What Comes After Baby Boomers and Before Millennials

Nosotros oftentimes employ phrases or words that we don't fully understand. Sometimes we even use words or phrases the meanings of which nosotros are totally clueless. As
people with a passion for words and language, that is generally not viewed as a desirable trait. Yet, the plain fact is we can't accept a detailed understanding of every word or phrase…particularly when the word belongs to the jargon of a larger body of knowledge.

However, when that jargon is in use equally frequently and frequently as the phrases
"Gen Ten" or "Baby Boomer", information technology seems especially of import we have some
reasonably good idea of what these terms really mean. Although these phrases, as jargon, stem from the larger subject field of demographics, and are used well-nigh frequently by market researchers, the fact is everybody uses these words and phrases. In effect, these cue words or phrases for the sub components of club demarcated past age are non but useful, but are generally the language used past non-demographers and society as a whole when discussing the current spectrum of population cohorts.

Our goal, this month, then, is to provide a primer on the identification and
description of the population cohorts in America equally currently widely (but non universally) agreed upon by demographers and market researchers.

The Depression Era

Born: 1912-1921
Coming of Age: 1930-1939
Historic period in 2004: 83 to 92
Electric current Population: 11-12 1000000 (and declining rapidly)

Depression era individuals tend to be bourgeois, compulsive savers,
maintain low debt and use more than secure financial products like CDs versus stocks.
These individuals tend to feel a responsibility to leave a legacy to their
children. Tend to be patriotic, oriented toward piece of work before pleasance, respect
for authority, take a sense of moral obligation.

Earth War 2

Born: 1922 to 1927
Coming of Age: 1940-1945
Age in 2004: 77-82
Current Population: 11 1000000 (in quickening decline)

People in this accomplice shared in a common goal of defeating the Axis
powers. There was an accepted sense of "deferment" among this group,
contrasted with the emphasis on "me" in more recent (i.e. Gen X)
cohorts.

Post-War Cohort

Born: 1928-1945
Coming of Age: 1946-1963
Historic period in 2004: 59 to 76
Current Population: 41 meg (declining)

This generation had significant opportunities in jobs and education as the War ended and a
post-war economic nail struck America. Withal, the growth in Cold War tensions,
the potential for nuclear war and other never earlier seen threats led to levels
of discomfort and uncertainty throughout the generation. Members of this grouping
value security, comfort, and familiar, known activities and environments.

Boomers I or The Infant Boomers

Born: 1946-1954
Coming of Age: 1963-1972
Age in 2004: 50-58
Electric current Population: 33 million

For a long time the Babe Boomers were defined every bit those born between 1945 and
1964. That would make the generation huge (71 million) and encompass people who
were 20 years apart in age. It didn't compute to have those born in 1964
compared with those born in 1946. Life experiences were completely unlike.
Attitudes, behaviors and society were vastly different. In result, all the
elements that help to define a cohort were violated past the broad span of years
originally included in the concept of the Baby Boomers. The first Boomer segment
is bounded by the Kennedy and Martin Luther King assassinations, the Ceremonious
Rights movements and the Vietnam War. Boomers I were in or protested the State of war.
Boomers 2 or the Jones Generation missed the whole affair.

Boomers I had good economic opportunities and were largely optimistic about the
potential for America and their ain lives, the Vietnam War withal.

Boomers II or Generation Jones

Born: 1955-1965
Coming of Age: 1973-1983
Historic period in 2004: 39 to 49
Current Population: 49 one thousand thousand

This outset post-Watergate generation lost much of its trust in regime and
optimistic views the Boomers I maintained. Economic struggles including the oil
embargo of 1979 reinforced a sense of "I'm out for me" and narcissism and
a focus on cocky-assistance and skepticism over media and institutions is
representative of attitudes of this cohort. While Boomers I had Vietnam, Boomers
II had AIDS as part of their rites of passage. The youngest members of the
Boomer II generation in fact did non have the benefits of the Boomer I class as
many of the all-time jobs, opportunities, housing etc. were taken past the larger and
earlier group. Both Gen Ten and Boomer Two s suffer from this long shadow cast by
Boomers I.

Generation X

Built-in: 1966-1976
Coming of Age: 1988-1994
Age in 2004: 28 to 38
Current Population: 41 one thousand thousand

Sometimes referred to equally the "lost" generation, this was the first
generation of "latchkey" kids, exposed to lots of daycare and divorce. Known
every bit the generation with the lowest voting participation rate of any generation,
Gen Xers were quoted by Newsweek as "the generation that dropped out without
ever turning on the news or tuning in to the social issues effectually them."

Gen X is often characterized by high levels of skepticism, "what's in it for
me" attitudes and a reputation for some of the worst music to ever proceeds
popularity. At present, moving into machismo William Morrow (Generations) cited the
childhood divorce of many Gen Xers as "one of the nigh decisive experiences
influencing how Gen Xers will shape their own families".

Gen Xers are arguably the best educated generation with 29% obtaining a
available's caste or college (6% higher than the previous accomplice). And, with
that educational activity and a growing maturity they are starting to grade families with a
college level of caution and pragmatism than their parents demonstrated. Concerns
run loftier over avoiding broken homes, kids growing up without a parent around and
financial planning.

Generation Y, Echo Boomers or Millenniums

Born: 1977-1994
Coming of Age: 1998-2006
Historic period in 2004: x to 22
Current Population: 71 1000000

The largest cohort since the Baby Boomers, their loftier numbers reflect their
births as that of their parent generation. The last of the Boomer Is and most of
the Boomer II s. Gen Y kids are known every bit incredibly sophisticated, technology
wise, allowed to nearly traditional marketing and sales pitches…as they non only
grew up with it all, they've seen it all and been exposed to it all since
early babyhood.

Gen Y members are much more racially and ethnically diverse and they are much
more segmented every bit an audience aided past the rapid expansion in Cable Telly channels,
satellite radio, the Net, e-zines, etc.

Gen Y are less brand loyal and the speed of the Net has led the cohort to
be similarly flexible and changing in its fashion, style consciousness and where
and how it is communicated with.

Gen Y kids often raised in dual income or single parent families have been more
involved in family purchases…everything from groceries to new cars. I in
9 Gen Yers has a credit bill of fare co-signed past a parent.

Generation Z

Born: 1995-2012
Coming of Historic period: 2013-2020
Age in 2004: 0-9
Current Population: 23 million and growing rapidly

While we don't know much about Gen Z withal…we know a lot about the environment
they are growing up in. This highly various environment will brand the grade
schools of the next generation the near various ever. Higher levels of
technology volition make pregnant inroads in academics allowing for customized
instruction, data mining of student histories to enable pinpoint diagnostics and
remediation or accelerated achievement opportunities.

Gen Z kids will grow upwardly with a highly sophisticated media and computer
environment and volition be more than Internet savvy and expert than their Gen Y
forerunners. More to come up on Gen Z…stay tuned.

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Source: http://socialmarketing.org/archives/generations-xy-z-and-the-others/

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