How are Millennials Different?
The Collective Individual
Millennials are different. They have been studied repeatedly by statisticians for their differences. Marketing companies have been trying to study them because they are going to overtake the Boomer generation in sheer purchasing power in the next couple of years. Millennials have a few core traits that are generally agreed upon; they are special, sheltered, confident, team oriented, conventional, pressured, and achieving.
“They are also becoming the world’s first generation to grow up thinking of itself as global” (Howe and Strauss, 16). Millennials unlike media culture are actually less vulgar, less sexually active, and less violent (Howe and Strauss, 19). Millennials seem to be a conundrum …show more content…
They have lived all of their lives with their parents being the only support system. They have high expectation for the family unit. However, many of them come from broken homes they still operate as a group. Therefore, leaders should look to working with both parents and students of millennials (137). Millennials identify themselves as a collective, but it is more of a chicken noodle soup thing than a melting pot of identities. They still believe in their own abilities and strengths as an individual. Millennials view themselves as a special part of the collective meaning the world would not be the same without them. This makes them very confident in who they are and challenge those who do not accept their view (138).
Conventional and Pressured This section usually surprises people. Millennials, even though they are breaking the rules and creating what some would say is chaos, are essentially conventional. They will rebel when the rules they believe are being challenged. Their goal is to set up a new normal actively trying to heal the issues that have arisen in the last 100 years. Their goals are very humanitarian; many young adults are involved greatly in civics, environmental issues, reducing our carbon emissions, and working with the oppressed …show more content…
You can have a riveting conversation about Christ and the person will agree with you all the way through it but be unchanged. “Spirituality is important to young adults, but many consider it just one element of a successful, eclectic life” (Kinnaman, 23). They view life in a chaotic way and not linear each person has their own beliefs and values. Interestingly, each person respects that other person’s values, and each views them as truth. The crux of the matter though is that truth has become relative and subjective to the perspective of the individual. God is a
The Collective Individual
Millennials are different. They have been studied repeatedly by statisticians for their differences. Marketing companies have been trying to study them because they are going to overtake the Boomer generation in sheer purchasing power in the next couple of years. Millennials have a few core traits that are generally agreed upon; they are special, sheltered, confident, team oriented, conventional, pressured, and achieving.
“They are also becoming the world’s first generation to grow up thinking of itself as global” (Howe and Strauss, 16). Millennials unlike media culture are actually less vulgar, less sexually active, and less violent (Howe and Strauss, 19). Millennials seem to be a conundrum …show more content…
They have lived all of their lives with their parents being the only support system. They have high expectation for the family unit. However, many of them come from broken homes they still operate as a group. Therefore, leaders should look to working with both parents and students of millennials (137). Millennials identify themselves as a collective, but it is more of a chicken noodle soup thing than a melting pot of identities. They still believe in their own abilities and strengths as an individual. Millennials view themselves as a special part of the collective meaning the world would not be the same without them. This makes them very confident in who they are and challenge those who do not accept their view (138).
Conventional and Pressured This section usually surprises people. Millennials, even though they are breaking the rules and creating what some would say is chaos, are essentially conventional. They will rebel when the rules they believe are being challenged. Their goal is to set up a new normal actively trying to heal the issues that have arisen in the last 100 years. Their goals are very humanitarian; many young adults are involved greatly in civics, environmental issues, reducing our carbon emissions, and working with the oppressed …show more content…
You can have a riveting conversation about Christ and the person will agree with you all the way through it but be unchanged. “Spirituality is important to young adults, but many consider it just one element of a successful, eclectic life” (Kinnaman, 23). They view life in a chaotic way and not linear each person has their own beliefs and values. Interestingly, each person respects that other person’s values, and each views them as truth. The crux of the matter though is that truth has become relative and subjective to the perspective of the individual. God is a