- Generation X’ers (1965-1976)
- 35% are non-white and 29% are legal immigrants – a significant change from previous generations
As a culture, they were far more open to diversity in race, religion, ethnicity, gender identity and sexual orientation.
With their exposure to the events that formed their culture especially in the political landscape, Gen X’ers are far more capable of embracing change than their predecessors.
They were latchkey kids due to the demands for two-income families by choice or necessity as well as single parent families due to skyrocketing divorce rates. Open classrooms marked a change in the way they learned. As a result, these Gen X’ers were independent, self-sufficient, and resourceful from an early age. This perhaps defines their general disdain for authority and structured work hours and demands. The hands off management methodology are what they prefer.
Generation X encompasses the 44 to 50 million Americans born between 1965 and 1980. This generation marks the period of birth decline after the baby boom and is significantly smaller than previous and succeeding generations.
Members of Generation X are largely in their 30’s and early 40’s. On the whole, they are more ethnically diverse and better educated than the Baby Boomers. Over 60% of Generation X attended college.
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