David Anderegg
Author of Nerds: Who They Are and Why We Need More of Them
About the Author
David Anderegg, Ph.D., is a professor of psychology at Bennington College in Vermont, and has maintained a private practice of psychotherapy in Lenox, Massachusetts, for the past seventeen years. His op-eds have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, The Miami Herald, and Newsday, and he has been show more quoted as an expert in his field in The New Yorker, USA Weekend, and The Wall Street Journal, among other publications. His blog "Young Americans" is featured regularly on psychologytoday.com. show less
Works by David Anderegg
Worried All the Time : Overparenting in an Age of Anxiety and How to Stop It (2003) 22 copies, 1 review
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Nerds: How Dorks, Dweebs, Techies, and Trekkies Can… by David Anderegg
This was a good book about the social aspects and some sociological background of this group of people. The book wasn't quite what I expected.
3.5 stars
This was written by a developmental psychologist, and the focus is on middle school kids. What is the definition of a nerd and why do kids fear being one so much?
I thought this was interesting, and also amusing in parts. I don't know that it will stay with me, though. But it was quick to read.
This was written by a developmental psychologist, and the focus is on middle school kids. What is the definition of a nerd and why do kids fear being one so much?
I thought this was interesting, and also amusing in parts. I don't know that it will stay with me, though. But it was quick to read.
Skip to the last chapter (the conclusion). Wonderful chapter but the lead-in was stretched out.
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