Generation Z
Generation Z or "Net Generation" is a common name for the First World or Western generation of people born between the early 1990s and the late 2000s.[1][2][3][4][5]
As the most recent generation, the earliest birth year commonly noted is 1991, which marks most of the oldest members of Generation Z entered the age of majority in 2009.[1][2][5][6][7] More generally, the oldest members of this generation were born at the end of the "Echo Boom" about 1995, and the youngest of the generation were born during a baby boomlet around the time of the Global financial crisis of the late 2000s decade, ending around the year 2012, with the next unnamed generation succeeding.[8][9]
Generation Z'ers are typically the children of Generation X, their parents also include the youngest Baby Boomers as well as older members of Generation Y.[1][2]
Other common terms
Due to media attention, a variety of terms are used to describe Gen Z'ers including Generation Quiet and Generation I,[10][11] or The Internet Generation or simply, Net Generation.
Within the Strauss-Howe generational theory, by Neil Howe and William Strauss, they are known as the "Homeland Generation" and are similar in type to the Silent Generation.[12] It could be observed however that superficial extraverts might just need to adjust to the social media that is normal to this generation where even the education system is lagging behind to adapt to the changes of the internet, where "socializing" might not consist of going to a diner, or to an arcade (or even leaving your home) to play video games with peers for this generation. It has been said that in 2008, 1/4 of post-secondary full-time education students were enrolled in fully online courses, with an estimated 44% in 2009.[13]
Observed traits and trends
Generation Z is highly connected, many of this generation have had lifelong use of communications and media technologies such as the World Wide Web, instant messaging, text messaging, MP3 players, mobile phones and YouTube,[14][15] earning them the nickname "digital natives".[5] No longer limited to the home computer, the Internet is now increasingly carried in their pockets on mobile Internet devices such as mobile phones. A marked difference between Generation Y and Generation Z, is that older members of the former remember life before the takeoff of mass technology, while the latter have been born completely within it. Some can be described as impatient and instant minded, and tending to lack the ambition of previous generations. Psychologists are claiming an "acquired Attention Deficit Disorder" since their dependency on technology is high and attention span is much lower, as opposed to previous generations who read books and other printed material, along with watching live television.[16] They are also more consumer-oriented than the previous generation, which was focused on technology, retro, and indie culture.[17]
Generation Z are also more individualistic.[18] While members of Generation Y are group and team oriented, members of Generation Z are more self directed. Individualism has become more common with Generation Z. Many parents of Generation Z are starting to work part time or become stay-at-home parents so that children are raised by parents and other family members instead of being in a day care facility, which forces children to be in groups.Vorlage:Citation needed However, Soccer moms and helicopter parents are becoming more common with children than children of the previous generation.[19] Despite of being in a day care facility, many children are placed in many structured extracurricular activities, reducing free playtime. Parents are becoming more like advisers to this generation.Vorlage:Citation needed Generation Z teenagers and young adults are not as focused on fitting into certain groups, and more based on fitting in with the general population, and tend to make their own decisions with their parent's advice.Vorlage:Citation needed
Beyond Z
Vorlage:Crystal It has been suggested that the next generation, born from 2010, will be called "Generation Alpha".[9]
While Generation Z is often referred to as the 21st century generation, Generation Alpha will be truly the first millennial generation because they will be the first entirely born into the 21st century (the oldest members of Generation Z were born at the tail end of the 20th century).[20]
Generation Alpha will largely be the children of Generation Y and older members of Generation Z, as well as the grandchildren of the younger Baby Boomers.[21]
References
Further reading
- John Palfrey, Urs Gasser: [[Born Digital|Born Digital: Understanding the First Generation of Digital Natives]]. Basic Books, 2008.
- Mark McCrindle, Emily Wolfinger: The ABC of XYZ: Understanding the Global Generations. UNSW Press, 2009.
- ↑ a b c David Mitchell: Generation Z-striking the balance In: National Center for Biotechnology Information, 16. August 2008. Abgerufen am 15. Juni 2010
- ↑ a b c Sherry Posnick-Goodwin: Meet generation Z In: California Teachers Association, February 2010. Abgerufen am 15. Juni 2010
- ↑ Don Tapscott: Grown Up Digital: How the Net Generation is Changing Your World. McGraw-Hill, 2008, ISBN 978-0-07-150863-6, S. 15–16.
- ↑ Annalise Walliker: Generation Z comes of age, Herald Sun, 25 February 2008. Abgerufen im 27 April 2009
- ↑ a b c Lucinda Schmidt, Hawkins, Peter: Children of the tech revolution, Sydney Morning Herald, July 15, 2008 ,
- ↑ Lucinda Schmidt, Hawkins, Peter: Gen Z: digital natives In: essentialbaby.com.au, 18. Juli 2008. Abgerufen am 15. Juni 2010
- ↑ Generation X...Y...Z... In: premierstudios.com. Abgerufen am 15. Juni 2010 (Seite nicht mehr abrufbar, festgestellt im Oktober 2010.)
- ↑ Sharon Jayson: Is this the next baby boom? In: USA Today, 16. Juli 2008. Abgerufen am 21. Januar 2010
- ↑ a b Babies born after the early 2010s to form Generation Alpha.
- ↑ Bill Leonard: After Generations X and Y Comes Generation I - Internet generation - Brief Article, BNET (Orig. HR Magazine), January 2000. Abgerufen im 13 Dec 2009
- ↑ Vorlage:Cite press release
- ↑ Neil Howe, William Strauss: Millennials & K-12 Schools. LifeCourse Associates, 2008, ISBN 0-9712606-5-6, S. 109–111.
- ↑ Ambient Insight Research (2009) US Self-paced e-Learning Market Monroe WA: Ambient Insight Research
- ↑ The generation Z connection: teaching information literacy to the newest net generation. Teacher Librarian (February, 2006)
- ↑ Ann Marlow Riedling: An educator's guide to information literacy: what every high school senior needs to know. Libraries Unlimited, 2007, ISBN 1-59158-446-9.
- ↑ The Life of Generation Z.
- ↑ http://www.omigoddess.com.au/family/inside-generation-z/ Inside Generation Z January 2010
- ↑ What Generation Z will be like at work.
- ↑ Nancy Gibbs: Helicopter Parents: The Backlash of Overparenting.
- ↑ [[1]], Emily Wolfinger, Emily Wolfinger: The ABC of XYZ: Understanding the Global Generations. UNSW Press, Sydney 2009, ISBN 978-1-74223-035-1, S. 202 (theabcofxyz.com).
- ↑ [[2]], Emily Wolfinger, Emily Wolfinger: The ABC of XYZ: Understanding the Global Generations. UNSW Press, Sydney 2009, ISBN 978-1-74223-035-1, S. 204 (theabcofxyz.com).