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“Millennials Are Not Getting ____ and “How to Deal with Generation MZ in the Workplace” are some newspaper headlines that have been featured in recent years.

The Gen MZ concept ____ everywhere and is often used to frame a generational conflict or explain a social phenomenon.

Can ____ generation-based approach help solve our social issues?

And to what extent can our generation labels ____ who we are, or predict our behavior?

____ Are Generations Classified?

Sociologists classify generations based on ____ individual’s birth year.

The four most recent generations are baby boomers, Generation X, Generation Y (or millennials), and Generation ____

Baby boomers are ____ so because the birth rate was significantly higher when they were born.

But since Korea and the U.S. experienced dramatic ____ increases during different periods, their classifications of baby boomers differ accordingly.

In the U.S., baby boomers are people born between 1946 and 1964, but in Korea, baby boomers are those born between 1955 and ____

Generation X (1965-1980) earned its name from the title ____ a book written by Douglas Coupland in 1991.

According to the book, people in their twenties ____ that era had a relaxed and laid-back lifestyle.

The following generations, born ____ Generation X, were later called Y (1981-1996) and Z (1997-2012).

Members of Generation Y are also called millennials because they became adults with the beginning ____ the new millennium.

The cohort effect ____ the traditional notion of a generation are closely related.

Broadly speaking, each generation is defined by the birth years ____ its members.

According to the theory of generational cohorts, ____ who belong to a particular generation are socialized in distinct conditions compared to other generations.

They experience similar political, economic, and social events during their ____ stages of life, which shape their beliefs, values, and behaviors in similar ways.

The cohort effect results in characteristic ____ between generations.

For instance, Koreans went through the 1997 financial crisis, also known as the International ____ Fund (IMF) crisis.

Gen Xers were in their ____ at that time, and thus experienced great employment instability.

This ____ have led them to prioritize secure employment for their children.

In contrast, Gen Zers grew up with smartphones, ____ this earned them the “digital natives” label.

They are accustomed to getting their news, ____ and advice from social media.

Their strength in ____ digital media, however, often leads them to lack social skills.

Do Gen Xers only care about job stability while Gen Zers are ____ selfish?

Such simple classifications as ____ rarely prove to be accurate.

The life cycle effect suggests that major life events, such as leaving home, separating from parents, getting married, or having children, can ____ people’s values and attitudes.

Many ____ say they used to be more adventurous and drawn to liberal lifestyles during their youth.

But they tend to become more responsible after getting married and take fewer risks after having ____

A ____ in point is the assessment of millennials in the workplace.

In the ____ 2000s, when this group initially entered the job market, they were perceived as being less committed to their companies.

However, as they aged and got used to their ____ they began to be increasingly recognized as diligent workers.

____ illustrates that the pursuit of freedom is more characteristic of youth than of a specific generation, as certain attitudes and behaviors naturally develop during different life stages.

Apart from when a ____ is born or which life stage they are going through, some radical changes, like the climate crisis, affect all age groups.

According to some U.S. survey results, there was no significant age divide in recognizing the ____ of climate change around the world.

Nearly half of each generation responded ____ the rise in world temperature is very dangerous.

____ survey conducted by German researchers showed similar consumption rates of ethical products between older and younger generations.

When baby boomers were young, climate change was not such a prominent issue and therefore ____ not much of a concern.

But now, regardless of age, people across different ____ are concerned about its effects.

These different perspectives suggest that we should be careful not to ____ hasty judgments about people according to their generation labels.

We don’t want to consider only when ____ person was born.

This can lead to overgeneralizations that don’t capture all aspects of ____ person’s unique individual identity.

We should consider various perspectives, which will help us achieve a ____ understanding of people regardless of their generation.