Tag Archives: Gen Z

Ready for Harvest

At the age of 14, a teenager wrote in the back of his King James Bible, “Contend for a Generation.” Who does such visionary spiritual thinking?
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Is Gen Z Pro-Marriage?

America is in a family crisis. We have declining marriage rates and lower birth rates than ever before.
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Victoria’s Voice: Support for Drug Abuse

Generation Z is plagued by substance abuse. Over 13 million people aged 18-25 reported marijuana use in 2022. In addition to this, “Gen Z drug use outpaces all other age groups for factors such as prescription benzodiazepine misuse and cocaine use.”
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What’s the Hubbub About “Influencers?”  

In 2022, research found that almost 1 in 5 Gen Z-ers were willing to quit their job to be an "influencer" on social media. 12% would quit college. So, whatever an influencer is, it sure seems important to this generation. Is that for good or for ill? While there are rarely clear answers to questions like these, here are some thoughts that might offer a sound perspective on the newfangled industry of "influencing."
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What to do with Generation Z

Much of Generation Z is heading into adulthood, and we’re realizing that being an adult is hard, a bit scary, and often unenjoyable. Anxiety and fear are incredibly high among Gen Z-ers, also known as Zoomers. I saw an article last month reporting that 86% of Generation Z has “menu anxiety,” or overwhelming anxiety about eating out. Another article published in November reports that Gen Z is having difficulty adjusting to the demands of a 9-5 work week.
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Society V. Nature

There is a research article from a professor of sociology and family studies, writing for the Institute for Family Studies, that looks at the social contagion of the LGBT movement. Professor Nicholas Wolfinger investigated the National Survey of Family Growth regarding sexual identity. As you may know, the percentage of people who identity with the LGBTQIA+ movement is growing, particularly among the young, but there is perhaps an overstatement within these numbers.
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