2.  Greatest Generation saved the world from fascism  Dr Spock Generation with rebellion free love  Generation X, slacking off and cynicism  Millennials – the vaguely libertarian generation of technology tied to the success of silicon valley

4.  Does each generation become more progressive than the last?  Does each generation replace the last generation’s values?

5.  Generational Replacement  Old people are dying  And being replaced by younger, more alienated Americans who care less about institutions  That is, young people care less about the family, about clubs, about church, about bowling leagues

6.  Are the generations really different…  Or do historical effects change them?  9/11  Age

8.  2000: 35% say this

9.  2000: 36%

10.  2000: 12% say this

11.  2000: 44%

13.  Living through great depression changed the economic beliefs and style of people who grew to maturity during that time  Events are no doubt powerful  Civil Rights era  New deal

14.  “The potential for change is concentrated in those who are young enough to get involved in change but not old enough tobe committed to a set life”

15.  The Old don't teach the young,  the young use their responses and action to change society and in a sense teach the old  New Generations lack social commitment  Society now seems to lack commitment  But is that because of the new generation or is it simply because young people aren’t socially committed

16.  You should know people simply get older  The older they are, the more intensely they may hold onto their views

17.  Everyone who experiences an event is changed

19.  Recent ones more cynical than others  However  These generations differ by age  Other generations grow their level of trust over their life

21.  Yes people trust government less nowadays  But that is true for people of all ages

22.  Recent gens attend church less  But others go up as they age  Also, examine Roman Catholics  They account for virtually all decline in church attendance

24.  Baby boomers looked pretty independent  But over time became allied with Republican Party

25.  When one set of cohorts is large, it dominates the culture

26.  Then generations cannot explain social change!

27.  Their succession WILL produce social change

28.  Unless and until they themselves vecome religious

29.  Individuals are not consistent over their lives

30.  Like aging or historical effects