Comparing Generation X And Generation Y

Also known as the millennials, people of Generation Y are those who were born after 1981 to meet the new millennium at a young age, characterized primarily by deeply involving in digital technology. At the time of emergence of the term “Generation Y” it contrasted the Generation X, which corresponds to the previous demographic generation.
Characteristics of generation are different in different countries depending on the political, economic, social and other conditions. Whereas the generation "Y" in the United States decided to attribute born in the years 1981-2000, in Russia it is treated to generation born in the new socio-political conditions, with the beginning of Gorbachev's perestroika, the collapse of the USSR - 1990-2000 years. However,

It is extremely important for this generation to express themselves. For example, in China, with a population of over a billion people, the desire to stand out from the crowd, to be an individual, has become a cornerstone of Chinese youth culture. In countries around the world through access to the Internet people are asserting themselves in online role-playing games of the genre MMORPG and virtual worlds. The most expressive representatives of the generation of "y" have earned the recognition organizing online community by launching Internet memes, or collecting flash mobs. Other, more socially shy people, find themselves in an anonymous online communication, allowing them to be more unfettered. Generation "Y" was formed at a time when the Internet has caused a global revolution in the traditional media. Compared with previous generations, this characterized by universal accessibility of any information, music, cinema, which could not help but affect the business of the TV channels, recording studios and entertainment industry in general. In countries with more stringent laws, the spread of unlicensed content on the network has become a problem, and the state and the authorities are trying to monitor the implementation of the copyright law. Nevertheless, torrent trackers now are winning back the market share from the respective owners, and now music lovers do not hunt for new disks, but easily download it (legally or

Youth unemployment in Europe still remains at a high level (40% in Spain, 35% in the Baltic States, 19.1% in the UK and over 20% in many other countries). In other regions, unemployment is also high, in particular in the US employment statistics of youth has been conducting since 1948, and unemployment in this population reached a record only in July 2009, reaching 18.5%. In Asia and other regions, the situation is somewhat different, but the problem of unemployment is relevant as well. Another name of generation "Y" is "Generation of trophies." This term reflects the trend of displaying in competitive sports, as well as in other areas of life, where there is no winner and loser. There "won the friendship» and everyone gets a "thank you for participating in the competition." A survey of employers confirmed that the same way the younger generation "y" shows itself in the corporate culture. Some employers are concerned about the fact that young people have too high expectations from their employment; they prefer to adjust the working conditions for life and not vice versa. However, they are able to work, want to get some impact of their work and greater participation in decision-making, prefer flexible working hours. Now and in the future, according to experts, representatives of the generation of "Y" will often change jobs. The personnel departments of some large organizations have in mind this psychological conflict and try to remove it by