Generation X
Generation X, commonly abbreviated to Gen X, is the generation born after the Western Post–World War II baby boom and before the Millennials. Commentators typically use birth years ranging from the mid-1960s to the early 1980s.
Many sources describe Generation X as people born between the years 1965 to 1979.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] Many other sources mention Generation X were born between 1965 and 1983.[9][10][11]
Examples of Gen Xers include Chris Pratt, Billy Corgan, Ben Stiller, Scott Weiland, Will Smith, Adam Sandler, Orlando Bloom, Kurt Cobain, Claire Danes, Brooke Shields, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Isla Fisher.
Generation X Media
Douglas Coupland popularized the term Generation X in his 1991 novel Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture.
Western fertility rates, 1960–1980
U.S. fertility rates, 1963–1981
U.S. living adult generations
U.S. Live Births Registered and Legal Abortions Reported 1970–1980
U.S. Marriages Ending in Divorce 1950–1990
U.S. Participation Rates for Women Professionals 1966–2013
U.S. Department of Health booklet published in 1988
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Total Fall Enrollment in U.S. degree granting Institutions 1965–1998
References
- ↑ "Millennials expected to outnumber Boomers in 2019". Pew Research Center. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
- ↑ "Gen X Is a Mess" (in en-US). The New York Times. 2019-05-14. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/05/14/style/generation-xers.html,%20https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/05/14/style/generation-xers.html. Retrieved 2019-11-17.[dead link]
- ↑ Williams, Alex (2019-05-14). "Actually, Gen X Did Sell Out, Invent All Things Millennial, and Cause Everything Else That's Great and Awful" (in en-US). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/14/style/gen-x-millenials.html. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
- ↑ Siegel, Rachel (in en). More work, more sleep: New study offers glimpse of daily life as a millennial. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/10/18/more-work-more-sleep-new-study-offers-glimpse-daily-life-millennial/. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
- ↑ Lee, Kevin Loria, Samantha. "Here's which generation you're part of based on your birth year — and why those distinctions exist". Business Insider. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
- ↑ Gorman, Megan. "Why Gen X Is Not A Forgotten Financial Generation". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
- ↑ Miner, Nanette. "As Baby Boomers Near Retirement, Companies Risk A Leadership Shortage". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
- ↑ Stephey, M. J.. "Gen-X: The Ignored Generation?" (in en-US). Time. http://content.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1731528,00.html. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
- ↑ "Don't You Forget about Me". RDK Group. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
- ↑ "Learning and Profiting from Gen X". The Investment News. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
- ↑ "Generation X Brace for a Bleak Future". The Spokesman-Review. https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/apr/22/generation-x-braces-for-bleak-future. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
