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In Voter Z, Jennifer Lambert explores the formation of Generation Zers political identities in order to share how this generation redefines the way we think about and engage with American politics. With an authentic approach to youth politics and activism, the reader dives headfirst into interviews with young voters, activists, and leaders all over the country, sharing how this generation has become the most diverse, progressive, and activism-oriented in American history.

This book sheds light on a generation that is capable of enacting positive reforms to our political, social, and economic institutions by answering:

What makes Generation Z unique?
How is the most diverse and well-educated generation in American history going to shift the course of our politics?
What are some of the formative events that have occurred in Gen Zers lifetimes?
What has shaped Gen Zs political views?
Who are the changemakers responsible for such powerful change?

Lambert gives readers a sense of hope for the future of American politics and a better understanding of Gen Zs belief system.

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Voter Z

Jennifer Lambert

New Degree Press

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Voter Z

ISBN 978-1-63676-917-2 Paperback

978-1-63676-981-3 Kindle Ebook

978-1-63730-085-5 Ebook

Contents

Part 1. INTRODUCTION TO GEN Z

Part 2. KNOWING ME, KNOWING Z

Part 3. IDENTITIEZ

Part 4. ORIGINZ

Part 5. DEZTINY

To my dad, Jim, who taught me to never give up on mydreams.
To my mom, Janet, who embodies courage.
To my sister, Rachel, who never fails to make me smile.

The earth belongs always to the living generation. They may manage it then, and what proceeds from it, as they please, during theirusufruct.

Thomas Jefferson

Part 1

INTRODUCTION TO GEN Z

Winter

As the eldest cohort of Generation Z entered their teenage years, many residents of the United States strived to figure out what events and beliefs defined these young Americans. For the purposes of this book, Generation Z (also known as Gen Z) is defined as Americans born between the years 1995 and 2012. I chose 1995 as the start date for this generation, as many other generational researchers have done before me, due to the idea that people born in 1995 were only in kindergarten in September of 2001. They had not yet developed a level of societal consciousness that would allow them to understand the magnitude of an event like 9/11. Many scholars debate over what the end date is for Generation Z. I chose 2012 because it is the year in which the Sandy Hook shooting occurred and Trayvon Martin was murdered. These events were turning points in American political discourse, igniting a gun control movement centered around American schoolchildren and a social and political movement declaring that yes, Black lives matter.

Gen Zers are often characterized in national discourse by their constant exposure to technology, high stress levels, and the coddled nature of their upbringing. The coddled assumption derives from the negative label some have adopted for Gen Z: the participation trophy generation. This label attempts to mock Gen Zers for growing up in a society that equally rewards effort and victory. It fails to account for the hardships many Gen Zers, particularly those who are people of color, have faced growing up in America in the 21st century. An example is the financial challenges of coming of age during a time when income inequality was rapidly increasing across the country.

The pervading characterizations of Gen Z miss the point of what has uniquely positioned this generation to enact sweeping changes in their workplaces, in schools, and in bastions of political power. These young people have lived through terrorist attacks on their home soil, the 2008 and 2020 recessions, the two impeachment trials of Donald Trump, countless mass shootings, and a pandemic all before many of them reached their mid-20s. These young Americans also organized a march on Washington, built followings of millions on social media, and are now setting record highs for youth voter turnout. The eldest members of Generation Z have the capacity to be a political force that changes the American political system.

This book will focus on the eldest cohort of Generation Z living in the United States, those born between 1995 and 2004, who were at least entering their mid-teenage years during the 2020 election cycle. Those Gen Zers who are born between 2005 and 2012 are likely to exhibit similar behaviors to their elder generational counterparts; however, at the time this book was written, those born in 2005 were just entering their mid-teenage years. This is a time when their long-term political beliefs are just beginning to take shape. Therefore, it is essential to focus on the eldest Gen Zers, who are deeply invested in the process of affirming their belief systems. In my research, I found this age group has a collective memory of certain core events that have informed their worldview and acted as agents of their political socialization.

These events span the time period from their earliest political memories in the years 20062008 to 2021. The exposure of the eldest Gen Zers to key historical events at the peak of their impressionability have turned them into engaged citizens who fight for a more just, inclusive American society.

These eventsinclude:

The Iraq War

The Great Recession

The Sandy Hook shooting

The Parkland shooting

The Supreme Courts decision in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015)

The Black Lives Matter movement

The election and two impeachments of Donald Trump

The coronavirus pandemic and resulting recession

The reason these events bear such significance to Rebuilders, the elder cohort of Gen Zers, has to do with their timing, wide circulation of news coverage surrounding them, and the passionate discourse prompted by them.

Generational Theory

According to generational theorists Neil Howe and William Strauss, Americans born between 1995 and 2004 are part of a hero generation that will team up to survive a crisis period in the United States.

Current Cycle

First Turning (also called the spring or high)

During highs, institutions are strong, and individualism is weak

Spanned the post-World War II era and happy days of the 1950s

Ended with the assassination of JFK, which served as a violent end to the idealism that reigned during that American high

Second Turning (the summer or awakening)

During awakenings, institutions come under heavy scrutiny due to a renewed push for personal autonomy

The second turning ended with the tax revolts of the early 1980s that propelled Ronald Reagan to political superstardom

Third Turning (the fall or unraveling)

During unravelings, the institutions attacked during awakenings become weak as individualism thrives and distrust of government grows

Came about quietly through the culture wars of the 1980s and the long economic boom of the 1990s

The third turning came to a startling halt in 2008 with the onset of the Great Recession

Fourth Turning (the winter or crisis)

Americans are currently living through the fourth turning

During crises, the institutions that had been weakened are scrapped and revamped as America deals with some kind of calamity that could threaten the nations survival

America will remain in this crisis period until 2030

The eldest members of Generation Z are uniquely positioned to play a key role in surviving this crisis period

Defining Generation Z

Despite having experienced different world events during their impressionable years, the eldest half of Generation Z does share some of the same hero traits as the Millennial generation. Both cohorts are teaming up with their peers to survive the current crisis period and revive the civic backbone of America. As Neil Howe said, there are symbiotic relationships between historical events and how these generations react, shape, or cause these events as a direct consequence of these generational archetypes.

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