Generations, Explained

Mr. Beat explains what generations are, why generations are a thing, and what the big characteristics are of every generation.

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Generations: The Real Differences Between Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, Boomers, and Silents—and What They Mean for America’s Future by Jean M. Twenge
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Generations: The History of America’s Future, 1584 to 2069 by William Strauss and Neil Howe
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation

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#generation #generationalpha #genz

A generation is all the humans born AROUND the same time AND who experienced pretty much the same culture growing up. Specifically, we are talking about SOCIAL generations. That’s the generations most typically bring up today. There’s also the more traditional FAMILIAL generations, or a group of humans all on one level of a family tree. Nah man, in this video, we’re focusing on social generations.

0:00 Introduction
3:25 What are generations?
7:05 Why are generations?
15:50 The Lost Generation
18:14 The Greatest Generation
21:11 The Silent Generation
24:38 Baby Boomers
28:29 Generation X
32:11 Millennials
35:43 Zoomers
39:09 Generation Alpha
41:37 Micro-generations

Correction:
32:51 Here I mispronounced "Xennial." I am sorry about that.