't trust anyone under 30) SN - 1585427128 (pbk.) AV - HQ 799.7 B344d 2009 U1 - 302.231 PY - 2009/// CY - New York, NY PB - Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin KW - Young adults KW - Effect of technological innovations on KW - United States KW - Technology and youth KW - Attitudes KW - Internet KW - Social aspects KW - Adultos jovens KW - Efecto de innovaciones tecnologicas sobre KW - Estados Unidos KW - Tecnología y jovenes KW - Adultos jóvenes KW - Actitudes KW - Aspectos sociales KW - Youth KW - sears N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-244) and index; Introduction --; 1; Knowledge deficits --; 2; The new bibliophobes --; 3; Screen time --; 4; Online learning and non-learning --; 5; The betrayal of the mentors --; 6; No more culture warriors --; Bibliography --; Index N2 - A provocative analysis of what the author believes to be the intellectual shortcomings of today's young adults contends that electronic media originally developed to enhance the learning capacities of the current generation has directly contributed to growing gaps in basic knowledge ER -