BABY BOOMERS

Traits and characteristics 

Last Sunday, talking to a family friend about  labeling  generations by their age I decided to take a look  on the stuff. Some findings, starting from mine: the so called Baby Boomers. It´s useful to say that a generation, from this point of view, represents a group of people living in the same period, sharing values and attitudes which might be controversial since the length of time between the first and the last to be born can make all the difference.

Baby boomers/ Generation Jones

This refers to a person who was  born between 1946 to 1964, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The oldest baby from that generation is now 66 years old and the youngest, 48. They were coined so, because of the incredibly high rates of  births  in that period. Men, at that time have returned home from war and started making children! The"Boomies”, as Canadian calls them, were a generation completely different from those who were born before, the Silent Generation. The Boomers grew up during a strong social and cultural change, redefining and transforming every single fact on their life comparing to their parents`: from access to education to family relationship and workforce participation. I came of age in the seventies and  my group of age is called “Generation Jones” and according to specialists on classifying this or that characteristic of a Generation,  they study attitudes, and the focus given on things on  the period. Taking into account what they say I may consider myself a "boomer stuck in the middle", that is, not engaged in ideological battles. By the way ,I was playing " Kings and princesses" and  my Dad passed away at that time.  I have heard about Vietnam after it was over, missed Woodstock and the protests from the sixties and had my visa denied in the seventies, during the Watergate scandal, more precisely when Richard Nixon renounced as president. By the way, President Obama and his wife may be considered part of this group. The concepts of workaholic, superwomen, less ideological and more pragmatic came with this generation. According to  msnbc.com  “ Generation Jones…In the tech world, Jonesers are known as the “early adapters,” the ones with the knowledge and the cash to jump on the latest tech trends”. Am I? 

http://www.history.com/topics/baby-boomershttp://www.history.com/topics/baby-boomers

http://geography.about.com/od/populationgeography/a/babyboom.htm

http://www.newswise.com/articles/defining-an-aging-baby-boom-generation