G.I Generation: born 1900-1924
Silent Generation: born 1925-1945
Baby Boom Generation: born 1946-1953
A baby boomer is anyone born during the demographic post World War II baby boom. They are associated with a rejection of, or redefinition of traditional values. In Europe and North America, Boomers are associated with privilege. This generation is still a demographic bulge, by sheer force of its numbers, that continues to remodel society as it passes through.
Generation Jones: born 1954-1965
Generation Jones is a term coined by Jonathan Pontell. Before that, members of this generation were identified with either Baby Boomers or Generation X. The name has many conotations: 1) a large, anonymous generation, 2) "keeping up with the Joneses compentiveness, and 3) the slang word "jones" or "jonesing," meaning a yearning or craving. The Jones Generation was given huge expectations in the 1960s, and then confronted with a different reality as they came of age in the 70s.
Generation X: born 1966-1979
Generation X grew up during the later years of, and in the decade following the Cold War. Statistically Gen X hold the highest education levels when looking at age group, but also earn 12% less, in real dollars, as the previous generation at the same age.
Generation Y: born 1980-2000
A pictures speaks a thousand words.
Thumbs Generation: born 2001-present
I think the name fits...
3 comments:
Interesting blog you've got here, but it’s missing an important part of the equation: Generation Jones (born 1954-1965, between the Boomers and Generation X). Google Generation Jones, and you’ll see it’s gotten a ton of media attention, and many top commentators from many top publications and networks (Washington Post, Time magazine, NBC, Newsweek, ABC, etc.) now specifically use this term. In fact, the Associated Press' annual Trend Report forecast the Rise of Generation Jones as the #1 trend of 2009. Here's a page with a good overview of recent media interest in GenJones: http://generationjones.com/2009latest.html
It is important to distinguish between the post-WWII demographic boom in births vs. the cultural generations born during that era. Generations are a function of the common formative experiences of its members, not the fertility rates of its parents. Many experts now believe it breaks down more or less this way:
DEMOGRAPHIC boom in babies: 1946-1964
Baby Boom GENERATION: 1942-1953
Generation Jones: 1954-1965
Generation X: 1966-1978
Connecting The Dots: Thanks for the informative update. I'm never offended when someone corrects me, or teaches me something new.
I have edited my post on "Naming the Generations" to include Generation Jones...
I am what you would call a "life-long learner, and that's a long time! Your reconfiguration of the generations still leaves me a baby boomer...
I am a generation X then. Loving that I am learning stuff all the time on your blog.
Hope you dont mind, but I am hoping to link to you and the list of classic books you have read. If that is ok?
As I have started a reading blog. So I can plot what I have read and then see if others have suggestions as to what I can read next.
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