Silent Generation(1925-1942)
Baby Boom Gen.(1943-1960)
Generation X(1961-1981)
Millennials(1982-2000)
“The Crisis”Environment
- Crisis - Depression/WWII
Childhood- Non-existant
Archetype- Artist
Characteristics- Passive- Content- Inner-directed
“The High”Environment
- Post War- Need to rebuild
Childhood- Indulged
Archetype- Prophet
Characteristics- Idealism/Choice- Achievement
“The Awakening”Environment
- Economy struggles- “latch-key” kids
Childhood- Abandoned
Archetype- Nomad
Characteristics- Disillusioned- Independent- Adaptable
“The Unraveling”Environment
- 9/11/Terrorism- Culture Wars- Technology
Childhood- Protected
Archetype- Hero
Characteristics- Confident- Resilient- Little self-
control
Eras Turnings
Millennial Generation - YOU
As a child, I was sheltered and not allowed to watch the Power Rangers or other such violent and crude television series. My
parents divorced when I was two and my childhood was constantly in limbo between two separate households. I sleep next to my phone and computer, and I do not trust politicians. The morning of September 11, 2001, I was in school with my classmates. I expect to graduate college $40,000 in student
debt and afterward, to move back home to live with my parents. To myself and the other eighty million Americans born between 1982 and 2000, these experiences are the norm. We are the “perma-children,” the 9/11 generation – or the “screw you generation” – but we much prefer being referred to as the
Millennial Generation.
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