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Originally Posted by 90sman
As for generations of people born...
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I find these attempts to ascribe attributes to generations to be overly broad, lacking in historical detail, and just plain inaccurate.
G.Is.-born from 1901-1924, were very civic, many joined children's group (Boy's scouts, girls scouts) while young, fought in WWII and the first half of the G.Is. led to the social changes of the 1920s, while the second half of G.Is. led to the increasing conservative and early marriages of the 1940s and 1950s
A few facts:
Membership in the boy Scouts totaled 1.3 million by 1939 half while between 1950-1960 their membership expanded to 5.2 million.
As for WWII, 1.75 million men sought and received mental disability deferments, 15,000 refused to participate in the war in any way, some 50,000 U.S. soldiers deserted over the course of the war, and only 1 out of 3 was a volunteer.
None of the above statistics should be viewed as a deprecation of the bravery and sacrifice of those who fought in WWII but rather to point out that the myth has superseded fact.
Silents- born from 1925-1942, grew up in the Great Depression, WWII, came of age in the 1st era during the 50s, most married and had children young. Their women stayed home while their men worked.
This is a bizzarre category because a large proportion of this group a. served during WWII, b., they formed the nucleus of both the Civil Rights movement the nascent peace movement and were strong trade unionist. Not such a silent group of people.
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Boomers- 1942-1961, liberal, protested against Vietnam War, fought for equal rights for women, delayed marriage and parenthood, many did drugs and had many sexual partners during the 60s and 70s love era
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9,087,000 served in Vietnam between 1964, and 1975. People had been doing drugs and have multiple sexual partners for generations, just not as openly and blatantly as in the 60's.
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