Analysis of the Generations Isn’t an Exact Science

[MillsT_98]

(07-19-2016, 03:12 AM)taramarie Wrote:

(07-19-2016, 12:30 AM)MillsT_98 Wrote: I hate other people's ideas of when each generation starts and ends. Most of them are inaccurate. By most accounts the Baby Boomers are regarded as being born from 1946-1964: the years of the demographic Baby Boom. Demographically this is true but culturally this doesn't make sense. This is why S&H believe each generation starts being born a few years before each turning. This Baby Boom mostly corresponds to the 1T, but since the Boomers were actually born from 1943-1960, culturally, they grew up in the 1T and came of age in the 2T. That is what S&H's generational theory says. To further prove this inaccuracy of timing the generations, some accounts say I'm not even a Millennial (usually ending in 1995)! But by S&H's definition, not only am I a Millennial, there are 6 more years of Millennials behind me!

To remind everyone new to the forum, here's what S&H think the generations are:
Silent Generation: 1925-1942
Baby Boomers: 1943-1960
Generation X: 1961-1981
Millennials: 1982-2004
Generation Z: 2005-present

I believe these are the best ideas for the start and end of each generation. If anyone disagrees I recommend they read Generations and T4T, or at least learn about S&H's generational theory online. Sorry for being too vocal about this! I'm just really passionate about this topic!

I remember one person here in NZ telling me he thinks '85 is the start of millies and saying that i am a last wave xer. I just about puked and told him what life was like growing up with my cohort. People do not listen though. I certainly do not relate to xers. The norm of how to raise kids at the time is something i just cannot relate to. In fact the way my mother raised me was more like the silent than millie. But outside influence also shaped me into a "civic." Most do not have a bloody clue.

I definitely agree with you. I know you're a Millennial (even though I know you say it) and not an Xer. I would also have to agree with you that outside influence made me a Civic as well. I'm not sure how to describe me being raised at home. But I can tell the difference between myself and the new Artist generation, just like you and Generation X.