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Anorexia in Gen Y
The desire to meet model beauty standards is still increasing, particularly in women. The Institute of Psychiatry in London found a three fold increase in anorexia and bulimia between 1988 and 1993.[1] Genetic traits linked to anorexia and bulimia may be obsessiveness, perfectionism, and anxious personality styles.[2]
Upper Cutoff Point
In response to some earlier debates, I feel 9/11/01, regardless of its effects, should NOT count as the upper limit of Gen Y. That's much, much too late. "Cold" Y should end 1985, maybe 1986, while Y in its entirety really should end about 1990 or 91. Anything after that and children already started from day 1 inundated with the the modern digital post-soviet union internet team america world police world we recognize today (as opposed to us unique Cold Y who can remember quite a different world!), rather than the cold war arms selling to iran saddam is our friend communist bloc warsaw pact intel 286 motherboard 8 bit nintendo snail mail family ties world some of us can recall. Jersey John (talk) 10:21, 16 March 2010 (UTC)
Population pyramid for United States
According to this site: http://www.censusscope.org/us/chart_age.html, the 2000 Census of the United States shows the demographic in the 20-34 range were lower than both the 35-54 and the 5 to 19 age groups. If you then calcualte the birthyears of everyone in that demographic in 2000, you would have:
35-54: 1946-1965 20-34: 1966-1980 5-19 : 1981-1995
If you go even farther, you can put those birthyears into a generation, and find that the Boomers were born from 1946 to 1965, Generation X from 1966 to 1980, and Generation Y from 1981 to 1995. This is exactly what demographers use when they put the previous age groups into generations. I don't see what this 1976 to 1995 stuff is coming from, because in 2000, those born from 1976 to 1980 were all in the 20-34 age bracket.
Or, if you want to say that this was as of Dec 31, 1999, you would then be shifted a year, and the demographis would look like this:
35-54: 1945-1964 20-34: 1965-1979 5-19 : 1980-1994
Just take a look at the pyramid in the picture, and you can't deny that these birthyears are the proper classifications for Generation X, the Boomers, and Generation Y.
Generation Y HAS to have a consensus of starting in either 1980 or 1981, and that's why articles like these are appearing more and more: http://www.theage.com.au/national/gen-y--30-charmed-tech-savvy-and-ready-to-take-over-20100108-lyy6.html http://www.jsonline.com/news/85915137.html —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.206.21.58 (talk) 01:33, 20 March 2010 (UTC)
- Yeah and ending about 1990. As far as generations go, it's greatly truncated due to the massive changes in such a short time. More changed in the world between, for example, 1985 and 1995 than did 1975 and 1985. Jersey John (talk) 17:08, 20 March 2010 (UTC) (hence why we have a "Cold Y" subset... what I happen to fall in.)
As I've said countless countless COUNTLESS times before, given the years given to the Boomers and Generation X, Generation Y should be demarcated around a 15-20 year limit as well. I consider the early 80's born kids to be a cusp between X and Y, if not late X'ers themselves. Generation Y proper should begin around 1984 and should end around 2000. 1984-2000 seems reasonable enough for me. 2001 onwards is Generation Z. I think I've repeated this numerous times. Very annoying. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Afghan Historian (talk • contribs) 01:31, 2 April 2010 (UTC)
- Yes, you are very annoying. (LOL). In any case, we should use dates as used in reliable sources, not in your opinion, even if it be that of an expert. — Arthur Rubin (talk) 02:36, 2 April 2010 (UTC)
Agreed. If Aghan Historian doesn't have any concrete evidence to support his claims, then his case is invalid. So far I hear demograph markings without any representation. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.78.125.116 (talk) 06:15, 10 April 2010 (UTC)
Cold Y
I'm confused. There was the original article that was merged into this one. There are references to a section yere at Gen Y. but as of now, there is nothing at all on any theory of Cold Y. What's the current thinking on its inclusion? --Sephiroth9611 (talk) 17:45, 27 April 2010 (UTC)
There used be a page for Cold Y to those born around 1982-1985. They are Generation Y that remember the Cold War. They got rid of it because there isn't any supporting articles for it.
Generation Y should start in 1977
Generation Y is characterized being overprotective by their parents and have grown up on the internet. In the late 70s, it was frowned upon on using corporal punishment to your kids. Plus, people born in 1977 graduated HS in 1995, which by all accounts was the first year when the Internet became widespread to the public.