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Where do young people come down on questions of faith, values, and public life? How do they relate their values to public policy issues including education, economic inequality, and the environment? These questions, critically important for the 2012 election, are at the center of a campus conversation being organized by the Berkley Center and Georgetown University. This blog features an ongoing conversation about these issues between students selected as Millennial Values Fellows through a national competition. You can read and comment on their blogs here.To learn more about the project, visit the Campus Conversation on Values page.
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Millennials on Social Media and Politics
November 15, 2012
Millennials on Social Issues and Diversity
November 12, 2012
Hira Baig (Rice) on Why the Presidential Election Matters to Millennials
November 7, 2012
Millennials on Religion and Interfaith Work
November 7, 2012
Ryan Price (Drake) on E Pluribus Duo
November 6, 2012
Mohammad Usman (DePauw) on Unpredictable Millennials
November 5, 2012
Millennials on Affirmative Action Policy
November 3, 2012
Seth Warner (Vassar) on What Happens as the "God Gap" Widens
November 2, 2012
Josina De Raadt (Dordt) on How Social Media Is Like Wii Bowling
October 31, 2012
Zachary Yentzer (Arizona State) on the Next Greatest Generation
October 29, 2012
Brice Ezell (George Fox) on Post-Racial America? Race, Millennials, and the 2012 Election
October 25, 2012
Tyler Bishop (Vanderbilt) on a Future of Hashtags #whatitmeansforus
October 23, 2012
Brice Ezell (George Fox) on How the People Can Heal a “Divided,” Partisan Nation
October 4, 2012
Hira Baig (Rice) on Religion and American Democracy
October 4, 2012
Tyler Bishop (Vanderbilt) on How It’s All About Relatability: Voter Turnout
October 3, 2012
Josina De Raadt (Dordt) on Mistaking Politics for a Hollywood Blockbuster
October 2, 2012
Mohammad Usman (DePauw) on the Internet Solution
October 1, 2012
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Diverse, Disillusioned, and Divided: Millennial Values and Voter Engagement in the 2012 Election
October 4, 2012
October 4, 2012
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Shalini Allam (Rollins College) on the Millennial Generation
March 21, 2012
As I was sitting in my living room, I overheard my mom talking to my grandma, “I’m starting to realize that here, in America, girls and boys can be friends… and just friends.” Coming from Jamaica, I thought my parents would completely understand that it was possible that girls could have couple of good friends that were boys without any interest for a deeper relationship. To my surprise, it was not just the country you came from, but the generation you came from, that determined what was considered normal.
Society has made drastic changes within the past couple generations in terms of what has become socially acceptable. Same-sex marriage, abortion, the internet, and globalization are all common topics that clearly emphasize the generation gap between the Baby Boomers, Generation X, and the Millennials. My English professor, assumed to be an early Baby Boomer, assigned our class the task of debating the topic of same-sex marriage. The problem we encountered was that no one had a different opinion. Every one of the Millennials was in full support of same-sex marriage. To my teacher’s surprise, our generation was cutting out what used to be hot topics. Although some topics are still being debated, the Millennials are making changes to socially accept new ideas and rights, such as same-sex marriage.
So what does this mean for our country? The United States has always been set on being of “one people”. With such controversial topics being discussed and being supported in equal numbers, political debates have flourished. The Baby Boomer generation sides with politicians that hold their same, more conservative beliefs. On the other hand, the Millennials side with the politicians focused on globalization and liberal rights. Clearly, our country is growing at the same pace that our culture is expanding. The difficulty with this change is that there is always going to be someone that does not share the same set of values as others. Due to the fundamental differences in our generation compared to our predecessors, there will never be a time that everyone will vote unanimously. At the same time, the variety of opinions is the beauty of having such a diverse culture and community.
sallam@rollins.edu
So what does this mean for our country? The United States has always been set on being of “one people”. With such controversial topics being discussed and being supported in equal numbers, political debates have flourished. The Baby Boomer generation sides with politicians that hold their same, more conservative beliefs. On the other hand, the Millennials side with the politicians focused on globalization and liberal rights. Clearly, our country is growing at the same pace that our culture is expanding. The difficulty with this change is that there is always going to be someone that does not share the same set of values as others. Due to the fundamental differences in our generation compared to our predecessors, there will never be a time that everyone will vote unanimously. At the same time, the variety of opinions is the beauty of having such a diverse culture and community.
sallam@rollins.edu