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On The (Im)pulse

... in 10 Gen Ys in the UK and a third in the U.S. have spontaneously booked a trip before, this behavior reaches nearly seven in 10 among Trendsetters in both countries, demonstrating that it will likely grow among mainstream young consumers. Whereas older generations typically consider it reckless and risky to book a trip on a whim, today's young adults believe it's strategic and financially savvy to do so as they often track deals and strike at the right moment to get a good price. As they ...

The FUND-amentals

... Gen Ys and Zs have radically different views on what constitutes financial security, with Ys having an eye on the present and Zs focusing on the future, which ultimately affect their respective saving and spending habits. Young people’s attitudes toward money are formed, along with many other long-lasting defining characteristics, in the crucible of adolescence. While the largest portion of Gen Ys spent these formative years during an economic boom, most Gen Zs, conversely, were witness to the ...

Generational Comparison Chart

... external factors: pop culture, parenting styles, shifting social norms, game changing events, socioeconomic conditions, and tech advancements. The confluence of these factors, experienced in the crucible of young adulthood, impact a generation’s core values, and thus, their behaviors now and in the future. For example, the pop culture that Boomers experienced made them idealistic, the shifting social norms that Ys experienced made them politically aware, and so on and so forth. To see an even more in ...

House Funders

... Young adults are finding workarounds to achieve homeownership to make it more relevant to their lives as well as financially attainable.Gen Ys are often blamed for hurting the housing market, with the media emphasizing that most aren’t able to afford the cost of homeownership and many don’t want to be tied down by it anyway, but such statements are greatly exaggerated; only 13% of young adults who do not own a home say they do not want to buy a home because they feel like it would tie them down ...

The New Social Norms

... alcohol. Meanwhile, the perception that young people are addicted to social media doesn't ring true for most Ys and Zs today. More and more, they're taking time away from such platforms because it causes stress and rarely enhances their friendships, particularly as social media has become less social; more than half of youth in the U.S. and UK say that social media platforms are less relevant to their life than they were a year ago. The stereotype of young people craving constant communication with ...

Global Social Trends

... ;Welcome to help professionals meet up with other professionals to expand their network and establish themselves in their respective fields. Just as we're seeing young adults in the U.S. and UK devote more of their free time for networking purposes (see [Net]Work Hard, Play Hard), young adults in Sweden are as well. - CHINA: HOME SWEET HOME - While Millennials in the West are starting to spend more time at home in order to relax and get "me time" amidst their vibrant social lives, Chinese ...

The Right Moves

... The search for an affordable residence that also fits with Ys’ flexible lifestyle has led to the rise of mobile homes as an alternative, destigmatized housing option.As young adults are hacking homeownership to afford a house of their own and putting a unique spin on their home aesthetic in order to achieve their desired residence, mobile homes are on the rise as one such option. Unlike the stereotypes of the past, depicting a low-class trailer park full of undesirable neighbors, living in a ...

Find Your Place

... While Gen Ys and Zs are the most digitally connected cohorts, they're struggling to find their sense of belonging in person, as evidenced by their approach to home and travel, creating a need for brands to help them obtain it. While modern young adults are more connected to others online than ever before, which would seem to make them experience a greater sense of community than their predecessors, many are lacking it offline, with their approach to home and travel compounding this ...

First Glocals

... Ys are closely connected to the global community, yet this unification has created a greater need to preserve their local identity, culture, and heritage.Technology has broken down the barriers between far-flung countries, making cultural overlap more prevalent than ever—and making Millennials the first generation of truly global citizens. These “first globals” share an unprecedented connectedness and consciousness, which has given rise to an internationally informed cultural experience that ...

Global Movie Trends

... level. One such institution is the seemingly-infinite expanse of technology that today’s youth are fully immersed in. Both Gen Y and Gen Z deeply depend on technology even as 35% of global youth are concerned about their privacy and security online; young people in China (49%), South Africa (47%), India (40%), and Mexico (40%) are even more concerned. Another 28% of young people around the world worry about how much information other people can see about them online. This jumps to 40% of youth in ...