Thank you for reading Mike Nappa’s article on Crosswalk.com, “6 Cultural Markers of Generation Alpha and What This Means for Christianity.”
For your reference, below, are the sources Mr. Nappa consulted for the writing of that article.
Sources:
(1) Intro: “born between 2010 and 2024.” Debczak, Michele. “Everything You Need to Know About Generation Alpha—The Children of Millennials.” Mental Floss, January 2, 2024. https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/652245/generation-alpha-facts
(2) Intro: “newest cohort of history.” Sharp, Sonja. “Millennials Gave Birth to ‘Generation Alpha.’ Are These Kids Already Doomed? – Los Angeles Times.” Los Angeles Times, March 24, 2024. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-03-22/generation-alpha-millennial-children
(3) Who is Gen Alpha?: “18% of America’s total population.” Spurlin, Michael “Meet Generation Alpha: Who Are They, and How Do We Educate Them?” Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE), n.d. https://www.atpe.org/News-Media/Magazine/ATPE-News-Summer-2024/Generation-Alpha#
(4) Who is Gen Alpha?: “entirely born in…21st Century.” McCrindle, Mark, and Ashley Fell and Sam Buckerfield, Generation Alpha (Sydney, Australia: Hachette Australia, 2021) 25
(5) Who is Gen Alpha?: “remote classrooms.” Eldridge. Stephen. “Generation Alpha | Years, Characteristics, & Facts.” Encyclopedia Britannica, February 7, 2025. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Generation-Alpha
(6) Who is Gen Alpha?: “AI assistance.” Spurlin, “Meet Generation Alpha…”
(7) Who is Gen Alpha?: “target for social influencers.” Debczak. “Everything You Need to Know….”
(8) Who is Gen Alpha?: “2 billion worldwide.” McCrindle, et. al, Generation Alpha, 25.
(9) Who is Gen Alpha?: “largest generation in world history.” McCrindle, et. al, Generation Alpha, 25; and Sharp, “Millennials Gave Birth to…”
(10) What Are the Primary Attributes of Gen Alpha Kids?: “Interactive Sociality; Digital Nativity; Visuality; Global-Mindedness, Mobility.” McCrindle, et. al, Generation Alpha, 46-58.
(11) What Are the Primary Attributes of Gen Alpha Kids?: “Emotional Vulnerability.” Generation Alpha Minds. “Mission.” Generation Alpha Minds, n.d. https://generationalphaminds.org/about-us/#why
(12) Interactive Sociality: “bullied at school.” McCrindle, et. al, Generation Alpha, 50.
(13) Interactive Sociality: “immersed in that kind of interactive sociality.” McCrindle, et. al, Generation Alpha, 26.
(14) Interactive Sociality: “achieve the greater good.” McCrindle, et. al, Generation Alpha, 29-30, 32.
(15) Digital Nativity: “Progressive Insurance Commercial.” Progressive Insurance. “ECON 101 | Progressive Insurance Commercial,” September 30, 2024. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5pQJzVTbu0
(16) Visuality: “sharing visual stories with other Gen Alpha kids online.” The Influence Agency. “15 Kid YouTubers Your Own Kids Are Obsessed With,” November 21, 2023, https://theinfluenceagency.com/blog/famous-kid-youtubers
(17) Global-Mindedness: “in response to their children’s influence.” McCrindle, et. al, Generation Alpha, 33-34.
(18) Global-Mindedness: “homelessness problem should be solved.” Kumar, Naveen. “Generation Alpha Statistics 2025.” DemandSage, December 28, 2024. https://www.demandsage.com/generation-alpha-stats/.
(19) Global-Mindedness: “preservation of endangered species, and more.” Hovitz, Helaina. “The 17 Most Inspirational Kids of 2023.” Reader’s Digest (blog), August 16, 2024. https://www.rd.com/article/most-inspiring-stories-kids/.
(20) Mobility: “careers that don’t even exist yet today.” McCrindle, et. al, Generation Alpha, 56.
(21) Emotional Vulnerability: “risk factor for their emotional and social development.” Generation Alpha Minds, “Mission.”
(22) Emotional Vulnerability: “…and anxiety.” Farisi, Salman Al. “The Challenges and Opportunities of Generation Alpha.” Calxylian, February 27, 2024. https://calxylian.com/the-challenges-and-opportunities-of-generation-alpha/.
(23) Emotional Vulnerability: “susceptible to.” Haidt, Jonathan The Anxious Generation (New York: Penguin Press, 2024) 113ff.
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