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The Young and the Restless: Giving Young People a Sense of Purpose can Help Guide them Toward a More Meaningful Life.
Publication Date: January 2008
Publisher(s): Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace; Free Press (Organization)
Author(s): William Damon
Funder(s): Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace
Funder(s): Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace
Series: Hoover Digest
Topic: Social conditions (Social values)
Keywords: Values; Young adults
Type: Report
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
Finding a clear purpose in life is essential for young people's achievement of happiness and satisfaction in life, yet doing so is a good deal harder than it should be in our present-day cultural environment.