The iGeneration is often viewed as a generation of overindulged, whiney, inactive children who are detached from the rest of society. In many cases this is true, but there are many contributing factors to why this has come to be. The "get-it-now" idea of immediate access and often purchase has resulted in a negative image of the iGeneration. The newest technology allows even more for this immediate access; the internet allows for easy access of knowledge and even instant shopping orders and other everyday activities that were not normally technology based.
Children are a product of their environment. They learn based on what is presented to them and copy many of the traits of the people they interact with. For this reason, parents and members of the community are the reason for the detachment of the iGeneration from the supposed mainstream. To what extent does economic privilege play a role in how people are characterized and subliminally stereotyped? Do stereotypes apply to every individual of a certain demographic? Why or why not?
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