Generation Z
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Generation Z is one of the names used for the First World or Western generation of people born between the mid-1990s and the late 2000s.[1][2][3] Relatively little is firmly established about its composition, character, and even name.
The oldest members of this generation were born during the mid-1990s, and the youngest of the generation were born during a baby boomlet around the time of the Global financial crisis of the late 1990s.[4] They roughly span the birth years of 1995 to 2009.[5]
Following Generation Y, they are typically the children of Generation X; their parents also include the youngest Baby Boomers and some of the oldest Generation Y-ers.[citation needed]
Other neologisms describing this group
Due to media attention, a variety of neologisms are used to describe Generation Z including Generation I[6][7], The Internet Generation[citation needed], or Net Generation.[citation needed]
Within Strauss and Howe's generational theory they are known as The New Silent Generation. 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[8], 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[9].
Observed traits and trends in Generation Z
On the average they are highly connected, many having had lifelong use of communications and media technologies such as the World Wide Web, instant messaging, text messaging, MP3 players, cellular phones and YouTube,[10][11] earning them the nickname "digital natives".[3] No longer limited to the home computer, the internet is now increasingly carried in their pockets on mobile internet devices such as mobile phones and Nintendo DS.
References
- ^ Tapscott, Don (2008). Grown Up Digital: How the Net Generation is Changing Your World. McGraw-Hill. pp. 15–16. ISBN 9780071508636.
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- ^ Leonard, Bill (January 2000). "After Generations X and Y Comes Generation I - Internet generation - Brief Article". BNET (Orig. HR Magazine). Retrieved 13 Dec 2009.
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- ^ "Calgary Board of Education puts libraries in tune with students". http://www.calgaryherald.com.
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- ^ The generation Z connection: teaching information literacy to the newest net generation. Teacher Librarian (February, 2006)
- ^ Riedling, Ann Marlow (2007). An educator's guide to information literacy: what every high school senior needs to know. Libraries Unlimited. ISBN 1591584469.
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Further reading
- Palfrey, John; Gasser, Urs (2008). Born Digital: Understanding the First Generation of Digital Natives. Basic Books.
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