LEADER 04186nam 22006374a 450 001 9910957670603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9780313075575 010 $a0313075573 035 $a(CKB)1000000000005015 035 $a(OCoLC)70763496 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10020806 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000198524 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11186806 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000198524 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10170354 035 $a(PQKB)11620399 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3000700 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3000700 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10020806 035 $a(OCoLC)929144943 035 $a(Perlego)4203068 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000005015 100 $a20001214d2001 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMasks and mirrors $eGeneration X and the chameleon personality /$fBernard Carl Rosen 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aWestport, Conn. $cPraeger$d2001 215 $a1 online resource (207 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a9780275973254 311 08$a0275973255 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [181]-189) and index. 327 $aIntro -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Generation X -- 2. The Structure of Chameleonism -- 3. The Xer Chameleon -- 4. The Great Transformations -- 5. Make Way for the Xers -- 6. The Search for Perfection -- 7. Gender and Chameleonism -- 8. Immigration and Diversity -- 9. Paradigms Sought -- 10. Staying the Course -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index. 330 8 $aAs America experiences the growing pains associated with the rapid social changes in the economy, technology, and culture, various groups must develop coping mechanisms to help them deal with the anxiety that is brought on by such changes. Generation Xers, on the cutting edge of these changes, are no exception. More so than any other group, elite Xers, those who are succeeding in the new economy, have adopted a unique personality style, chameleonism, as a defense mechanism. People with a chameleon personality pretend to be what others want them to be in an effort to obtain for themselves the kind of security Xers feel previous generations have enjoyed, but which may not be available to their own generation. Rosen further argues that this personality component, of pretending to be something one is not, becomes a permanent part of the personality when it is practiced and used frequently enough. This riveting examination of the Xer generation sheds new light on the survival mechanisms employed by those who feel threatened by social changes, even as they participate in and benefit from them. The author begins by providing a careful explanation of the chameleon personality before delving into the special problems and obstacles (both real and perceived) that torment elite Xers, and their ways of dealing with these issues. He discusses various sources of anxiety and how the chameleon personality comes into play with regard to conflict between generations, conflict between the genders, and conflict brought on by immigration and foreign competition. While Rosen's approach is primarily socio-psychological, he also provides historical background on issues of social change and other attempts at dealing with it in the past. He presents a reasoned examination of the chameleon personality as it is manifested in America's Generation X in an effort to shed light on this unique segment of our population. 606 $aGeneration X$zUnited States 606 $aElite (Social sciences)$zUnited States 606 $aSocial change$zUnited States$xPsychological aspects 606 $aDefense mechanisms (Psychology) 615 0$aGeneration X 615 0$aElite (Social sciences) 615 0$aSocial change$xPsychological aspects. 615 0$aDefense mechanisms (Psychology) 676 $a305.242/0973 700 $aRosen$b Bernard Carl$01812962 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910957670603321 996 $aMasks and mirrors$94365656 997 $aUNINA