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We, the Millennials By Victoria Southwood/ Assoc. Features Editor
Generation Y, commonly referred to as the Millennials Generation is the most heavily studied age group to date. Millennials make up the most diverse generation yet, and the vast differences between them and the generations preceding them create an intriguing population study. In its most recent findings on Generation Y, the Pew Research Center highlighted some areas of focus in which the youngest generation has made its mark. The report includes findings ranging from the conclusion that Millennials are the most liberal generation, in an anti-political party sense, to the conclusion that Millennials are the least trusting of all the generations. This type of research has resulted in a broad categorization of Millennials in a way that many Millenials may not agree with. After all, if they represent the most diverse generation yet, is it realistic to construct claims that label them as institutionally unattached and uninterested in the same traditions as those who came before them? Perhaps Millennials are simply approaching each of these aspects of life from very new and different perspectives. The Pew Research Center’s study consisted of the statistical analysis of 1, 821 adults nationwide, 617 of whom were between the ages of 14 and 34, and therefore qualify as members of the Millennial generation. Here, we take a look at what some Boston College students think of the Center’s conclusions.
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