Generation Z
Gen Z
Gen Zer
Generation Zer
Being independent, self confident and autonomous are also some of the key characteristics of Generation Z.
80 percent of Gen Z say finding themselves creatively is important.
On average, Gen Zers use their smartphones 15.4 hours per week—more than any other type of device.
Il termine Generation Z è stato coniato intorno all’anno 2000 per indicare tutti i nati dopo la metà degli anni 1990. Gen Z, così come Gen X e Gen Y, ne è la forma abbreviata e un/una Gen Zer è chiunque appartenga alla Generation Z. Dato che si va in ordine alfabetico, prima della Z c’era la Generation Y, composta dai Millennials, così detti perché perlopiù sono diventati maggiorenni all’inizio del millennio in corso. E prima ancora troviamo la Generation X, successiva alla generazione del baby boom ovvero ai nati nel boom demografico ed economico che fece seguito alla Seconda guerra mondiale. I baby boomer, o boomers, vengono aspramente criticati dalle generazioni successive per non essere riusciti a passare ai figli e ai nipoti i privilegi di cui hanno goduto, e anzi di essere la causa della recessione economica e della crisi climatica che stiamo affrontando oggi.
Origini del termine
Il termine Generation Z risale al 2000 circa; altri termini usati per definire i nati tra la metà degli anni 1990 e il 2010 sono Internet Generation e iGeneration o iGen.
Traduzione di Loredana Riu
Gen Z
Gen Zer
Generation Zer
Being independent, self confident and autonomous are also some of the key characteristics of Generation Z.
80 percent of Gen Z say finding themselves creatively is important.
On average, Gen Zers use their smartphones 15.4 hours per week—more than any other type of device.
The term Generation Z was coined around the year 2000 to refer to those born since the mid 1990s. Gen Z, like Gen X and Gen Y, is a handy short form, while a Gen Zer is someone who belongs to Generation Z. Generation Z was preceded by Generation Y, as you might expect, and took its name from this, being the next letter in the alphabet. People from Generation Y are often referred to as Millennials, because they came of age around the turn of the millennium. Before them came Generation X which succeeded the baby boom generation, born in the years of population growth that followed World War 2. This generation, often referred to informally as boomers, have come in for quite a lot of criticism recently from less fortunate generations that followed. Boomers are criticized not so much for having benefited from generous welfare, free education, affordable housing and full employment, as for having failed to pass these advantages on to their children and grandchildren who are experiencing conditions of insecure employment and unaffordable housing, with little prospect of improvement any time soon.
Origin
The term Generation Z started to be used around 2000. It is one of a number of terms used to refer to people born between the mid 1990s and 2010, others being the Internet Generation, iGeneration or iGen.
