Tag: Boomers
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The Generation That Can’t Move On Up
Wall Street Journal: The Generation That Can't Move On Up Most people assume that working-class members of the baby-boomer generation have been hurt the most by the outsourcing and automation in which millions of factory jobs moved overseas or disappeared into computer chips, a shift recently compounded by recession. But actually it may be their…
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Young Americans more loyal to religion than Boomers
Reuters: Young Americans more loyal to religion than Boomers (Reuters Life!) – Younger Americans, between the ages of 36 to 50, are more likely to be loyal to religion than Baby Boomers, according to new research. In a study published in the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Philip Schwadel, of the University of…
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The shock of the old: Welcome to the elderly age
New Scientist: The shock of the old: Welcome to the elderly age [Emphasis mine] … This is partly because Japanese people live longest: men can expect to reach 79 and women 86. It is also partly because the Japanese have almost given up having babies: the fertility rate is just 1.2 children per woman, far…
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Understanding ‘Generation Jones’ and other mini-generation gaps
Smart Planet: Understanding ‘Generation Jones’ and other mini-generation gaps They were the Baby Boomers who didn’t make it to Woodstock — because it would have taken them way past their bedtimes. While much has been made about the heritage of the Baby Boomers, who fomented the hippie counterculture and burned down draft boards, there is…
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Baby Boomers in 50s Among Least Happy Americans
Marketing Charts: Baby Boomers in 50s Among Least Happy Americans Hehehe. This one isn't hard to explain. The fifty-somethings are working to care for those happy older folks while trying to get those happy young adults through college and established in life. Meanwhile, they must put up with those idealistic oldster Boomers and those young…
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Boomer Bust: How Will the Economy Rebound Without Post-War Babies Financing Their Harleys?
Wall Street Journal: Boomer Bust: How Will the Economy Rebound Without Post-War Babies Financing Their Harleys? WASHINGTON — Baby Boomers have pumped up the global economy with their profligate ways for nearly two decades. It's been a great party. Now the music's over. Generalizations about the 79 million people born between 1946 and 1964 are…
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Baby Boomers Got the Blues
Washington Post: Baby Boomers Got the Blues The baby boomers — that prominent group of middle-agers whose massive numbers invite never-ending dissection and speculation — have once again spoken. What they have said is, " Waaaaaahhh." This is according to a social and demographic trends survey released recently by the Pew Research Center. The survey…
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Boomers expect to work longer, can’t afford to quit
USA Today: Boomers expect to work longer, can't afford to quit WASHINGTON — As baby boomers begin to ease into their 60s, most expect to delay retirement longer than their parents or grandparents. That's good, because many can't afford to stop working. Two new reports portray aging boomers as better educated, with higher incomes and…
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Why volunteerism has reached historic high in US
Christian Science Monitor: Why volunteerism has reached historic high in US The uptick in serving – 29 percent of Americans did in 2005 – is being driven by older teens, baby boomers, and seniors. …… Those small donations of time are adding up: More Americans than ever before are volunteering. In 2005, 29 percent of…
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Warning: Watch out for boomers
Warning: Watch out for boomers is an interesting article about the impact the Baby Boomers will have on society. The article gives some good pros and cons on the likely effects of Boomers. However, in passing, the author writes: In his new book, The Greater Generation, Leonard Steinhorn argues that baby boomers have long fielded…