Generation comparisons

I am a huge fan of Eric Chester, an American author, speaker and consultant who focuses on understanding what he calls “Generation Why” (what a cool title!! I wish I had thought of that first). You can see his excellent work at http://www.generationwhy.com.

He has a nice summary of the three generations now in the workplace. The dates on his summary reflect the consensus among American researchers. My own dates (Boomers 1946-1965; Xers 1966 – 1985 and Millennials 1986 – present) reflect more of an international bias, recognising that different countries arte slightly ahead or slightly trailing these median date ranges.

Read Eric’s summary at his website (and spend some time looking around while you are there), or see below.

Generational Comparison Chart :: Attitudes and Influences of Adolescence
TOPIC	BABY BOOMERS 1946-1964	GENERATION X 1964-1979	GENERATION Y (WHY) 1980-1994
The Future	Is ours!	Sucks!	Might not happen!
Television	Bonanza	Family Ties	Jerry Springer
Wealth	I’ll earn it!	I don’t care that much about it.	Gimme, or I’ll take it!
Heroes/Role Models	Men of Character	Men and Women of Character	What’s Character?
Kids Killing Kids	Unthinkable	It’s possible	It’s everywhere
For Kicks	Drive-Ins	Drive Thrus	Drive Bys
Employment for Teens	Hard to find	I’ll work if I have to.	Jobs are a dime a dozen!
Loyalty to Employer	I could work my way to the top!	This could lead to the top!	If I can’t take Saturday off, I’ll quit!
Parents	Try to please them.	Try to put up with them.	Aren’t around much.
Justice	Always prevails	Usually prevails	Can be bought
School/Training	Tell me WHAT to do.	Show me HOW to do it.	WHY do I need to learn this?
Respecting Elders	Is automatic	Is polite	Just because they’re older? No way!
Credit/Borrowing	Only if I have to.	If I really want something.	How much can I get?
Environment	Don’t litter.	Save the whales.	It’s too late now.
Government	Is there dishonesty?	There is dishonesty!	Is there honesty?
Communication	Via parents’ phone	Via personal phone	Pager/cell phone/E-mail/chat rooms
Shock Rock Icons	Little Richard	Boy George	Marilyn Manson
	Elvis Presley	Ozzy Ozborne	Nirvana
	Alice Cooper	Madonna	Eminem
Change	Dislike	Accept	Demand
Streetwise	Naïve	Aware	Experienced
Technology	Ignorant	Comfortable	Masters
Video Game	Pong	PacMan	Mortal Kombat
Pornography	In Movie Theaters	In Video Stores	On TV, or a click away online.
Promiscuity leads to	Mono	Herpes	AIDS

Source: http://www.generationwhy.com/articles-and-information/generational-comparison-chart.html

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