Gen Y in China is uniquely defined by 5 characteristics:
1) Growing up as single children with doting families after the one-child policy
2) Women facing pressure to marry young or be labeled "leftover"
3) Youth culture immersed in internet and gaming
4) Struggle to gain urban residency permits for future opportunities
5) University entrance decided by high-stakes standardized testing
5. ā¢Born after 1980
ā¢Economic growth
ā¢Family with larger disposable income
ā¢More cultural and social freedoms
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ā¢Center of attention
ā¢Growing up alone, most without siblings
ā¢Access to PC, Internet and mobile devices
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8. āAccording to relevant regulations,
the first marriage of males aged 25
or older and females aged 23 or
older are considered ālate
marriages.ā
9. By the time a women
student graduates from
university:
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Post 90ās - (around 23 yrs
old)
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Target marriage age
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Post 80ās (24 - 33 yrs old)
Most unwed female
above 30 years old is
considered āleft-overā
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12. refer to a guy/girl who stays indoors
all the time, doesnāt like to go out
much and is usually obsessed with
manga, anime, computer and/or
video games.
13. Father Hires In-Game "Hitmen"
To Deter Son From Playing
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15. The hukou is essentially a household
registration permit, akin to an
internal passport.*
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The system places control over
education, employment, social welfare
and retirement programs etc...
*Keith B. Richburg, Washington Post, August 15, 2010
18. The Gaokao is a prerequisite
for entrance into almost all
higher education institutions in
China. If a student fails at the
exam they will lose the chance
to attend university and fails
to move up the social ladder.
19. The gaokao is a key to social
mobility in China... Success and
failure on the test can mean the
difference between prosperity
and a life of drudgery.