Characteristics of Generations by Derek Collins https://padlet.com/derek_collins/lzk9y1vpf1d83kgy Place a note with a summary of each generation en-us 2020-09-15 02:59:02 UTC 2023-10-17 15:42:54 UTC hello@padlet.com Gen Z https://padlet.com/derek_collins/lzk9y1vpf1d83kgy/wish/2337345245 Gen z are born between 1997-2012 πŸ˜€
First Generation to grow up with access to internet and digital technology
Born between 1997-2012
Have Lower Teen Pregnancy Rate
 * spend more time on electronics rather than reading books 
Most educated and connected generation 😊


]]> 2022-10-12 16:37:48 UTC https://padlet.com/derek_collins/lzk9y1vpf1d83kgy/wish/2337345245 Greatest Generation https://padlet.com/derek_collins/lzk9y1vpf1d83kgy/wish/2337347897 Americans born from 1901 to 1927 :)😊
Includes veterans who fought in world war 2:)
Grew up durning world war 1
Lived through great depression
veterans who fought in World War II
born from 1901 to 1927
survived the depression:)
AKA the G.I. Generation
Lived during the Roaring twenties
Older G.I. came of age during the Roaring Twenties :)
younger G.I. Came of age during the Great depression and World War II :) :)
Veterans who fought in World War II
* first used in 1971 in an article for academic general ]]> 2022-10-12 16:39:28 UTC https://padlet.com/derek_collins/lzk9y1vpf1d83kgy/wish/2337347897 millennials (Gen Y) https://padlet.com/derek_collins/lzk9y1vpf1d83kgy/wish/2337353678 1980-200
Surpassed baby boomers in 2019😊
Grew up around the turn of the 3rd millennium 😊
grew up around the turn of 3rd millennium
marked by use of the internet😊:)
Sometimes referred to as the Unluckiest Generation
Getting Married later and having children later than previous generations
Less likely to Identify as religous
Aslo known as Gen Y
Born From 1981-1996
Had greater population than Baby Boomers
surpassed the baby boomers (those born between 1946 and 1964)
more diverse and more politically liberal when compared with earlier generations

]]> 2022-10-12 16:43:02 UTC https://padlet.com/derek_collins/lzk9y1vpf1d83kgy/wish/2337353678 Silent Generation https://padlet.com/derek_collins/lzk9y1vpf1d83kgy/wish/2362230660
include most of those who fought during the Korean War
Known as the "Lucky few" πŸ˜€ 😊
Born 1928 to 1945 πŸ˜€
Many fought in Vietnam and Korean war πŸ˜€
Born in 1928 to 1945
Korean war
known as lucky few:)
Born from 1928-1945
Known as Lucky few 
may have Fought in Korean and Vietnam War
parents of generation x and younger baby boomers 




]]> 2022-10-30 17:51:06 UTC https://padlet.com/derek_collins/lzk9y1vpf1d83kgy/wish/2362230660 Baby Boomers https://padlet.com/derek_collins/lzk9y1vpf1d83kgy/wish/2362233185 * the second most numerous age demographic after millennials
*people born following World War II from 1946 to 1964
*fought in the Vietnam War😊
*large demographic cohort because of increased birth rate during the post–World War II baby boom
* baby boomers children of either the greatest generation or silent generation 
Explosion of new babies are known as baby boomπŸ‘
Many baby boomers have have died in decades 
Came of age in the "malaise" years of the 1970s 
The baby boom was described as a "shockwave" 
*sometimes shortened to Boomers



]]> 2022-10-30 17:54:02 UTC https://padlet.com/derek_collins/lzk9y1vpf1d83kgy/wish/2362233185 Millennials https://padlet.com/derek_collins/lzk9y1vpf1d83kgy/wish/2362234963 the first global generation
most millennials are the children of baby boomers and Generation x
know as unluckiest generation
1981-1996😊:)
surpassed baby boomers in 2019
72.1 million in 2019😊
surpasses baby boomers in 2019😊:)
The Pew Research Center reported that Millennials surpassed the Baby Boomers in US :)

]]> 2022-10-30 17:56:44 UTC https://padlet.com/derek_collins/lzk9y1vpf1d83kgy/wish/2362234963 Gen X https://padlet.com/derek_collins/lzk9y1vpf1d83kgy/wish/2362235802 > They live more slowly than their predecessors
> have lower rates of teen pregnancies
>more concerned than older generation for academics performance😊
Defined as generation born from 1965-1980
>Born 1965-1980:)😊
>Sometimes referred to as the Baby Bust:)
>Sometimes called the Latch Key Generation
Children of increased divorce rates
AIDS crisis during formative years
*children of silent generation and early boomers
*Its members were born when the high birth rates of the baby boomer decades declined
* shift in mentality during the 19th century, influenced by Enlightenment ideas]]> 2022-10-30 17:58:02 UTC https://padlet.com/derek_collins/lzk9y1vpf1d83kgy/wish/2362235802 Gen Alpha https://padlet.com/derek_collins/lzk9y1vpf1d83kgy/wish/2749411772 Born between 2010-2025
This generation is still being born, however this group is the most likely to be born from Millennials. This group will have some that were either born or lived through Covid. There parents were likley raised on Social Media, meaning much of Alpha will be born online. They will also be the generation who has spent yje most time at home with thier parents because of the Pandemic. 
They may also enjoy the longest lifespan beacuse of medical advancements]]> 2023-10-16 18:48:09 UTC https://padlet.com/derek_collins/lzk9y1vpf1d83kgy/wish/2749411772