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'''Generation Jones''' is a term |
'''Generation Jones''' is a term used to describe the generation of people born between 1954 and 1965. The term is used primarily in [[Anglosphere|English-speaking countries]] and Western Europe<ref>http://www.fremforsk.dk/files/Boeger/Consumer_konklusion.pdf</ref>, although it is used to some degree globally.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Seigle|first=Greg|title=Some Call It 'Jones'|pulisher=The Washington Post|date=April 6, 2000|url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/52287975.html?dids=52287975:52287975&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=APR+06%2C+2000&author=Greg+Seigle&pub=The+Washington+Post&desc=Some+Call+It+'Jones'&pqatl=google |accessdate=2007-02-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Landesman|first=Cosmo|title=I’ve Finally Found My Generation|publisher=The Sunday Times (London)|date=28 November 2004|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2092-1378017,00.html |accessdate=2007-02-18}}</ref><ref name="scoop">{{cite news |title=Press Release: Generation Jones is driving NZ Voter Volatility|publisher=Scoop Independent News (NZ)|date=13 September 2005|url=http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0509/S00161.htm |accessdate=2007-02-18}}</ref> The birth years typically used in the U.S. are 1954-1965, but these tend to vary slightly in other countries, usually starting no earlier than 1953, and ending no later than 1968.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-generation-jones.htm |title=What is Generation Jones?|publisher=Wise Geek|accessdate=2009-06-12}}</ref> |
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Jonathan Pontell defined |
[[United States|American]] social commentator Jonathan Pontell defined this generation and coined the term naming it.<ref name="telegraph">{{cite news |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2000/10/15/wpres115.xml |title=Generation Jones comes of age in time for election|publisher=Telegraph|date=15 Oct 2000|accessdate=2009-06-12}}</ref> Prior to the popularization of Pontell’s theory, its members were identified with either [[Baby Boomers]] or [[Generation X]]. Traditionally, everyone born during the post-WWII demographic boom in births was called part of the Baby Boom Generation, but since generations are typically defined by the shared experiences of its members, not the fertility rates of its parents, many experts now believe that there were two separate generations born during the post-WWII birth boom—-an older one called the Baby Boom Generation, and a younger one called Generation Jones. |
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The name “Generation Jones” has several connotations, including a large |
The name “Generation Jones” has several connotations, including a large anonymous generation, and a “[[Keeping up with the Joneses]]” competitiveness borne from this generation’s populous birth years. The connotation, however, which is perhaps best known stems from the slang word "jones" or “jonesing”, which means a yearning or craving. Jonesers were the people who as teens in the 1970s made this slang word popular<ref>{{cite news |last=Pontell|first=Jonathan|url=http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2009/01/stuck-in-the-mi.html |title=Columnists' Opinions Stuck in the middle|publisher=USA TODAY |date=Jan 2009}}</ref><!-- Duplicate of last ref<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/news/20090127/column27_st.art.htm |title=Stuck in the middle |last=Pontell|first=Jonathan|date=27 May 2009}}</ref>-->, but beyond this historical claim, many believe the concept of jonesing is among this generation’s key collective personality traits.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/jan/18/generation-jones-soon-have-its-man-washington/ |title=‘Generation Jones’ soon to have its man in Washington |publisher=Chattanooga Times Free Press| last=Anne |first=Braly |date=Jan 2009}} |
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</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.mlive.com/communitynewspapers/opinion/index.ssf/2009/04/generation_jones_has_good_reas.html |title=Generation Jones has a few good reasons to be suspicious of technology|first=Eileen |last=Button |date=April 05, 2009| publisher=The Community Newspapers}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2009/03/04/23wells_ep.h28.html?tkn=RUZF51zK56EOobsyL5j2907YVcXVtHgAAf2Q |title=Commentary - From Obama's Generation The Audacious Hope of More Racially Diverse Public Schools|first=Amy |last=Stuart Wells |date=4 March 2009|publisher=Education Week}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.northjersey.com/betterliving/Rohan_Baby_Boomers_are_a_formidable_force.html |title=Rohan: Baby Boomers ready for next challenge |publisher=Better Living |first=VIRGINIA |last=ROHAN|date=30 June 2008}}</ref> |
</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.mlive.com/communitynewspapers/opinion/index.ssf/2009/04/generation_jones_has_good_reas.html |title=Generation Jones has a few good reasons to be suspicious of technology|first=Eileen |last=Button |date=April 05, 2009| publisher=The Community Newspapers}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2009/03/04/23wells_ep.h28.html?tkn=RUZF51zK56EOobsyL5j2907YVcXVtHgAAf2Q |title=Commentary - From Obama's Generation The Audacious Hope of More Racially Diverse Public Schools|first=Amy |last=Stuart Wells |date=4 March 2009|publisher=Education Week}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.northjersey.com/betterliving/Rohan_Baby_Boomers_are_a_formidable_force.html |title=Rohan: Baby Boomers ready for next challenge |publisher=Better Living |first=VIRGINIA |last=ROHAN|date=30 June 2008}}</ref> Jonesers were given huge expectations as children in the 1960s, and then confronted with a different reality as they came of age in the 1970s, leaving them with a certain unrequited, jonesing quality. |
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==Cultural, economic and political dimensions== |
==Cultural, economic and political dimensions== |
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This age group became politically active in the United States during the Presidential campaigns of [[Ronald Reagan]], who was extremely popular among people of this age group.<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE7D61F30F932A05753C1A96E948260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all Political Memo; G.O.P. Makes Reagan Lure Of Young a Long-Term Asset]</ref> "The turn toward the Republicans was based very much on how the young felt about Ronald Reagan's performance in office," said Helmut Norpoth, a political scientist at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. In the [[United States general elections, 2008|2008 election]], surveys found that fans of [[classic rock]] music, popular during this period, tended to favor the Republicans.<ref>[http://www.jacobsmedia.com/articles/tech4politics.asp Jacobs Media; Tech Survey IV Politics/Election 2008]</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Generation Jones has been written about in newspapers and magazines and discussed frequently on TV and radio shows.<ref name="cincypost">{{cite news |url=http://www.cincypost.com/news/2000/jones010800.html |title=Generation Jones: Between the Boomers and the Xers |first=John |last=Lang |work=[[The Cincinnati Post]] |publisher=[[E. W. Scripps Company]] |date=2000-01-08 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20050115184413/http://www.cincypost.com/news/2000/jones010800.html |archivedate=2005-01-15}}</ref><ref name="davidrowan">Rowan, David [http://www.davidrowan.com/2005/05/times-op-ed-guide-to-electionspeak.html A guide to electionspeak]</ref><ref name="talkradionews">{{cite news |title=Talk Radio News Service interviews political analyst Jonathan Pontell on what political party different generations vote for and why. |publisher=Talk Radio News Service |date=2006-10-30 |url= http://talkradionews.com/2006/10/talk-radio-news-service-interviews-political-analyst-jonathan-pontell-on-what-political-party-different-generations-vote-for-and-why/ |accessdate=2008-12-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-6452129_ITM |title=Many in the 35-46 Age Bracket Identify with 'Generation Jones' |publisher=The Denver Post (Denver, Colorado)|date=December , 2000}}</ref> Pontell |
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| ⚫ | Generation Jones has been the recipient of extensive media attention. It has been written about in hundreds of newspapers and magazines and discussed frequently on TV and radio shows.<ref name="cincypost">{{cite news |url=http://www.cincypost.com/news/2000/jones010800.html |title=Generation Jones: Between the Boomers and the Xers |first=John |last=Lang |work=[[The Cincinnati Post]] |publisher=[[E. W. Scripps Company]] |date=2000-01-08 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20050115184413/http://www.cincypost.com/news/2000/jones010800.html |archivedate=2005-01-15}}</ref><ref name="davidrowan">Rowan, David [http://www.davidrowan.com/2005/05/times-op-ed-guide-to-electionspeak.html A guide to electionspeak]</ref><ref name="talkradionews">{{cite news |title=Talk Radio News Service interviews political analyst Jonathan Pontell on what political party different generations vote for and why. |publisher=Talk Radio News Service |date=2006-10-30 |url= http://talkradionews.com/2006/10/talk-radio-news-service-interviews-political-analyst-jonathan-pontell-on-what-political-party-different-generations-vote-for-and-why/ |accessdate=2008-12-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-6452129_ITM |title=Many in the 35-46 Age Bracket Identify with 'Generation Jones' |publisher=The Denver Post (Denver, Colorado)|date=December , 2000}}</ref> Pontell appears regularly on TV networks such as [[CNN]], [[MSNBC]], and the [[BBC]], discussing the cultural, political, and economic implications of this generation’s emergence.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7vbsVu75do</ref><ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBk1GZ747F8</ref><ref>http://www.truveo.com/The-generational-divide/id/2457853707</ref><ref>http://video.google.com/videosearch?hl=en&q=%22Jonathan%20Pontell%22&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wv#hl=en&q=%22Jonathan+Pontell%22&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wv&start=10</ref><ref>http://talkradionews.com/2006/10/talk-radio-news-service-interviews-political-analyst-jonathan-pontell-on-which-group-of-voters-could-put-the-gop-over-the-top/</ref> |
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| ⚫ | In the business world, Generation Jones has become a part of the strategic planning of many companies and industries, particularly in the context of targeting Jonesers through marketing efforts.<ref> |
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| ⚫ | In the business world, Generation Jones has become a part of the strategic planning of many companies and industries, particularly in the context of targeting Jonesers through marketing efforts.<ref>http://www.emarketingandcommerce.com/content/how-reach-generation-jones-online</ref><ref>http://www.flowerink.com/pdfs/GardeningThruAges_Jones.pdf</ref><ref>http://books.google.com/books?id=lHeYQrZA4VMC&pg=PA29&dq=%22Generation+Jones%22#PPP1,M1</ref><ref>http://books.google.com/books?id=Tyfr-dU5Na0C&pg=PA104&dq=%22Generation+Jones%22#PPA104,M1</ref><ref>http://books.google.com/books?id=wU3Mgdaxc8EC&pg=PA108&dq=%22Generation+Jones%22#PPA115,M1</ref><ref>[http://www.foodprocessing.com/articles/2003/343.html Toops Scoops: Keeping up with the Jones'<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Numerous industries have created new products and brands to specifically target Jonesers, like the radio industry, which has created “GenJones” radio formats.<ref>[http://www.shns.com/shns/g_index2.cfm?action=detail&pk=GENJONES-11-11-05 Scripps Howard News Service<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Various companies have done extensive research into Generation Jones consumers, like Carat—a large European media buying agency.<ref>http://www.generationjones.co.uk/gen_jones/</ref><ref>http://www.carat-projectbritain.co.uk/includes/text_feed.php?&id_page_content=1</ref><ref>http://www.mediaweek.co.uk/news/537226/?DCMP=ILC-BETASEARCH</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Politically, Generation Jones has emerged as a crucial voting segment in Western elections.<ref name="page" /><ref name="Fenn" /> In the [[United States general elections, 2006|U.S. 2006 |
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| ⚫ | Numerous studies have been done by political pollsters and publications analyzing the voting behavior of GenJonesers.<ref>http://research2000.us/2006/11/01/generation-jones-could-be-key-to-06-midterm-election-results/</ref><ref |
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| ⚫ | Politically, Generation Jones has emerged as a crucial voting segment in Western elections.<ref name="page" /><ref name="Fenn" /> In the [[United States general elections, 2006|U.S. 2006 Midterm]] and [[United States presidential election, 2004|2004 Presidential elections]], and the [[United Kingdom general election, 2005|2005 U.K. elections]], Generation Jones’ electoral role was widely described as pivotal by the media and political pollsters.<ref name="scoop" /><ref name="davidrowan"/><ref>[http://www.epolitix.com/EN/News/200504/85503c19-df76-48ab-a2fb-3ef731c1459a.htm ePolitix.com - Key to election is 'keeping up with Joneses'<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2004/12/09_genjones2/ MPR: Pollster says Generation Jones tipped election for Bush<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In the 2008 U.S. Presidential election, Generation Jones was again seen as a key electoral segment, and because of the high degree to which its members were swing voters during the election cycle. Influential journalists like Clarence Page<ref name="page">{{cite news |last=Page |first=Clarence |authorlink=Clarence Page |title=Generation Jones is in play |publisher=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=2008-10-22 |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/chi-oped1022pageoct22,0,2775732.column |accessdate=2008-12-07}}</ref> and Peter Fenn<ref name="Fenn">{{Citation |last=Fenn |first=Peter |title=Why the ‘Generation Jones’ Vote May Be Crucial in Election 2008 |journal=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]'s Pundits Blog |date=2008-10-23 |url=http://pundits.thehill.com/2008/10/23/why-the-%E2%80%98generation-jones%E2%80%99-vote-may-be-crucial-in-election-2008/ |accessdate=2008-12-07}}</ref> singled out Generation Jones voters as crucial in the final weeks of the campaign.<ref>{{cite news |last=Paulsen |first=David |title=Attention GenY'ers! Talk To Your Parents! Don't Let GenJonesers Vote Against Themselves! |work=Politics |publisher=[[The Huffington Post]] |date=2008-10-26 |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-paulsen/attention-genyers-talk-to_b_137937.html |accessdate=2008-12-07}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Numerous studies have been done by political pollsters and publications analyzing the voting behavior of GenJonesers.<ref>http://research2000.us/2006/11/01/generation-jones-could-be-key-to-06-midterm-election-results/</ref><ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/introducing-generation-jones-voters-who-hold-the-key-to-no-10-482274.html</ref><ref> [http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/generation_jones_women_are_swing_voters Rasmussen Reports: Generation Jones Women Are Swing Voters]</ref> |
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The [[United States presidential election, 2008|election to the presidency]] of [[Barack Obama]], born in 1961, focused more attention on Generation Jones. Many journalists, publications, and experts have pointed out that Obama is a member of Generation Jones, including Jonathan Alter (Newsweek),<ref>{{cite news |last=Alter |first=Jonathan |authorlink=Jonathan Alter |title=Twilight of the Baby Boom |publisher=[[Newsweek]] |date=2008-02-11 |url=http://www.newsweek.com/id/107583 |accessdate=2008-12-07}}</ref> David Brooks (The New York Times) and Karen Tumulty (Time Magazine).<ref>http://www.generationjones.com/2008election.html</ref><ref name="cooper">{{cite video |people=[[Anderson Cooper]] (anchor) interviewing [[Roland S. Martin]] (contributor) |date2=2008-11-04 |time=~22:30 (ET) |title=Election Night In America |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSB5l3t1iRA |format=[[Adobe Flash]] |medium=Television production |publisher=[[CNN]] (via [[YouTube]]) |accessdate=2008-12-07}} ''[http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0811/04/ec.04.html Transcript]''</ref><ref>{{cite video |people=[[Campbell Brown]] (anchor), Roland S. Martin (contributor) |date2=2008-10-20 |time=0:41 (in the video) |title=The Campbell Brown Show |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qa5GfE55UjA |format=Adobe Flash |medium=Television production |publisher=CNN (via YouTube) |accessdate=2008-12-07}} ''[http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0810/20/ec.01.html Transcript]''</ref><ref name="matthews">{{cite video |people=[[Chris Matthews]] (anchor), Clarence Page (panelist) |date2=2008-10-26 |title=The Chris Matthews Show |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uZSiKd0B54 |format=Adobe Flash |medium=Television production |publisher=[[MSNBC]] (via YouTube) |accessdate=2008-12-07}} ''[http://www.thechrismatthewsshow.com/html/transcript/index.php?selected=1&id=134 Transcript]''</ref> |
The [[United States presidential election, 2008|election to the presidency]] of [[Barack Obama]], born in 1961, focused more attention on Generation Jones. Many journalists, publications, and experts have pointed out that Obama is a member of Generation Jones, including Jonathan Alter (Newsweek),<ref>{{cite news |last=Alter |first=Jonathan |authorlink=Jonathan Alter |title=Twilight of the Baby Boom |publisher=[[Newsweek]] |date=2008-02-11 |url=http://www.newsweek.com/id/107583 |accessdate=2008-12-07}}</ref> David Brooks (The New York Times) and Karen Tumulty (Time Magazine).<ref>http://www.generationjones.com/2008election.html</ref><ref name="cooper">{{cite video |people=[[Anderson Cooper]] (anchor) interviewing [[Roland S. Martin]] (contributor) |date2=2008-11-04 |time=~22:30 (ET) |title=Election Night In America |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSB5l3t1iRA |format=[[Adobe Flash]] |medium=Television production |publisher=[[CNN]] (via [[YouTube]]) |accessdate=2008-12-07}} ''[http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0811/04/ec.04.html Transcript]''</ref><ref>{{cite video |people=[[Campbell Brown]] (anchor), Roland S. Martin (contributor) |date2=2008-10-20 |time=0:41 (in the video) |title=The Campbell Brown Show |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qa5GfE55UjA |format=Adobe Flash |medium=Television production |publisher=CNN (via YouTube) |accessdate=2008-12-07}} ''[http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0810/20/ec.01.html Transcript]''</ref><ref name="matthews">{{cite video |people=[[Chris Matthews]] (anchor), Clarence Page (panelist) |date2=2008-10-26 |title=The Chris Matthews Show |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uZSiKd0B54 |format=Adobe Flash |medium=Television production |publisher=[[MSNBC]] (via YouTube) |accessdate=2008-12-07}} ''[http://www.thechrismatthewsshow.com/html/transcript/index.php?selected=1&id=134 Transcript]''</ref> |
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*Key characteristics: less optimistic, distrust of government, general cynicism.<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1477344/Generation-Jones-is-given-a-name-at-last.html</ref><ref |
*Key characteristics: less optimistic, distrust of government, general cynicism.<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1477344/Generation-Jones-is-given-a-name-at-last.html</ref><ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/introducing-generation-jones-voters-who-hold-the-key-to-no-10-482274.html</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[List of generations]] |
* [[List of generations]] |
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* http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15592086/ |
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* {{cite web |last=Ali |first=Delair |title=Generation Jones could be key to ‘06 MidTerm Election Results |work=In the News |publisher=Research 2000 |date=2006-11-01 |url= http://www.research2000.us/2006/11/01/generation-jones-could-be-key-to-06-midterm-election-results/ |accessdate=2008-12-07}} |
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* http://www.telegraph.co.uk/global/main.jhtml?xml=/global/2004/11/24/njones24.xml{{dead link}} |
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== References == |
== References == |
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==External links== |
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* [http://generationjones.com/ Generation Jones news website] |
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Revision as of 23:05, 1 October 2009
Generation Jones is a term used to describe the generation of people born between 1954 and 1965. The term is used primarily in English-speaking countries and Western Europe[1], although it is used to some degree globally.[2][3][4] The birth years typically used in the U.S. are 1954-1965, but these tend to vary slightly in other countries, usually starting no earlier than 1953, and ending no later than 1968.[5]
American social commentator Jonathan Pontell defined this generation and coined the term naming it.[6] Prior to the popularization of Pontell’s theory, its members were identified with either Baby Boomers or Generation X. Traditionally, everyone born during the post-WWII demographic boom in births was called part of the Baby Boom Generation, but since generations are typically defined by the shared experiences of its members, not the fertility rates of its parents, many experts now believe that there were two separate generations born during the post-WWII birth boom—-an older one called the Baby Boom Generation, and a younger one called Generation Jones.
The name “Generation Jones” has several connotations, including a large anonymous generation, and a “Keeping up with the Joneses” competitiveness borne from this generation’s populous birth years. The connotation, however, which is perhaps best known stems from the slang word "jones" or “jonesing”, which means a yearning or craving. Jonesers were the people who as teens in the 1970s made this slang word popular[7], but beyond this historical claim, many believe the concept of jonesing is among this generation’s key collective personality traits.[8][9][10][11] Jonesers were given huge expectations as children in the 1960s, and then confronted with a different reality as they came of age in the 1970s, leaving them with a certain unrequited, jonesing quality.
Cultural, economic and political dimensions
This age group became politically active in the United States during the Presidential campaigns of Ronald Reagan, who was extremely popular among people of this age group.[12] "The turn toward the Republicans was based very much on how the young felt about Ronald Reagan's performance in office," said Helmut Norpoth, a political scientist at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. In the 2008 election, surveys found that fans of classic rock music, popular during this period, tended to favor the Republicans.[13]
Generation Jones has been the recipient of extensive media attention. It has been written about in hundreds of newspapers and magazines and discussed frequently on TV and radio shows.[14][15][16][17] Pontell appears regularly on TV networks such as CNN, MSNBC, and the BBC, discussing the cultural, political, and economic implications of this generation’s emergence.[18][19][20][21][22]
In the business world, Generation Jones has become a part of the strategic planning of many companies and industries, particularly in the context of targeting Jonesers through marketing efforts.[23][24][25][26][27][28] Numerous industries have created new products and brands to specifically target Jonesers, like the radio industry, which has created “GenJones” radio formats.[29] Various companies have done extensive research into Generation Jones consumers, like Carat—a large European media buying agency.[30][31][32]
Politically, Generation Jones has emerged as a crucial voting segment in Western elections.[33][34] In the U.S. 2006 Midterm and 2004 Presidential elections, and the 2005 U.K. elections, Generation Jones’ electoral role was widely described as pivotal by the media and political pollsters.[4][15][35][36] In the 2008 U.S. Presidential election, Generation Jones was again seen as a key electoral segment, and because of the high degree to which its members were swing voters during the election cycle. Influential journalists like Clarence Page[33] and Peter Fenn[34] singled out Generation Jones voters as crucial in the final weeks of the campaign.[37] Numerous studies have been done by political pollsters and publications analyzing the voting behavior of GenJonesers.[38][39][40]
The election to the presidency of Barack Obama, born in 1961, focused more attention on Generation Jones. Many journalists, publications, and experts have pointed out that Obama is a member of Generation Jones, including Jonathan Alter (Newsweek),[41] David Brooks (The New York Times) and Karen Tumulty (Time Magazine).[42][43][44][45]
See also
- List of generations
- http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15592086/
- Ali, Delair (2006-11-01). "Generation Jones could be key to '06 MidTerm Election Results". In the News. Research 2000. Retrieved 2008-12-07.
- http://www.telegraph.co.uk/global/main.jhtml?xml=/global/2004/11/24/njones24.xml[dead link]
References
- ^ http://www.fremforsk.dk/files/Boeger/Consumer_konklusion.pdf
- ^ Seigle, Greg (April 6, 2000). "Some Call It 'Jones'". Retrieved 2007-02-18.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|pulisher=ignored (|publisher=suggested) (help) - ^ Landesman, Cosmo (28 November 2004). "I've Finally Found My Generation". The Sunday Times (London). Retrieved 2007-02-18.
- ^ a b "Press Release: Generation Jones is driving NZ Voter Volatility". Scoop Independent News (NZ). 13 September 2005. Retrieved 2007-02-18.
- ^ "What is Generation Jones?". Wise Geek. Retrieved 2009-06-12.
- ^ "Generation Jones comes of age in time for election". Telegraph. 15 Oct 2000. Retrieved 2009-06-12.
- ^ Pontell, Jonathan (Jan 2009). "Columnists' Opinions Stuck in the middle". USA TODAY.
- ^ Anne, Braly (Jan 2009). "'Generation Jones' soon to have its man in Washington". Chattanooga Times Free Press.
- ^ Button, Eileen (April 05, 2009). "Generation Jones has a few good reasons to be suspicious of technology". The Community Newspapers.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Stuart Wells, Amy (4 March 2009). "Commentary - From Obama's Generation The Audacious Hope of More Racially Diverse Public Schools". Education Week.
- ^ ROHAN, VIRGINIA (30 June 2008). "Rohan: Baby Boomers ready for next challenge". Better Living.
- ^ Political Memo; G.O.P. Makes Reagan Lure Of Young a Long-Term Asset
- ^ Jacobs Media; Tech Survey IV Politics/Election 2008
- ^ Lang, John (2000-01-08). "Generation Jones: Between the Boomers and the Xers". The Cincinnati Post. E. W. Scripps Company. Archived from the original on 2005-01-15.
- ^ a b Rowan, David A guide to electionspeak
- ^ "Talk Radio News Service interviews political analyst Jonathan Pontell on what political party different generations vote for and why". Talk Radio News Service. 2006-10-30. Retrieved 2008-12-07.
- ^ "Many in the 35-46 Age Bracket Identify with 'Generation Jones'". The Denver Post (Denver, Colorado). December , 2000.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7vbsVu75do
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBk1GZ747F8
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