American generations : who they are and how they live / by the editors of New Strategist Press.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

New Strategist Publications, Inc.

Series:

Consumer Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Consumers--United States--Statistics.

Consumers.

United States--Population--Statistics.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 447 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

Eighth edition.

Place of Publication:

Amityville, N.Y. : New Strategist Press, LLC, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Compares and contrasts the five living generations of Americans-Millennials, Generation X, Baby Boom, Swing, and World War II.

Contents:

Table 1.1 Birth of the Younger Generations, 1995 to Present; Table 1.2 Size of the Younger Generations, 2012; Table 1.3 Younger Generations by Age, 2000 to 2025; Table 1.4 Younger Generations' Share of Population, 2012; Table 1.5 Birth of the Millennial Generation, 1977 to 1994; Table 1.6 Size of the Millennial Generation, 2012; Table 1.7 Millennial Generation by Age, 2000 to 2025; Table 1.8 Millennial Share of Population, 2012; Table 1.9 Birth of Generation X, 1965 to 1976; Table 1.10 Size of Generation X, 2012; Table 1.11 Generation X by Age, 2000 to 2025

Table 1.12 Generation X Share of Population, 2012Table 1.13 Birth of the Baby-Boom Generation, 1946 to 1964; Table 1.14 Size of the Baby-Boom Generation, 2012; Table 1.15 Baby-Boom Generation by Age, 2000 to 2025; Table 1.16 Baby Boom Share of Population, 2012; Table 1.17 Birth of the Older Generations, 1910 to 1945; Table 1.18 Size of the Older Generations, 2012; Table 1.19 Older Generations by Age, 2000 to 2025; Table 1.20 Older Generations' Share of Population, 2012; Table 2.1 Main Source of News, 2012; Table 2.2 Daily Newspaper Readership, 2012

Table 2.3 Main Source of Information about Science and Technology, 2012Table 2.4 Science Makes Our Way of Life Change Too Fast, 2012; Table 2.5 Human Evolution, 2012; Table 2.6 Religious Preference, 2012; Table 2.7 Attendance at Religious Services, 2012; Table 2.8 Confidence in the Existence of God, 2012; Table 2.9 Degree of Religiosity, 2012; Table 2.10 Belief in the Bible, 2012; Table 2.11 Sex Roles, 2012; Table 2.12 Mother Worked While You Were Growing Up, 2012; Table 2.13 Premarital Sex, 2012; Table 2.14 Homosexuality, 2012; Table 2.15 Gay Marriage, 2012

Table 2.16 Sexual Orientation, 2012Table 2.17 Trust in Others, 2012; Table 2.18 Life Exciting or Dull, 2012; Table 2.19 General Happiness, 2012; Table 2.20 Political Leanings, 2012; Table 2.21 Political Party Affiliation, 2012; Table 2.22 Government Should Help Pay for Medical Care, 2012; Table 2.23 Family Income Relative to Others, 2012; Table 2.24 Social Class Membership, 2012; Table 2.25 Change in Financial Situation, 2012; Table 2.26 Satisfaction with Financial Situation, 2012; Table 2.27 Standard of Living Will Improve, 2012; Table 2.28 Parents' Standard of Living, 2012

Table 2.29 Children's Standard of Living, 2012Table 2.30 Spend Evening with Relatives, 2012; Table 2.31 Spend Evening with Friends, 2012; Table 2.32 Have Gun in Home, 2012; Table 2.33 Should Marijuana Be Made Legal, 2012; Table 3.1 Educational Attainment by Age, 2012; Table 3.2 Educational Attainment by Generation, 2012; Table 3.3 Educational Attainment of Men by Age, 2012; Table 3.4 Educational Attainment of Men by Generation, 2012; Table 3.5 Educational Attainment of Women by Age, 2012; Table 3.6 Educational Attainment of Women by Generation, 2012

Table 3.7 High School and College Experience by Age, Race, and Hispanic Origin, 2012: Total People

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 30, 2013).

ISBN:

9781940308029

194030802X

9781940308098

1940308097

OCLC:

861227740