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Lost Generation
Primarily depicted as the Generation of 1914 in Europe (since that was the culmination of World War I), this generation was centered around the devastations of that event. The Lost Generation refers to a theory that initiated through Gertrude Stein to reference those who fought in World War I. -
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Generations
The identification of a generation is classified by a name given to a specific group of people in a particular timespan regarding their characteristics. This time line goes through over a century of generations to compile what theorists have already put down in literature. It too opens the field of study to create the newest "slot" for Generation Ice (2000-now). -
Greatest Generation (G.I. Generation)
Tom Brokaw theorized this generation which spanned 1901-1924 to be associated by a "coming of age" to the Great Depression and World War II. It was composed of people maybe best described as "veterans" to grief yet survivors and successors. This generation "built America into a superpower." -
Silent Generation
The Silent Generation (1925-1945) comprises the "babies" of World War II. Many were confined to World War I as well with father's that served in that time. They are a generation that cries. They are the ones impacted in torment but physically apt. The silent generation distinguishes "the children of despair." -
Baby Boom Generation
Baby Boomers (1946-1964) form a generation that began with the conclusion of World War II and is predominantly distinguished by a dramatic rise in birth rate. This was a "shockwave" generation that reconstructed society and redirected traditional values. They are brought up with the thought of being privillaged and "special." The Baby Boomers brought about "change." -
Generation X
Generation X (1965-1976) depicts a confused society of people. This group of young persons is seemingly undestined and "lost" in uncertainty with out definition or identity to their name. Generation X is a blindly attributed generation of people who went about in a fog and with ambiguity. -
Generation Y
Generation Y (1977-1989) came into technology. They were the generation that got to benefit from the "those that can't do, teach" mentors of Generation X. They were the centric and achievement-oriented generation that relied on feedback and guidance in their mounting success and "rebirth of identity." -
Generation Z (Generation I)
Generation Z (1990-2000) is a "sophisticated" generation of people. Technology is "tip-top" in condition and ability and people are developing the "it" forms of monopolizing the digital world. This generation established the internet as a way to benefit and enhance people's way of life.
