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Record Nr.

UNISA996339107103316

Autore

New Strategist Publications Inc

Titolo

The baby boom : Americans born 1946 to 1964

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ithaca, : New Strategist Publications, Inc., 2012

Ithaca, N.Y. : , : New Strategist Publications, Inc., , 2012

ISBN

1-937737-19-5

1-4619-1119-2

Edizione

[7th ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiii, 334 pages) : illustrations

Collana

American Generations Series

Disciplina

305.2

Soggetti

Baby boom generation - United States

Baby boom generation - United States - Economic conditions

Consumers - United States

Consumer behavior - United States

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 of Contents; Tables; Illustrations; Introduction; Chap. 1 Attitudes; Boomers Are Most Likely to Say They Are Not Too Happy; Table 1.1 General Happiness, 2010; Table 1.2 Happiness of Marriage, 2010; Table 1.3 Is Life Exciting, Routine, or Dull, 2010; Table 1.4 Trust in Others, 2010; Belief in Hard Work Is Strong Across Generations; Table 1.5 How People Get Ahead, 2010; Table 1.6 Geographic Mobility since Age 16, 2010; Older Americans Are Doing Far Better than Middle-Aged or Younger Ones; Table 1.7 Social Class Membership, 2010; Table 1.8 Family Income Relative to Others, 2010

Table 1.9 Satisfaction with Financial Situation, 2010Table 1.10 Job Satisfaction, 2010; The American Standard of Living Is Falling; Table 1.11 Parents' Standard of Living, 2010; Table 1.12 Standard of Living Will Improve, 2010; Table 1.13 Children's Standard of Living, 2010; Two Children Are Most Popular; Table 1.14 Ideal Number of Children, 2010; Table 1.15 Spanking Children, 2010; Table 1.16 Better for Man to Work, Woman to Tend Home, 2010; Table 1.17 Working Mother's Relationship with Children, 2010; Table 1.18 Should Government Help the Sick, 2010; Religious Diversity Is on the Rise

Table 1.19 Attitude toward Science, 2010Table 1.20 Attitude toward



Evolution, 2010; Table 1.21 Religious Preference, 2010; Table 1.22 Degree of Religiosity, 2010; Table 1.23 Belief in the Bible, 2010; Table 1.24 Bible in the Public Schools, 2010; Growing Tolerance of Sexual Behavior; Table 1.25 Premarital Sex, 2010; Table 1.26 Homosexual Relations, 2010; Table 1.27 Gay Marriage, 2010; Television News Is Most Important; Table 1.28 Main Source of Information about Events in the News, 2010; Table 1.29 Political Leanings, 2010; Table 1.30 Political Party Affiliation, 2010

Most Support Abortion if a Mother's Health Is EndangeredTable 1.31 Favor or Oppose Death Penalty for Murder, 2010; Table 1.32 Favor or Oppose Gun Permits, 2010; Table 1.33 Legalization of Marijuana, 2010; Table 1.34 Support for Legal Abortion by Reason, 2010; Table 1.35 Doctor-Assisted Suicide, 2010; Chap. 2 Education; Boomers Now Rank Third in Educational Attainment; Table 2.1 Educational Attainment by Generation, 2010; Most Boomers Have Been to College; Table 2.2 Educational Attainment of Baby Boomers, 2010; Older Boomer Men Are among the Best Educated

Table 2.3 Educational Attainment of Baby-Boom Men, 2010Most Boomer Women Have Been to College; Table 2.4 Educational Attainment of Baby-Boom Women, 2010; Among Boomer Men, Asians Are the Best Educated; Table 2.5 Educational Attainment of Baby-Boom Men by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2010; Among Boomer Women, Hispanics Are the Least Educated; Table 2.6 Educational Attainment of Baby-Boom Women by Race and Hispanic Origin, 2010; Few Boomers Are Still in School; Table 2.7 School Enrollment by Sex and Age, 2010; Nearly 1.4 Million Boomers Are Still in College

Table 2.8 College Students by Age and Enrollment Level, 2010

Sommario/riassunto

The enormous size of the Baby-Boom generation ensures that when it sneezes the nation catches a cold. Today, the United States has pneumonia, struggling to recover from the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. The collapse and subsequent paralysis of the housing market has decimated the net worth of Boomers, millions of them on the brink of retirement. The seventh edition of The Baby Boom: Americans Born 1946 to 1964 is your strategic guide to the changing socioeconomic status of this important generation of Americans.