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[LorelaiGilmore]

There is also a name for those born in the later part of the Baby Boomer era. It's called Generation Jones. Wikipedia has the info. if you want to look it up. It's people born from 1954-1965. There is a big difference between the older and younger boomers.

[on the bay]

Let's not forget The Greatest Generation!

1900's-through the 1920's.

[Tinkrbl44]

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@on the bay wrote:

Let's not forget The Greatest Generation!

1900's-through the 1920's.

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@on the bay 

ITA !    

[Oznell]

Inevitably, in our youth-valuing culture, the oldest living generations, over time, sustain a little loss of visibility/ status among the overall population.

With the Silent Generation retreating, the Boom generation has begun to bear the brunt of this phenomenon.    Their once breezy, swingy rep has suffered.  That's part, I believe, of the impetus behind taking care to differentiate "old" from "young" Boomers, i.e. "Jones" gen.

Generation X will be the next to experience this partial marginalizing, as they move through their 60's and beyond.

(The Greatest Generation may be the one generation that will continue to be valorized, partly because of the enormous global determination and sustained sacrifice needed to surmount a swamping depression and to defeat Hitler. )

My husband and I are Baby Boomers with a Generation Z son, quite a span!    The one big difference between us is the attitude toward, and use of certain technologies. 

To me, the healthiest society is one that doesn't over-emphasize the gulfs between generations-- we can always find common ground across age groups, and any groups, for that matter.   World view and values are the key factors for me, in whether someone of any generation is "sympatico".        

[just bee]

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@LorelaiGilmore wrote:

There is also a name for those born in the later part of the Baby Boomer era. It's called Generation Jones. Wikipedia has the info. if you want to look it up. It's people born from 1954-1965. There is a big difference between the older and younger boomers.

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@LorelaiGilmore 

Thank you for including us Jonesers here.  I only wish this category was better known because it just makes more sense.

My siblings were born in the late 40s and early 50s, but I came along in autumn of '59.  I know many who were born in the early 60s and we just don't fit in the Boomer category.

My experiences are very different from my siblings'.  I'm definitely a Joneser.

I urge those who were born in the later years to research and discover that they, too, are Jonesers. 

[on the bay]

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@Oznell wrote:

Inevitably, in our youth-valuing culture, the oldest living generations, over time, sustain a little loss of visibility/ status among the overall population.

With the Silent Generation retreating, the Boom generation has begun to bear the brunt of this phenomenon.    Their once breezy, swingy rep has suffered.  That's part, I believe, of the impetus behind taking care to differentiate "old" from "young" Boomers, i.e. "Jones" gen.

Generation X will be the next to experience this partial marginalizing, as they move through their 60's and beyond.

(The Greatest Generation may be the one generation that will continue to be valorized, partly because of the enormous global determination and sustained sacrifice needed to surmount a swamping depression and to defeat Hitler. )

My husband and I are Baby Boomers with a Generation Z son, quite a span!    The one big difference between us is the attitude toward, and use of certain technologies. 

To me, the healthiest society is one that doesn't over-emphasize the gulfs between generations-- we can always find common ground across age groups, and any groups, for that matter.   World view and values are the key factors for me, in whether someone of any generation is "sympatico".        

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@Oznell,

I love your post!

[KatieB]

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@Tinkrbl44 wrote:

Boomer ...  Millennial  ...  Gen Z ...  

The generational time frame terms are used all the time, but it can be hard to keep them straight, especially when they're being compared.

So .... if you could use a little clarification, here you go ...

GenerationTime FrameAge Now

The Silent Generation	1928-1945	79-96 years old
Baby Boomers	1946-1964	60-78 years old
Gen X	1965-1980	44-59 years old
Millennials	1981-1996	28-43 years old
Gen Z	1997-2012	12-27 years old
Gen Alpha	Early 2010s-2025	0-approx. 11 years old

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@Tinkrbl44 

Thank you for posting this.  I've heard these terms many times.  I didn't really know what ages they were referring to and now, thanks to you, I know.    Gen Alpha is a new one to me though.

[KatieB]

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@on the bay wrote:

Let's not forget The Greatest Generation!

1900's-through the 1920's.

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Yes, that was my Daddy's generation.  He was born in 1916 and fought in WWII in and around Germany (Battle of the Bulge).

[Gorgf]

I was not aware of the  name of the youngest group, the Gen Alphas? 

We have a small town weekly newspaper and one of the local writers writes a" Boomer News Column" relating to being a Boomer, growing up as one, reminiscing, and the ups and downs of being an aging Boomer. Probably most of the subscribers are in that group as well?

[Tinkrbl44]

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@Puggywuggy wrote:
Boomer here and thank you @Tinkrbl44 for the chart!

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@Puggywuggy 

You're welcome!   I'm glad people liked seeing an easy to read chart ... I sure did!