ISSN: 2222-6990
Open access
It is widely known that the Generation Y or more popularly known as the millennials have a set of distinct universal characteristics that set them apart from the older generation. These characteristics among others include their lack of good mannerisms in their daily interaction regardless of whether it is with their own contemporaries or with those older. This research aims to get some perspectives on the mannerisms and attitudes of the Generation Y from their own perspective and that of the older generation that is largely responsible in nurturing them. A total of more than 100 respondents from each category participated in this study. It is interesting to discern a certain degree of difference in the set of values held by our young of today in comparison to the generation before them. This study found a consistent pattern in which the millennials viewed themselves more positively in comparison to the perception of the older generation of their attitudes and mannerisms.
Arumugam, N., Dass, L., Alias, M., Kaur, N., Abdul Murad, N., & Nayan, S. (2015). Step-up academic writing styles. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: UiTM Press.
Awang, H., Dollah, A., Yusof, Y., Hanafi, N. M., & Faiz, N. S. M. (2017). Personality and learning styles towards the pactical-based approach. International Journal of Information and Education Technology, Vol. 7(7), 539-542.
Brown, P., & Levinson, S. (1987). Politeness: Universals in language usage. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Chung, C. (2019). Stay healthy and save up for old age. The Star, p. 14.
Dass, L. C., Subramaniam, G., Muslia S., & Hasan, H. (2021). Mannerisms of millennials - A cross generational perception. International Journal of Asian Social Science. Vol 11 (1). 46 - 55. DOI: 10.18488. URL: www.aessweb.com
Heffernan, M. (2012). Willful blindness: Why we ignore the obvious at our peril. Bloomsbury, USA: Bloomsbury Publishing.
Kadir, J. M. A., Naghavi, N., Subramaniam, G., & Halim, N. A. A. (2020). Unemployment among graduates – Is there a mismatch? International Journal of Asian Social Science. Vol 10 (10). 583 – 592. DOI: 10.18488. URL: www.aessweb.com
Khan, M. A., & Arif, I. (2009). Media imperialism and its effects on culture of Pakistan: A case study of youth of Multan. Global Media Journal; Pakistan Edition. pp.184.
Li, C. C., Luqman, A., & Ishak, M. F. (2019). Modelling of civil servants’ environment conservation behaviour using cognitive and non-cognitive factors. Malaysia Journal of Consumer and Family Economics, Vol. 23, 23 – 46.
Manning, T. (2013). Who are the millennials? Central Piedmont Community College. Retrieved May 24, 2013. Retrieved from https://www.cpcc.edu/millennial.
Meng, C. C. (2019). A Study on the effects of children’s attitude toward elder by intergenerational programs. International Journal of Information and Education Technology, Vol. 9 (12), 898 – 903.
Menhas, R., Umer, S., Akhtar, S., & Shabbir, G. (2015). Impact of modernisation on religious institution: A case study of Khyber Pakhtun Khwa, Pakistan. European Review of Applied Sociology, 8(10), 23-28.
Mulyana, D., Soeaidy, M. S., & Taufiq, A. R. (2019). Millennial urban generations: Does become “A Current Generation” shift their attention to financial literacy? Malaysia Journal of Consumer and Family Economics, Vol. 22, 19-27.
Hee, O. C., & Rhung, L. X. (2019). Motivation and employee retention among millennials in Malaysia. International Journal of Academic Research in Business & Social Sciences, 9(2), 876 – 884.
Pandian, A., Baboo, S. B., & Yi, L. J. (2020). Reading the 21st century world: Self-assessment of digital media literacy among secondary school students in Malaysia. International Journal of Asian Social Science. Vol 10 (7). 350 – 359. DOI: 10.18488. URL: www.aessweb.com
Rozlan, N. Z. A., & Subramaniam, G. (2020). The impact of flexible working arrangements on millennials – A conceptual analysis. International Journal of Academic Research in Business & Social Sciences, 10(11), 938-948.
Sezan, T. (2012). Impact of western culture on young generation. http://sezanswritings.blogspot.com/2012/05/impact-of-western-culture-on young.html
Tamban V. E., & Lazaro, M. P. (2018). Classroom etiquette, social behavior and the academic performance of college of teacher education students at the Laguna State Polytechnic University, Los Baños Campus, A.Y. 2015-2016. 4th International Research Conference on Higher Education, KnE Social Sciences (pp. 1198–1204). DOI 10.18502/kss.v3i6.2446
Twenge, J. M. (2014). Generation me: Why today’s young Americans are more confident, assertive, entitled-and more miserable than ever before. New York, N.Y.: Atria Paper. Simon & Schuster,Inc.
Wachege, P., & Rugendo, F. (2017). Effects of modernisation on youths’ morality: A case of Karuri Catholic Parish, Kenya. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences. 7(12), 691-711.
Yi-bo, Y. (2015). The comparative study on politeness between Chinese and English. US-China Foreign Language, Vol. 13 (7), pp. 544-549 doi:10.17265/1539-8080/2015.07.009
In-Text Citation: (Dass et al., 2021)
To Cite this Article: Dass, L. C., Subramaniam, G., & Rahmat, N. H. (2021). Mannerisms of Millennials - How they Perceive vs How they are Perceived. International Journal of Academic Research in Busniess and Social Sciences. 11(1), 632-646.
Copyright: © 2021 The Author(s)
Published by Human Resource Management Academic Research Society (www.hrmars.com)
This article is published under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) license. Anyone may reproduce, distribute, translate and create derivative works of this article (for both commercial and non-commercial purposes), subject to full attribution to the original publication and authors. The full terms of this license may be seen at: http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode