When I was at school our teacher told us a word that meant 'the current generation believes theirs is the most important time in history'. I have long forgotten the word and have been unable to find it, can anyone help?

Thank you.

Scott

'Entitlement' is a term that has been used to describe the attitude of the current generation (the one just entering the workforce). It is evident in the attitude of young workers: "I showed up for work today, what more do you want from me?!"

Do you remember whether the word ended with centric? New terms ending with that are, with the aid of the hyphen, made up fairly often, it seems.

egocentric
privileged
fatalistic
selfsatisfied

culture of undeserved self-esteem?

Temporocentric. I learned the same thing, in college.

I think Jackie is onto (or on?) something -- while you can't find temporocentrism in any online dictionary, it does turn up in Sociology texts such as the Dictionary of Sociology.

Thank you all - it is honestly so long ago I am not sure but temporocentrism does sound like the best fit.

Appreciated.

Scott