Part 1: Meet the net gen: The net generation comes of age ; A generation bathed in bits ; The eight net gen norms: characteristics of a generation ; The net generation brain -- Part 2: Transforming institutions: The net generation as learners: rethinking education ; The net generation in the workforce: rethinking talent and management ; The net generation as consumers: N-fluence networks and the prosumer revolution ; The net generation and the family: no place like the new home -- Part 3: Transforming society: The net generation and democracy: Obama, social networks, and citizen engagement ; Making the world a better place, at ground level ; In defense of the future.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [319]-359) and index.