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Generations
Epochal
Silent Gen
Ranges
- 1928 to 1945 (Pew Research Center)
- 1925 to 1945 (Jean M. Twenge)
Vibes
- Traditionalist
- “Seen but not heard”
- Children of the Great Depression
Boomers
Ranges
- 1946 to 1964 (Pew Research Center)
- 1946 to 1964 (Jean M. Twenge)
Vibes
- Economic prosperity
- “Pull yourself up by your bootstraps”
CUSP: Generation Jones
- Economic struggles following prosperity
- “Keeping up the with Joneses” or “Jonesing”
- a yearning/craving for unfulfilled expectations of an economic boom
Gen X
Ranges
- 1965 to 1980 (Pew Research Center)
- 1965 to 1979 (Jean M. Twenge)
Gen Y aka Millennials
Ranges
- 1980 to 1994 (Jean M. Twenge)
- 1981 to 1996 (Pew Research Center)
- 1982 to 2004 (Howe & Stauss)
- 1982 to 2002-2006 (Shaun Scott)
Vibes
- “Peter Pan” syndrome
- “Millennial pause”
Gen Z
Ranges
- 1997 to 2012 (Pew Research Center)
- 1995 to 2012 (Jean M. Twenge)
Vibes
Gen Alpha
Ranges
- 2013 to 2020s (Pew Research Center)
- 2013 to 2029 (Jean M. Twenge)
Vibes
Gen Beta
Ranges
- 2020s (Pew Research Center)