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Sub-Generations - JasonBlack - 05-04-2022
If you were to divide each generation up into 2-3 "sub-generations", how would you go about this?
RE: Sub-Generations - JasonBlack - 05-04-2022
ex:
early boomers: The Hippie Generation
late boomers: The Evangelical Generation
early millennials: The Jock/Cheerleader Generation
late millenials: The Activist Generation (this has been mentioned in another thread)
some more I can't boil down to 1-2 words
early Silent: sided more with the GIs in the last 2T. stronger gender divisions, a sense that they were mistimed/missed their chance for glory, mirrored some of the more dutiful/authoritative traits of their elders, on account of stronger memories of the war and the depression, but were never quite as convincing.
late Silent: sided more with the boomers during the last 2T. shared some of their idealism for social change, but generally a bit more nationalist with a more grounded sense of community and managerial/logistical focus
early Gen X: more gruff, risk-taking, "bad boy". probably relate strongly to the older characters from Cobra Kai
late Gen X: more likely to be liberal and atheist. often have an almost adaptive gen-like quality to defer to millennials in championing
RE: Sub-Generations - Eric the Green - 05-05-2022
I sure would hate to lump all the late boomers into an evangelical generation. That trend in the 70s, 80s and 90s was spread among many generations, and still is. Nor would all early boomers fit the description as hippies, or want it. Sorry, nice try but those are poor labels. I think the late and early boomers still have much in common, even though there are subgenerational differences.
Your longer descriptions of Silent and X are more apt. But in this case, especially among Xers and Boomers, the later subgenerations of them are a smaller group.
Are late Silents "nationalists"? Maybe in the Trump era, but not in middle age. I would hestitate also to call any large group of people "atheist". Throwing labels around too easily is usually wrong or inaccurate.
My descriptions from my 1997 book still are pretty good.
https://philosopherswheel.com/generations.htm
RE: Sub-Generations - galaxy - 05-07-2022
Millennials divide roughly like this (some overlap of course):
1982-1988
1988-1996
1996-2002