One of the aftermaths of World War II was unparalleled boom in population. Thus the term baby boomer was coined. Born between the years 1946 to 1965, this lot has redefined and remodeled society by its sheer volume. As a group, the baby boomers are the wealthiest and most influential. Fast forward to X.
The term X was coined to apply to those born after the baby boom, roughly between the years 1965 to 1979. In some books, Gen X is inclusive of the years 1961 to 1981, often called the 13th Generation in the US for it is indeed the 13th generation familiar with the United States flag. Population explosion was momentarily curtailed particularly in 1970.
Gen X(1965 to 1979) is also known as the MTV generation
The Gen X is also known as the MTV generation. Squeezed between two large generations of baby boomers and Generation Y, this generation often has the “middle child” syndrome – unappreciated and ignored. Gen X, use technology to support their lifestyle. They are online for business and shopping though a great percentage of X-ers are on social sites too, Tweeting and Facebook-ing.
The X-ers are the new bosses of today for most of their baby boomer bosses are now in retirement. It is still usual to see 3 generations in a workplace, but the real question is do they get along? The boomers are work-driven. The X-ers are dubbed as whiners while the Y-ers are seen as entitled and arrogant.
Generation Y (1980-2000) is the offspring of the baby boomers. By the sheer numbers of boomers, Generation Y is close to 60 million, just a few million short of the 76 million baby boomers. Generation Y is also called the Millennials, Echo boomer, or the Peter Pan generation.
Generation Y (1980-2000) is the offspring of the baby boomers
This is the “trophy” generation for the baby boomer parents of the Y-ers were obsessed with competitive sports and extra-curricular activities that has made this generation develop a perceived sense of entitlement. This generation is the tech savvy, internet denizens and communication experts (IM and texting). They are the faces in social sites and the subjects of entertainment news and fashion. They are the “it” generation that ha found a way to delay their rites of passage to adulthood by setting a trend to extend their stay with mom and dad.
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Cleverly, this generation has extended full adulthood from the 20s to the 30s. This generation is also the one fully enjoying the hard labor of the Gen X-ers in terms of technology and gadgets. If you are into retail, this is the target market.
Generation Z are those born from 2000/2001 up to the present. These are the children of the X-ers and the eldest age bracket of the Y-ers. There are sources that says that the Generation Z is from 1998 up to the present. This generation is the new silent generation specifically because of their youth. However, this generation already has an online identity for kids as young as 6 years old are already on social sites thanks to their tech savvy Y-ers-of-a-parent. This generation is privileged as the retired older baby boomers are dotting grandparents to their Z- grandchildren.
Generation Z are the children of the X-ers and the eldest age bracket of the Y-ers
