How has America given itself this frightening division? And what can we do about it rather than blaming one party or the other?
Using straightforward language, American Anxiety describes some of our social rules that underlie the growing social tension. The book tells why our society is different now than during the decades between 1960 and 2000.
Neeper outlines systemic issues that emerge from American rules and customs, and how we can do something about the resulting polarization—if we want to. In this analysis, there’s no need to weigh which political side is wrong. Both are.
“Americans, especially teenagers, are anxious and fearful, while our society is dangerously polarized. Author Neeper uses scientific concepts to both demonstrate how and why this came about, and suggest what is needed for us to change our self-defeating behaviors. It is a useful, though uncomfortable, accounting. However, it does provide a roadmap for readers who do wish to make changes.”