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    Millennials is the generation of people who were born between the years of 1982 and 2000. The millennial generation consists of roughly seventy-six million people which is the largest generation yet. What sets millennials apart from other generations, is that they are the first generation to be raised with technology. “Most notably, the Millennials treat technology as their ‘sixth sense’. It is a significant characteristic and skill set that distinguishes them from members of other generations” (Alexander

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    from different generations. A prime example would be the indifference between two major groups who exist in two different mental complacencies: Older generation versus younger. It is very obvious that these two groups have many differences; for instance, the Silent Generation came from a society much more regimented and different than that of today’s Millennial. Although the events of the older generation  lead up to the formation of today’s society, part of the Silent Generation is still living

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    of this “Generation X” group? Typically, people who were born in the years of 1965-1980. People who were born in those times had a hard life. They grew up during the Aids breakout, the fall of the Berlin Wall, Watergate and the end of the Cold War. This lead to them being Suspicious and cynical. People of this generation usually don’t trust too many people. You are considered being apart of the “Millennials” generation if you were born in the years of 1981-2000. People of this generation are typically

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    Generations Throughout time, the people of the Gen Z, Gen X, and generations before, show significant qualities and differ from generation to generation. A change from my generation to the past is how we talk and have new lingo in our conversations. Also, equality for women in the work place and at home. My generation doesn’t have much of a work ethic and is very lazy when it comes to jobs. The variance in our conversations, the equality in work place, and the laziness of my generation are a change

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    There are five generations in the workforce, each unique and with similar characteristics as the others (Noe, 2017): Traditionalists/ Silent Generation, born 1925 to1945 Baby Boomers, born in 1946 to 1964 Generation X 1965 to 1980 Generation Y/Millennials/Echo Boomers, born in 1981 to 1995 Generation Z/Digital Natives, born in 1996 and on For many years, many organizations focused on aging workforce issues; however, the shift is moved to trying to manage a multigenerational workforce (Cekada, 2012)

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    millennial generation or generation Y, tends to be known as the generation that gets caught up in rapid trend cycles, fast fashion, and throw away consumerism. While the millennial generation is criticized for these different points, it raises the question if they are actually implementing pro-environmental practices. This article looked at how generations households affect the environment and compared them, the authors tried to tie the sustainabilities of the households to their specific generations to

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    Today, three generations work side by side in American businesses, each with their own differing values. Managers need to recognize their unique characteristics and plan accordingly. The term "Generation Gap" entered our daily lexicon in the 1960s when members of the Boomer generation were teenagers. It recognized the chasm that existed between the Boomers and their parents in regard to their divergent political views, taste in music, the clothes they wore, and professional goals: Baby Boomers

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    The past generation has label the current generation the dumbest generation.thus making lots critics toward the current generations and with someone one the other side,Bauerlein . Mark Bauerlein in his book “the Dumbest Generation” says today's generation is the dumbest generation,this has been going on for millions of years in this world every old generation has labeled the current generation the dumbest.this is an ongoing debate.it lasted this the70s when the world was starting to modernize around

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    Millennial Generation Society is changing rapidly, through technology, education, family structure, life expectancy, and religion. One of the major changes, in society, is due to the rise of the Millennial Generation or Generation Y. Millennials have some very distinct characteristics that completely differentiate them from past generations. Now that the generation is growing and becoming young adults, research is becoming more assessable about them. This causes the generation to receive their own

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    unknown future may be frightening, but knowing the Millennials are the next generation of leaders to change the world should be comforting. Millennials make up the population of society that was born between 1980 and 2000 and “in America there are more millennials right now than baby boomers – more than 80 million” (Simmons-Duffit). Just like every new generation, the Millennials have been endlessly criticized by older generations. They have been called lazy, entitled, self-absorbed, social media crazed

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