I share your confusion, Mireaux7.
I have read things for the "baby boomer" generation starting in 1946... according to another report, it started in 1946. That seems to change, depending on the reporter or whomever is writing the story. Then, the baby boom generation ends in 1960, or was it 1966?
I am confused, because I was born in 1966, so does that make me the tail end of the baby boomers or the leading edge of Generation X?
For all intents and purposes, there seems to be a consensus that Generation Y started in 1980. Or thereabouts.
well, myladyblue, i did some research and i found out that, since you were born in 1966, youre generation is called "generation jones".
(emits scooby-doo confusion remark "RRRRUHH??")
yeah, thats what i say to it to..i never even heard of that generation. I was born in 1976, and refuse to be categorized with what is known as generation X.
oh, by the way, i got my research from this link.
http://en.wikipedia...._of_generationsI personally dont find this link to be very credible. IMHO, a "generation" should be every 18 years. The reason I feel that way, is because 18 years of age is when we reach adulthood, it is when most of us set out on our own course in the pursuit of life. many get married at 18 to their highschool sweethearts. many also reproduce at this age as well. so thats why i feel that 18 years should mark every generation.
there are marked differences in generation gap between me, being born in 1976,.and my nephew who was born in 1980. i even felt marked differences between myself and girls i dated that were born in 1982. we simply cant be from the same generation. if i can talk about something that is relative to my time with someone who was born my same year, or maybe 2 years around it (give or take), where someone else maybe 5 or 10 years my junior has no utter idea what im talking about,..that would be a gap in generation.
I believe in what youre saying about a new generation starting in the early 1980's. you placed it right at 1980. if i had to evaluate it further, id place it closer to being around 1982. i think that 1982 is when generation x started, or maybe its when i would like to believe in my mind when it started. generation x was reknowned for being dubbed as "the generation with no direction of occupational pursuit". Ok, maybe it wasnt exactly coined that way, but something to that effect.
Theres just a marked difference in those born in the late 1970's, compared to those born in the early 1980's. anyone else out there feel what I am feeling, feel free to respond, especially if you were born in the eras specifically aforementioned.
This post has been edited by mireaux7: 01 November 2006 - 08:57 AM