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Move over millennials, there’s a new generation in town. Dubbed ‘iGen,’ they differ from their predecessors on a range of measures, from mental health to time spent with friends.
The “Xennials” are supposedly a group born between the late 1970s and early 1980s, who were born analogue and became digital adults. But the evidence for their existence isn’t as clear-cut as we might hope.
The anxiety that young people are messing things up goes back centuries.
How has the first generation of kids to grow up with the iPhone been affected?
It’s become fashionable to suggest that generational designations are arbitrary or a ‘myth.’ But social scientists can pinpoint generational and cultural changes with a surprising degree of accuracy.
Research has shed new light on whether we prefer policies that would benefit ourselves or our descendants.
The debate about different generations’ economic status misses the inequality within generations, especially younger Australians.
The stereotype of a dependent generation who won’t leave home ignores the many reasons adult family members choose to live together in the one house.
There is very little empirical evidence to substantiate most claims about generational differences.
Much like the latest Zack Snyder film, the inter-generational war being played out in the press seems largely unnecessary.
The severing of what many consider an everlasting bond is more common than you’d think.
With more health information going online, it has never been easier to proactively manage our health. Problem is, the people who would benefit the most are using it the least.
Having enjoyed continuously increasing prosperity since the Second World War, Australians have come to expect that each generation will live a better life than the last. But this steady progress may be…
A medical colleague was shaking his head in disgust. “What is wrong with these medical students today?” he asked. “They just don’t have the same work ethic they used to. In our day, we didn’t have to be…
Making sense of what is happening in our own time requires sharp thinking. Today, however, catch-phrases and clichés abound. More specifically we rely on cliches about generations. Journalists, bestselling…
Narcissistic, lazy, and overly confident – this is the way some see the new generation of young people starting to go to our universities. According to teacher Lynn Van Der Wagan, who sparked an online…
Generational difference is one of the major issues of our time. Game shows like Talkin’‘bout Your Generation assume that Baby Boomers, Gen X and Gen Y contestants have very different attitudes and knowledge…
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