Millennials: Trends, Characteristics and Perspectives

298 Pages·2018·5.752 MB·English

by  Megan W. Gerhardt (editor), Joy Van Eck Peluchette (editor)

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SOCIAL ISSUES, JUSTICE AND STATUS

M
ILLENNIALS

T , C ,
RENDS HARACTERISTICS
P
AND ERSPECTIVES

MEGAN W. GERHARDT
AND
JOY VAN ECK PELUCHETTE
EDITORS
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For Matt & A.J., who always inspire me to do more.
-M.W.G.

To my Millennial sons – Nick Peluchette and Neil Peluchette
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CONTENTS

Preface ix
Chapter 1 Mind the Gap: Moving from Ethnocentric to
Ethnorelative Perspectives of
Generational Diversity 1
Megan W. Gerhardt and Deepika Hebbalalu
Trends 19
Chapter 2 Is Online Personalisation Important to
Millennials? A UK Study in the Context of
Personalised Search Engines 21
Mariachiara Restuccia and Jenny Double
Chapter 3 Psychological Behavior of Millennials:
Living between Real and Virtual Reality 67
Sandra Maria Correia Loureiro
and João Guerreiro
Chapter 4 What Millennial Preservice Teachers Expect to
Learn from Their Teacher Education Experience:
Are They Receiving What They Need? 91
Sarah K. Clark
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Characteristics 125
Chapter 5 Exploring Millennials’ Career Aspirations through
the Lens of Personality Profiles 127
Jason Fertig and Chad Milewicz
Chapter 6 Millennials and Facebook: Are Men at
Greater Risk of Cyberbullying
Victimization than Women? 147
Joy V. Peluchette, Katherine Karl, Christa Wood
and Jennifer Williams
Chapter 7 Are Helicopter Parents Creating a Generation
of WUSI Employees? 177
Katherine Karl, Frank Butler,
Joy V. Peluchette and Marjanna Gunkel
Perspectives 199
Chapter 8 Millennials at Work:
Perceptions of Leadership, Uncertainty,
Workplace Challenges, and Team Orientation 201
Rhetta L. Standifer and Scott W. Lester
Chapter 9 Age and Generational Differences:
A Recipe for Generational Faultlines
and a Call for Diversity Leadership 231
Scott B. Dust and Quinn W. Cunningham
Chapter 10 Millennials and Institutional Resentment:
A New Integrated Process of Marginalization,
Suppression, and Retribution 251
Darryl B. Rice
Index 283
PREFACE

Millennials: Trends, Characteristics and Perspectives provides an
exploration into the diverse ways the Millennial generation is changing our
world. The US Census Bureau puts the number of Millennials at 92 million
as of 2017, making them the largest living generation in size, and also the
largest generation in the workforce. From education to technology to their
impact on how we manage, lead, and work within our organizations, there
is no industry that has not felt a shift as a result of this Millennial force.
This volume brings together the work of scholars from across disciplines to
better understand the Millennial generation—the trends they are driving,
the characteristics that differentiate them, and the subsequent perspectives
that are creating significant shifts in how we live and work.
We begin with a chapter by an introductory chapter by Gerhardt and
Hebbalalu that encourages a broad shift in the way Millennials are viewed
by older generations within organizations. By applying concepts from the
field of workplace diversity, Millennials are framed as a source of
opportunity, rather than the cause of challenges. This initial chapter sets
the stage for the subsequent work in this volume by highlighting the
different frames through which Millennials may be viewed.