Demographics of Japan

The increasing older population isn’t any different and is probably the most susceptible age group to be affected by those factors. Some of those factors include lifestyle habits such as what they eat, use of alcohol and tobacco, exercise or lack of physical activity and medications. Eating healthy foods especially foods rich in vitamins and proteins is extremely important to keeping up their strength and immune system. Physical activity also keeps up strength and increases mobility. If the…

Cultural Transformation According to Kowske et al. (2010) and Holt, Marques, and Way (2012), cultural transformations for Generation Y came in the form of increased oversight by both parents and the U.S. Government, brought about by safety innovations, changes in family dynamics and new government regulations, and focus on team building exercises in both academia and through extracurricular activities such as sports (p. 266; p. 82). Per Holt et al. (2012), these changes lead to a generation that…

Global Issue: The Influence of the Millennial Generation in Regards to Reshaping the American Values. Review of Subject Millennials are defined as people born between 1980 and 2000, with a population size of over 80 million and representing approximately 30% of the US population (King, 2016) which presents the largest growing consumer group since the Baby Boomers. Millennial’s are often looked at as the cash-cow of market segments due to this size and younger age (longer consuming future)…

What is the public relations issue (opportunity or problem) that the case is based upon? The main opportunity available in this case is to extend the tourism of Salem beyond the Halloween month of October to make it a yearly attractive destination to increase sales and revenue. The problem at hand is that Salem is just historically known for the city of witchcraft and they want this perception in people to change. What background(secondary) research was conducted in the case (if any)? What…

Millenials, Americans born from 1981 to 1997, are being attack for being lazy and entitled, and abandoning the American dream. Millenials this year will eclipse in size the previous Gen X and baby boomer generations and by 2020 will comprise half of the U.S. workforce (Grisales, 2015). There is a ton of research on the millenial generation of about 75.3 million Americans. Millenials are approaching the workplace differently than any other generation, thus giving us a different outlook on the…

Generational diversity within the nursing workforce is a unique situation for health care organizations today. Having three distinct generations working together to provide safe and effective patient care presents many challenges. Each generation possesses their own characteristics, values, beliefs, communication styles, and commitment to team work (American Hospital Association [AHA], 2014). The three generations were influenced by the collective experiences of their generation, both socially…

pertinent environmental concern (eg. climate change, fisheries depletion, deforestation, soil degradation, river health, etc) and discuss how population changes at the global and local levels may impact on the issue. Explain why various change(s) in demographics may or may not result in improvement to the environmental management of this issue. Humanity and our environment are a complex relationship that exists in a delicate balance, yet a growing awareness of climate change and its impacts on…

The Battle for Young Wallets Why Generation “Y” is Destined for Failure. There has been a lot of discussion regarding spending habits that haunt adolescents and young adults. While our parents and theirs before us were plagued by the need to own properties and settle down, the future Generations seem more consumed with the idea of changing the usual status quo. Over university, they are choosing college and alternate forms of education, some even forgoing continued education institutions.…

Creating a Welcoming Workplace for the Older Worker Most organizations have diverse generational cohorts, accounting for veterans, baby boomers, generation X, and generation Y. Senior nurses contribute significantly to the workforce through calmness, experience, professional commitment, hard-work ethic, and decision-making skills (Hatcher, 2006). NM has a responsibility to the organization to alleviate the barriers experienced by the senior staff in the healthcare environment. NM can impact…

The Five Generations in the workplace Walking into an office it is easy to identify the different age groups. In the next few years there will be five generations working together in a variety of jobs. There are a few contributors as to why this is happening. People today have a longer life expectancy due to healthier life styles. People from the older generation are not in a financial position to retire from their jobs. They have to work longer to sustain themselves. They also like working and…