Labeling generations

Abstract

While generational names have existed for years, their regular use is a fairly recent cultural phenomenon. There has been an obsessive attention to these birth-year categories recently. Labeling generations is a controversial topic in the sense of its influence on different aspects of social life. The aim of this research is to analyze the role of naming generations. The tasks are: to find out where the roots of naming generations lie and who is in charge of it; to spot the reasons and effects of labeling generations; to conduct a survey via social media on how people relate to this issue. The question of the research is as follows: Does labeling generations make any sense?