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Intergenerational Communication

Intergenerational Communication. What Happened?. Dramatic transformation over the last 100 years Greater ethnic diversity People are living longer Technology. Age Cohorts. Veteran generation Born 1922-1945 Baby Boomers Born 1945-1960 Generation X Born 1960-1980

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Intergenerational Communication

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  1. Intergenerational Communication

  2. What Happened? • Dramatic transformation over the last 100 years • Greater ethnic diversity • People are living longer • Technology

  3. Age Cohorts • Veteran generation • Born 1922-1945 • Baby Boomers • Born 1945-1960 • Generation X • Born 1960-1980 • Millennial/ Net generation • Born 1980-2000

  4. The Veterans: 1922-1945 • Born during the Great Depression and WWII • As adults were able to enjoy single family homes and improved economics • Believe if you work hard and follow the rules you will be rewarded • Responsibility to contribute to work and home life • Value Loyalty, respect authority, and expect rewards for hard work

  5. Baby Boomers: 1945-1960 • Born into economic prosperity and opportunity • Television/ visual international news • Men landed on the moon/ president was shot • Emphasis on freedom and self (Me Generation) • Vietnam war, race riots, women's rights • Idealism/question authority and the status quo • Believe in making a contribution while ensuring a plentiful life for them selves

  6. Generation X: 1960-1980 • More working mothers and single parent households • Learned to manage on their own at an early age • Longstanding close friends become increasingly important • Media/ technology savvy • Space shuttle Challenger disaster • Value short term employment with less permanent relationships • Expect a balance in work and home life • Responsible for consistently updating their skills/ focus is outcomes not processes

  7. Millennial/ Net Generation: 1980-2000 • Protected, more infrastructure to support them • Structured lives with more involved parents due to fewer children • Multicultural, multiethnic, global world perspective • Technology savvy multi-taskers • Bombing of the Federal building/ Columbine shooting • Renewed sense of patriotism and contributing to the collective good

  8. Misunderstandings • Shift from hierarchical structure to team based structure at work • For older clients they feel their life's work has earned them respect • Information age and technology have caused younger staff to not be as reliant on senior staff • We can utilize the tecno savvy to help us develop new and improved ways of functioning

  9. Do you remember these? • Split into groups • Try to be in a group that includes a veteran, baby boomer, X-generation and a millennial if possible • Look at your group of pictures • Who remembers what and why? • Write one thing you can do that will make one person from a generation different from your self have a better work environment • Write down one statement from each generation that will help you improve your interaction with a patient.

  10. Getting Along • Do you remember these?

  11. References • Skiba, D., Barton, A. (May 31, 2006). Adapting your teaching to accommodate the net generation of learners. Online Journal of Issues in Nursing. 11(2) manuscript 4. www.nursingworld.org/ojin/topic30/tpc/30_4.htm • Weston, M. (May 31, 2006). Integrating generational perspectives in nursing. Online Journal of Issues in Nursing. 11(2) manuscript 1. www.nursingworld.org/ojin/topic30/tpc/30_1.htm

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