by Rod D. Martin
July 18, 2024
If you're not happy with the generation to which you've been assigned, there's hope for you.
The Census Bureau's definitions of these things -- Boomers 45-65, X 65-80, Millennial 81-95, etc. -- are strongly disputed by the most significant academic expert on generational studies of our time, Neil Howe.
Neil says these generations are as follows:
Boomers: 1943-1960
Gen X: 1961-1980
Millennial: 1981-2001 (with the caveat that, for reasons described in his new The Fourth Turning Is Here, he believes the Millennial generation may go on a bit longer)
That reshapes the landscape quite a bit. And let's be real: the Census Bureau can't even count, much less define anything properly.
Also, I strongly suggest reading Neil’s latest. It’s one of the more interesting books of the last decade.
