When Children Are Asked About Which of Their Peers They

question 14

Essay

When children are asked about which of their peers they like and which they dislike, four categories of acceptance emerge. Describe the children in each of these categories.

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Definitions:

Echo Boomers

Another term for Millennials, referring to the generation born roughly between the early 1980s and late 1990s, seen as the demographic echo of the Baby Boomers.

Generation X

The demographic cohort following the baby boomers and preceding the millennials, generally born between the mid-1960s and early 1980s.

Generation Z

The demographic cohort following Millennials, generally born between the late 1990s and early 2010s, characterized by their use of technology and progressive attitudes.

Furloughing

A situation in which an organization asks or requires employees to take time off for either no pay or reduced pay.