Talk:Generation X

Gen X "causing" unemployment, labor devaluation, and cultural erosion

I removed the extremely conclusory (and unsupported) paragraph about Gen X "causing" poverty due to lack of work ethic. There's no cite provided showing Gen X is somehow linked to causing unemployment, cultural decline, or loss of the value of labor in the United States. That kind of editorializing has no place in this article - especially a blanket statement like that without a cite.

Adding stuff back in

There seems to be a lot that has been deleted? I am going through this article and adding back in the sources I references, while at the same time making sure the other legitimate sources are left alone. I seem to remember larger paragraphs. CreativeSoul7981 (talk) 12:15, 15 February 2014 (UTC)

I have been away for a while due to family issues (surgeries, losing family members) and other commitments. I seem to remember a discussion on Generation X and divorce. I also remember a list of famous people. I am only bringing that up because I discussed this with EducatedLady? (I think) and I remember talking about how children of divorce could be applied to Millennials as well as the youngest generation. I think I have the article on my laptop somewhere, but I don't know where it is. I think nowadays (unfortunately), many older people are getting divorced as well. Other than one article that was referenced here at one point, I do not think I have come across the term "divorced generation" or something like it to refer to this generation. Any thoughts? I think a term like that is possibly something coined by one author, but it wasn't used enough in the media to warrant an edit to his page. Also, in regards to famous people belonging to a specific generation: I think due to different sources using a variety of date ranges ,(despite a common date range being widely used) it wouldn't make sense to have such a list on the generation pages. I am glad someone removed the lists on the Baby Boomer and Greatest Generation pages. I think at one point the list was almost a page long (I might be exaggerating here). CreativeSoul7981 (talk) 12:27, 15 February 2014 (UTC)

IMO, it would be more constructive to find new information rather than adding deleted paragraphs.172.250.31.151 (talk) 15:25, 15 February 2014 (UTC)

Well, I just added new references (updated from recent years to February 2014). But, there are several things missing. I am going through the edits slowly, so I am not going to just add and delete chunks from this article.

Divorce

This is one article I found on the subject that was mentioned a few years ago. Children of a divorced generation, but again, the name can apply to Millennials now, too. I was just curious about this topic, but I am not fond of adding it to either Generaiton X or Generation Y/Millennial pages.CreativeSoul7981 (talk) 16:10, 15 February 2014 (UTC)

Agree, re: divorce. It's an interesting topic that has been much discussed, so probably worthy of inclusion as long as context is provided. I have no problem with reinstating old info, as long as it is worthy. Might be worth checking article history+talk to see if there was a reason for removal. Peregrine981 (talk) 12:00, 16 February 2014 (UTC)

Don't agree and I'm not sure why you would include a blog called GenNyu as your source. Please add high quality information to the page. Also, I noticed that in the past you have (for some reason) been pushing the year 1983 into these articles. Could you explain why? 172.250.31.151 (talk) 15:25, 16 February 2014 (UTC)

I haven't removed anything, but rather trying to find articles that are credible for posting here which has been somewhat of a challenge specifically for Gen X. It seems there are more articles about the Baby Boomers still that are more reliable so I've been researching the "old fashioned way" at the library. But I remember that Gen X has been coined the generation of divorced parents. A lot of the articles I have come across are actually blogs which would not be deemed as reliable. But I will see what I have in my list of articles surrounding the subject and see if we can post here. Edu Lady - Researcher (talk) 16:40, 5 April 2014 (UTC)

Single Event that Separates Boomers from Gen X'ers

Facing the Draft, especially for the Vietnam War is the single event the divides these two groups, it affects every facet of their experience in the formative teenage years including music, art, and choices about future. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.67.215.8 (talk) 23:57, 30 April 2014 (UTC)

References for Douglas Copland attributing the title to Billy Idol erroneously

Citations 4 and 5 are youtube videos of billy idol songs, not evidence of the statement made. Where is the original quote of Douglas Coupland mistakenly attributing the original name to somewhere else? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.100.178.157 (talk) 00:11, 2 October 2014 (UTC)

Look at ref. #3 for the answer to your question.104.173.225.10 (talk) 02:12, 19 December 2014 (UTC)

Average bracketing birth years

With all of the multitudes of professed beginning and ending birth years, I can't understand why some sociologist hasn't taken an average of the more credible publications such as Tulgan, Strauss & Howe, Foot, etc. For example, Carla Patalano cites 30 different publications; with equal consideration given the average for beginning birth years is 1964 and ending birth years 1978. To me, that ends the argument altogether. Ledboots (talk) 03:28, 11 January 2015 (UTC)

Why would one generation be a 14 year span and another one is a 22 year span? Even the dictionary says a cultural generation is at least 20 to 30 years each.104.173.225.10 (talk) 16:49, 13 January 2015 (UTC)

I wouldn't consider a dictionary the final word with such a broad definition. Up until the late 1980's, Baby Boomers were widely believed to encompass an 18 year span.Ledboots (talk) 12:43, 14 January 2015 (UTC)

Generation X People are Born between 1965 and 1983

There is evidence Generation X consist of people whose births were between 1965 and 1983. How could I gather proper evidence of that? How could I prove Generation X are between 1965 and 1983 in the United States? Angela Maureen (talk) 18:11, 13 January 2015 (UTC)

The article already gives a range of birth dates. This information was debated over a long period of time. 104.173.225.10 (talk) 19:01, 13 January 2015 (UTC)