Millennials, or America’s youth born between 1982 and 2000, now number 83.1 million and represent more than 25 percent of the nation’s population, according to the new U.S. Census Bureau. Millennials are tech savvy, diverse and have the most liberal attitudes in regards to social and cultural issues than any other generation. Yet the older generation considers them to be a lazy, narcissistic and an egotistical group of people. This is false, the millennial generation is actually the smartest, most open-minded and self-involved individuals society has ever seen. Joel Stein (Time Magazine), believes “[millennials] are pragmatic idealists, tinkerers more than dreamers, life hackers”, they are filled with confidence and high expectations. On top …show more content…
These sites contain all kinds of things such as news, gossip, photographs, anything that is important in the eyes of society. The use of technology makes it easier to communicate with others, the philosophers, Kwane Appiah and Kenji Yoshino would think highly of this generation because they have developed new ways to have a conversation and are open to change. In Joel Stein’s article “Millennials: The Me Me Me Generation” he proves how millennials are positively impacting American culture, the workplace and laws through the use of technology.
Millennials have created a faster and more efficient way to interact in society, they invented social media. Mark Zuckerberg, a millennial himself and the inventor of Facebook, started the movement by constructing a website that allows people to share photos and communicate with each other. Without the millennial generation social media would
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The young generation was told during their childhood they can be anything they want to be, no matter who they are. This is the idea that lingers throughout millennials mind and gives them the drive to strive for greatness because “There’s not this us-vs.-them thing [anymore]… Maybe that’s why millennials don’t rebel,” says Tavi Gevinson from Steins article. The new generation does not see racial differences, most just see each other as human beings. Millennials of all races have been given an equal opportunity to be successful in life because of the civil rights laws created by the Supreme Court. This why the young generation fights so hard for equality because their upbringing made them accepting towards all people and concerned about human rights. For example, The BlackLivesMatter movement that is going on, millennials are the majority of people out supporting and protesting. Knowing they are the future leaders of American, they feel the need to make a change in order to live in a peaceful society. The young generation is going to rewrite the current laws because they more open to change and are now able to express their voices through the use of the internet. The generation is more open to change because of their passion for social equality and have “this desire for authenticity, our
Stein assists in helping the readers understand that millennials have "just mutated to adapt to their environment"(31) by providing quotes and examples, even of people who may be a part of the older generations. This helps readers acknowledge there has been a change within technology, which millennials have had alongside them their entire lives. Stein points out: "Imagine being used to that technology your whole life and having to sit through algebra"(32). Although millennials seem to be on their phones a great deal, they have not been taught to do otherwise. Millennials did not grow up "trapping their friends in houses to watch their terrible vacation slideshows"(32); they grew up "watching reality-TV shows"(30) and "interacting all day but almost entirely through a screen"(29).
Mark Bauerlein makes it extremely clear that Generation Y, The Millennials, are losing their intelligence and drive to acquire and obtain knowledge. Bauerlein states in the beginning of his book that he is not here to undermine and look down upon this Generation but to share the facts of reality, a reality that the young people of today simple do not care about their education and see social media such as Twitter and Instagram a more important way of spending their free time. This Generation is extremely lucky, never before has so
Despite this, he concluded his essay by mentioning that they’re “not a new species” and have been heavily influenced by the baby-boomers, also known as the “Me Generation” (Stein Millennials: The Me Me Me Generation). The redeeming qualities for millennials surprisingly springs from their flaws: he points out that their lack of respect towards authority means they haven’t learned to resent it, and their self-confident edge allows them to “negotiate” for things such as “better contracts.” (Stein
But let me say here today, enough is enough, I am sick of this slander against my generation, we deserve better than what these critics say. Certainly it is true millennials have had a tougher time growing up than previous generations--our high-rates of depression and anxiety show this. This is perfectly understandable however, for we also face tremendous burdens that our parents and grandparents did not. Consider today’s economic numbers.
The newcomers who are the generation X and millennial have not had it as hard as the silent generation and baby boomers. These days’ people are more aware of how bad the LGBT community has been treated. It was the old timers who worked hard to address the issues and fought hard for gay rights. Today gay marriage is legal in all fifty states. Due to this the newcomers will learn from the old timers how to never give up and fight for the things you love and want.
Generation X has grew up in a society without social media and they not only have they adapted but also invented it. Moreover, historical events such as The Civil Rights Movement, the end of the Cold War and the fall of The Berlin Wall have been a part of the growth of the Generation X. Generation Y, also known as the millennials, were born in a world of emerging technology. Technology is an essential part of their
Overall, it is clear to see that the Millennial Generation is almost the exact opposite of the generations before them. While this is not necessarily negative in all aspects of the generation’s traits, the differences have unquestionably started buzz in the media. As time goes on, it will be interesting to see how the newer generations behave.
In 1963 when Martin Luther King. Jr gave his speech most song writers wrote songs to coordinate and gave people hope that change is going to come , baby boomers sang these songs at marches and rallies according to a story written by Juan Williams called “ Songs of the summer of 1963..and 2013” . The Millennials biggest influence today is Kylie Jenner , a reality TV star and the songs only consists of foul language and insulting each other this definitely prove that the baby boomers worked hard for us millennials to have a better future
Consequently, tragedies such as Columbine School Shooting to the terrorist attack on 9/11 has dramatically impacted how the Millennial generation view the unfortunate reality that the world “Can be a scary place” (Johnson and Johnson, 2010, p. 111). Not surprisingly, the Millennial generation is considered the most technological advanced generation, significantly since the generation was raised during America’s thriving technological evolution. According to Johnson and Johnson (2010), 97% of Generation Y own a computer and 94% own a cell phone” (p. 113). Today, in most organizations, the Millennial generation makes about 35% of the workforce (Johnson and Johnson, 2010, p. 127).
Generational differences Generational differences is a broad concept that means the lack of cultural adaptation between two successive generations or to the rupture and continuity of the culture of a society from generation to generation. The generation gap is known as the natural differences in beliefs, values and norms among generations. It should be noted that the difference between generations is what a group of people born between particular years and this phenomenon is quite different with age diversity. There is a potential to lead to conflict in the workplace due to generation differences. There is a possibility of this stereotype at work that Baby boomers consider Generation X as lazy generation and Generation X consider Baby boomers
Each generation has unique reasons why they hold on to certain values. They all had distinct events and challenges they had to overcome in order to progress. And because of that they each respond differently to leadership and have preferred traits that they look for in leadership and interactions. Furthermore just because a certain generations require certain traits are no fault to them, they didn’t create the environment they were raised in. They are merely playing the cards they were
In 2010, Ng, Schweitzer, and Lyons studied Millennials in a workforce the study concluded Millennials set realistic about starting their careers, they valued rapid advancement, individualistic aspects of jobs and a work life balance. In contrast, Kennedy, (2003) found that most Baby Boomers valued job security and would sacrifice family time for job security and long-term employment. Generation Xers were found to enjoy work that was challenging to them and provided them with the opportunity to acquire transferable skills for future
Introduction Attention getter: Who in here has heard of Generation X, Y, or Z or know what it means? Background and audience relevance: Generation X, Generation Y, and Generation Z has many names and terminology for this culture and the most popular term currently being tossed around is the word Millennials. You have probably heard the word being used at least once in the past month or so whether it is on the news, on social media, or in school. Speaker 's credibility: As a member of society, I am part of this generation.
Their attitude towards work is easy going. The employers need to change their ways to provide guidance to these young people and helping them get settled in their career. The greatest strengths the millennial generation has offered in the workplace are: • They are more technology savvy. They are highly skilled in operating different systems.
Youth today are very inclined in using social media. Most of the students tend to believe that social media helps them a lot in terms of learning, studying, researching and finding information. Students can be easily influenced. Due to their curiosity, they want to explore or try what is new and trending to be able to fit into the society. They are able to easily adapt everything that they see around them.