Generations

Although Gen Z’s mental health crisis began in the early 2010s, spurred on by growing up in the smartphone era, the pandemic made things even worse—at least in terms of anxiety. That’s

Gen X’ers also used the television set for a new purpose: playing video games.

Like the civil rights movement, the feminist movement of the 1960s and 1970s was led by Silents and Greatest generation members, including

Young people souring on having kids might partially be due to Gen Z’s higher rates of depression.

Boomers without college educations fell victim to the new economy.

Gen Z wants to know they are making a difference, including at work.

Fewer marriages and more marriages later in life also mean that fewer Millennials are divorced than Boomers at the same age,

Theory 3: Millennials are disappointed by adulthood. Many Millennials’ self-images were carefully nurtured by adults who handed out participation trophies and high grades. Disappointment with adulthood might be the inevitable result.

Boomers pioneered the idea that everything was worth discussing out in the open,

generations differ because technology has radically changed daily life and culture, both directly and via technology’s daughters individualism and a slower life.