Generation Gap

Transform or Get Left Behind

Gary Hart | Posted 05.05.2012

Read More: Thomas Jefferson, Millenial Generation, Social Change, Political Movements, Political Transformation, Generation Gap, Generational Politics, Political Change, Politics News

The younger generation's reaction to conservative-led stalemate is to consider our government irrelevant. That's a big mistake. You may not be interested in politics, but politics is interested in you.

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'What's Chauvinism?'

Jayanti Tamm | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Literature, Generation X, Millennial Generation, Teaching, College, Feminism, Gop Primary 2012, Sexism, Generation Gap, Women News

An uncomfortable silence filled the classroom. No one had started writing a response to the question I had written. Finally, one student raised her hand."What does 'chauvinist' mean?"

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Unraveling the Mushroom Theory in Cyprus

Marina Theodotou | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Generation X, Political Divisions, Greek Cypriot, Cyprus, Generation Y, Generation Gap, World News

It seems that the various local politicians are holding self-built compasses wrought with personal dogmas, unreliable and rusty and they are guiding the emotionally charged masses to nowhere... perhaps a bit like the emotionally and strategically blind leading the blind?

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Which Generation Is Smartest About Credit?

The Huffington Post | Erica Smith | Posted 02.18.2012

Read More: The Greatest Generation, Debt, Baby Boomers, Generation X, Credit Score, Credit Cards, Credit Card Debt, Financial Planning, Personal Finance, Generation Y, Finances, Generation Gap, Fifty News

Not all credit scores are created equal. New research from Experian provides a glimpse into how different generations handle debt and finances. Th...

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Marriage Rocks -- or Does It?

Sherri Edwards | Posted 04.15.2012

Read More: Marriage, Single Parents, Love and Relationships, Valentine's Day, Teenage Girls, Teen's Views of Marriage, Future Generations, Teenagers, Generation Gap, Parents, Parents News

I also understand marriages can fail. Yet for those of us continuing the soon antiquated practice of marriage, every union has strengths and flaws.

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Gen Y Behavior Creates New Work Culture

Caroline Dowd-Higgins | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Career Development, Social Media, Unemployment, Gen Y, Millennials, Hiring, Careers, Work-Life Balance, Millennial Generation, Facebook, Work-Culture, Generation Gap, Business News

Communication gaps between the generations in the workplace is not a new phenomenon but now there are new data points to illustrate how Generation Y may be changing the professional work culture dramatically.

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The Clash Of The Generations: 'Boomers' Vs. 'Millennials'

www.theatlantic.com | Posted 12.20.2011

Read More: Resources, Competition, Baby Boomers, Economy, Generation, Millennial Generation, Technology, Neil Howe, Generation Gap, Ecnomic Crisis, Fifty News

GREAT FALLS, Va.--Economist and demographer Neil Howe sells himself as an expert on generations. He argues that when people are born determines the cu...

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The Credit Card Generation Gap

Dr. Gregory Jantz, Ph.D. | Posted 02.15.2012

Read More: Debt, Credit Cards, Youth, Technology, Generation Gap, Business News

It's strange that a generation who can run rings around me on a Smartphone could be clueless about the credit card they used to buy the thing in the first place.

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Mentoring Flip-Flop: What The Bosses Are Learning From The New Hires

Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: Social Networking, Mentoring, Business Networking, Promotion, Career Advice, New Skills, Workplace Trends, Networking, Coaching, Generation Gap, Productivity, Fifty News

In an effort to school senior executives in technology, social media and the latest workplace trends, many businesses are pairing upper management wit...

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"Daddy, What's a Cougar?": 25 More Words That Divide the Generations

Robert Rosenthal | Posted 01.16.2012

Read More: Generation Gap, Comedy News, Dated Expressions, Daughters Grandfathers Words, Words Definitions, Fathers Generation Gap, Cougar Woman, Cain Pizza, Generations Culture, Comedy News

Based on the huge volume of responses to my recent piece on this subject, here are another 25 definitions that divide my father and my kid.

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'Weed' And 21 Other Definitions That Don't Translate From My Dad To My Daughter

Robert Rosenthal | Posted 12.29.2011

Read More: The Situation, Dated Expressions, Definitions, Meaning, Words, Daughters, Reality, Tweets, Generation Gap, Fathers, Weed, Culture, Comedy News

To my father, Spam was canned ham. To my daughter, it's naughty, annoying email. Here are 21 more expressions which mean something totally different to him than to her.

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Cranky Is Forever

Jeffrey Shaffer | Posted 12.05.2011

Read More: Media, Culture, Teenagers, Generation Gap, Comedy News

Laugh away, Generation Next, but just remember one little detail: someday all these complaints will be yours.

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The Looming Gen X Global Revolution of 2020

Mark Goulston, M.D. | Posted 10.29.2011

Read More: Baby Boomers, Millennial Generation, Boomers, Gen X, Revolution, Generation Gap, World News

inspired by "All Together Now," NY Times column by Thomas Friedman If you thought the emperor had no clothes, check out the Baby Boomers When you re...

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7 Steps to a Loving Family

Jinny Ditzler | Posted 08.21.2011

Read More: Courage, Relationship Advice, Relationships, Estranged-Family, Relationship Tips, Families, Forgiveness, Estrangement, Conventional Wisdom, Generation Gap, Estranged-Relationships, Family, Family Reunions, Women News

Nothing's worse than the loss of love and connection with family. The silent heartache that robs us of one of life's joys. We respond with denial, but what we too often don't do is let go, apologize and give up the feeling of being right.

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Rethinking The Generation Gap: Should Boomers Listen Better?

Vivian Diller, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Gerascophobia, Boomers, Baby Boomers, Gen Y, Generational Wars, Russell Bishop, Perception, Gen X, Self-Perception, Gen X'ers, Generation X, Generation Y, Gen Y'ers, Aging, Generational Differences, Generation Gap, Healthy Living News

Are we in fact dreaming, or finding ways to discount and distort what this younger set is saying over and over? They are clearly angry, and it might benefit us all if we took some time to just listen more carefully.

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What Treasures From Our Past Will Be Valued in the Future?

Vivian Diller, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Baby Boomers, Aging, Millennial Generation, Millennials Vinyl, Millennials Vinyl Records, Generation Gap, Healthy Living News

Is it just New Year wishful thinking or has the gap between generations truly begun to narrow? I felt a seismic shift when my 17-year-old son told me what he planned to buy with his holiday gift money. "Vinyl records," he said.

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STUDY: Millennial Generation's Web Dominance On The Decline

The Huffington Post | Amy Lee | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Social Networking, Millennials, Pew, Millennial Generation, Facebook, Generation Gap, Technology News

The online generation gap between Millennials and older Americans is swiftly closing, according to a new report from the Pew Research Center, called "...

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Study Shows That Older People Enjoy Negative News Coverage About Young People; But Are Youth Really the Reason Older Americans Feel Ostracized?

John H. Tucker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Youth, Academia, Media News, Media, Generation Gap, Media News

There's been plenty of negative news coverage about youth lately. Parsons student plunges to death after night of binge drinking. Paris Hilton arreste...

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Inspiration From Generation-Y

Christine Hassler | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Twenty Somethings, Millenials, Gen Y, The Giving Life, Twentysomethings, 20somethings, Millennial Generation, Slidepollajax, Generation Y, Generation Gap, Healthy Living News

Gen Yers are willing to take risks and think outside the box. In fact, "the box" never existed for them.

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The Good of Gen-Y

Martha St Jean | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Gen- Y, Future Generations, Generation Y, Generation Gap, The Balanced Life, Gen Y Stereotypes, Healthy Living News

There are lazy people in every generation; that's a just a fact. This pervasive attitude that the shortcomings of a nation fall on the backs of one generation is short-sighted.

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What Research on Millennials Misses

Meghan Lewit | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Millennial Generation, Future Generations, Generation Gap, Healthy Living News

Millennial generation data doesn't show just how far the reality of our lives has deviated from the expectations that many of us were born into, and why it is now necessary to rethink the transition to adulthood.

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It's More than Managing Gen X and Gen Y

Donna Flagg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Workforce, Younger Workers, Workplace, Gen X, Managing-People, Gen Y, Generation X, Millennial Generation, Business, Generation Y, Communication, Generation Gap, Business News

We can't change where we came from nor can we change where we are going, but we can find a mutual meeting place that intersects somewhere in the middle and addresses where we are.

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How the Rebellious Youth and the Job World Work Together

Bridget Nielsen | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Generation Gap, Young Generation, Generation Z, Generation X, Generation Y, Healthy Living News

Our generation is doing more to change the world and reshape the future than any one before us, and it is time we start acting like it when we job hunt or go to work each day.

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Who's in Charge Here? Retaining the Next Generation in Philanthropy

Jane Wales | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nonprofits, Leadership Transition, Philanthropy, The Jossey-Bass Reader on Nonprofit and Public Leadership, Leadership, Baby Boomers, Civic Ventures, Generation X, Compasspoint Nonprofit Services, Millenials, Creative Disruption, Pew Research Center, Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies, Council on Foundations, Laura Carstensen, Trading Power, Generation Gap, Impact News

This is the first time in history that society is experiencing a delay in leadership transition, as people live longer and retire later. The economic recession has further delayed retirement plans.

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If She Loves Her Job, She Can't Be an Actress

Candy Spelling | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Promises Promises, Actress, Pauley Perrette, Baby Boomers, Ncis, Generation Gap, Entertainment News

She was the sweetest and most patient person I had ever seen. As soon as we landed, I retrieved my laptop and discovered she is Pauley Perrette, co-star of NCIS.

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