mid-1990s to early 2000s is generally considered the widely accepted end of the millennial generation.
mid-1990s to early 2000s is generally considered the widely accepted end of the millennial generation.
what year is generally considered the widely accepted end of the millennial generation?
mid-1990s to early 2000s
the millennial generation continues to grow as young immigrants expand its ranks. the pew research center has projected that by 2019 millennials will surpass baby boomers to become the largest living generation in the united states. by analyzing u.s census data they found that in 2016 there were an estimated 71 million millennials, based on pew's definition of the generation which ranges from 1981 to 1996, compared to 74.1 million baby boomers.
millennials
in 2000, the two authors published "millennials rising: the next great generation". this work discussed the personality of the millennial generation, whose oldest members were described as the high school graduating class of the year 2000. in this 2000 book, strauss and howe asserted that millennial teens and young adults were recasting the image of youth from "downbeat and alienated to upbeat and engaged". they credited increased parental attention and protection for these positive changes. they asserted millennials are held to higher standards than adults apply to themselves and that they're a lot less vulgar and violent than the teen culture older people produce for them. they described them as less sexually charged and as ushering in a new sexual modesty, with increasing belief that sex should be saved for marriage and a return to conservative family values. they predicted that over the following decade, millennials would transform what it means to be young. according to the authors, millennials could emerge as the next "great generation". the book was described as an optimistic, feel-good book for the parents of the millennial generation, predominantly the baby boomers.
strauss–howe generational theory