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Gen Z Exists Only In Your Head
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Gen Z Exists Only In Your Head

Joe Pinsker
The Atlantic, 2021
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Sociologists agree that the era people in which grow up differentiates them from other generations. However, they disagree about where inter-generational lines emerge. While labels like Baby Boomer help define large social shifts, believing in a gaping generational chasm may be misguided. Joe Pinsker, writing for The Atlantic, examines the perils of segregating people into what experts increasingly agree are arbitrary categories.

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  • Certain sociologists regard generational labels as arbitrary.
  • Generational labels don’t cover consistent time spans.
  • Millennials and Gen Z find generational labeling lacking in meaning.

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Journalist Joe Pinsker covers family and relationships for The Atlantic.

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