Author:
Demeiati Nur Kusumaningrum
Affiliation:
University of Muhammadiyah Malang, Indonesia
Keyword(s):
Behaviour, Constructivist, Cosmopolitanism, Millenial, Transnational Citizen.
Abstract:
This paper aimed to analyse how millenials emerged as the new form of generation based on social sciences studies. It argued millenial generations lived in rapidly changing environment caused by high mobility of people, goods, services, and overwhelming information flows from various online sources. Internet spread out massive information, influences the perceptions and changed people behaviours. This topic used descriptive qualitative research design. It used purposive sampling by 132 students represent millenials generations as a subject of research. Data and information obtained from literature review, polling, and working group discussion. Research subjects were used to test the theoretical foundations regarding the structure of the millennial society. Based on constructivist approach, internet role as an institution internalized values and discourse of modern society. It is constituted new identity as a digital or virtual community. Therefore, millenials appeared as cosmopolitan
social structure. It represented transnational world citizen - in terms of political, economic and socio-cultural activities. Millenials lived in market trend behavior and sophisticated technology of information but experienced distrust on friendship and privacy.
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