Millenial Makeover: Generational Theory

In the book Millennial Makeover many of the books main arguments are based on the generational theory of the authors for each individual generation. Each generation by their standards spans about a forty year period with each being dominated by certain beliefs and ideals of the people born in that generation. The last three generations according to the book are the Baby Boomers, Generation X, and then the generation I am included in, the Millennials. According to the book, Millennials are more self-absorbed than any other generation to date while also being more connected to each other and information through cell phones and the Internet. Millennials represent the most diverse group of people for any generation so far and also are said to be the most accepting of others. I definitely agree with many of the ideals presented for my own generation as I am rather self-minded and definitely have the ability to be more connected to anyone or any bit of information I feel through dialing a number or the click of a button online. Anyone today with access to a cell phone or to the Internet enjoys this same degree of connection. In this way I feel the greatest cultural touchstone for describing the Millennial generation is the Internet and some of the networking sites used today to connect people around the world.