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Extensive ReadingLecture 3  Generation 3 Years = A Generation Gap? Generation gap is a popular term which is used to describe wide differences in cultural norms between members of a younger generation and their elders. This happens when older and younger people do not understand each other due to different experiences, habits, opinions and behavior. Origin: The term first came into use in Western countries during the 1960s and it described the differences between the Baby Boomers and their parents. Musical tastes, fashion, drug use and politics were particular differences between the two generations. 1942-1953 (12 years) The Baby Boomers (Boom Generation) were the generation born just after World War II, a time that included a 14-year increase in birthrate worldwide. Baby Boomers in their teen and college years were characteristically part of the 1960s counterculture, but later became more conservative. 1954-1965 (12 years) Generation Jones was the generation of actual children in the 1960s, which came of age in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The election of Barack Obama to the U.S. Presidency created significantly increased awareness of this generation as many prominent sources referred to Obama as specifically a member of Generation Jones. 1966-1980 (15 years) Generation X is the generation born between approximately 1965 to 1980, and connected to the pop culture of the 1980s and 1990s they grew up in. Other names used interchangeably with Generation X are Reagan Generation, 13th Generation, and Baby Busters. Most of this generation are children of The Baby Boomers and The Silent Generation. Those born before 1973 spent most of their teen years in the 1980s. 1981-2000 (19 years) Generation Y, or Millennials are the largest generation in American. Born between 1981 and 2000, they are 95 million strong, compared to 78 million Baby Boomers. Generation Y could be divided into 2 parts: the Cold Y Generation, noted for their birth during the Cold War between 19