Updated 08 Apr 2022
The articles and references in this collection all more or less support the idea that it is probably not a good idea— to attribute certain characteristics to a group of people, based purely on when they were born:

 

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The shadow of a C-27J Spartan aircraft flying over the crystal clear waters of the Solomon Islands as part of a mission in search for illegal fishing vessels during Operation Solania.
Leadership

WEB LINKS TO ARTICLES ABOUT GENERATIONAL LABELLING

A collection of web links to articles about Generational Discrimination.
120 minutes
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Communication & Cognition

Generation labels mean nothing. It’s time to retire them.

Philip Cohen claims that generational titles are meaningless, stereotypical and undermine our understanding of social change.
10 minutes
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Communication & Cognition

Baby boomers, Gen X, Millennials and Gen Z labels: Necessary or nonsense?

Generational labels do not capture the diversity of a generation, but they shape perceptions—defining somebody as Gen-Z etc, might say more about the person labelling than the person labelled.
10 minutes
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Royal Australian Air Force F-111 A8-21 flies over Gurney Airfield in Papua New Guinea during commemoration of the 1942 Battle of Milne Bay.
Business Skilling

Why Do We Cling to Vacuous Generation Labels Such as ‘Millennial’?

We stereotype generations into groupings such as Millennials and Boomers to understand ourselves and those around us—but is this an oversimplification of a complex reality.
12 minutes
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Communication & Cognition

Generational Drama is Stupid Because “Generations” are Stupid

The author of this article argues that referring to ‘generations’—gen, x, y etc.—is pointless due to the variation of attitudes and abilities within those so-called categories.
15 minutes