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Revision as of 02:19, 7 April 2004 by Ctachme (talk | contribs) (Added a list of all widely accepted generations)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Generation is the act of producing offspring, or procreation. It is also the act of bringing something into being. A generation can also be a stage or degree in the succession of natural descent (such as grandfather, father, and son are three generations) or stages of successive improvement in the development of something, such as computers.
A generation can also represent all the people born at about the same time. Historians hold differing opinions as to what extent dividing history into generations is useful or an improper over-generalization.
According to William Strauss and Neil Howe in their book Generations, among other sources, the generations of America are as follows:
- Republican Generation (born 1742-1766)
- Compromise Generation (born 1767-1791)
- Transcendental Generation (born 1792-1821)
- Gilded Generation (born 1822-1842)
- Progressive Generation (born 1853-1859)
- Missionary Generation (born 1860-1882)
- Lost Generation (born 1883-1900)
- G.I. Generation (born 1901-1924)
- Interbellum Generation (born 1901-1910)
- Greatest Generation (born 1911-1924)
- Silent Generation (born 1925-1942)
- Baby boomers (born 1943-1964)
- Generation X (born 1965-1981)¹
- Baby Busters (born 1958-1968)
- Post-Busters (born 1969-1980)
- Generation Y (born 1982-1995)¹
- Generation Z (born 1996-2025)¹
¹ There is considerable debate on the specific years that these generations span. The dates noted above are based on popular tradition.