The Baby Boomer Generation: A Demographic Study

Through the study of demographics, we are able to group and characterize different generations. Demographers have been closely studying the Baby Boom generation as this abnormally large group has made many vital contributions to society, in their time of being the largest, most influential age group living in our time. Generations that have followed the Baby Boomer generation have been proved to live in the shadow of their elderly. Many of these generations, such as the Baby Bust, Generation Y, and the Millennium Kids have very contrasting morals, and way of living to those of the Baby Boomers.

The generation of Baby Boomers is likely to be one of the largest and most recognizable generations of our time. This generation has been recognized not only for its enormous size, but for all their accomplishments and contributions to the world and the way in which we view the world today. Baby Boomers were born from 1946 ' 1964, the people born after the end World War II. Their birth was caused because of the great joy and
Those characterized as Generation Y, are typically the children of the Baby Boomers. Similarly to the Baby Busters, people born during the Generation Y time frame had faced many difficulties when entering the workforce, and obtaining materialistic success. A new social trend had formed due to this generation of people. "Devoting time to environmental and charitable causes," (p11) became the main focus of Generation Y, as well as being more conscientious of how their personal money was spent. According to the article Unlocking Trust Issues Between Generations, Generation Y adults tend to be more outgoing and willing to build new friendships and social networks. These personal characteristics may have been brought upon, because the Y generation had never focused on personal success, but rather the betterment of society, and enriching themselves through love and non-materialistic