The Major Similarities between Two Contrastive Generations
The principal similarity between the people of Generation X and those, who belong to Generation Y, lies in the adjustment to the instability of the labor market. Thus, the former group, which includes the global citizen, who was born in the middle of the 20th century, was raised on the platform of economic reconstructions (“Gen Y and Gen X not as Different as We Think” par. 5). That is why it was quite an undertaking for our parents to get accustomed to the system of constant labor distribution change. The problem concerned both industrial countries and the developing states (Rail par. 6). The society was challenged by the employment policies daily. Today, however, the system of labor has not changed much. Thus, we, as the representatives of Generation Y, which dates back to the 1980s, follow the same pattern of employment. Both, we and our parents, had to receive a post-secondary education so that to enter the professional sphere. Moreover, the process of finding a job seems similar too since the world economy requires flexible occupations (Fernandes 12).
The Primary Differences between Two Generations
The discrepancy between the ideological values of Generation X and Generation Y refers to contrastive perceptions of authority. In particular, the baby boomers, who belong to X-Generation, are well-acquainted with the dictatorship culture of such world unions as, for instance, the Soviet Union (Asghar par. 6). Thus, the citizens, who were raised in such conditions, have a distorted opinion of the authorities, managers, and administrators since they were taught that every civil citizen has to obey the rules, which are established by their superiors. The culture of communication between baby boomers and authoritative structures is also quite strained and strict. Specifically, our parents would rarely venture a risk to criticize the work of their superiors or to point out their mistakes (Cuffin par. 6). In contrast to them, the platform of contemporary social relations introduces quite loose relations. Mainly, people, who belong to Generation Y are much more rebellious than their predecessors. We tend to protect our rights and to be firm and persistent in our undertakings. In other words, Generation Y targets equality and informal relations at work. The society of baby boomers, however, still focuses on the conceptions of subordination (Ellis par. 6).
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