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Generation X (1960-1979)
- What has shaped Generation X?
- The Cold
War
(1940s-1990s)
- Gave entire
populations a
sense of
paranoia
- Due to the fact that this
generation grew up in a sense
of paranoia, they tended to
have a lack of trust in
leadership
- Do not like
the
government;
resulting in
the lowest
voting
participation
between the
different
generations
- Do not like
the
government;
resulting in
the lowest
voting
participation
between the
different
generations
- Due to the fact that this
generation grew up in a sense
of paranoia, they tended to
have a lack of trust in
leadership
- Gave entire
populations a
sense of
paranoia
- The "Lost Generation"
- First Generation
to be exposed to
Daycare and
Mothers in the
workplace
- Parents were often gone
all day, and expected
children, or oldest child,
to look after the rest of
the kids
- Expected to take care of
themselves, creating a
"latchkey" environment
- Expected to take care of
themselves, creating a
"latchkey" environment
- Parents were often gone
all day, and expected
children, or oldest child,
to look after the rest of
the kids
- Increase of
Divorce rate
between their
parents
- Typically, kids with divorced parents
tends to be more self concerned.
Some have two parents fighting to be
the best, others have parents trying to
make up for the broken household,
resulting in the child becoming (in
certain circumstances) self absorbed
- The "What's in it for me?"
generation
- The "What's in it for me?"
generation
- Typically, kids with divorced parents
tends to be more self concerned.
Some have two parents fighting to be
the best, others have parents trying to
make up for the broken household,
resulting in the child becoming (in
certain circumstances) self absorbed
- First Generation
to be exposed to
Daycare and
Mothers in the
workplace
- The Cold
War
(1940s-1990s)
- Challenges
- The first generation
to be introduced to
technology
- Generally thought as lazy,
and did not have a lot of
acceptance from the
previous generations
(watching TV, listening to
music)
- Generally thought as lazy,
and did not have a lot of
acceptance from the
previous generations
(watching TV, listening to
music)
- One of the first generation
(for a lack of better terms) to
do their own thing, due to
their freedom and advancing
options of expression
- Highly criticized by other generations, and people within their
generation (due to the fact that everyone was now extremely
open, people now could openly argue about personal topics
that were being shared)
- Highly criticized by other generations, and people within their
generation (due to the fact that everyone was now extremely
open, people now could openly argue about personal topics
that were being shared)
- The first generation
to be introduced to
technology
- How has Generation X changed the world?
- First Generation to
question "Whats in it for
me?"
- They are more concerned
about what is the best
option for them
- Increase and acceptance of birth
control, allowing future generations
the option
- Increase and acceptance of birth
control, allowing future generations
the option
- They are more concerned
about what is the best
option for them
- Generation X
tends to think
more critical
about how what
they do will
effect their
families.
- They tend to try and
avoid having their
children growing up in
a broken home, and
have a higher level of
caution then their
parents did. This
ultimately is changing
their kids (the next
generation), on life,
therefore changing the
world.
- They tend to try and
avoid having their
children growing up in
a broken home, and
have a higher level of
caution then their
parents did. This
ultimately is changing
their kids (the next
generation), on life,
therefore changing the
world.
- They had the ability to
express themselves,
therefore, creating an
enviroment for future
generations to express
themselves as well
- Examples: teenagers were sought after to
include their opinions (emerging MTV TV
show), creation of internet allowed all of
the generation to communicate and
express their ideas
- Examples: teenagers were sought after to
include their opinions (emerging MTV TV
show), creation of internet allowed all of
the generation to communicate and
express their ideas
- First Generation to
question "Whats in it for
me?"
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