Infantilised
Infantilised by Keith J. Hayward is one of 2026's most credible books, appearing on 1 of the year's most respected lists, including The Economist, for a Consensus Score of 15 out of 100.
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Our take
AI-draftedHayward, a criminologist, ranges widely, from reality TV and adult coloring books to the political style of populist strongman leaders, to argue that Western culture has systematically stripped away the markers of adulthood in favor of comfort, spectacle, and deferred responsibility. Reviewers have praised the sheer breadth of reference while noting the book is stronger as diagnosis than as prescription. The closing manifesto of ten fixes has struck some readers as thin compared to the density of the cultural indictment that precedes it.
In the press
“A powerhouse of scholarship”
New Books Network
How the Consensus Score is calculated
Our Consensus Score is our own transparent editorial metric — not a user rating. It weighs each list by the credibility of its source, how recent the listing is, and any award status. Here is the full breakdown.
| Source | Authority | Recency | Award | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Economist | 0.95 | 0.70 | 1.00× | 0.67 |
| Weighted sum → Score | 0.67 → 15 | |||
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Frequently asked
What lists is Infantilised on?
Infantilised appears on 1 list in our 2026 corpus, including The Economist.
What is its Consensus Score?
Infantilised has a Consensus Score of 15 out of 100, our transparent editorial measure of how many credible lists agree on it.