From Baby Boomers To Generation Y Every generation bring something new to society. When we think about a cohort what comes to our mind is just a group of people of the same age, but there is more in that definition. According to Wikipedia a cohort is a group of people who share a common characteristic or experience within a defined period. Two cohorts that have influenced American society are the baby boomers and the generations Y.The impact of these generation have been so significant to the American society in such a way that this country hasn’t been the same there after. The Baby Boomers which is consider the most influential generation in the history of United States (Baby Boomers magazine). This is the generation that born between 1946 and 1964. The Boomers is a generation mark by the end of the world world II. They receive this name due to the fast increase birth rate that occurred during this time, according to CNN,they are the largest generation born in American history. In 1946 after the post war 3,411,000 babies born in united states(CNN). The Boomers era is characterize by the economical increase that followed after WWII. Baby boomers are educated and is the single largest economic group in Unites States today(Baby Boomers Magazine). They read newspapers more than any other group and control 70% of the total net worth of American households. Since they are consider to be more wealthy that other groups (Baby Boomers Magazine). In other words they control the majority of the financial wealth of United States. Before the Baby Boomers rise America was is a great depression.. By 1933, when the Great Depression reached its nadir, some 13 to 15 million Americans were unemployed... ... middle of paper ... ...exual orientation and the United States military." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 18 Apr. 2014. Web. 20 Apr. 2014. . The Graduate. Dir. Mike Nichols. Perf. Anne Bancroft, Dustin Hoffman,Katherine Ross. Embassy picture, 1967. Film. "The Great Depression." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 21 Apr. 2014. . United States. National Park Service. "Bill Clinton's Birthplace--Presidents: A Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary." National Parks Service. U.S. Department of the Interior, n.d. Web. 20 Apr. 2014. . "9/11 Attacks." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 20 Apr. 2014. . .
emerged in many of the stories. The younger generations believe they have something to owe to
In 1998 Tom Brokaw published a book called The Greatest Generation. The book tells stories of several members of the "greatest generation". The term describes the generation that grew up in the United States during the deprivation of the Great Depression, and then went on to fight in World War II. He believes that this is the greatest generation any society has ever produced.
Boomers generation, we have helped turn this world into a new age of wisdom; a
The Baby Boomers were called into the Vietnam War and expected to follow in their father’s heroic footsteps; but unlike their father’s generation they failed to live up to the expectations. The Baby Boomers rebelled against the state and popular culture, developing flower power, free love, and equality. The Vietnam War conflicted with many of the generation’s values, resulting in internal conflict with many of the nation’s youth. Some men joined the military to fight, while other dodged the draft, creating conflict within a generation. Overall, the Baby Boomer generation symbolized individuality, dishonor, injustice, failure, and wasteful sacrifice.
For example, research in collective memories shows that people of all ages, when asked to name important events in the past 50 years, tended to name events that occurred during adolescence or early adulthood and that were especially important in the area of the country in which they lived (Griffin, 2004; Jennings and Zhang, 2005; Schuman and Scott, 1989). Other works have shown that people’s memories and understanding of the past are shaped by both their subjective experiences and the social context of the present (Roberts and Lang, 1985; Schwartz, 1996). Several types of political and collective identities have also been shown to be affected by prominent events or societal trends that occurred during people’s formative years, and that those identities remain fairly stable over time (Alwin and Krosnick, 1991; Hout and Fischer, 2002; Schnittker, Freese and Powell, 2003; Weil, 1987). Finally, people’s perceptions of age-differences in society (Edmunds and Turner, 2002; Scott, 2000; Vincent, 2005) and in the workplace (Down and Reveley, 2004; McMullin, Comeau and Jovic, 2007) shape a variety of values, attitudes, discourses, and
The Baby Boomer generation consists of those born between 1946 and 1964. Like the Veterans before them, Baby Boomers also shared significant, “life-defining social changes such as the civil rights movement,
Common characteristics of “The Greatest Generation” that Brokaw mentioned were a sense of personal responsibility and a commitment to honesty. Among them, personal responsibility was the defining characteristic of the WWII generation. It is like endeavoring to get what a person wants or has to do, preserving what the person gets, and overcoming hardships if there’s any in the process. I think current generation has less personal responsibility than the WWII generation. People tend to depend on their parents, other family members, or guardians, and easily give up; increasing suicide rate is an extreme example for giving up a life.
Baby Boomers are those who were born from 1946 to 1964 post World War II.
Workers are often pitted against each other in the work place as a form of competition. One division that is commonly seen is gender and race, but there is also a divide concerning age that isn’t discussed as frequently. Baby Boomers are those who was born between 1946-1964, when WWII soldiers came back home, settled down and started the “Baby Boom”. While Millennials are those born around 1981-2000, and have a similar population size as Baby Boomers. In the workplace, Millennials are categorized as being bad workers due to how they were raised in sheltered lifestyles and require a different environment than the previous generation, but that is not accurate. Even though the two generations view work different, sometimes to the point of conflict,
I was born at the beginning of the “Baby Boomer” generation in 1946. Almost exactly nine months following World War II, “the cry of the baby was heard across the land,” as historian Landon Jones later described the trend.
group as a whole. But there is also considerable diversity. Boomers are more racially and
There are many generations in society such as Traditionalist, Baby Boomer, Generation X, Y, and Z. Generation Z is the youngest generation in the list. However, in any work place, Generation Y, which is known as an Echo Boomers or Millenniums, is the youngest. No one knows how it emerged, but it began in 1998 and ended in 2006. The people in this era were born between 1977 and 1994, which is my generation. In the United States, there are seventy one million Generation Y-ers, which takes up the largest part of population. Unlike other generations, Generation Y has very outstanding abilities and environments to success. Those abilities and characteristics are efficient in business and companies. Also, Generation Y’s remarkable characteristics affect their social lives a lot. The Generation Y is very family centric, and able to catch up the trends. Their general cultures are pop-music, iPods, social websites, like Facebook and Twitter, and anything that relates to technology. In principle, Generation Y-ers are optimistic, social, and have high self-esteem. Those characteristics bring many pros and cons to hire them. Pros are general mostly, but cons are not true mostly because of misconceptions.
The generation that I was born into can sometimes be easily misunderstood by those in earlier generations. The individuals in my generation get thrown many different labels such as those that Rosie Evans (n.d.) listed in her article, “Millennials, Generation Y, the Lost Generation, boomerang kids, the Peter Pan generation…” and more. This can impact us as a whole because some will begin to live by the labels, in some cases that can be negative but in others it may be beneficial. Many people in this generation believe that they can’t reach their full potential due to labels and prejudgment, while there are others believe nothing can hold them back. When we get labeled all together that is also what may drive some to try to stand out from the
...chkey kids.” I can appreciate my senior citizens more because some of them fought in wars for my honor. I can appreciate the people who went through the civil rights movement, which are the Baby Boomers. All of these generations bring certain uniqueness to the world and each one should be appreciated for it.
It is safe to say that the working life for millennial generation has been and will be different to that of generations past. Gurenteed jobs after leaving school, college, or university are now a thing of the past. These days placing responsibility of your career progression into the hands of someone else can even be considered passé.