Pew Research has published a new study about YOUR generation and your social trends.
The Millennial generation is forging a distinctive path into adulthood. Now ranging in age from 18 to 331, they are relatively unattached to organized politics and religion, linked by social media, burdened by debt, distrustful of people, in no rush to marry— and optimistic about the future.
They are also America’s most racially diverse generation.
Read the full report here: Millennials in Adulthood -- Detached from Institutions, Networked with Friends
Sociology Assignment:
3 - Pick out three quotes to analyze/explain from the article.
2 - Give me two demographic trends that totally ARE or ARE NOT you, or one of each. Or how you are different than your parents generation.
1 - Summarize in a paragraph the finidings about your generation.
29 comments:
Caitlyn L.
3."Millennials have also been keeping their distance from another core institution of society—marriage. Just 26% of this generation is married. When they were the age that Millennials are now, 36% of Generation X, 48% of Baby Boomers and 65% of the members of the Silent Generation were married" this shows that at the age we are that we want to be more independent instead of depending on others to help us grow. We try to rely on ourselves.
"Millennials are the most racially diverse generation in American history, a trend driven by the large wave of Hispanic and Asian immigrants who have been coming to the U.S. for the past half century, and whose U.S.-born children are now aging into adulthood." This shows that it is not just the same race to race relationship, we are broadening our friendships.
"Millennials have emerged into adulthood with low levels of social trust." This really shows how stubborn we are yet in touch with all the odd people in this world that can harm us yet we take it a bit to far with not trusting many others.
2.I would agree that I am very linked to social media and that I am optimistic on the future of yet to come.
1.The article basically tells how our generation has evolved from the previous generations and how times are changing.
"Now ranging in age from 18 to 331, they are relatively unattached to organized politics and religion, linked by social media, burdened by debt, distrustful of people, in no rush to marry— and optimistic about the future" I think that statement is definitely correct. MIllennials are not, and shouldn't be, in a hurry to move on with life.
"Just 26% of this generation is married". That is a crazy statistic. I would have at least thought more people would have gotten married. Even though they want to take time in life, getting married is a critical step that should be taken seriously.
"Not surprisingly, the new Pew Research survey finds that about seven-in-ten Americans, spanning all generations, say that today’s young adults face more economic challenges than their elders did when they were first starting out". If I had a word in that, I would say that I totally agree. Now that there are more money problems in the U.S, there are also more problems for people trying to live in the U.S. that includes MIllennials.
I am different than my parents because in their generation, 48% of people got married, while in mine, 26% do. That's almost have.
Another of how I'm different is more MIllennials are supportive of Obama than all of the others.
I have found out that my generation is more conservative about life, and slow moving. They do not take things for granted and appreciate things in life more
Mackenzie Bratland
1)• “Now ranging in age from 18 to 31, they are relatively unattached to organized politics and religion, linked by social media, burdened by debt, distrustful of people, in no rush to marry— and optimistic about the future.”
o Most millenials grow up when facebook, twitter, and myspace was coming out, so it’s easily to see how they are lined by social media. I also feel many Millennials want to explore and live a little before they marry. They also want to get rid of their debts due to the high cost of college; making them choose to marry later.
• “Millennials have also been keeping their distance from another core institution of society—marriage”
o I can agree to this because out of my four cousins that are between the ages of 18-32 only one of them is married. The other three want to get a strong job and go to additional schooling for higher education and job opportunities.
• “They are “digital natives”—the only generation for which these new technologies are not something they’ve had to adapt to.”
o Most people I know between the ages of 18-32 were in their teens or early twenties when cell phones and laptops came out. Making them live almost half their lives with this new technology.
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Stated in the article was that more women are having babies out of wedlock then previous generations, which is something I do not believe in. I believe you should be married before you have children. Just like the older generation believes in. A statement that makes me the same as the Millennials is the age in which one gets married. Back then it was come to get married in your early twenties. Now that feels too early because you have just gotten out of college and have debt to pay off, in addition to finding a job. Now it is more common to get married in your late twenties.
3)
Overall I found my generation to be very different then my parents, the older generation. Personally I believe that my generation is open to new change better then the older generation, for example, same-sex marriage and new technology. What I did find interesting was the statement about us having low levels of social trust, but the facts after that statement brought up good points. Another section that I can understand is the section on economic hardship because colleges are going up in price. In order to get a good job college is becoming more important. Young adults now have to deal with have to pay off huge debts to the college expense. All in all this articles does give truth about our generation compared to our parents.
3) "they are relatively unattached to organized politics and religion, linked by social media, burdened by debt, distrustful of people, in no rush to marry- and optimistic about the future" This shows how our generation is becoming less involved with the real work and being involved with more social media. They do things more for their own wellbeing
"Mellennials stand out for voting heavily Democratic and for liberal views on many political and social issues, ranging from a belief in an activist government to support same-sex marriage and marijuana legalization" I think we now think of equality more than any other generation. We are more accepting of people being different than we are of people being the exact same as everyone.
"Millennials have emerged into adulthood with low levels of social trust" I feel like this is true because people hide behind their computers and can say things that they wouldn't say in person
2.I would say that i am not really attached to politics and religion and i am linked by social media, but, i do want to marry early so i am a little bit like the generation before me and my generation now
1. This article tells us how we are different from the previous generations. It shows how much we are changing and how more modern people are. We are moving away from traditional ways and starts to do things our own ways. I think that our generation is better with equality and racial diversity. We want change to happen. We want things to be fair and we want things to be our way. I feel like most of this article is really correct.
"Adults of all ages have become less attached to political and religious institutions in the past decade, but Millennials are at the leading edge of this social phenomenon. They have also taken the lead in seizing on the new platforms of the digital era—the internet, mobile technology, social media—to construct personalized networks of friends, colleagues and affinity groups." Shows that the Millennials are more isolated by todays technology and are more deprived of actual social interactions.
"Millennials are also distinctive in how they place themselves at the center of self-created digital networks. Fully 55% have posted a “selfie” on a social media site; no other generation is nearly as inclined to do this." Now a days we are finding more ways to meet people from ways other than in person and part of this could be from the comfort of their looks but may not be entirely comfortable to talk to the person face to face.
"Not only are they less likely than older generations to be affiliated with any religion, they are also less likely to say they believe in God. A solid majority still do—86%—but only 58% say they are “absolutely certain” that God exists, a lower share than among older adults, according to a 2012 survey by the Pew Research Center’s Religion & Public Life Project. But if past is prologue, these young adults may develop a stronger belief in God over the course of their lives, just as previous generations have." I would agree with the stats shown because I have recognized that people from my parents and grandparents generation are a lot more religiously faithful than say my generation. And I'm not saying its true but it could be possible that they had more faith because they grew up maybe in a harder time and needed something to turn to for help.
3)
Quote one: "The Millennial generation is forging a distinctive path into adulthood. Now ranging in age from 18 to 33". This tells me that the ages of people in today's of society that are considered 'The Millennial' are very young.
Quote two: "They are also America’s most racially diverse generation. In all of these dimensions, they are different from today’s older generations. And in many, they are also different from older adults back when they were the age Millennials are now". It explains that not only is the age of Millenials getting younger, but they are becoming more racially diverse. This is not surprising to me because more and more people are being born and coming into the U.S.
Quote three: "Millennials have emerged into adulthood with low levels of social trust. In response to a long-standing social science survey question, “Generally speaking, would you say that most people can be trusted or that you can’t be too careful in dealing with people,” just 19% of Millennials say most people can be trusted, compared with 31% of Gen Xers, 37% of Silents and 40% of Boomers". This is surprising to me because a lot of people say that trust is hard to find. To me this foreshadows a potential bad economy to live in.
2)I would say that I am definitely attached to social media a long with most of the people in the world today. But, one thing that is different about me is I am able to trust people fairly easily, until they give me a reason to lose that trust.
3)
The one main piece of information I found that is very surprising to me is how only 19 percent of Millennials can trust people. Like I mentioned earlier, this foreshadows a bad economy to come because in order to be successful people need to be trusted. It is also very shocking to me how different the percentage in Millennials is compared to my parents generation. I expected it to be this way because going to college and being able to get a job is a lot more competitive in today's society and much harder to obtain. This fact would make a lot of human's want to postpone a marriage until they are able to support themselves, let alone an extra person or a family.
Alexa Steffl
"Millennials have also been keeping their distance from another core institution of society—marriage."
-I find this interesting because people nowadays are waiting until they are in their upper twenties until they get married compared to back then when men and women got married in their late teens and early twenties. It is interesting how things change over time.
"They have also taken the lead in seizing on the new platforms of the digital era—the internet, mobile technology, social media—to construct personalized networks of friends, colleagues and affinity groups."
-In this era millenials do care more about social networking rather than spending quality time with friends or family. Social media is a way to communicate with others, but it does take away face to face confrontation which makes a conversation more personal.
"Not only are they less likely than older generations to be affiliated with any religion, they are also less likely to say they believe in God."
-I find this odd because it appears to me that people nowadays are more affiliated with religion than back then. Plenty of people i know are religious and go to church every Sunday, but i know people back then were religious as well.
2. I am different than my parents generation due to the fact that they got married at a younger age (early twenties) and nowadays people are getting married when they are in their late twenties. It is also funny to compare how well i know technology with how little my parents know about it. In my generation we grew up with having cell phones at a young age and learning how to type on computers, but in my parents generation they did not have cell phones or computers (used typewriters at a young age) so they are less familiar with technology.
3. After reading this article I found many differences between my generation and my parents generation. There are many more technological innovations and changes to society that our generation may have a different outlook on life rather than our parents do. Back then it was normal for the dad to go to work and for the mom to take care of the kids, but now a dad can stay at home and the mom can go to work. There are different thoughts on same-sex marriage and abortion nowadays. People in our generation are more apt to try new things and be open to new concepts. New advances in our society have put our generation at new levels of intelligence.
3. "Millennials are at the leading edge of this social phenomenon. They have also taken the lead in seizing on the new platforms of the digital era" I think this quote is more than true, when I think about technology or how to use my phone, I know everything about it yet my mom has trouble with most things technology based. "Fully 55% have posted a “selfie” on a social media site" this is an eye opening fact, I cant deny that I have posted selfies but this makes social media seem so dumb, which it sort of is. "However, on some other social issues—including abortion and gun control—the views of Millennials are not much different from those of older adults" this isn't surprising to me and reassures me that our generation isn't that bad.
2.i would agree because I do spend a lot of my time on social media and things of that nature.
3. the article was showing how our generation views things and what we do and how we act as opposed to other generations
Taylor T
Deysi R.
3.)Quote #1:
"Millennials have been keeping their distance from another core institution of society—marriage. Just 26% of this generation is married. When they were the age that Millennials are now, 36% of Generation X, 48% of Baby Boomers and 65% of the members of the Silent Generation were married. unmarried Millennials(69%) say they would like to marry, but many, especially those with lower levels of income and education, lack what they deem to be a necessary prerequisite" This shows that people that are married rely on each other as a strong foundation. It also shows that those who haven't put much input into marriage, but do think about it think that they have other goals in life rather than just marriage.
Quote #2:
"Millennials have emerged into adulthood with low levels of social trust. In response to a long-standing social science survey question, “Generally speaking, would you say that most people can be trusted or that you can’t be too careful in dealing with people,” just 19% of Millennials say most people can be trusted, compared with 31% of Gen Xers, 37% of Silents and 40% of Boomers" in comparison to a everyday life we all fear a certain mistrust in the wrong people, this quote shows that many people do lack trust issues.
Quote #3
"Not surprisingly, the new Pew Research survey finds that about seven-in-ten Americans, spanning all generations, say that today’s young adults face more economic challenges than their elders did when they were first starting out" This shows that many adults that were in college didn't face these hardships or not nearly as rough as we will, Even so in my personal view college prices go up so much, many of young adults will be lucky enough to go to college.
2.)In a way we are sort of similar but we also differ in the marriage aspect and also the college aspect back then the marriage rate was higher now i would guess that our divorce rate has gone up. Personally marriage is just not my main focus as of right now. Also in my parents generation they didn't have the opportunity to go to college, but I will go onto college and hopefully not be in much debt or little to nothing in debt.
1.) The article that we have read about explains how our generation has changed and how past generations were.
Quotes
“They are also America’s most racially diverse generation.”
This tells me that America sees a future in greater social diversity, and overall change in the way we do things. Hopefully as a society, we can change with time and keep judgement of others as low as possible, and this transition will be rather smooth.
“Pew Research Center surveys show that half of Millennials (50%) now describe themselves as political independents.”
This statistic surprised me a bit. I would have thought this number would be lower, considering I believe that many young adults and adolescents depend their decision solely on their parent’s.
“Adults of all ages have become less attached to political and religious institutions in the past decade, but Millennials are at the leading edge of this social phenomenon.”
I agree greatly with this quote because it puts a bit of spotlight on adults, who are surely slacking politically just like our generation. I think a target will always be on a young adult’s head because they are the future of America. It shouldn’t, however, take away from the fact that RIGHT NOW we are certainly not where we want to be with political interest (i.e. low voter turnout).
Demographic Trends
There is a trend in this article called “Economic Optimism” saying that millenials are the most stubborn about knowing they will have wage to live off in the future. While I don’t look at this as stubborn, this point reflects who I plan on being. I see myself as a successful in the future, but I see it more as an opportunity and a goal than something that is for certain.
Self-Identification is something I also follow trend-wise. I am not very good about choosing religious views, patriotic views, and others, because I see both sides of the spectrum. For example, I am one to believe war is horrific, but the U.S. is still the best country out there.
Summary
This article was rather interesting, giving me statistics that were assuring, yet not very optimistic. Many of these trends would say that our generation will lead to downfall in our society, but I completely disagree. And if that turns out to be the case, can you blame our generation or the one who raised us? Maybe a study on whose “fault” it is for trends to head this direction would also be useful.
1. I would say that while we claim to be more modern than previous generations, I don't buy it. Short of Same-Sex marriage there haven't been all that many radical social changes as we would like to admit.
2. People say that the current generation is less into Religous, Political and similar organizations, and more into social media, and for me it is the exact opposite. I barely touch social media and in the last few years have become much more involved in church and my community.
Quotes:
"Millenials have also been keeping their distance from another core institute of society"
- I think the decrease in modern times is caused by an increase of hedonistic tendencies. In this age it is easy for people to avoid responsibility and it shows.
"Millenials have emerged into adulthood with low levels of social trust"
- I think this is an extension of that hedonism, no one wants to be burdened with the needs of a group, so it's easier to choose social distrust and isolation.
"Mellennials stand out for voting heavily Democratic and for liberal views on many political and social issues, ranging from a belief in an activist government to support same-sex marriage and marijuana legalization"
- Personally I don't think Marijuana is supported as widely as people try and make it out. Also, aside from Marijuana, same-sex marriage is the only really left wing issue that has really been strongly supported by millenials.
3-(1st quote)"They are “digital natives”—the only generation for which these new technologies are not something they've had to adapt to. Not surprisingly, they are the most avid users."- The people in this day and age or more likely to be on some social media site than people who wasn't expose to it more.
(2nd quote)"About half of newborns in America today are non-white, and the Census Bureau projects that the full U.S. population will be majority non-white sometime around 2043."- From now to many years later, the US will be very diverse.
(3rd quote)"the new Pew Research survey finds that about seven-in-ten Americans, spanning all generations, say that today’s young adults face more economic challenges than their elders did when they were first starting out."-Now in this day and age, the economy is failing us so it's hard to get a job or survive.
2- I feel that I'm in the digital demographic. I do go on a lot of social websites in my free time. I am part of the Millennial that trust people less because it's harder to trust people because of what happened in the past or what see on the television/social sites.
1-In our generation, we tend to go on our cellphones a lot or just on Facebook and how we are not really looking forward to marriage.
1) -" Now ranging in age from 18 to 331, they are relatively unattached to organized politics and religion, linked by social media, burdened by debt, distrustful of people, in no rush to marry— and optimistic about the future."-- I am completely in denial about this quote. As much as I hate to admit it, the majority of our generation is this way. However, I think that this is changing. We have so much strength and determination under this grimy media skin. And there are enough of us out there that want to make the change.
"They are also America’s most racially diverse generation."-- This makes me really happy, and I completely agree with this. When you look into a typical classroom in a high school there is not one dominant race. You see Asian, Black, White, Hispanic, Indian, etc...and it's incredible. We really are living up to the title of a toss salad.
"They are also somewhat more upbeat than older adults about America’s future, with 49% of Millennials saying the country’s best years are ahead, a view held by 42% of Gen Xers, 44% of Boomers and 39% of Silents."-- Once again, I am very proud of this. Though our generation is being put down for relying on the media, and not being as invested as past generations, we are so confident that we will make a change in the world, and make an obvious impact. Some might say we are cocky; but I prefer confident.
2) -I am indeed a digital native. I am an avid blogger and tweeter, and am a fan of tools such as Photoshop for photography. Even though many look down on how much we rely on technology, I am proud to say that our generation made it such a fad. And many years from now when we are way more advanced, our great grandchildren will think we were deprived.
- I agree with the idea that I do not trust easily. I do not trust anyone, not even including myself because I know some of the lies I have told. But I am known for my advice and trustworthy self. But nobody is perfect. Lies will always exist, secrets will spill, and the truth will always come out. Our generation is just very sensitive of this.
3)This article explains how much our current generation has evolved from past generations. It includes positives and negatives that are really relevant and honest.
3) "Construct personalized networks of friends, colleagues and affinity groups"- We love to feel connected to others and having people "there' for us even if its just online feels real and comforting. Also, since we are less trusting we like to see what others are up to.
"Low levels of social trust" - I'm not sure why so many people have low levels of social trust but I'm sure it has to do with bad experiences. People are less genuine now and it is hard to know who you can place your trust in. We are more careful.
"Somewhat more upbeat than older adults about America's future" - This is because our education and "nuture" has taught us that we have a bright future and to always view things in a positive light. We were taught to think this way since we were little.
2) I would agree that I am a lot less trusting of others but I am not opposed to getting married at 23 or an age like that. I don't see it as that young since my parents were married at 22 and are still happily together. If I had seen my parents go through a divorce as a lot of people my age have already then I might think differently. If I found love then I wouldn't wait until I was 30 to get married just because. A lot of people in our generation are afraid of commitment which is why they are reluctant to get married until after they are 26.
3) The article is basically telling us that our generation is a lot different than the generations that came before us. We are less trusting and more optimistic according to the studies conducted.
"At the same time, however, Millennials stand out for voting heavily Democratic and for liberal views on many political and social issues, ranging from a belief in an activist government to support for same-sex marriage and marijuana legalization" My generation is more open minded than the older generation.
"Not surprisingly, the new Pew Research survey finds that about seven-in-ten Americans, spanning all generations, say that today’s young adults face more economic challenges than their elders did when they were first starting out." There has been a struggle financially for my generation and we believe in a more active government because people need help getting back on their feet.
"Despite their financial burdens, Millennials are the nation’s most stubborn economic optimists. More than eight-in-ten say they either currently have enough money to lead the lives they want (32%) or expect to in the future (53%). No other cohort of adults is nearly as confident, though when Gen Xers were the age Millennials are now, they were equally upbeat about their own economic futures. Some of this optimism, therefore, may simply reflect the timeless confidence of youth." We are more optimistic and hopeful about our future than the older generation.
I am like my generation because I'm optimistic about my future.
I also agree with getting married early but I do not want to marry too early.
This article states how we are very different from the generations before us and part of it is because we have so much technology available to us. It also states how in some ways we are still similar to the older generation.
Kyle F.
Jonathan B.
3)"The Millennial generation is forging a distinctive path into adulthood. Now ranging in age from 18 to 331, they are relatively unattached to organized politics and religion, linked by social media, burdened by debt, distrustful of people, in no rush to marry— and optimistic about the future"
"Millennials have also been keeping their distance from another core institution of society—marriage. Just 26% of this generation is married. When they were the age that Millennials are now, 36% of Generation X, 48% of Baby Boomers and 65% of the members of the Silent Generation were married"
"Adults of all ages have become less attached to political and religious institutions in the past decade, but Millennials are at the leading edge of this social phenomenon. They have also taken the lead in seizing on the new platforms of the digital era—the internet, mobile technology, social media—to construct personalized networks of friends, colleagues and affinity groups."
2)I could say that i am somewhat attached to religion and politics, i am also the same as my parents who are religious and also have a political aspect. i am linked to my generation because i am very involved with social media. my goal for marriage would be whenever it's right.
1)this article explains how we are similar to our previous generations, but at the same time we are very different. the things we share is that we are grateful for all that we have, but our generation is more rebellious, and tends to do their own thing.
3. "Fully 55% have posted a “selfie” on a social media site; no other generation is nearly as inclined to do this." This quote shows how the idea of making friends and getting attention has changed. I think having this high of a percent is pretty inaccurate, and it may be higher. "Despite their financial burdens, Millennials are the nation’s most stubborn economic optimists. More than eight-in-ten say they either currently have enough money to lead the lives they want (32%) or expect to in the future (53%)." This shows that young people want to work hard and believe that they will succeed. I think the numbers are accurate and that anyone can achieve what they want if they work hard enough. "Even so, this generation stood out in the past two presidential elections as strikingly Democratic." Young people are more inclined to be democratic because they want to help everyone and change a bunch of things. They don't think about the long term effects of a lot of changes though.
2. One trend that isn't me is the facebook trend. I had one but it was deleted and I hardly had any friends on it. Something else that is me is the optimism of the future. I believe that I will be okay in the long run. These two things are similar to my parents generation because they didn't have facebook and also believed they would succeed.
1. The article was about the differences of generations and general trends that they follow. Across the board, our generation is very different from previous ones.
Molly M.
3.)
"Millenials have also been keeping their distance from another core institution of society-marriage" I think that this quote shows how the need to get married has changed over the generations. women used to be right out of school at age 18 and they would get married and start a family because that's what they were "suppossed to do", but now people take more time and go to college to get a career before they settle down.
"Most unmarried millenials say they would like to marry, but amny, especially those with lower levels of income and education, lack what they deem to be necessary-a solid economic foundation" this quote shows that women want to make a career and be economically stable before the settle down and make a family. We now see women getting married at later ages.
"Millennials are the most racially diverse generation in American history" this quote shows that our generation is way more accepting of other ethinities and races than the previous generations.
2.)
I agree that i am part of the 81% that say they cannot trust people and you can't be too careful in dealing with people. I think this is because our society tends to be very fake and always have an alterior motive so it is hard for me to trust people right away.
i also feel like i am also very racially diverse. We go to school with so many different ethnicities and races that it has become the norm for us because we were taught to treat everyone equally.
1.)This article is mainly about how over the years generations have changed and they will continue to change. I think that the article does a good job of describing trends in our generations socialization.
3. "Millennials are also distinctive in how they place themselves at the center of self-created digital networks. Fully 55% have posted a “selfie” on a social media site"
I would like to see how this number changed if the other generations had access to the technology that the millennials had when they were similar ages.
"Just 26% of this generation is married. When they were the age that Millennials are now, 36% of Generation X, 48% of Baby Boomers and 65% of the members of the Silent Generation were married"
I am interested in finding out why over time that the % of people that get married is going down.
"They are also America’s most racially diverse generation."
This shows how America has changed over the years and now more accepting of all races and ethnicity.
2. One example of how my generation is different than my parent's generation is religion. My mom and dad used to go to church every Sunday at the same time and would almost never miss a service, while my family goes once every few weeks.
1. The article talked about how different generations views are different than other generations on matters like marriage and religion.
"Despite their financial burdens, Millennials are the nation’s most stubborn economic optimists. More than eight-in-ten say they either currently have enough money to lead the lives they want (32%) or expect to in the future (53%)" Millennials maintain confidence despite adversity.
Even though 50% are politically independent "Millennials stand out for voting heavily Democratic and for liberal views on many political and social issues, ranging from a belief in an activist government to support for same-sex marriage and marijuana legalization" showing that they are very unique from other generations in their views of what is morally allowed.
"Millennials have also been keeping their distance from another core institution of society—marriage. Just 26% of this generation is married" the focus is more on the individual then the family in this generation
2- I am part of the Millennial generation in the sense that i am both politically independent and religiously unaffiliated.
I am not part of the Millennial generation in the sense that according to the surveys this generation is the least patriotic of all generations, but i am a huge patriot. USA!
1-This article outlines the different ways that this generation is different from previous generations. This generation is more independent in thinking and behavior.
-Pranav B. 7th Period
3) Quote One: "At the same time, however, Millennials stand out for voting heavily Democratic and for liberal views on many political and social issues, ranging from a belief in an activist government to support for same-sex marriage and marijuana legalization." I think this is definitely true because most of the people I know who are my age have liberal social views. I think this could be because our generation is more tolerant and open-minded than any other generation before.
Quote Two: "Millennials have also been keeping their distance from another core institution of society—marriage. Just 26% of this generation is married." I think this is true because in the past, American women were encouraged to get married soon after graduating from high school so they could become housewives. In our generation, women are a lot more independent and have their own jobs in society, so that might explain why they aren't in such a rush to get married.
Quote Three: "Pew Research Center surveys show that half of Millennials (50%) now describe themselves as political independents and about three-in-ten (29%) say they are not affiliated with any religion." While young people in past generations may have been united by things such as politics and religion, I think our generation is more united by things such as social media and the digital revolution, which is why we don't place as much importance on having religious and political affiliations.
2) The article states that Millenials tend to have liberal social views. This trend definitely applies to me, although my economic views are more conservative. The article also states that Millenials are relatively optimistic about the nation's future. This trend applies to me as well, as I have a great deal of optimism about the future in the US.
3) In general, I think our generation is very tolerant, liberal, and open-minded. We are united by technology and social media, and we are very diverse in terms of race and religion. And although we are somewhat cynical and distrusting of other people, we still have a lot of confidence and optimism about the future of our country.
Austin W
3)"Pew Research Center surveys show that half of Millennials (50%) now describe themselves as political independents and about three-in-ten (29%) say they are not affiliated with any religion. These are at or near the highest levels of political and religious disaffiliation recorded for any generation in the quarter-century that the Pew Research Center has been polling on these topics." "They are “digital natives”—the only generation for which these new technologies are not something they’ve had to adapt to. Not surprisingly, they are the most avid users. For example, 81% of Millennials are on Facebook, where their generation’s median friend count is 250, far higher than that of older age groups" "The confidence of Millennials in their long-term economic prospects is even more notable in light of another finding from the latest Pew Research survey: Fully half of Millennials (51%) say they do not believe there will be any money for them in the Social Security system by the time they are ready to retire, and an additional 39% say the system will only be able to provide them with retirement benefits at reduced levels. Just 6% expect to receive Social Security benefits at levels enjoyed by current retirees."
2)In this article it says that the millennial generation is not very trusting and I myself are not very trusting of people I do not know. Also it said that we are very high tech and are on social media a lot and I myself have a good balance between real life and the world of the internet just like the millennials
1)this article compares and contrasts the generations of people that have lived and see what is similar and what has changed from economics to marriage.
"These are at or near the highest levels of political and religious disaffiliation recorded for any generation in the quarter-century that the Pew Research Center has been polling on these topics." This is saying that not many people now care about religion or politics. Earlier in the article it said they were linked by social media, so people have moved from caring about religion and politics to just being linked with their friends.
"At the same time, however, Millennials stand out for voting heavily Democratic and for liberal views on many political and social issues, ranging from a belief in an activist government to support for same-sex marriage and marijuana legalization." This says that not a lot of people are voting, but when it comes to extreme cases, people are more willing to take the side of change and trying new things such as legalizing marijuana or same-sex marriage.
"Millennials are also distinctive in how they place themselves at the center of self-created digital networks. Fully 55% have posted a “selfie” on a social media site; no other generation is nearly as inclined to do this." This says that this generation of people want to draw attention to themselves, in taking that selfie they expect other people to comment or like it which is just drawing attention to themselves.
2. I don't believe that I am included in one of the people that share too much online, my parents usually monitor that kind of stuff so I'm different from the people in the article in that case. But I would agree in saying I am very optimistic similar to the people in the article.
3. Overall, the article is talking about the similarities and differences of our generations compared to others. It shows ways that our generation is better, and ways that is it worse. It addresses the use of social media, good and bad, the racial diversity, having different races allowed to be with other races, the lack of political and religious affiliation, but the interest in the democratic party when voting and economic hardships with the increase of college tuition.
3 – ”Pew Research Center surveys show that half of Millennials (50%) now describe themselves as political independents and about three-in-ten (29%) say they are not affiliated with any religion.” – I like this statistic because it is allowing children to find their own beliefs. A lot of children only say they are catholic or democratic because that’s what their parents are, but they never really had the option of going out and finding out what they believe/want.
“Most unmarried Millennials (69%) say they would like to marry, [ . . . ] lack what they deem to be a necessary prerequisite—a solid economic foundation.” - People are finally thinking about economics. In our area, we see people getting married young and having children young without thinking about economics. They seem to rely on others to help them if they have a child, when they really should have a savings solely for having that child because it is their responsibility to take care of. Same for marriage, because you do not want to get married and try living your lives together if only one or neither of you have money saved.
“sociologists have theorized that people who feel vulnerable or disadvantaged for whatever reason find it riskier to trust because they’re less well-fortified to deal with the consequences of misplaced trust.” – I find this to be concerning yet true because I see it all the time. Our generation seems to not trust people as well, and I see a lot of it revolving around social media and peoples lack for respecting ‘privacy’ because of how we live where everything is everyone’s business, and there seems to be no filter.
2 - The trends of our generation lacking trust in people does relate to me because I do not open myself as much because I feel vulnerable. I have always had a bad habit of when I do trust someone; I overly trust them and have made bad choices in friends. Therefore, I tend to not trust people due to it being misplaced. However, I do believe I am part of the unmarried Millenials trend of wanting to marry, but waiting for economic stability. I find that to be key in any relationship because that is an easily fixable problem that many people try to push to the side or say doesn’t harm the fundamentals of their relationship.
1 - Overall, our generation seems to be more worried about being a single person and finding their way versus trying to jump straight into family life. We worry less about religion and politics, getting married and settling down, and more about making sure we decrease our debt, we go to college, and we work individually together. We don’t focus on racial issues as in previous generations, because we are more diverse, which has allowed these findings to truly show all of America, instead of showing just “White America.” I believe these findings to be completely true, and while my mother (35) is only 2 years older than the Millenia range, she seems to fit perfectly into this generation as well.
"now ranging from the age 18-31 are relatively unattached to organized politics and religion"-during these past few years people in the current generation have began to drift away more and more from religion and politics and are now overwhelmed by social networking as a matter of fact people almost post everything in their life on social network. "these are also America most racially diverse generation"-Today, in America every race from around the world are present in America to the extent the prediction made in this essay that by 2043 American whites will be the minority showing how much racially diverse America is.
"millennial have emerged into adulthood with low levels of social trust" I think this effect is due to displacement of trust by friends and also due to social networks and issues, everyone gives a little of their self out to anyone thus making them accessible with pretense forms and then, divulge information out which reduces the level of trust from that individual.
My generation is different from my parents in the religious and social aspect, I thinks its kind of going vice versa. while my parents pay so much attention to religion and so little to socialization, I pay attention more to socialization.
I found out that my generation would rather behave in a certain way like getting married rather late n order to enjoy social life before settling down to start a family and also pay less attention to matters critically affecting the society like environment or politics.
3. -"At the same time, however, Millennials stand out for voting heavily Democratic and for liberal views on many political and social issues, ranging from a belief in an activist government to support for same-sex marriage and marijuana legalization." this quote mentions two words that symbolized my generation, which are democratic and liberal. Especially when it comes to legalize marijuana and same-sex marriage. Even though my parents understand that the society is changing, they could never thought of legalizing same-sex marriage and marijuana. It also surprised me when we voted to legalize marijuana in my government class last semester, the society is much different from last generation.
- "Now ranging in age from 18 to 331, they are relatively unattached to organized politics and religion, linked by social media, burdened by debt, distrustful of people, in no rush to marry— and optimistic about the future." again, this quote describes our characteristics as the Millennials. Last generation was not "linked by social media" and most of them were married at a young age.
- "They are also America’s most racially diverse generation. In all of these dimensions, they are different from today’s older generations. And in many, they are also different from older adults back when they were the age Millennials are now." This quote shows the differences as each individual in the society compare to the last generation. People who make up my generation are more diverse than last generation.
2. The trend of distrustful of people is related to me. Although I would know how to distinguish trustworthy people and unreliable people, but there are too many influences to misunderstand people. Also, statistic shows that most people in my generation wouldn't rush to get married, which provides more time for us to do things in the society.
1. Overall, the Millennial generation seems less worry about politics and religions. We are all linked by social media since the technology is developing so fast. There is no rush to get married, and we tend to not trust people.
1) The Millennial Generation celebrates individuality in a different way than older generations could have, namely social media, consequently they openly avoid talking about their individual beliefs in person, and express themselves digitally or in private.
2) a) Being optimistic for the future only makes sense, negative attitudes would only hamper progress, therefore, in this manner I am similar to the core demographic
b) Millennials distrusting other people I cannot relate with however, while it is true that caution is needed, I choose to believe that most people are naturally good, there fore I give people the benefit of the doubt and only distrust them after they have proven to be untrustworthy
3)a)"Millennials are the nation’s most stubborn economic optimists. More than eight-in-ten say they either currently have enough money to lead the lives they want (32%) or expect to in the future (53%)" Why are only 32% happy with what they make? People are resourceful and surly can make a comfortable living with out that much, the way I see it is that the standard of living is only rising, what was once a comfortable way of life has been replaced with bigger better standards, because of this, Millennials are aiming for higher heights in lifestyle, making it harder and harder to reach the, in my opinion, imaginary standard.
b)"Millennials Are Independent, But Vote Democratic" no, they are not independent, actions speak louder than words and their actions speak loud and clear. So why do they claim to be Independent? Because in modern day and age no one wants to make a single enemy, but opinions cause opposing view points and therefore opponents. Millennials do not want any one on earth to view them even slightly negatively, so in the open, they instead become a bland, opinion-less, nameless face, but at least not offensive to any one.
c)"They have also taken the lead in seizing on the new platforms of the digital era—the internet, mobile technology, social media—to construct personalized networks of friends, colleagues and affinity groups" Because no one wants to express themselves publicly, instead they use social media as a form of release, a place to get in contact with people of similar beliefs and interests. There is a greater deal of security in the digital world, so people rush to their electronic devises to escape the real world where they have to put on a face of the average Human Being. No one wants to grow up, face hardships of age and real world problems, so escapism is only natural, however instead of losing oneself in a book, Millennials lose themselves in these online persona's they wish where real, they wish that they had "n" amount of friends, or that their individual voices matter and impact society (reference the craze of "liking" something on Facebook) or something even as simple as 100's of "friends" liking their appearance or *extremely interesting* lives (liking pictures or personal stories).
James Collins Period 7
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