Generational Theory

There's no ignoring that the Millennial generation is in crisis. Just take a look at their skyrocketing incidence of depression. While most Americans are feeling more depressed, we've seen the sharpest increase among those who were aged 16-25 as of 2017. Those ages encompass the birth years 1992-2001, which is…

Reader Rudolph Harrier and author JD Cowan unearth more evidence that Generation Y is a separate cohort from the later Millennials. Consider some data points from a 2006 article published in the Oberlin Review: College admissions offices, employers and marketing companies are going into a frenzy over Generation Y, a…

Commenter Rudolph Harrier provides insightful context for Monday's post promoting JD Cowan's Generation Y compilation. We can take an average member of Gen Y as being born in 1984 and an average millennial as being born in 1995. Let’s look at some key trends and consider the relevant ages: Cell…

A common denominator of Generation Y is the experience of being mugged by reality. This generation grew up during the last flowering of post-WWII economic largesse and post-Cold War optimism. In an era when every day was Christmas, Baby Boomers' promise that getting a liberal arts degree would guarantee a…