tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19733180.post3938382462250575977..comments2024-03-24T07:56:33.811-05:00Comments on Allan R. Bevere: Rethinking the Millennial GenerationAllan R. Beverehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07903011101108437513noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19733180.post-310579755266002252012-05-05T18:19:23.450-05:002012-05-05T18:19:23.450-05:00Matt,
I have to say that the more I go on, the le...Matt,<br /><br />I have to say that the more I go on, the less I am enamored with these generational studies. There is certainly some truth to them, but I sometimes think we draw the lines too sharply between the generations, and we end up drawing caricatures.Allan R. Beverehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07903011101108437513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19733180.post-16357624275229143242012-05-05T09:41:31.277-05:002012-05-05T09:41:31.277-05:00They say GenX was so disillusioned by politics (Ce...They say GenX was so disillusioned by politics (Cenergy/oil crisis, Chernobyl, Iran-Contra, War on Drugs, S&L, recession, etc) that they sought change from with in the business-economic-community rather than through change via politics. I'm not surprised that the Gen-Me is reversing that as they witnessed Enron, Auto Bu-Outs, and other economic scandals that probably caused disillusionment, refocusing their trust on government who "should have done more to prevent". Interestingly, the only thing that seems to bind the two generations is the environment.Vayhinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19733180.post-819172772560617092012-05-04T21:46:14.784-05:002012-05-04T21:46:14.784-05:00I was born in 1980, so I am both among the younges...I was born in 1980, so I am both among the youngest of GenX and the oldest of the Millennials. Both/and defines this generation, so to your question of "which?", I can only say, "yes. both/and"Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07725829998119648772noreply@blogger.com