GENERATION Y
BY KIRSTEN GLEBOV
TIMELINE OF IMPORTANT EVENTS
1981
1982
•Dec. 23rd: 1st
death from
HIV/AIDS
1988
1983
•May 27th:
“Bottom of
the Harbour”
tax
avoidance
scam
exposed
•Oct.29th:
Lindy
Chamberlain
sentenced to
Life
imprisonment
for the
murder
Azaria
1989
26th:
• Jan.
Australia
celebrates the
bicentenary
• Nov. 10th: Julian
Knight
sentenced to
life
imprisonment
for the Hoddle
Street massacre
1984
•Feb. 16th: 72
people die
during Ash
Wednesday
bushfires. The
fire casualties
are the worst
in Australia’s
history
1990
28th:
• Dec.
13 die
and 150 injured
in Australia’s
most
devastating
earthquake.
The quake
measured 5.6
on the Richter
Scale
1985
•Feb. 1st:
Medicare
launched
•Apr. 19th:
Advance
Australia Fair
proclaimed
Australia’s
national
anthem
1991
24th:
• Jan.
Melbourne: The
Victorian
Football
League
becomes the
Australian
Football
League
• Nov. 19th:
Washington:
Survey shows
Melbourne is
the world’s best
city to live in
1986
•Oct. 26th:
Ayer’s Rock
and the Uluru
National Park
handed over
to the
Mutijulu
Aboriginal
community
1992
3rd:
• Apr.
Melbourne:
Rupert Murdoch
closes Sunday
Herald
1987
•Feb. 7th:
Lindy
Chamberlain
released
after 3 years
in jail
following
discovery of
further
evidence at
Ayer’s Rock
1993
10th:
• Aug
Swimmer Kieran
Perkins' gold
medal
contributes to
Australia's
highest medal
tally in the
Olympic Games
since
Melbourne in
1956
•Mar. 27th:
Australian
population
passes 16
million
•Aug. 9th:
Julian Knight
kills 6 people
and wounds
10 others in
Hoddle
Street
massacre
1994
13th:
• Mar.
Labor
wins the
“unwinnable”
election.
Australian
Greens stand
for the first time
• Dec. 4th:
Launch of
Optus as a rival
to Telstra
• Jan. 26th: Pay TV
launched in
Australia
• Jan. 26th:
Australia Day
celebrated by
all states &
territories at the
same time for
the first time
ALTERNATE NAMES
Echo
Boomers
Net
Generation
First Digitals
Trophy
Generation
Gen Why
Internet
Generation
Gen Next
MyPod
Generation
Baby
Boomlets
Boomerang
Generation
Generation
Now
Generation
Waking Up
Generation
We
Global
Generation
Generation
Me
Millennials
CHARACTERISTICS
Narcissistic
Civic-minded
Multicultural
Confident
Tolerant
Entitled
Reject social conventions
Higher importance of wealth
Lower importance of politics
Switch jobs frequently
Familiar with communication, media, and digital
technologies
• Irreligious
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MUSIC
Early
2000s
HIP HOP
Southern Hip Hop
Crunk
Snap Music
Rock
Teen Pop
R&B
Trance
House
Indietronica
Mid
2000s
Country
Late
2000s
Synthpop
Electropop
Electro House
Hip House
POP
MUSIC
• R&B, Hip Hop, Electronica and Pop music dominated the
music scene
• Rock, Alternative, Hardcore, Metalcore and Pop Punk were
quite popular
• Emo was the only emergence of the 2000s
• Internet allowed unsigned artists to distribute music freely
• Pop was the most commercial genre by the end of the
decade
• Eminem, Jay-Z, *NSYNC, The Black Eyed Peas, Nickelback,
Slipknot, System of a Down, Linkin Park, Avenged Sevenfold,
Suicide Silence, Good Charlotte, Simple Plan, Green Day,
Blink-182, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Backstreet Boys,
Rihanna, Beyonce, Taylor Swift, Lady GaGa, Kelly Clarkson
and Justin Bieber rose to fame in the 2000s
TV
Top 10 Shows During the 2000s
1. The Wire
2. Doctor Who
3. 30 Rock
4. The Office (U.S. and U.K. Versions)
5. South Park
6. Buffy the Vampire Slayer
7. Sex and the City
8. Dexter
9. Malcolm in the Middle
10. Lost
• TV mainly
consisted of
drama and
comedy series
for Generation
Y youth.
• Crime,
adventure and
fantasy were
also quite
popular.
FASHION (EARLY 2000S)
• Heavy Metal: leather and denim jackets, hi-top
converse, black skinny jeans, and camouflage.
• Pop Punk: baggy jeans, wristbands, trucker hats,
Aviators, and full-zip hoodies.
• Hip Hop: hoodies and sweatpants, matching denim
jeans and jacket, track suits, bandanas, and Phat
Farm shoes.
• Daisy Dukes, Ugg boots, and cowboy boots were
popular amongst girls.
FASHION (MID 2000S)
• Gel bracelets
• “Smart casual” style: dress trousers, long-sleeve dress shirt, crewneck
tees, dressy slip-ons, dress socks, and a belt.
• Boot-cut and flare jeans
• Skinny low-rise jeans, hip-hugging denim mini-skirts
• Geek Chic: designer glasses, Ray Bans, and rimless glasses.
• Polo tops (especially pink) and striped dress shirts
• Nike Airs and Converse
• Dickie pants
• Handkerchiefs/bandanas around the neck
• Japanese kimonos
• Military attire and camouflage print
• Shoes/boots with long, pointed toes (men and women)
• Capri pants: just below the knee, usually worn with sandals in summer
and boots in winter
• Bright coloured Crocs
FASHION (LATE 2000S)
• Leggings: usually worn with tunic tops or baby-doll
dresses
• Ballet flats and round-toed shoes
• Grunge: flannel shirts, Vans, beanies, work boots,
and ripped jeans
• Flannel/lumberjack tops worn with skinny jeans
• Denim waistcoat
• Sperry Top-Sider deck shoes
• Gladiator sandals and long dresses (floral patterns)
• New Era Baseball caps (Snapbacks)
MAJOR HEALTH ISSUES
• 2001: Foot-and-mouth disease in the UK, killing over 10
million sheep and cattle.
• 2002/2003: Severe acute respiratory syndrome in Hong
Kong, killing 775 people worldwide.
• 2003: Mad cow disease.
• 2005: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in
England & Wales, killing 1,629 people.
• 2007: Bird flue
• 2009: Swine flu, considered a natural disaster, killing at
least 18,000 people.
• Obesity is one of the most serious health issues on the 21st
century.
POLITICS
• October 26th, 2001: U.S. President George W. Bush
signed the USA Patriot Act.
• June 1-4th, 2002: The Golden Jubilee of Queen
Elizabeth II.
• February 15th, 2003: Guinness Book of World Records
largest anti-war rally in human history occurred.
• 2009: Barack Obama became the first US biracial
President.
SCIENCE
• Astrophysicists confirmed the age of the universe to be
13.7 billion years old.
• 2004: The Mars Exploration Rover Mission reached Mars.
• The Human Genome Project was completed.
• The Genographic Project traced every living human
back to one male ancestor.
• July 29th, 2005: Eris was discovered, a Kuiper Belt object
larger than Pluto.
• August, 2006: Pluto was demoted to a “dwarf planet”.
• 2009: Scientists discovered water ice on the moon.
• AFIS and CODIS became the main forensic tools for
fingerprint and genetic code investigation.
TECHNOLOGY
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Music downloading, data compression, and iPods.
Google is now defined as a verb.
Flash technology (eg. YouTube)
USB flash drives replaced discs.
Windows XP and Microsoft Office 2003.
Blogs, portals, and wikis became popular broadcasting
tools.
Wireless networks in homes and schools.
Video game industry profits exceeded the movie
industry’s.
Social networking sites (eg. Myspace, Facebook, Twitter)
Smartboards in schools
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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(20/3/13)
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• http://www.imdb.com/list/zTaHwrOxRY0/ (18/3/13)
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