Notable developments of their time include the fall of the Berlin Wall, the first personal computers and a previously unparalleled emphasis on education. As a whole, Gen Z-ers are more racially and ethnically diverse, better educated and more familiar with non-heteronormative identities than previous generations.
With the advent of social media, the exacerbation of the climate crisis and the rise in mass shooting violence, among many other socio-political pressures, Gen Z is seen as the most depressed generation but also the generation most likely to engage in social activism.
McCrindle theorizes that they will be characterized by more diverse family dynamics, higher racial diversity and higher economic inequality than previous generations. So, understanding these nuances can help us communicate and relate to people from different age groups.
Support independent student journalism by donating to the FreeP here! Learning about the nuances of different generations, ranging from the Lost Generation to Generation Alpha, can help people better understand and communicate with one another.
The Greatest Generation — born Also known as the G. They should be viewed primarily as tools, allowing for the kinds of analyses detailed above. But their boundaries are not arbitrary. Generations are often considered by their span, but again there is no agreed upon formula for how long that span should be.
At 16 years to , our working definition of Millennials is equivalent in age span to their preceding generation, Generation X born between and By this definition, both are shorter than the span of the Baby Boomers 19 years — the only generation officially designated by the U. Census Bureau , based on the famous surge in post-WWII births in and a significant decline in birthrates after Unlike the Boomers, there are no comparably definitive thresholds by which later generational boundaries are defined.
Millennials also grew up in the shadow of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, which sharpened broader views of the parties and contributed to the intense political polarization that shapes the current political environment. And most Millennials were between 12 and 27 during the election, where the force of the youth vote became part of the political conversation and helped elect the first black president.
Yet the next generation — Generation Z — is even more diverse. Beyond politics, most Millennials came of age and entered the workforce facing the height of an economic recession. Technology, in particular the rapid evolution of how people communicate and interact, is another generation-shaping consideration. Baby Boomers grew up as television expanded dramatically, changing their lifestyles and connection to the world in fundamental ways. Generation X grew up as the computer revolution was taking hold, and Millennials came of age during the internet explosion.
In this progression, what is unique for Generation Z is that all of the above have been part of their lives from the start. The iPhone launched in , when the oldest Gen Zers were By the time they were in their teens, the primary means by which young Americans connected with the web was through mobile devices, WiFi and high-bandwidth cellular service.
Social media, constant connectivity and on-demand entertainment and communication are innovations Millennials adapted to as they came of age. For those born after , these are largely assumed. Recent research has shown dramatic shifts in youth behaviors, attitudes and lifestyles — both positive and concerning — for those who came of age in this era.
Beginning to track this new generation over time will be of significant importance. Not sticking is a matter of whether or not media organizations start using the term. And not just any media organization.
As for determining the dates for Millennials, it all came down to demographics, and the old adage of comparing apples to apples.
Twenty years. And so in , Millennials are people between 15 and And then they work back from there to figure out when they were born. If it seems like we're skipping over a generation, that's because we are. And for the most part, ad agencies did too. In , Douglas Coupland wrote his book Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture about the anonymity he and his contemporaries felt growing up in the shadow of the Baby Boomers.
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