Full name: Growing Up Absurd: Problems of Youth in the Organized Society

Author: Paul Goodman Year: 1960 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Non Fiction, Psychology, Education, Politics Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9780394700328 0394700325

Growing Up Absurd analyses the causes & effects of: "the disgrace of the Organised System, of semi-monopolies, government, advertisers etc. & the disaffection of the growing generation". Goodman asserts that the young really need a more worthwhile world in order to grow up at all, confronting this real need with the world that they've been getting.