As 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.
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