The New Better Off : Reinventing the American Dream
Are we living the good life#x97;and what defines 'good', anyway? Americans today are constructing a completely different framework for success than their parents' generation, using new metrics that TEDWomen speaker and columnist Courtney Martin has termed collectively the ""New Better Off"". The New Better Off puts a name to the American phenomenon of rejecting the traditional dream of a 9-to-5 job, home ownership, and a nuclear family structure#x97;illuminating the alternate ways Americans are seeking happiness and success. Including commentary on recent changes in how we view work, customs and commu