Different from their parents who were crazy about war, Baby Boomers take a very practical attitude toward life. They worked hard to make up for the losses wars had brought to their parents.They had fewer children,they were ambitious and well-educated and many of them were successful.The word "Yuppie"was coined to refer to those young urban professionals among them. For those who refused to have children,we have the term DINK.But not every baby boomer was a wealthy yuppie.Some of them had both children and parents to look after,hence the term "Sandwich Generation
• Different from their parents who were crazy about war, Baby Boomers take a very practical attitude toward life. They worked hard to make up for the losses wars had brought to their parents. They had fewer children, they were ambitious and well-educated and many of them were successful. The word “Yuppie” was coined to refer to those young urban professionals among them. For those who refused to have children, we have the term DINK. But not every baby boomer was a wealthy yuppie. Some of them had both children and parents to look after, hence the term “Sandwich Generation
Generation X(1965-1975) A small,often "invisible generation"in the wake of the socially-reconstructing baby boomers,those born in the U.S.between 1965 and 1975 received the "X"tag for lack of a defining social identity.As young adults, Generation X drew media attention in the late 1980s and early 1990s,gaining a stereotypical reputation as apathetic,cynical,disaffected, streetwise loners and slackers
Generation X(1965-1975) • A small, often "invisible generation" in the wake of the socially-reconstructing baby boomers, those born in the U.S. between 1965 and 1975 received the "X" tag for lack of a defining social identity. As young adults, Generation X drew media attention in the late 1980s and early 1990s, gaining a stereotypical reputation as apathetic, cynical, disaffected, streetwise loners and slackers
Generation X is noted as one of the most entrepreneurial and tech-friendly generations in American history,as they've driven a majority of the Internet's growth and ingenuity from day one.Amazon,Google, Yahoo,MySpace,Dell,and countless other billion-dollar tech companies were founded by American Generation Xers
• Generation X is noted as one of the most entrepreneurial and tech-friendly generations in American history, as they've driven a majority of the Internet's growth and ingenuity from day one. Amazon, Google, Yahoo, MySpace, Dell, and countless other billion-dollar tech companies were founded by American Generation Xers
Generation Y(1977-1990):facing higher costs for higher education than previous generations and they have an intimate relationship with technology. Generation Z 1996-present:The term has been used to refer to today's pre-teens(born after 1996),but is used more often to refer to people born after the year 2000.Both refer to "the first generation to be born into a digital world
• Generation Y (1977 – 1990): facing higher costs for higher education than previous generations and they have an intimate relationship with technology. • Generation Z 1996 – present: The term has been used to refer to today’s pre-teens (born after 1996), but is used more often to refer to people born after the year 2000. Both refer to “the first generation to be born into a digital world
Essential vocabulary as opposed to:in contrast with,used to compare two things and show that they are different from each other: eg.Students discuss ideas,as opposed to just copying from books. The sign-,as opposed to +indicates that the number is smaller than zero
Essential vocabulary • as opposed to: in contrast with, used to compare two things and show that they are different from each other: eg. Students discuss ideas, as opposed to just copying from books. The sign - , as opposed to +, indicates that the number is smaller than zero