The has recieved the guidance and support of older generations ( in particular) throughout their youth. It started with the “Baby on Board” stickers in Volvos everywhere in the early 80′s. It continued with Soccer Moms and loads of after-school activities. They have been coached, guided and supported in ways that are really unique to [...]

Eli Pariser recently spoke at TED about how social media, search sites and other online entities are creating “filter bubbles” that remove opposing views from users results. As a I agree that this is worrisome, but I wonder if will agree. The Millennial generation is much more willing to participate in group-think and less worried about [...]

This recent article in the Christian Science Monitor got me to thinking about the way us Gen X’er go about parenting. Back in 2006 our family did just what the article mentioned: we sold a house, our cars, pulled the kids from school and traveled around the world for 6 months (see the stories about [...]

I just read this very interesting article about generations from the Society for American Archaeology. The author, Lawrence E. Moore does an excellent job of describing role in society at this time. It provides a great overview of the generational cycles and the specifics of Generation X. I also like the “mythical characters” table – [...]

As more Gen X parents arrive at primary schools, replacing Boomer parents, the demands placed on teachers are become more extreme.

Remember that cute little kid on Family Ties? The actor that played him, Brian Bonsall, was born at the end of 1981, putting him right on the cusp of . It appears after his acting career he has lived up to the expectations/stereotype of the generation. Here’s his most recent photo: This is a mugshot from his [...]

Although I think it’s very cool that a gal from the Generation would have their own blog (and a good one, at that), I am amazed at the amount of vitriol that Helen of “Margaret and Helen” has for Sarah Palin. Don’t get me wrong, I am not a fan of Palin, but Helen’s diatribe on [...]

Is Fight Club prescient about America’s future, or just Generation X’s past?

Martha Stewart (born 1941, making her part of the ) seems to be quite judgemental about . Listen to her comments about X’er Rachael Ray: And next about X’er Sarah Palin: I suppose the high moral ground that Martha occupies gives her right to judge her juniors. Her attitude seems more than Silent to me.

This article in City Journal suggests that the characterization of as disengaged politically is not true. They cite a survey from National Conference on Citizenship (download the report in PDF format). It’s an interesting take on the civic attitude of generations. They have stats from their surveys showing that Generation X is just as likely [...]