The most utilized is the Internet. According to Teenage Research Unlimited, more than 80 percent of teenagers have Internet access, whether at home, school, work, a friend's home or the library. A recent study by the Fortino Group further predicts that current 10- to 17-year olds will spend one-third of their lives (23 years) on the Internet. (Kellogg.edu) Chat rooms, games, buying and selling paraphernalia, etc. These are only a few of the millions of things a person can do on the Internet. Generation Y is riding high on the technology wave and they are hardworking focused people. At this point they definitely have the upper hand by understanding the technology the rest of the world can't grasp. .
When it comes to our government, generation Y was once concerned, especially after the events of September 11th, but this eventually faded. These days our government is the least of our worries. After the terrorist attacks on September 11th, people of our generation were very concerned with what was going on. Our economy was going downhill and our government was crummy. But as our economy was picking up, most of us could care less. As long as we were safe and mindful, we were okay with what was going on around us. According to the annual survey of college freshman conducted by UCLA's Higher Education Research Institute, only 28.1 percent of last year's students reported following politics. (Kantrowitz 49) Another circumstance is that our president is George W. Bush. He is not the most popular president. Teenagers and young adults these days believe that he is just as senseless as we are. In order for people of our generation to want to be aware about that is going on in our government, we need someone to look up to. George Bush is not that guy. Generation Y is a generation where we want to feel needed. In both of the situations above, people of our generation do not feel like we are part of the whole.
Boweus, Gonzales and Glynn are typical of the generation known as Generation Y. ... Generation Y is an ethnically diverse generation. ... To Generation Y, the media seem to skew reality and exaggerate events. ... Technology is the buzz word when it comes to Generation Y. ... A characteristic of Generation Y purchasing is brand association. ...
Generation Y is a demographic cohort who born between in 1981 and 1999. It is also called Millennials, Net generations, Echo Boomers, Internet Generation or Nexters as this group of people was growing up with the technological advancement which bring out dramatic increasing trend of using electronic devices among the Generation Y. ... As the Generation Y was growing up in a technological development era, it is also known as the "connected" generation. ... Generation Y workforce develops and creates the usage of new technologies in connecting and communicating. ... Comparing with olde...
The five generations include of the Traditional Generation or Traditionalists (pre-1945); the Baby Boomers (1946 – 1964); the Generation X (1965 – early 1980s); the Generation Y or Millennials (early 1980s – early 2000s); the Generation Z or Linkster Generation (after 2000s). ... In facts, the currently enterprises usually need to have a young and potential workforce of Generation Y (Millennials) in order to develop business with the better performance. There is also reason of the generational conflicts between Generation X and Generation Y in any enterprise. ... For example...
My research will fill in the gaps around the impact of social media in today's generation on whether not this generation, otherwise known as Generation Y, is addicted to social media. ... These studies fill in the gaps of current research due to the lack of information regarding social media addiction of generation Y people. ... Hypothesis Collected evidence proves that Generation Y individuals are addicted to social media websites such as Facebook and Twitter compared to other generations. ... The results will display whether or not Generation Y is in fact addicted to social media compa...
This generation is Generation Y. ... Generation Y covers all people born from 1981 to 2001. ... Generation Y has been stereotyped basically in the same way that Generation X has except for the fact that the forecast for Generation Y is looking rather severe. ... I am a member of Generation Y and have divorced parents. ... This is how Generation X and Generation Y have been exploited. ...
Generations, or eras, are groups of individuals close to age and our Generation, which became known as Generation Y or the Millennials, often faces the same problems. ... We, Generation Y, tend to easily become affected by those around us, which can change us completely without us noticing. ... Our generation, Generation Y, have such huge expectations for ourselves and often tend to fail due to underestimating the difficulty of the goal, goals such as guidance and acceptance. ... It is a huge aspect in today's generation's lives. ... In today's generation, it is common to have ...
These different generations include seniors, boomers, generation x, generation y, and millennial. ... The advertising generation of the Generation Y is from 1979 to 1995 and is 26% of the population. ... Many advertisers believe that if you want to be successful then you must understand what the Generation Y wants. Generation Y has also grown up with technology, they are in the digital age. Generation Y is known to be a "confident, self-reliant, optimistic and positive generation." ...
It is fair to say that the baby boomer generation gave its fair share Presently a few baby boomers are lobbying to create a boomer Generation Y is beginning to experience what the baby boomers experienced with the Vietnam War. ... Generation Y is the age group coming of age in today's world, the 24 years and younger category which, for our purposes, does not include kids too young to formulate their own political opinions. ... Generation Y is greatly underestimated in today's politics. ... When baby boomers were the age of today's generation Y, civil service was more inclin...
