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Professor Jonathan Haidt's book, "The Coddling of the American Mind," is cited
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Excerpt from The Washington Post -- "In the best-selling 2018 book “The Coddling of the American Mind,” Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt note that young people are increasingly protected from all types of danger, physical and psychic. Children are discouraged from venturing alone out of the house by their parents, who also adjudicate their disputes with other children. The protection culture often deepens in college, with the proliferation of 'safe spaces' and 'trigger warnings' to allow avoidance of hurtful ideas."
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