youth in america

8/13/2019 Youth in America

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children of +aby +oomers or early members of Generation , the most diverse generation in American history . are nonwhite or

Latino also called 0Generation Y12 or the et #internet$ Generation roughly ( of the American population


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Major events or yo!nger generation in "meri#a:


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$%ara#teristi#s o Millenials:

"hey are nurtured by omnipresent parents1 optimistic1 and focused3 typically strong bonds between these students and their parents1 particularly

with their mothers1 and they stay very connected even when they go away toschool

e4pected to e4cel by their parents highly scheduled and sheltered in childhood went to 0play groups2 and played soccer from the age of often spoiled as a result of changing child-rearing practices 5espect authority1 identify with their parents6 values "hey schedule everything3

"hey feel enormous academic pressure3 7alling crime rates3 7alling teen pregnancy rates3 +ut with school safety problems8 they have to live with the thought that they could be shot atschool1 they learned early that the world is not a safe place3


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"hey feel like a generation and have great e4pectations for themselves3 &ith unlimited access to information tend to be assertive with strong views3 9nvision the world as a :./; place8 want fast and immediate processing3 "hey have been told over and over again that they are special1 and they

e4pect the world to treat them that way3 "hey do not live to work1 they prefer a more rela4ed work environment with

a lot of hand holding and praise3


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grew up in a time of economic prosperity followed by recession1 recentgraduates have trouble finding work

tend to be conventional1 accepting of societal rules and e4pectations team-oriented achievement-oriented> likes being rewarded and told that they 0did a good

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@ultitasking is a way of life for this generation 7ocusing on one activity for long periods of time is difficult for millennials1

with endless distractions from technology1 most millennials cannot focus for long periods of time #average attention

span is :( minutes$1 less millennials read newspapers and book for pleasure1" 1 movies1 and music have also become shorter and faster


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constant social contact with friends via e-mail1 Bnstant @essaging1 cell phones1 and social networks

&igital natives raised in a technological environment accepts that environment as the norm grown up surrounded by digital devices and regularly uses these devices to

interact with other people and the outside world3


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Crefer digital literacy as they grew up in a digital environment3 ave neverknown a world without computersE "hey get all their information and mostof their sociali!ation from the Bnternet3

"oday6s students have spent their entire lives surrounded by and usingcomputers1 videogames1 digital music players1 video cams1 cell phones1 andall the other toys and tools of the digital age

"oday6s average college grads have spent less than F1((( hours of their livesreading1 but over (1((( hours playing video games #not to mention :(1(((hours watching " $

Hocial networking>

@ost popular websites are 7acebook and twitter Ceople have hundreds of friends1 but may talk with few of them in real life Croblems with cyber-bullying1 lack of privacy Bnternet slang/culture> L


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@illenials> more materialistic#caring about money and buying things$and self-centered#caring about themselves over others$*

-the number of students who said being wealthy was very important to

them increased from .F for +aby +oomers #surveyed between )I;and )'F$ to ;( for Gen , and ;F for @illennials3

-"he number who said it was important to keep up to date with politicalaffairs fell1 from F( for +oomers to ) for Gen , and F for@illennials3

-JDeveloping a meaningful philosophy of lifeJ decreased the most1across generations1 from ; for +oomers to .F for @illennials3

-J+ecoming involved in programs to clean up the environmentJ droppedfrom for +oomers to : for @illennials3


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