Stereotypes And Misconceptions

Millennials are the largest and most educated generation the world has seen so far, but they are labeled as the “laziest” due to harsh stereotypes and misconceptions from the generation before. Stereotypes generalize groups of people based off the actions or appearances of a small percentage of those in the group. Stereotypes may also be formed from the way the group used to be in the past, but not in recent times. However, misconceptions are views that have no factual evidence or basis to be drawn upon. Sadly, misconceptions and stereotypes generalize large groups of people which commonly leads to these groups to be misunderstood. It is important to know that although stereotypes and misconceptions have a negative connotation, they can be
Therefore they are created and spread with no backing or proper research to support them. Misconceptions are developed through assumptions and are commonly incorrect. Therefore groups can easily be pegged for an perception that is blatantly wrong. Misconceptions are commonly due to the fact that people tend to believe what they are told, rather than doing research for themselves. The way children are raised is a breeding ground for misconceptions due to the fact that people tend to raise their children off the principles their parents raised them. Children for example are often taught that people with large tattoos belong to gangs or are just bad people in general. However, tattoos have no factual association with crimes or unhealthy behaviors. Another common example of a misconception is that people with glasses are smart. This is a complete misconception because it is based off no factual evidence due to the fact that intelligence and poor eyesight have no
Millennials today maybe beginning or finishing college, entering the workforce, or starting families. They are the biggest users of technology and social media since they were the first generation to be born in the technological era. Millennials spend a majority of their free time taking selfies, snap chatting, facebooking and tweeting their everyday adventures and food. They do not divert attention on others, but rather are focused on themselves and how to make their social media posts aesthetic. Millennials are extremely adventurous, eager to travel to every corner of this Earth. They enjoy concerts and the drinking culture often partaking in lethal activities such as drinking and driving and texting and driving. They are power hungry constantly looking for better opportunities and better jobs rather than finding