| The moniker of Millennial Generation stems from our | | | | began having an implact on the birth rate.. |
| compulsion to place a label on anything and everything. | | | | Generation X |
| Getting organized appears to be one character trait | | | | Originally given the title of the Baby Bust generation, |
| Americans compelling. One writer even places "get | | | | this group followed the Baby Boomers. Finally putting to |
| organized" in the top 10 New Year's resolutions. While | | | | rest the title that identified them as the offspring of the |
| we may not always put things where they belong, we | | | | Boomers, this age grouping was able to find its own |
| do seem to have this innate penchant to "tag and bag" | | | | rightful place in societal history. This cohort is age |
| or the need to classify and sort everything in sight. | | | | bracketed from 1985 to 1980 and tends to be |
| This compulsion leads to dividing our existing population | | | | educated entrepreneurial loners. |
| into age group brackets. When it comes to population | | | | The Millennial Generation |
| segments, we make every attempt to identify cohorts | | | | The Millennial Generation could see their designation |
| with similar experiences, thinking, and principles. As | | | | change over the years as circumstances and |
| such, it is not always easy to arrive at an adequate | | | | demographics change. This cohort gets its name from |
| description and that description may change over the | | | | the fact that those individuals born during this period will |
| years as the experiences of that age band change or | | | | not reach maturity until after the turn of the century. |
| circumstances change. | | | | The terms Generations "Y", "Next", and "Net" are also |
| In 2010, four currently existing population age groupings | | | | common names previously assigned to this evolving |
| or eras have been identified: | | | | group. While not everyone agrees on what years to |
| The Silent Generation | | | | ssign to this era, the consensus seems to be the |
| This particular classification includes everyone born | | | | years 1981 to 2000. The defining elements of this |
| before 1946. While the number of individuals in this | | | | particular timeframe appear to be increased use and |
| group is diminishing, this cohort includes folks that | | | | familiarity with all kinds of digital media sources and |
| experienced the Great Depression as well as their | | | | technologies. The group is the first to consider such |
| children. This era also includes individuals that were | | | | behaviors like texting or tweeting as a part of |
| members of the Armed Forces during World War I | | | | everyday life rather than a digital innovation. To |
| and World War II. First referred to as the GI generation | | | | Millennials, social networking is just a way to further |
| in contrast with the political activism and | | | | their search for understanding and meaning. |
| anti-establishment focus of the Baby Boomers that | | | | Individual members of the Millennial Generation are |
| followed, this title gave way to the current designation. | | | | more likely to embrace and trust institutions than either |
| The Baby Boomers | | | | the "Baby Boomers" or the "X" generations that |
| Baby Boomers (better known as Boomers) were born | | | | preceded them when those groups were at the same |
| during the period 1946 to 1964. Boomers are now | | | | age in their generational growth. |
| experiencing their retirement years, bringing their large | | | | Each era has its own personality traits developed by |
| economic influence with them. While this group may be | | | | impact of biological aging, unique historical |
| entering their golden age, it is not sitting idly by in the | | | | circumstances in the earlier formative years of their |
| proverbial rocking chair. They are becoming active in | | | | time, and the affects of major events such as wars. |
| their communities and using their resources to make | | | | As with all other eras, the Millennial Generation will |
| life better for others whenever they can. This moniker | | | | make its mark on society as it continues to mature |
| originates with demographic changes during this era. | | | | and reacts to the day-to-day circumstances it must |
| Coomencing in 1946, there was an increase in the | | | | face. |
| number of births until the popularity of birth control pills | | | | |