Introduction : the long boom
pt. 1. The cult of youth : 1945-1978. The Boomer generation
pt. 2. The great shift : 1978-1992. The prolonged adolescence of Donny Deutsch
The way we wish we lived now
The "second stage" and other struggles for women
pt. 3. Boomer nation : 1992-2002. Gaining control : at what cost?
New challenges, lost opportunities
Epilogue : we are all Boomers now.