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Record Nr.

UNINA9910812464603321

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

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

ISBN

1-940308-02-X

1-940308-09-7

Edizione

[Eighth edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvii, 447 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Consumer Series

Disciplina

658.8348

Soggetti

Consumers - United States

United States Population Statistics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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