Tag: Gen X

What Shapes Gen Xers? Generation Xers were born between 1965 and 1976 when having children became unfashionable. The smallest generation in recent history started with the lowest birthrate in 10 years. The number of women who married dropped 47%. By the 1970s, 50% of Boomer marriages ended in divorce. Gen Xers were latchkey kids. Many […]

You’ve heard it. Perhaps you’ve even said it yourself. “Young people today have NO work ethic!” What does this one statement do? It degrades the value of an entire generation (or possibly two generations) in one sentence. A Brief History Lesson The Greatest Generation was once known as the Lost Generation. Boomers were once called […]