Cohorts and Generations
SYP-4730 Aging in America
Cohorts and Generations Research Paper
Yonathan Mikelstein
300158279
September 7th, 2013
Dr. Y. Dokurugu
Mondays 5:45-8:15 PM
Age has become a very important topic to be discussed as the world carries on. As people become more knowledgeable and certain advancements in life occur, people are beginning to realize that there indeed is a way to maximize your years and to have a meaningful life once one is old. Studying age has become important in social behavior also. Each generation possesses its own definition and witnessed some of the same events. Studies have come to regard generations, as familial so on the true term for the different age groups is cohorts. Again, each cohort has a range of people in them and each of these cohorts tells a different story about a different time period. Things are changing at an ever-fasting pace because of technological advancements and such, which means that the recent cohorts are more different than any other time in history. There are six cohorts represented in the world today, which include: the swing generation, the silent generation, baby boomers, baby bust cohort, the echo boomers, and millennials. These are in chronological order. This research paper will leave out the millennials. Again, each of these cohorts represent a different age in time and each has had completely different experiences, thus the exploration is, what is the character and composition of each of these said cohorts, and why does that matter today. Beginning with the oldest represented cohort, the swing generation was actually a very nice time period to live in. America was thriving at this time. This is an era where times were changing fast and the beginning of the technology era truly began. Swing music is a very happy form of music and dance, which signifies how people generally felt at the time. Everything was not perfect by far though. This cohort is unique because while they did not experience slavery first
Cohorts and Generations Research Paper
Yonathan Mikelstein
300158279
September 7th, 2013
Dr. Y. Dokurugu
Mondays 5:45-8:15 PM
Age has become a very important topic to be discussed as the world carries on. As people become more knowledgeable and certain advancements in life occur, people are beginning to realize that there indeed is a way to maximize your years and to have a meaningful life once one is old. Studying age has become important in social behavior also. Each generation possesses its own definition and witnessed some of the same events. Studies have come to regard generations, as familial so on the true term for the different age groups is cohorts. Again, each cohort has a range of people in them and each of these cohorts tells a different story about a different time period. Things are changing at an ever-fasting pace because of technological advancements and such, which means that the recent cohorts are more different than any other time in history. There are six cohorts represented in the world today, which include: the swing generation, the silent generation, baby boomers, baby bust cohort, the echo boomers, and millennials. These are in chronological order. This research paper will leave out the millennials. Again, each of these cohorts represent a different age in time and each has had completely different experiences, thus the exploration is, what is the character and composition of each of these said cohorts, and why does that matter today. Beginning with the oldest represented cohort, the swing generation was actually a very nice time period to live in. America was thriving at this time. This is an era where times were changing fast and the beginning of the technology era truly began. Swing music is a very happy form of music and dance, which signifies how people generally felt at the time. Everything was not perfect by far though. This cohort is unique because while they did not experience slavery first
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