The Generations of this country are continuosly changing the way we live our lives as well as the way we do buisness. The thing to remember is that every different generation came from a different time period and thus reacts to things differently. To better understand a time period or how to focus on a way to make people learn, you have to pay attention to the time period in which they came from. Because that is one of the largest factors that make us who we really are. We must understand that there is no gap between us, its a different way we do things, a language that we all must learn.

Western World

There have been many conflicting attempts to enumerate the generations of the western world. Here are a few common definitions:

• The Lost Generation, primarily known as the Generation of 1914 in Europe, were those who fought in the First World War.

• The Interbellum Generation is composed of those born at the close of the 19th century and were young adults during the 1920s.

• The Greatest Generation is the generation that includes the veterans who fought in World War II. They were born from around 1910 to the mid-1920s, coming of age during the Great Depression. Journalist Tom Brokaw dubbed this the Greatest Generation in a 1998 book of the same name.

• The Silent Generation is the generation that includes those who were too young to join the service during World War II. Many had fathers who served in World War I. Generally recognized as the children of the Great Depression, this event during their formative years had a profound impact on this generation.

• The Baby Boom Generation is the generation that was born during World War II to the late 50s, a time that was marked by an increase in birthrates worldwide. Baby Boomers in their teenage and college years were characteristically part of the counterculture of the 1960s, the generation remained widely committed to keystone values such as gender equality, racial equality, and environmental stewardship.

• Generation X is the generation generally defined as those born after the baby boom ended, extending from around 1960 to the late 1970s. They were the first generation with widespread access to television during their formative years. Other names used interchangeably with Generation X are 13th Generation, and Baby Busters.

• Generation Y is also known as Generation Next or the Millennials. Generation Y spans from the late 1970s to the early 1990s.

• The following Generation, referred to as Generation Z, and various other names, was born between the mid-1990s and end of the 2000s.

The Quick Video of them all: Click Here

The Baby Boom Generation (1945-1961):

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Karen McCullough's view's: Click Here

Generation X (1962-1977):

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Generation Y (1978-1998):

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Karen McCullough's view's: Click Here (Can't say I agree with her completly)

A Y's (or Z's) view of the Boomer's: Click Here

Generation Z (1999-????):

Gen. Z: Click Here

Gen. Z at work: Click Here

A Z's view about Z's: Click Here

How does this effect everything you ask?

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The New World of Work: One and Two

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