Millennial Person

A Millennial Person is a person born between the early 1980s and the mid-1990s, belonging to the Millennial generation.

• Context:
  • They can (typically) have a Baby Boomer Parent.
  • They can be characterized by their familiarity with digital technology, social media, and instant communication.
  • They can be shaped by significant events such as the September 11 attacks, the Great Recession, and the rise of the internet.
  • They can be relatively more likely to be educated compared to previous generations.
  • They can be relatively more likely to prioritize work-life balance, flexibility, and personal fulfillment in their careers.
  • They can be relatively more likely to delay or forego traditional milestones such as homeownership, marriage, and having children.
  • They can be relatively more likely to embrace diversity, inclusivity, and social justice issues.
  • They can be relatively more likely to distrust traditional institutions such as political parties, corporations, churches, and banks.
  • They can be a U.S. Millennial, U.K. Millennial, Canadian Millennial, Australian Millennial, Indian Millennial, Chinese Millennial, etc., each with unique cultural and economic experiences.
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• Example(s):
  • a Millennial Person, 2000, growing up with the rise of the internet and experiencing the September 11 attacks during their formative years, would be 0 to 18 years old.
  • a Millennial Person, 2010, entering the workforce during the Great Recession and adapting to the rise of social media, would be 10 to 28 years old.
  • a Millennial Person, 2020, navigating their careers and personal lives during the COVID-19 pandemic, would be 20 to 38 years old.
  • a Millennial Person, 2030, potentially holding leadership positions and shaping societal trends, would be 30 to 48 years old.
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • Generation Xer, the generation preceding Millennials, born between the mid-1960s and the early 1980s.
  • Baby Boomer, the generation born between 1946 and 1964, preceding Generation X.
  • Generation Zer, the generation following Millennials, born from the mid-to-late 1990s to the early 2010s.

See: Digital Native, Social Media, Great Recession, Student Loan Debt, Sharing Economy, Gig Economy, Delayed Adulthood, Cohort (Statistics).

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References

2016

• (Wikipedia, 2016) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennials Retrieved:2016-5-1.
  • Millennials (also known as the Millennial Generation or Generation Y) are the demographic cohort following Generation X. There are no precise dates for when the generation starts and ends; most researchers and commentators use birth years ranging from the early 1980s to around 2000.

2015

• U.S. Census. (2015). “Millennials Outnumber Baby Boomers and Are Far More Diverse.” In: Census Bureau Reports, Release Number: CB15-113
  • QUOTE: Millennials, or America’s youth born between 1982 and 2000, now number 83.1 million and represent more than one quarter of the nation’s population. Their size exceeds that of the 75.4 million baby boomers, according to new U.S. Census Bureau estimates released today. Overall, millennials are more diverse than the generations that preceded them, with 44.2 percent being part of a minority race or ethnic group (that is, a group other than non-Hispanic, single-race white).

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