Research Guides: SPCH 1321 NE Meyers: Boomer Generation

Who is the Boomer Generation?

"Members of the large generation born from 1946 to 1964 are more downbeat about their lives than are adults who are younger or older, according to a new Pew Research Center Social and Demographic Trends survey." (Pew Research, 2020)

Pew Research (2020, May 30). Baby boomers: The gloomiest generation. Pew Research Center's Social & Demographic Trends Project. Retrieved September 6, 2022, from https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2008/06/25/baby-boomers-the-gloomiest-generation/

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The Age of Dignity by Ai-Jen Poo
ISBN: 9781620970386
Publication Date: 2015-02-03
One of Newsweek's 150 Fearless Women,' the activist who spearheaded New York's successful Bill of Rights for Domestic Workers shows how we can better care for our growing elderly population and provide millions of good jobs at the same time.'
The Next America by Paul Taylor; Pew Research Center
ISBN: 9781610393508
Publication Date: 2014-03-04
The America of the near future will look nothing like the America of the recent past. America is in the throes of a demographic overhaul. Huge generation gaps have opened up in our political and social values, our economic well-being, our family structure, our racial and ethnic identity, our gender norms, our religious affiliation, and our technology use.
The Baby Boomer Encyclopedia by Martin Gitlin
ISBN: 9780313382185
Publication Date: 2011-03-03
This encyclopedia defines and contextualizes the Baby Boomer generation and the wide-reaching contributions of its members throughout modern American history. Comprising some 80 million Americans born between 1946 and 1965, the Baby Boomers have significantly changed every aspect of American history and culture.

SPCH 1321 NE Meyers: Boomer Generation

Who is the Boomer Generation?

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