SOC 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Millennials, Ageism, A Generation

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 202
• Professor: Metcalf Graeme

Document Summary

If we want to understand where a group stands in society, there are few better ways of getting information than by watching television. Those featured prominently on tv shown in a positive light- and the main characters in most shows come from that group we can conclude that the group is valued by society and has power. A generation is a group of people born in the same general time, span who share some life experiences, such as big historical events, pastimes, heroes, and early work experiences (weston, 2001) Many generational theorists (blythe, 2008) argue that shared life experiences shared assumptions, attitudes, and beliefs, as well as a cohesive group identity. The traditional generation (1925 1945: shaped by the great depression and world war ii, conservative and role-oriented, prefers long-term employment, loyal and self-sacrificing, value family and patriotism. The baby-boom generation (1946 1964: shaped by: prosperity, 1969s, youth culure, and the vietnam war, remains loyal to an organization, employer.