BABY BOOM GENERATION IN THE UNITED STATES

ADEPOJU OLUWASEUN DAVID

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It seems to me that every other young housewife I see is pregnant.British visitor to America, 1958

OUTLINE

Baby Boom without World War two?

After the war in America

The significance of baby boom generation

The generation classification in America

Boomers today

References

Baby Boom without

WW11? NO!!!!!!!! 1939 - 1945 “Nature is cruel, so we may be cruel, too… I have

the right to remove millions of an inferior race that

breeds like vermin”

-Hitler

After the war…..

And there was a BABY BOOM!!

Causes of Baby Boom

Some historians have argued that it was apart of a desire for normalcy after 16 yearsof depression and war

Others have argued that it was a part of aCold War campaign to fight communism byoutnumbering communists.

Older Americans, who had postponedmarriage and childbirth during the GreatDepression and World War II, were joined inthe nation’s maternity wards by youngadults who were eager to start families.

Boomers graph (1946-1964)

Significance of the baby boom generation Corporations grew larger and more

profitable

Labor unions promised generous wagesand benefits to their members.

Consumer goods were more plentiful andaffordable than ever before

Suburbs development with cheap housesand rent discounts for returning soldiers

Suburban Culture

Social Culture

Child care culture

Boomers Today..

GENERATION CLASSIFICATION IN AMERICA

Millennial ( age 15 – 35)Gen x ( ages 35- 50)Boomers ( ages 51 – 69)

Boomers today They are the largest, best

educated and most diverse

older generation ever

Linda Ronstadt, Diane Keaton,

Cheech Marin, Cher, Bill

Clinton, George W. Bush and

Donald Trump — are

celebrating their 70th birthdays

over the course of this year.

During the baby boomer years,

1946-1964 (inclusive), 75.8

million Americans were born.

Boomers today represent 28%

of the U.S. population

Using the years 1946 through

1964 as boundaries, boomers

are now (in 2016) between 52

and 70 years old.

Questions in the US

Are baby boomers responsible for

America economic strain?

Should baby boomers compete for job

with the younger generations?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hc

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References

http://www.bbhq.com/bomrstat.html

Paul Elrich, Population Bomb,1971.

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