The master trend: how the baby boom generation is remaking America

Introduction The Thrill Is Gone The Birth of the Baby Boom The Baby Boom Breaks the Rules The Baby Boom Hits the Wall The First Free Agent Technology and Individualism The First Generation of Free Agents The Next Generation of Free Agents Free Agents around the World On a Collision Course The Personalized Economy A Preference for Leisure The Star System The Working Family The Fight against Obligations The Marriage Market The Baby Boom's Children The Rise of the Matriarchal Family Women as Kin Connectors The Ten Commandments The Rise of Crime The Rise of Tolerance The Rise of Self-Interest Growing Old, but Not Gracefully The End of Early Retirement The Money Supply The Fortunate Few Old and Alone Improving Health Spiritual Therapy The Final Judgment Notes Index