Who came up with the bane “millennials”? It’s slightly better than the insulting “generation x,” but nevertheless confusing. My instinct is to think of them having been born in this millennium. But that’d mean they couldn’t be mote than 12, and though 12 year olds can work we don’t usually expect them to.
For a little context I graduated high school in 2000, which means most all of my adult life occurred in this millennium. Technically they count it from 2001, right? Anyway, my parents were born in 47 and 51, respectively, to “greatest generation” parents. By definition I am gen x. But for some off reason I fall into this wacky new “millennial” category. I seem to remember talk about a “generation y” after gen x, but that’s mysteriously disappeared.
All I’m saying, I guess, is that MSM infotainment outlets are sociologically confused. Can’t they just talk about “the youth” or “twentysomethings”? We’ll follow without the cutesy nicknames.
For answers to your questions, you can do some google searches on William Straus and Neil Howe, and some of their tomes of generational research:
The Fourth Turning (my #1 recommendation for anyone who might accidently jump into a discussion about generations)
Generations
Millenials Rising