Want to know more about the problems that young people face today? Look no further than Lost in Translation by Christian Smith, Ken Cristtofferson, Hilary Davidson, and Patricia Snell Herzog — a sociological work from the National Study on Youth and Religion. What are the underlying causes of the difficulties young people face? Smith and his colleagues identify five major problems: Confused moral reasoning, routine intoxication, materialistic life goals, regrettable sexual experience, and disengagement from civic and political life. This book can help inform your work with young adults and give you greater insight into what shapes their views of the world