Who are the Millennials
Who are the Millennials? Two Types of Social Movements:
Secular Crisis Focus on reordering the world of institutions and public behavior
Spiritual Awakening Focus on changing the inner world of values and private behavior
Types of Generations: Idealist—Increasingly indulged youths after a secular crisis Reactive—Under-protected and criticized youths during a spiritual awakening Civic—Increasingly protected as children youths after a spiritual awakening Adaptive—Overprotected and suffocated youths during a secular crisis Length is approximately the phase of birth to adulthood—22 years. Lost Generation GI Generation Silent Boom Adaptive 13th/Gen X Millennial Homeland
1883-1900 1901-1924 1925-1942 1943-1960 1961-1981 1982-2003 2004-2024?
Reactive Civic Adaptive Idealist Reactive Civic Adaptive
The Millennials:
Born in or after 1982 Born during Reagan Grew up with Clinton Columbine massacre during K-12 years Entered college in the 2000s 9/11 historic moment Virginia Tech massacre; significant impact on college campuses
Adjectives Describing Millennials:
Conventional—Turning back toward traditionalism, but with a modern twist; very rules-oriented and highly moral Confident—Very optimistic about people and themselves Special—Perceived as special since birth Sheltered—Sheltered and protected in ways that prior generations were not
Pressured—Feel more stress than any other generation Achieving—Perceived as achieving, so individuals feel pressure to keep up Team Oriented—Lean towards teams rather than individuals
Millennials and Their Families
Very close to their parents Helicopter parents Parents provide a great deal of support, but also intrusion and annoyance as well Family oriented— 71.3% considered raising a family to be an “essential or very important objective”
Secular Crisis Focus on reordering the world of institutions and public behavior
Spiritual Awakening Focus on changing the inner world of values and private behavior
Types of Generations: Idealist—Increasingly indulged youths after a secular crisis Reactive—Under-protected and criticized youths during a spiritual awakening Civic—Increasingly protected as children youths after a spiritual awakening Adaptive—Overprotected and suffocated youths during a secular crisis Length is approximately the phase of birth to adulthood—22 years. Lost Generation GI Generation Silent Boom Adaptive 13th/Gen X Millennial Homeland
1883-1900 1901-1924 1925-1942 1943-1960 1961-1981 1982-2003 2004-2024?
Reactive Civic Adaptive Idealist Reactive Civic Adaptive
The Millennials:
Born in or after 1982 Born during Reagan Grew up with Clinton Columbine massacre during K-12 years Entered college in the 2000s 9/11 historic moment Virginia Tech massacre; significant impact on college campuses
Adjectives Describing Millennials:
Conventional—Turning back toward traditionalism, but with a modern twist; very rules-oriented and highly moral Confident—Very optimistic about people and themselves Special—Perceived as special since birth Sheltered—Sheltered and protected in ways that prior generations were not
Pressured—Feel more stress than any other generation Achieving—Perceived as achieving, so individuals feel pressure to keep up Team Oriented—Lean towards teams rather than individuals
Millennials and Their Families
Very close to their parents Helicopter parents Parents provide a great deal of support, but also intrusion and annoyance as well Family oriented— 71.3% considered raising a family to be an “essential or very important objective”
