Generation In My Generation

My thoughts in this presentation are individual and reflect my lifestyle, my learnings, my culture and my opinions, and although many other Aboriginal people around the country may relate to my words, mine is only one of many voices. What I have seen and reflected on is what I see and hear when I volunteer at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Hospital Liaison Service. I sometimes sit with patients, Aunties, Uncles and Elders in our community and hear stories, sometimes well most of the time hilarious stories, but also sad stories, stories I will reflect on during my presentation.

People naturally like to generalise over a large group, it puts less stress on our brain. One such generalisation is the generations that people talk about, Baby Boomers, Gen X, Millenials, and Gen Z. In “Move Over, Millennials, Here Comes Generation Z” Alex Williams discusses a possible outcome of what Gen Z is to be as compared to the Millennials.

As students, freshmen come into high school knowing that they are hated by every upperclassmen in the school, with the exception of some friends and possibly family. The freshmen don’t understand why they are disliked, and most of the upperclassmen can’t tell you why they despise the freshmen, except for some unproved responses such as: “They’re annoying”, or “They’re so immature”. This sequence occurs every year. As the freshmen turn into upperclassmen, they too develop a hate for the incoming freshmen. This relationship is common on a larger scale as well; older generations view the younger generations as annoying, dumb, and immature. Dealing with three generations today, we have the omniscient Baby Boomers (1946-1964), impious

With the development of the telephone that was connected to a dialer via cable to wireless transmitted mobile phones. Reflecting on how she communicated in her youthful days, Mrs. Nguyen stated, “If we wanted to meet up somewhere, we would go to each other homes or meet at school and plan there, there were no such things as phones.” It is obvious to see that social change has taken place between generation X and Z. As the youth of generation Z are very reliant on mobile phones, found from the age of 13-17, 73% of teenagers obtain or are granted access to a smartphone and whereas 12% either choose not to have one or do

In our country’s government, my generation would act differently than our predecessors and those in office to better benefit society. Instead our fighting with other countries, my generation would work to try to act peaceful towards other countries. Another thing my generation would do differently is we would focus the majority of our attention on the United States. When one country is disputing with another country, my generation would try to keep our country out of it, unless needed be. However, the predecessors of today get the United states involved in other countries problems that they could handle on their own. We want to have many allies and make friends instead of creating enemies. Instead of fighting wars, that the United States wasn’t

As time progresses onwards, the rift between generations seems to widen. Today, an emphasis is often placed on the defining differences between the younger and older generations.

7.) Generations are people who are born and living at a relatively similar period. Generation X is more ethically diverse than previous generations. This generation of people were born from 1965 to the early 1980’s. More importantly, this generation shares the appreciation for individuality and acceptance of racial-ethnicity. People in this generation were raised in different family structures. This generation of people work hard and tend to be less educated. Significant events during this time period are the Berlin Wall falling, AIDS epidemic, and the Gulf War. Also, this generation of people are known for their resilience, resourcefulness, and adaptability. The Millennial Generation is the largest cohort in recent history. This generation

“If you don’t think generation makes a difference, think of this example. When asked to recall how and where Kennedy died, the Veterans and Baby Boomers would say gunshots in Dallas, Texas; Generation X remembers a plane crash near Martha’s Vineyard, Mass.; and Milinials might say, “Kennedy who?” (FDUMagazine Online, p. 2) Each individual generation brings different values and skills to the table, but the pronounced differences can cause conflict within the workplace. Bill Brennan’s “Generational Differences” discusses the generational differences between the four main groups, or generations, of the United States; Veterans (born before 1945), Baby Boomers (born between 1946 and 1964), Generation X (born between 1965 and 1980) and Millennials, Gen Y, (born between 1980 and 1994). Through his depiction,

In the book Generation Me written by Jean M. Twenge, she writes about several different ways that “GenMes” or today’s youth differ compared to the “baby boomer” generation. Some of the ways Twenge states how “GenMes” differ from “Baby Boomers” include how “GenMes”

I beleive that there is a small stigma surrounding people who choose to remain single by older generations like generation X and baby boomers. Like the book says, in their daygetting married was the norm being single was considered deviant. Not that these generations think that singles are lonely or desperate, but they expect them to "grow up" and "settle down" becsaue they most likely did the same at a much earlier age. I fee there's more of an acceptance withing the millenial generation. Indepence is (for lack of a better word) almost trendy. My generation glmaorizes the single life. Independence can be viewd as adventurous and fun with nothing to tie one down. One can travel, focus on their education or career and only be concerned with

1901 and Australia becomes a Federation but does not include Indigenous people as citizens. In fact in 1911 the government introduces laws and policies that grant them total control over where Indigenous people can live and work and dictate that Aboriginal children are wards of the State. These laws and policies are carried out over the next six decades in what is known as the Stolen Generation where Indigenous children were forcibly removed from their families and made to live in white institutions and churches. The impact of this astrocity is still being felt today. Children that were taken away were often abused or turned to drugs and alcohol. Parents were left to deal with their anger and grief. Some parents passed away before being

The multigenerational could affect its operation depending on how I will manage each generation I have to keep in mind that each generation have a unique different way to communicate. Like mention in the book, I have to be cultural competence, “set of congruent behaviors, attitudes, and policies that comes together in a system, [in an] agency, or among professionals, and enable that system, [that] agency, or those professionals to work effectively in cross-cultural situations” (Pg.

“One of the great holocausts ever committed against a race of people on this planet” was the Stolen Generations of children from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander decent. The Bringing Them Home Report, also known as the National Inquiry into the into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from Their Families however was an extremely pivotal event in the fight for civil rights for Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders as it initiated recognition, reconciliation and equality. The significance of the Bringing Them Home report is explained through the trauma caused by the Stolen Generations and the background information regarding the report.

In the article, “Baseball a Hit for Special-Needs Kids,” author Vikki Ortiz Healy uses examples and evidence to portray the message that coming generations are slowly becoming more understanding and inclusive of those with disabilities. Healy first uses evidence to prove this as she writes, “Specific Olympics Unified Sports, an international program… has grown to include 115,000 people in the U.S. and 700,000 around the world since the mid-1980s, according to Amie Dungan, director of marketing and communications for Special Olympics North America” (Healy para 6). Here the author describes the increasing number of people who are joining disabled-inclusive programs. Healy then uses exemplification to illustrate the message and writes, “...the

Each generation has certain characteristics and values with which the members of it can identify. Members of Generation X highly value their job and family time; so they try to find a balance between these two aspects of their lives. Generation X are hardworking people, but they are