How long is a generation?

[Elta]

People are allways talking about 3 generations very old,baby boomer, and generation X.
I belive the in the bible a generation is 100 years and according to the U.S. government it is 33 years. So my question is how long is a generation and when does (or did) Generation X stop (as far as births to Xers) and what has come since?

*wrong section*

 

[Godwynn]

People are allways talking about 3 generations very old,baby boomer, and generation X.
I belive the in the bible a generation is 100 years and according to the U.S. government it is 33 years. So my question is how long is a generation and when does (or did) Generation X stop (as far as births to Xers) and what has come since?

*wrong section*

Wikipedia has an ok article on it. Except they put some stupid crap in it, like calling kids today the iGeneration. God that expression makes me want to bleed from my pupils.

 

[Truronian]

I've always taken it to be 10 years or so.

 

[BCLG100]

I've always assumed that it was when music changed, rock/punk/pop etc.

 

[DBear]

I thought a generation was 18 years:

"The Greatest Generation": 1928-1945
"Baby Boomers": 1946-1963
"Generation X": 1964-1981
"Millennials": 1982-1999

 

[Maniacal]

I think one definition is the average age of how old people are when they have children.

 

[puglover]

"The Greatest Generation": 1928-1945

Well, no favoritism here.

 

[Rossiya]

Well, no favoritism here.

yes actually, how did it become the "greatest"?

 

[Mojotronica]

I thought a generation was 18 years:

"The Greatest Generation": 1928-1945
"Baby Boomers": 1946-1963
"Generation X": 1964-1981
"Millennials": 1982-1999

The Greatest Generation was the generation that served in WWII, so they'd be born 1905 - 1926.

Typically those born between the "Greatest" and the Boomers are called the "Silent" generation (named after Nixon's "Silent Majority.")

 

[Mojotronica]

A generation is technically the difference in age between parent and child, which is any where from 12 (and completely sick and wrong!) to 70+ years (Tony Randall,) but typically 25 - 35 years.

The Social Science definition of a generation is shorter, closer to 20, which is why there is a predictable 20 year cycle on nostalgia. (e.g. 50s nostalgia in the 70s, 60s nostalgia in the 80s, 70s nostalgia in the 90s, 80s nostalgia in the 00s... etc...)

 

[puglover]

yes actually, how did it become the "greatest"?

They joined the World Wars. All of them. Because everyone was greater then. And more patriotic. Life was so much better in the good ol' days.

 

[Kan' Sharuminar]

They joined the World Wars. All of them. Because everyone was greater then. And more patriotic. Life was so much better in the good ol' days.

If they were born between 1928 - 1945 then they wouldn't be allowed to join the military.

As Mojotronica said, the generation that served is nearer 1905-1926

 

[RameNoodle]

Actually, most people are calling the generation from 1980- Generation Me, because of our selfish tendencies. Its really tragically true, if you think about it.

 

[Narz]

this isn't funny

 

[Truronian]

this isn't funny

Elta posted it in the wrong forum... perhaps the moderators are worried its a very subtle joke which they'll look uncool for moving.

 

[Narz]

Elta posted it in the wrong forum...

I know.

Perhaps someone should make a YTMND out of this thread and then it will be funny.

 

[Elta]

Elta posted it in the wrong forum... perhaps the moderators are worried its a very subtle joke which they'll look uncool for moving.

LMAO Funnyest thing I've read since i've been on these fourms.

very subtle joke