The invisible generation : baby busters / [print]
George Barna.
- Glendale, California : Barna Research Group, (c)1992.
- 185 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Who? -- It's a Boomer world, isn't it? -- Not so fast -- Don't sell the Busters short -- What is a baby buster? "Bust" is a misnomer -- If you've seen one, you haven't seen them all -- Who do they think they are? -- To know me is to love me -- Life in the fast lane -- Is there room for God? -- The lens of the Buster -- The differences are evident -- Different views of the same generation -- What are the gripes against the Busters? Nothing they can call their own -- A tale of two generations: -- Where the've come from -- Head to heal -- The view depends on the angle -- You can't get there from here: -- The uphill personal battle -- The world as busters view it -- The impossible dream, reprise -- One day at a time -- Breaking the mold The heart of the beast: Here's what's important -- Skepticism revealed -- Politically correct, emotionally uncertain -- Wearing the threads together -- Views on behavior and morality -- Meaning and goals -- Sources of influence -- Contours of the heart -- What it looks like -- By their deeds you will know them: Using a precious resource -- Media and entertainment -- Literacy is not dead, yet -- Taking a stand, getting involved -- All is not well -- Not what you expected? -- Adventures in the marketplace: -- Keeping up with the Joneses -- More education, less smarts -- Having their cake -- Not much of a deal -- People in perspective: -- The role of friendships -- What is a family? -- The path to a pluralist perception -- Will marriage survive? Busters as parents -- Sex is hot -- Gay rights -- What's coming for the family? -- Tales of sin, salvation and self: -- Exposing themselves to God -- Religious beliefs -- Blame it on religion -- Grading God's army -- The dream church -- Marketplace religion -- Making the most of the journey: -- From the heart -- Busters on the job -- The spiritual journey -- The days ahead.
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Young adults--Social conditions.--United States Intergenerational relations--United States.