The millennials : Americans born 1977 to 1994 / / by the New Strategist editors

• Autore: New Strategist Publications Inc
• Pubblicazione: Ithaca, : New Strategist Publications, Inc., 2012; Ithaca, N.Y. : , : New Strategist Publications, Inc., , 2012
• Edizione: 5th ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xviii, 526 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 305.235/0973/021; 305.2350973021
• Soggetto topico: Generation Y - United States; Youth - United States
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Table of Contents; Tables; Illustrations; Introduction; Chap. 1 Attitudes; Boomers Are Most Likely to Say They Are Not Too Happy; Table 1.1 General Happiness, 2010; Table 1.2 Happiness of Marriage, 2010; Table 1.3 Is Life Exciting, Routine, or Dull, 2010; Table 1.4 Trust in Others, 2010; Belief in Hard Work Is Strong Across Generations; Table 1.5 How People Get Ahead, 2010; Table 1.6 Geographic Mobility since Age 16, 2010; Older Americans Are Doing Far Better than Middle-Aged or Younger Ones; Table 1.7 Social Class Membership, 2010; Table 1.8 Family Income Relative to Others, 2010 ; Table 1.9 Satisfaction with Financial Situation, 2010Table 1.10 Job Satisfaction, 2010; The American Standard of Living Is Falling; Table 1.11 Parents' Standard of Living, 2010; Table 1.12 Standard of Living Will Improve, 2010; Table 1.13 Children's Standard of Living, 2010; Two Children Are Most Popular; Table 1.14 Ideal Number of Children, 2010; Table 1.15 Spanking Children, 2010; Table 1.16 Better for Man to Work, Woman to Tend Home, 2010; Table 1.17 Working Mother's Relationship with Children, 2010; Table 1.18 Should Government Help the Sick, 2010; Religious Diversity Is on the Rise ; Table 1.19 Attitude toward Science, 2010Table 1.20 Attitude toward Evolution, 2010; Table 1.21 Religious Preference, 2010; Table 1.22 Degree of Religiosity, 2010; Table 1.23 Belief in the Bible, 2010; Table 1.24 Bible in the Public Schools, 2010; Growing Tolerance of Sexual Behavior; Table 1.25 Premarital Sex, 2010; Table 1.26 Homosexual Relations, 2010; Table 1.27 Gay Marriage, 2010; Television News Is Most Important; Table 1.28 Main Source of Information about Events in the News, 2010; Table 1.29 Political Leanings, 2010; Table 1.30 Political Party Affiliation, 2010 ; Most Support Abortion if a Mother's Health Is EndangeredTable 1.31 Favor or Oppose Death Penalty for Murder, 2010; Table 1.32 Favor or Oppose Gun Permits, 2010; Table 1.33 Legalization of Marijuana, 2010; Table 1.34 Support for Legal Abortion by Reason, 2010; Table 1.35 Doctor-Assisted Suicide, 2010; Chap. 2 Education; Many Millennials Are Still in School; Table 2.1 Educational Attainment of Millennials, 2010; Table 2.2 Educational Attainment of Millennial Men, 2010; Table 2.3 Educational Attainment of Millennial Women, 2010; Asian Women Are the Best-Educated Millennials ; Table 2.4 Educational Attainment of Millennials by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2010Table 2.5 Educational Attainment of Millennial Men by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2010; Table 2.6 Educational Attainment of Millennial Women by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2010; Many Millennials Are Students; Table 2.7 School Enrollment by Sex and Age, 2010; Fewer Students Are Dropping Out of High School; Table 2.8 High School Dropouts by Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin, 2000 to 2010; Half of College Students Have Jobs; Table 2.9 Employment Status of College Students, 2010 ; Table 2.10 Employment Status of Youth by Sex, July 2008 to July 2011
• Sommario/riassunto: The fifth edition of The Millennials: Americans Born 1977 to 1994 is two books in one: it provides a demographic and socioeconomic profile of the Millennial generation, which spanned the ages of 18 to 35 in 2012, and it includes a special supplement on the iGeneration children under age 16. The Millennial generation numbers 76 million and accounts for over 25 percent of the total population almost equal to the Baby-Boom s share. The iGeneration numbers 65 million and accounts for another 2 percent of the population.
• Titolo autorizzato: The Millennials
• ISBN: 1-4619-1122-2; 1-937737-17-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996339107003316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno
• Serie: American generations series.