Emotionally fragmented? . . . Or, was that Generation X?
2007-03-20 06:29:39 · 6 answers · asked by dreamelixir4453 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
That is still open to debate, but experts on generational history are leaning to "Generation Y" or "Generation Why".
Attention to identifying the post baby-boomer generations was brought into sharp focus when "Generations: The History of America's Future, 1584 to 2069" by William Strauss and Neil Howe came out in 1991. At that time the term "Generation X" was not being used to identify that emerging birth group, but instead Strauss and Howe had identified them as "Generation 13" or simply "Thirteeners." They were the 13th generation to be born in the U.S.
The media and marketers are quick to over analyze each emerging generation and attempt to place labels on them. So far they have yet to even agree on the current group's name (that is exiting high school and attending college) and it appears their assessments of Generation X are more often false, than accurate.
We real will know little of each on coming generation until they hit their mid-twenties.
Hope this helps. --Andy
2007-03-20 07:21:40 · answer #1 · answered by Andy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Generation Why?
2007-03-20 06:38:00 · answer #2 · answered by plainfieldcletusblue 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Neil Howe and William Strauss are scholars in this container. They define the main recent generations as: Millennials (aka era Y) - born 1982 to recent 13rs (aka era X) - born 1961-1981 toddler growth - born 1943-1960 they have documented and named previous generations back to the 1400s. See their website interior the source itemizing under.
2016-11-27 00:53:22 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
kids born in the 90's and on are sometimes called Millenials (sp?) or Generation Y by demographers. the boundaries are fairly hazy. These names haven't really caught on in the public mind.
Generation X (never liked that name) are people born in the late 60s or early 70s though part of the 80s.
2007-03-20 06:42:36 · answer #4 · answered by Amethyst 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
several years ago, i was friends with a guy who about a year or so younger than me--he informed me that he was part of the "y-generation", and he was born in the latter part of 1977....myself, being born in early '76, i'm still part of the gen-xer's
2007-03-20 07:42:32 · answer #5 · answered by jazzd4jc 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is un-named. Be my guest! How about Generation Zero?
2007-03-20 06:35:50 · answer #6 · answered by eagleperch 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋