The Stereotypes Of Generation Y

As generations go by, our predecessors assume we are skipping out on important aspects of life just to get a few extra minutes on our devices. In Catherine Rampell’s “A Generation of Slackers? Not So Much”, it is said the older generations believe Generation Y is “coddled, disrespectful, narcissistic, and impatient” (Rampell 388). In all reality our generation is just doing what it has to in order to thrive in the world we live in, where technology is one of the largest parts of our everyday lives. If the older generations that criticize Generation Y had grown up in Generation Y they would realize the world we live in requires the use of technology. The advancement of society with technology has shaped Generation Y to be the people that they are, relying on technology; however, older generations believe Generation Y is lazy.

Ever since the integration of technology and social media, we have changed as a society in how we interact, make conversation, and go about our daily lives. In the novel Feed, by M.T Anderson, the possible consequences of our dependence on technology and social media are highlighted through experiences between several teenagers in the future. They all live in a world that is the equivalent of a hyped up social media, which has taken over the way we interact with people. It becomes evident that M.T Anderson does not view our generation with applause, rather with disdain and pessimism for what we are doing to affect our future generations socially, politically, and economically. From the beginning of the novel, the reader

In today’s modern world, our mindset in fashion are all based on fantasy; new brands/branding, trends and many more. We all live in a society whereby we tends to buy things that are attractive. Even though we don’t have enough money for such items such as cloths, borrowing or lending money from others would better off the cost. In fashion, a question came to mind, what type of people are mostly portrayed especially in magazine covers?

Participation trophies give children the unrealistic expectation that attendance matters more than hard work and effort. This is shown by the current generation known as the Millenials; the Millenials are the individuals born from the period 1985 to present day. This generation is known for over praising children, and the result

Teen Spirit isn't just another movie about popularity and societal norms that we have in America. There is never a black and white moment in this fantastic movie. With so many deep subliminal meanings, you have to rewatch to truly understand. Throughout the story, the characters change dramatically, and we see different sides of everbodies personality.

The debate over participation trophies has become a widespread social issue in the United States, with many people unaware of the detrimental impact it has on the nation’s youth. According to a study done by Reasons Magazine 57% of Americans believe trophies should only be given out to winners. However, the younger generation; often called ‘Millennials’ tend to not agree with the majority. The Washington Post dubbed the under 25 years old age group the “participation trophy generation.” The 18-24 age group is the only group out of six that is more in favor of participation trophies rather than trophies only for winners, with the 25-34 age group in a close second. The chart provided by Reasons Magazine and Rupe polling clearly shows the younger

Millennials have dominated the use of technology and social media over the years to a point where it is not even debatable. According to a report on adweek, the millennial generation has used smartphones over 70% in the bathroom and over 50% at the dinner table with their respective families. However, some would argue that generational separation is still apparent in today's modern day America. Beth Mcmurtrie, a senior writer of The Chronicle, considers that the young students of today can be deemed as too sensitive and conservative concerning the arguments that are found offensive. In the article, “A Free Speech Divide’’ she argues that the students often need attention and protection is discussed in the topic of conversation. Looking

In “Generation Text Generation Text: The Dark Digital Ages: 13-17”, author Mark Bauerlein explains that the generation of today is generally lost within their technology, specifically cellphones. Bauerlein makes the point that teenagers hold their social lives within their hands, resulting in their separation from real world socialization and family, claiming that “So many of them consider the cell phone as an essential part of their lives” (p. 349). Furthermore, he compares today’s generation to that of past generations, and how the amount of online socialization today’s generation takes in is unhealthy. However, as Bauerlein fails to acknowledge that with the change of time come the change of people and social norms he is also quite ineffective

I am a millennial we are a group of people born around 1980 to 2000. This generation is referred as “they’re fond of tattoos and body piercing and spend all their time exchanging pieces of their latest drunken blowout on Facebook or Myspace, this is all according to urban dictionary. We know it’s not one of the most prestige’s source to use in an essay. But to be the realistic this the way the older generation seems to see us as. Goldwasser does an excellent job in making logical arguments of the benefits of technology in the lives of kids, the emotional aspect of kids and social technology in their lives, as well as the emotional effects on older generations.

4: We are slowly turning into slaves of technology; setting our mindsets into shortcuts, to abbreviations, to initials, to emojis, to GIFs, to stickers, and to memes.

Some may say that because of the technology that we have today like texting and social media the younger generations no longer no how to effectively communication with one another. On the other hard, you could argue that because of these tools, we are able to not only communicate better, but quicker and more effectively. Unlike in past generations, breaking news and trends are at our fingertips. It is recorded that it takes less than a minute for a story to break on twitter. In older generations, events would happen and people would not find out until the newspaper came the next day, but now thanks to hashtags and trends we are never out of the loop.

White, Wyn and Robards (2017) refer to a generational approach of understanding how each generation of young people engage with their circumstances providing a framework for understanding youth culture as an expression of generational preoccupations and dispositions and engagement with new communications technologies. Online social networks have become embedded within most young people's everyday lives (Green & Hannon, 2007). When looking at

The middle-aged group of society are the ones who greatly reminisce on a time with fewer forms of technology. (ButtePatil, screen 2) They grew up in a time where there was technology such as house phones, televisions, and microwaves; all of which their children take for granted. This generation is used to hearing that they should not spend so much of their time on social media. Childhood is a short time in life that we will be missed in older age; therefore, a cell phone with a precious twitter account should not take away time from

The question asked by many professionals is if technology has inhibited human interact, more so looking at social interaction face to face. Society has gotten to a period where teenagers, or even young adults, have never experienced a time without technology. Todd Link, a writer for the Telegraph – Herald in Iowa, communicates in his article mainly about the effects of technology and what the older generations think in this technological era. “The older generation [is] venting frustration over the work habits, social skills and lack of face-to-face communication skills of other generations”

Stories like this are common among the modern generation. This modern generation, generation Y or millennials, is full of ideas of entitlement and narcissism. Generation Y is the generation of participation trophies. Unfortunately, these participation trophies have had significant effects on this generation. Now, students exhibit a sense of superiority, while not performing the work to constitute that excellence (Lippmann et al. 2). Because of its detrimental cultural effects, society should discourage the everyone wins mentality in the youth environment.