Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-327) and index.

Part I. Three bad ideas. The untruth of fragility : what doesn't kill you makes you weaker -- The untruth of emotional reasoning : always trust your feelings -- The untruth of us versus them : life is a battle between good people and evil people -- Part II. Bad ideas in action. Intimidation and violence -- Witch hunts -- Part III. How did we get here? -- The polarization cycle -- Anxiety and depression -- Paranoid parenting -- The decline of play -- The bureaucracy of safetyism -- The quest for justice -- Part IV. Wising up. Wiser kids -- Wiser universities.

"Something has been going wrong on many college campuses in the last few years. Speakers are shouted down. Students and professors say they are walking on eggshells and are afraid to speak honestly. Rates of anxiety, depression, and suicide are rising--on campus as well as nationally. How did this happen? First Amendment expert Greg Lukianoff and social psychologist Jonathan Haidt investigate the many social trends that have intersected to cause the spread of these new problems on campus--from the rise of fearful parenting, to the new world of social media that has engulfed teenagers, to America's rapidly rising political polarization and dysfunction. This is a book for parents, teachers, college students, or anyone who is confused by the growing divisions within American society."-- Provided by publisher.