The Similarities and Differences Between the China and Hong Kong Post-80 Generation.
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The major generational changes for post-80 have been a hot topic among the society. Some people say that both the China and Hong Kong post-80’s attitudes towards the society are totally different from that of the past generations. Before talking about how the generational changes are and what the similarities or differences between the China and Hong Kong generation, the definition of “post-80 generation” is that: The term “post 80” stands for the generation who was born between 1980 and 1989. This group is also sometimes called generation Y which is a label attributed to people born during the 1980s and early 1990s. Members of Generation Y are often referred to as “echo boomers” because they are the children of parents born during the baby boom (“baby boomers”). Because children born during this time period have had constant access to technology (computers, cell phones) in their youth, they have required many employers to update their hiring strategy in order to incorporate updated forms of technology. Also called millennial, echo boomers, internet generation, iGen, net generation.[1]
The major generational changes are that the post-80 generation is more disobedient towards the unfairness and they are more radical to voice their opinions. These major generational changes are mainly caused by the post- 80 generation’s family background. Due to the changing culture of Hong Kong and the One Child policy in China, there is usually one child in one family. Therefore, the post-80 received lots of loves and cares before grown up. Thus, they have high level of expectations and requests towards the society. Once the society cannot satisfy them, they will go on protesting or other radical way to voice their opinion.
Both of the post-80 generations of China and Hong Kong are more concerned the work-life balance than the past generation. They will think employees lived to work, not worked to live. That’s changed.[2] Thus, it is more easily for them to be
The major generational changes for post-80 have been a hot topic among the society. Some people say that both the China and Hong Kong post-80’s attitudes towards the society are totally different from that of the past generations. Before talking about how the generational changes are and what the similarities or differences between the China and Hong Kong generation, the definition of “post-80 generation” is that: The term “post 80” stands for the generation who was born between 1980 and 1989. This group is also sometimes called generation Y which is a label attributed to people born during the 1980s and early 1990s. Members of Generation Y are often referred to as “echo boomers” because they are the children of parents born during the baby boom (“baby boomers”). Because children born during this time period have had constant access to technology (computers, cell phones) in their youth, they have required many employers to update their hiring strategy in order to incorporate updated forms of technology. Also called millennial, echo boomers, internet generation, iGen, net generation.[1]
The major generational changes are that the post-80 generation is more disobedient towards the unfairness and they are more radical to voice their opinions. These major generational changes are mainly caused by the post- 80 generation’s family background. Due to the changing culture of Hong Kong and the One Child policy in China, there is usually one child in one family. Therefore, the post-80 received lots of loves and cares before grown up. Thus, they have high level of expectations and requests towards the society. Once the society cannot satisfy them, they will go on protesting or other radical way to voice their opinion.
Both of the post-80 generations of China and Hong Kong are more concerned the work-life balance than the past generation. They will think employees lived to work, not worked to live. That’s changed.[2] Thus, it is more easily for them to be