Generation Xer
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A Generation Xer is a Western person born between the mid-1960s and the early 1980s.
- Context:
- They can (typically) be associated with a Generation X Population.
- They can (typically) be characterized by growing up in a period of rapid technological advancement and cultural change.
- They can (often) be influenced by the end of the Cold War, the rise of MTV, and the emergence of personal computers.
- They can (often) be the children of Baby Boomers and parents of Millennials or Generation Z.
- They can (often) exhibit values such as Individualism, Skepticism, and Pragmatism.
- They can (sometimes) be described as the "MTV Generation" or "Latchkey Generation" due to the rise of dual-income households and increased divorce rates.
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- Example(s):
- a Generation Xer, 1990, experiencing the rise of grunge music and witnessing the fall of the Berlin Wall during their young adulthood, would be 10 to 25 years old.
- a Generation Xer, 2000, navigating the dot-com bubble and the rise of internet culture in their early careers, would be 20 to 35 years old.
- a Generation Xer, 2010, established in their careers and possibly raising families during the global financial crisis, would be 30 to 45 years old.
- a Generation Xer, 2020, approaching midlife and experiencing the COVID-19 pandemic, would be 40 to 55 years old.
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- Counter-Example(s):
- Baby Boomer, the generation preceding Generation X, born between 1946 and 1964.
- Millennial Person, the generation following Generation X, born between the early 1980s and mid-1990s.
- Silent Generation, the generation born before the Baby Boomers, between 1925 and 1945.
- See: Grunge Music, MTV, Personal Computer, Berlin Wall, Dot-com Bubble, Latchkey Kid, Work-Life Balance, Digital Native.
References
2024
- (Wikipedia, 2024) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_X Retrieved:2024-5-6.
- Generation X (or Gen X) is the demographic cohort following the Baby Boomers and preceding the Millennials. Researchers and popular media use the mid-to-late 1960s as starting birth years and the late 1970s to early 1980s as ending birth years, with the generation being generally defined as people born from 1965 to 1980. Most members of Generation X are the children of the Silent Generation and early Boomers; Xers are also often the parents of Millennials (Generation Y) and Generation Z.