Generation

The Millennial Generation, born between 1981 and 1999, has become a focus in the public sphere due to their widely differentiating opinions, lifestyles, and involvement compared to prior generations. According to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, they are the generation most observed and studied. The older generations discern them and chastise their inability to adapt to social norms developed in the past decades. Because of this, they are perceived as a generation full of promiscuity,…

positive associations to the word, or attempt to shut it out? Over time, there has been much controversy over the Millennial generation and what they have contributed or not contributed to society. The New York Times article “Generation Nice” by Sam Tanenhaus discusses the Millennial generation and provides explanations in response to several arguments proposed about the generation. Tanenhaus argues that Millennials are not a narcissistic group, but a complicated and reflective one focused on…

Generation Y Vs. Generation X Generations differ greatly throughout the years. Generation X and Generation Y, better known as Millennials, are two generations that differ significantly in the work place and cause issues for employers. Each generation has different needs and methods such as work environment, work ethic, coworker dynamic, and attitudes towards the work they are doing. While at work, Millennials and Gen X need completely different workplace environments. Millennials need clearly…

from the older generation known as Baby Boomers. The views on their off spring generation, also known as Millennials, has been usually negative, labeling them as lazy, selfish, and social media obsessed. Could it be possible that the Baby Boomers are right about the Millennials? The differences between these two generations play a major role in not only how each generation progresses, but how they develop as individuals. Along with these factors, the economy during these generations also…

Generation X, or Gen X, is the demographic cohort following the baby boomers. There are no precise dates for when this cohort starts or ends; demographers typically use starting birth years ranging from the early-to-mid 1960s and ending birth years ranging from the late 1970s to 1980. Generation X is a relatively smaller demographic cohort sandwiched between two larger demographic cohorts, the baby boomers and the millennials. Generation Xers as children grew up in an era when divorce was…

Generation and the work place: Workplace is an ever changing environment. As societal norms change, culture of organization change. At this point of time, there are four generations that are active in workplace. It is important to keep in the mind that each generation tends to see the world through a unique lens that forms as a result of the event that were taking place in the world as these individual grew and developed from children to adult. There are various bands of generations based on the…

of goods and lethargic producing technology has made generations under the age of thirty the “dumbest generation” in modern history. They illuminate that the knowledge level of 21st century teens has decreased significantly compared to older generations. One question they should ask is what defines being dumb; someone’s knowledge of books and history or someone’s ability to apply that knowledge to life situations? The 21st century generation is not the dumbest due to the fact that their…

than their parents, they differ in the way of working, communicating, playing, and even loving. The new modern tools used by millennials are a reason for why a lot of people consider them a lazy generation that is not ready to make a real change into the world. In his article “Meet the First Digital Generation. Now Get Ready To Play By Their Rules” Adler states “millennials consume so much media they can’t concentrate, torn as they are between texting, posting on Facebook, and watching…

women starting to choose to start a family later in life. In America’s societies past women relied on the male head of house for financial decisions, and income, and “for women the central task usually involved the day-to-day rearing of the next generation” (493). These days one of the most drastic changes brought by pre-adulthood is the common acceptance of whether a person would like to have a family or not. Either sex is able to choose when they would like to start a marriage and procreate,…

Stolen Generation Rabbit-Proof Fence Kaylie Chen From 1910s to 1970s, many indigenous children were forcibly removed from their families as a result of implementing various government policies, the policy of assimilation was one of them, and it was implemented in various state of Australia. These policies are well known as the Stolen Generation. The Australian Government deemed that by the forcefully removing Indigenous children from their families and communities should allow Indigenous people…