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Gen Z, millennial, zillennial? Find your generation — and what it means — by year
Where were you when the space shuttle Challenger exploded?
The answer to that question is just one example of how generations identify with a shared experience. Baby boomers may have watched from a break room at the office or heard about it on the radio. Many Generation X kids sat in a classroom and watched live on television as the first space-bound teacher, year-old Christa McAuliffe, perished with six fellow astronauts. The earliest millennials may have witnessed this moment, too, but would probably be too ung to remember.
Then there's the rest of us − the roughly 44% of Americans living today (and growing) − who were born after the disaster in January and did not share the impact it had on the country.
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And that's how shared generational experiences work. Identifying with a generation becomes a snabbskrift for references to shared common cultural experiences, advances in technology and behaviors forged bygd witnessing collective significant historical events. Generational identity also info
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You’ve heard it all before: millennials are lazy, baby boomers are mega-rich and as for Generation Z, they see more of their phone screen than their own family.
But what do these different labels actually mean, and do any of the stereotypes attached to them contain any grains of truth?
Dr Alexis Abramson, an expert in what are known as ‘generational cohorts’, says we define generations because “when you are born affects your attitudes, your perceptions, your values, your behaviours.”
This means that each of them has their own characteristics. Let's take a look at them.
The Silent Generation
This is the first defined generational group. It refers to those born between and , so these are people who lived through World War Two. The name comes from an article in Time magazine from the s, and alludes to the fact that the children of this generation were taught to be seen and not heard. According to Dr Abramson, this group are:
- disciplined
- value-oriented and loyal
- interested in direct communication, so enjoy speaking in person as opposed to via technology
Baby Boomers
This is the only generation that’s been defined by an official government bod
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What separates Generation Y from X? And hey Gen Z and Gen A, welcome to the party! What’s the cutoff? How old is each generation? Are they really that different?
It’s easy to see why there is so much confusion about generational cohorts.
If you’ve ever felt muddled by this "alphabet soup" of names — you’re not alone. The real frustration hits when you realize that Millennial consumers represent the highest-spending generation in — with a projected $ trillion tab.
And though their current wealth has been dragged down by not one but two “once-in-a-lifetime” economic crises during their most impactful career years, Millennials stand to inherit over $68 trillion from Baby Boomer and early Gen X parents by the year , setting them up to potentially be the most wealthy generation in U.S. history.
Generation Z isn’t far behind, projected to hit $33 trillion in income by — that’s more than a quarter of all global income — and pass Millennials in spending power the year after. 3
And coming up last but not least is Generation Alpha, the name given by social analyst Mark McCrindle to the youngest children on the planet. By the year there will be nearly 2 billion members of Generation