This report is a critique on article “Millennials: The Me Me Me Generation” written by Joel Stein published in TIME on May 9, 2013. The article is a wide explanation of the age, Millennials, the offspring of baby boomers and people born from 1982 to 2000. This article carries a huge information related to millennials’ nature, religion, comparison to other nation’s millennials and age groups, their political participa-tions, their careers, family relations, their behaviour and relation with social media.
2. Main Issues Need to Discuss
Some of these issues are quite easy to accept and some are complicated and need to see the other side of the picture as well. It is not possible to discuss all these is-sues so some of these which can be argued …show more content…
2.2 Narcissism in Millennials:
The article asserts that the millennials have a strong sense of narcissism. These findings need to be taken with a pinch of salt. Basically, it is more likely to say that their parents boost the narcissism in them in attempt to increase self-esteem.
The research shows the children offered praises for a talent, they have not mas-tered or flairs that they do not have, are left feeling hollower and more insecure. On-ly they can build real self-esteem when well-regarded for real accomplishments (Al-vord, Grados and Johnson, 2005).
So, in somehow not this generation but their parents are bit responsible of this claim.
Moreover, narcissism changes by the time between generations, and an individu-al’s age. The Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI) research is being used widely, which investigates people of the same age at different points of time.
The NPI is increasing over the time in millennials. But researchers are still unclear whether this is due to rises in gender equality or entitlement, extroversion or exploi-tative-ness. It is unclear that a change has only occurred in the new generation, or the baby-boomers more narcissistic than their parents when at the same age. (see Appendix 1) (neuroamer.com,
2. Main Issues Need to Discuss
Some of these issues are quite easy to accept and some are complicated and need to see the other side of the picture as well. It is not possible to discuss all these is-sues so some of these which can be argued …show more content…
2.2 Narcissism in Millennials:
The article asserts that the millennials have a strong sense of narcissism. These findings need to be taken with a pinch of salt. Basically, it is more likely to say that their parents boost the narcissism in them in attempt to increase self-esteem.
The research shows the children offered praises for a talent, they have not mas-tered or flairs that they do not have, are left feeling hollower and more insecure. On-ly they can build real self-esteem when well-regarded for real accomplishments (Al-vord, Grados and Johnson, 2005).
So, in somehow not this generation but their parents are bit responsible of this claim.
Moreover, narcissism changes by the time between generations, and an individu-al’s age. The Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI) research is being used widely, which investigates people of the same age at different points of time.
The NPI is increasing over the time in millennials. But researchers are still unclear whether this is due to rises in gender equality or entitlement, extroversion or exploi-tative-ness. It is unclear that a change has only occurred in the new generation, or the baby-boomers more narcissistic than their parents when at the same age. (see Appendix 1) (neuroamer.com,