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[2] [3] Others see this as a subset of the Baby Boom Generation, primarily its second half. [4] [5] A third view is that Generation Jones is a cusp or micro-generation between the Boomers and Xers. [6] Members of Generation Jones were children and teens during Watergate, the oil crisis, and stagflation.
The term baby boom refers to a noticeable increase in the birth rate. The post-World War II population increase was described as a "boom" by various newspaper reporters, including Sylvia F. Porter in a column in the May 4, 1951, edition of the New York Post, based on the increase of 2,357,000 in the population of the U.S. from 1940 to 1950.
This has created a sharp divide in how Boomers and modern generations see and interact with the world, including relationships, consumption of media, news sources, and spending habits. For example, Baby Boomers are the largest consumers of cable television today, while modern generations frequently do not see cable television as a priority. [5]
The Week makes an argument for print dictionaries over their online counterparts and points to the serendipity factor — while looking up one word you’ll likely come across other words that are ...
It's just another reminder that today's newest, fastest, and best technology will soon look like a relic. With each new update, release, and revision, the last version immediately feels primitive.
Millennials are “obsessed” with sleep training—an umbrella term that basically means teaching your baby/kids to nap and sleep on schedule—not only because of the benefits to baby, but ...
The "Me" generation is a term referring to baby boomers in the United States and the self-involved qualities associated with this generation. [1] The 1970s was dubbed the "Me decade" by writer Tom Wolfe in The "Me" Decade and the Third Great Awakening; [2] Christopher Lasch wrote about the rise of a culture of narcissism among younger baby boomers. [3]
Gen X and younger will have different financial outcomes than baby boomers, thanks to the decrease in pensions and a larger reliance on personal savings for retirement that started with Gen X and ...