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During WW2, as the men were off fighting in the war, the women became lonely. Being the sole breadwinner for their families was hard work, and when their husbands returned from war, there was nothing that they would rather do than do them. Women everywhere became pregnant and began to birth children. Therefore the Baby Boom era was created.

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__**Dr. Spock:**__ Doctor Benjamin McLane Spock (1903-1998) was an American Pediatrician. He wrote a book called __//Baby and Child Care.//__ In the book he told mothers "you know more than you think you do." Dr. Spock was the first pediatrician to study psychoanalysis to try to understand children's needs and family dynamics. His ideas influenced several generations of parents to be more flexible and affectionate with their children. He also thought that children should be disciplined to an extent. (ex: babies should not be "spoiled" by picking them up whenever they start to cry. He taught parents to show their love for their children in different ways. Many parents concluded that by following Dr. Spock's advice that they had a much more enjoyable, loving family life. :) works cited: [|www.wikipedia.com]

The Baby Boomers era was from 1945-1964. Veterans returning from World War 2 was a main cause of the Baby Boomers generation. After WW2, marriage rates had skyrocketed. Lots of people were getting married when they returned from the war, and at a very young age. Women became pregnant within the first year of their marriage. That cause increased rates of family sizes. "Y ounger women departed from an historic upward trend in female labor force participation in order to stay home and start families" **http://bulldog2.redlands.edu/fac/diane_macunovich/web/baby_boomers.pdf** ﻿ Another theory of why the Baby Boomer generation was caused was from marital aspirations. This had to do with the incomes of both the men and women. If you had a higher income, you felt that you had the right necessities to care for a child, so you would choose to start a family right then.

Social Impact: During the war, as the men were off fighting in the war, the women were left at home to attend to the children and do all the traditional motherly jobs, as well as now taking over the mens' duties too. When their husbands returned from the war, the women quickly were excited to be able to bear more children with their newly returned husbands in their shiny army uniforms. As more and more babies were born, society changed. As Great Britain was going through their own "Beatlemania", Americans were turning more and more over to Woodstock and anti-Vietnam war efforts. Many escaped to Canada to avoid the draft, and radical actions were being taken everywhere. In 1993, //Time// magazine published a study done about the baby boomers by Wade Clark Roof, a sociologist. A rticles stated that about 42% of baby boomers were dropouts from formal religion, a third had never strayed from church, and one-fourth of boomers were returning to religious practice. The boomers returning to religion were "usually less tied to tradition and less dependable as church members than the loyalists. They are also more liberal, which deepens rifts over issues like abortion and homosexuality." The Baby Boomer era was more radical and more conservative than ever before, many new changes were brought about by these people and because of that, America as we know it is not the same. Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Oprah Winfrey, Osama Bin Ladin, Patrick Swayze, Hilary Clinton, Twiggy, and many others are all famous examples of baby boomers from not only America but around the world. **[|^] ** __[|Ostling, Richard N.] __, "The Church Search", 5 April 1993 []

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Economic Impact: The baby boomers impacted the economy because of the sheer size of the generation. They were not concerned with savings; they were concerned with their jobs. They lived in the moment, which was good for the economy at the time, because there was a lot of money circulating. Their jobs were their biggest concern, but the family suffered. The divorce rates went up and by the time kids turned fifteen or sixteen, crime was not an uncommon activity for them. The youngest of the baby boomers generally had the lowest level of education and were usually non-homeowners. The baby boomers could be described as a high-consumption and low-savings life styled generation. They also were referred to at “Yuppies” (Young Urban Professional.)

Conclusion: As of 1998, it was reported that, as a generation, Boomers had tended to avoid discussions and planning for their demise, and avoided much long-term planning. However, beginning at least as early as that year, there has been a growing dialogue on how to manage aging and end-of-life issues as the generation ages. In particular, a number of commentators have argued that Baby Boomers are in a state of denial regarding their own aging and death, and are leaving an undue economic burden on their children for their retirement and care. Research on memory loss has indicated that the Baby-Boom Generation has been confronted with increasing loss of memory due to the agitated life they lead, which requires that attention is put on many different things at a time. Since older generations were not faced with this rapid lifestyle, and newer generations have lived with this society all their lives, it is said that the Baby-Boom Generation was the most damaged one in terms of memory loss due to age. www.wikipedia.com