Millennial Generation- The millennial generation refers to those that were born after 1980 (myself). I think the presented research is wrong in that people in the millennial generation don't communicate as much as they claim, at least through my observation. Though there is some communication, I have yet to see it be a deeper level of communication. We can call our parents for directions and good financial tips, however I don't think that is unique to this generation, except within the ease in which we can call them. According to the chart by the Pew Research Center, it makes sense that this generation almost doubles the population of the silent generation. This is why I don't want to have too many kids: the world population is already too big. It also makes sense that there are a lesser amount of white people. I would attribute this to the growing acceptance of inter-racial relationships and the ability to move from country to country relatively easier.
Gen X- The people of this generation were born between 1965-80. It is referred to the generation that will "make or break us" and is the base of teachers and professors today. "Barak Obama is it's first star." This was the start of the "consciousness revolution" that resulted from issues such as divorce. As was polled, 2 out of 3 moms said that they'd stay in a bad marriage over the opposite for the baby boomer generation. In education students were often told "Their schools were failures. Their schools were dangerous. Their teachers were poorly trained. The students are stupid."
The Baby Boomer- the baby boomer generation consists of people who were born between 1946-64, World War II through the invention of the birth control pill. Karen McCullough says that this is a generation of "no coddling... who got our identity for praise."
The Silent Generation- People born between 1928-45. They got their "silent" label due to their conformist and civic instincts.
The Greatest Generation- Refers to people born before 1928. I could not watch the video because when I clicked on it, it said "This video is private."
I don't know if this chart can be seen, but I liked it the best because it shows the great difference between people of all generations and their different ideas towards social media and increased technology. I think I like it so much because I always laugh at the conversations my grandma tries to have with us about the hazards of social media. She often says quotes like, "Do you know that people post photos of them selves and other people can see it? I would never." She also refuses to text.
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