Gourt > Society > People > Generations and Age Groups > Generation X
Generation X is a term for a cohort of people born following the peak of the post-World War II baby boom, especially in Canada and the United States. While all sources agree the group includes at least some people born in the 1960s, the exact demographic boundaries vary depending on whether each source means people born just before the end of the boom, or just after, or just whoever happens to be twentysomething at the time.Ted Rall, MARKETING MADNESS: A Post-Mortem for Generation X, 1997. The term is used in demography, the social sciences, and marketing, though it is most often used in popular culture. The generation's influence over pop culture began in the 1980s and may have peaked in the 1990s.
Although the term Generation X goes back as far as the early 1960s, it was popularized by Douglas Coupland's 1991 novel Tales for an Accelerated Culture, in which Coupland described the angst of those born between roughly 1960 and 1965, who, while technically part of the baby boom generation, felt no connection to its cultural icons. In Coupland's usage, the X of Generation X referred to the namelessness of a generation that was coming into an awareness of its existence as a separate group but feeling dwarfed and overshadowed by the Boomer generation of which it was ostensibly a part. Afterwards the term stretched to include more people, being appropriated by the generation following the Baby Boomers and being used by marketers throughout the 1990s to denote potential buyers in their twenties.
Generation X has also been described as a generation consisting of those people whose teen years were touched by the 1980s, although this excludes the oldest and youngest X'ers covered by the other definitions. Another common description of Generation X involves a period of transition (1945–1990) from the end of World War II and the decline of colonial imperialism to the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of the Cold War. The transition between colonialism and globalization is thought to separate the Baby Boomers from the Baby Busters, a sub-generation of Generation X made up of the earliest born members.
More on [ Generation X ]
just voted "Shawn Michaels" on "Who Is Your Favourite D-Generation X Member?" vote too â http://bit.ly/7lsYB7
sisterofsin (Claudia Muehldorf) Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:10:41 -0000
just voted "Shawn Michaels" on "Who Is Your Favourite D-Generation X Member?" vote too ➔ http://bit.ly/7lsYB7
Who's harder to motivateâBoomers or Generation X and Y'ers? What one expert says: http://bit.ly/7l40sp
MargeryW (margery weinstein) Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:01:03 -0000
Who's harder to motivate—Boomers or Generation X and Y'ers? What one expert says: http://bit.ly/7l40sp
@Funkagenda i think the next generation of kids (especially from ur family) will not have a right hand but will have an iphone instead lol x
Matt_Samuels (Matt Samuels) Mon, 04 Jan 2010 10:55:04 -0000
@Funkagenda i think the next generation of kids (especially from ur family) will not have a right hand but will have an iphone instead lol x
@willcarling should think more highly of himself in his bio as he inspired a generation, and is still making a positive difference x
KateSmith_Devon (Katie Smith) Mon, 04 Jan 2010 10:13:24 -0000
@willcarling should think more highly of himself in his bio as he inspired a generation, and is still making a positive difference x
Think @willcarling should think more highly of himself in his bio as he inspired a generation, and is still making a positive difference x
KateSmith_Devon (Katie Smith) Mon, 04 Jan 2010 10:11:24 -0000
Think @willcarling should think more highly of himself in his bio as he inspired a generation, and is still making a positive difference x
enjoyed the film Up in the Air, especially the arguments between Generation X and Y. Freaking hilarious!
rjotaduran (RJ O Taduran) Mon, 04 Jan 2010 10:03:56 -0000
enjoyed the film Up in the Air, especially the arguments between Generation X and Y. Freaking hilarious!
80's Review - A review of all the fantasy of the 1980's: toys, movies, video games, televisions, and commmercials.
80sXChange - Message boards dealing in 80's movies, TV shows, and music.
Meta Description: [ 80s Website and community dedicated to the preservation of all things related to the 80s decade ]
A Generation Defining Itself - A generation speaking out about its realities, dispelling the narrow, simplified stereotypes created by the mass media and commercial marketing. Essays, poetry, music, lyrics, verse, art, webring.
Meta Description: [ A Generation Defining Itself ]
American Feed Magazine - Generation X magazine of society, commentary, humor, poetry, and satire.
Meta Description: [ A current events magazine with commentary, news, poetry, fiction, comics and satire. ]
American Hot Sausage - The online headspace of Rev. Rahelio Soleil. Sometimes inspiring, sometimes maddening, always entertaining. Email circulators, web guide, community, poetry, and social commentary.
Baby Busters - Providing information about Generation X, Baby Boomers, society, and culture.
Meta Description: [ Generation X, Baby Boomers, society & culture, message board and Baby Buster info. Debunking The Baby Boom Myth: information for the 30 to 40-something aged people of the early Generation X and more., Generation X, Baby Boomers, society & culture, message board and Baby Buster info. Debunking The... ]
Generation X - A comprehensive index of articles, reviews, and details about Douglas Coupland, the author who coined the term Generation X
Generation-X Entrepreneurs - Discussion forums and live chats to trade ideas and hook up.
Meta Description: [ Generation-x Entrepreneurs Discussion Deck. ]
Literary Generation X Campfire - Forum for discussing generation-x authors and literature.
Static Fiends - Message board, art, poetry, and photograph gallery.
Meta Description: [ Staticfiends.com: Celebrity pics, music news and concert photos, movie merchandise, tons of posters + a head shop for all the herb smokers out there. Rock ON! ]
404
Stephen's Generation-X Page - Answering the question Who Is Generation X with essays, books, and links to internet resources. Also features a 1980's memory page.
The 80s Server - Dedicated to the pop culture of the 80s.
The View Askew-niverse - From the mind of the uber-film maker of the X Generation: Kevin Smith.
Meta Description: [ View Askew Productions - The officialest official site for Kevin Smith and
Jay & Silent Bob ]
| Generation X - Iraq | |
| Next Video | |
