is it 10,15, or 20 thats is the rule of thumb for one generation
2006-11-06 13:25:57 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Other - Social Science
Wikipedia answers this question easily. It is around 20-22 years. The classification on who is in which generation can be argued depending on your source, names and years can be different. I recently researched this couple months ago because I wanted to know which generation I was in. It sucks to be caught between generations.
You should read Wikipedia article. The link is in the source box.
2006-11-06 13:34:04 · answer #1 · answered by The Doctor 2 · 7⤊ 4⤋
How Long Is A Generation
2016-09-27 18:23:13 · answer #2 · answered by haslinger 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The proper definition of a generation is that ONE Century is equal to exactly THREE generations, hence one generation is 33 1/3 years!!!
2015-09-14 04:52:58 · answer #3 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 5⤋
So, from these 7 answers, a generation is around 26+/- years? I need to read more about this curious question....
2015-11-24 02:31:17 · answer #4 · answered by Kathy 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Scientifically it is considered between 22 and 25 years
2014-11-25 07:44:31 · answer #5 · answered by not_john_gotti 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
20
2006-11-06 13:37:10 · answer #6 · answered by mistrhistre 3 · 6⤊ 3⤋
It would seem to be about 25 years now a days as people are living longer, The Elders in our family tend to agree !
2015-07-21 21:45:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Biblically speaking.....it's 70 to 80 years !
2016-01-09 13:17:50 · answer #8 · answered by Barry 1 · 0⤊ 6⤋
The length of the human generation interval is a key parameter when using genetics to date population divergence events. However, no consensus exists regarding the generation interval length, and a wide variety of interval lengths have been used in recent studies.
2006-11-06 13:32:12 · answer #9 · answered by Soup Notzee 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Generally I use 30 years as a benchmark.
2006-11-06 13:29:51 · answer #10 · answered by Just Wondering 3 · 3⤊ 4⤋