1. THE GENERATION GAPS Birth Dates Population Expected Education
Formative Experiences
Formative teen global experiences
Wars
Music
Heroes
Popular saying
Characteristics
Perception

2. THE GENERATION GAPS -- Title: “The Greatest Generation”
Birth Dates
Population
55 million
Expected Education
High School

3. Formative Experiences
Church
Rural lifestyle
Extended family

4. Formative Teen Experiences
The Great Depression

5. Wars
World War II

6. Music and Movies

7. Heroes

8. Saying: No sweat Characteristics:
Loyal, hard working, patriotic, traditional

9. Perception: We

10. The Generation Gaps – Title: Boomers
Birth Dates
Population
76 million
Expected education
College degree

11. Formative experiences
Affluence
Dr. Spock
Space Race

12. FORMATIVE TEEN EXPERIENCES:
The Civil Rights Movement

13. Formative teen Global experiences
“The 60’s”
Watergate
American power

14. Vietnam War Protests

15. Wars
Vietnam
Cold War

16. MUSIC
ROCK AND ROLL

17. “Heroes”

18. Saying:
NO PROBLEM

19. The Generation Gaps – Generation X
Birth Dates --
Population: 46 million
Expected Education
College +

20. Characteristics:
independent, cause oriented, self centered, live to work.
Causes

21. Perception:

22. Perception

23. The Generation Gap -- Millineals *1981-1998
Population – 75 million
Education:
Life long learner
CBS News

24. Formative Experiences
Latchkey kids
Divorce

25. Formative teen experiences
Clinton scandal
Tolerance

26. Formative Teen Experiences
Information Explosion

27. Wars
Gulf War

28. Music
Rap
Alternative

29. Heroes

30. Saying

31. Heroes

32. Characteristics Busy Expects the easy life Technologically isolated
Morally ambivalent

33. Characteristics
Peer oriented

34. It’s about US

35. HOW ABOUT YOU!

36. Formative teen global experiences
Video games

37. Music
Diverse styles
Retro

38. SAYING:
Whatever

39. Characteristics Busy Expects the easy life Technologically isolated
Morally ambivalent

40. PERCEPTION: US

41. And now, for your generation!
What does the future hold for you?

42. Wars
9/11 and terrorism
Iraq War
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