Data proves Millennials are the worst fake generation

During the ages 18-29, those born in the 1990s were less happy, had less sex, were less conservative, went to church less, were more likely to favor abortion rights, and opposed stereotypical gender roles more (than those born in the 1980s).

Pew takes welcome steps to wean off fake generations (and some new research)

If any of the writers and editors out there in click land actually listened to Pew, this whole situation would get a lot better.

The Takeaway on Gen-Z, rest of the interview edition

The parts that made it into the show, and the parts that didn't.

Talking about generations with Jean Twenge

A good conversation. With transcript and audio.

Pew response and attempted clarification

46% of people both "correctly" identified their generation title, and said the term describes them "well."

Now in the Washington Post: The generation labels mean nothing. It’s time to retire them

The Washington Post has published my Opinion piece on generation labels, "The generation labels mean nothing. It's time we retired them." They even commissioned art, which moves! by Tara Jacoby, for The Washington Post This follows the series of posts on this blog, going back a few years, you can read under the generations tag.…

Why you’ll never establish the existence of distinct “generations” in American society

We're not going to find a set of fixed divisions that works across arenas -- such as social attitudes, family behavior, and economic status.

A little ‘generation’ debunking data exercise

One example of the pitfalls of Pew's "generations," using environmental attitudes.

Open letter to the Pew Research Center on generation labels

I posted a draft of this, with a discursive preamble, yesterday. To see all the posts on generations, here's the tag. Sign the letter here. We are demographers and other social scientists, writing to urge the Pew Research Center to stop using its generation labels (currently: Silent, Baby Boom, X, Millennial, Z). We appreciate Pew’s…

Draft: Open letter to the Pew Research Center on generation labels

Maybe if we got a lot of signatories to this, or something like it, they would take heed. Suggestions welcome.