Millennials Infographic

Millennials, an abbreviation for millennial generation, is a term used by demographers to describe a segment of the population born between 1980 and 2000 (approximately). Sometimes referred to in the media as "Generation Y," millennials are the children of the post-WWII baby boomer generation.

Unless you are super young or super old for high school you are probably a part of the millennial generation.

  1. What did you learn that most surprised you in the infographic?

  2. What is the biggest difference between Millennials and earlier generations?

  3. List a generalization you can make about Millennials that is not shown in the infographic:

  4. Explain whether you believe it is possible to generalize about the norms and values of one generation versus another.

Here's another graphic that shows the time-spans of the most recent US generations.

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