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T h e B a b y B o o m e r s
= What is a Baby-Boomer?? =

**A "Baby Boomer" is a person who was born during the demographic Post-World War II Baby Boom. **
==== The Baby Boomer is defined as a birth surge started in 1946, after the World War II. It reached its peak in 1957 and continued until 1964 because of the postwar prosperity of World War ll. There were two groups of baby boomers: ====

**2.) Those who were born from 1956 to 1964 were called as "Late-Boomers".**
Who is Dr. Spock??

Benjamin McLane Spock (May 2, 1903 – March 15, 1998) He was an American pediatrician who wrote a book called " Baby and Child Care" , which was published in 1946. It is one of the biggest best-sellers of all time. This is because of Its revolutionary message to mothers. Which was that "you know more than you think you do." Dr. Spock was also the first pediatrician to study psychoanalysis. Which is to try to understand children's needs and family dynamics. His ideas about childcare influenced several generations of parents to be more flexible and affectionate with their children, and to treat them as individuals. Whereas the previous parental techniques had been that child rearing should focus on building discipline. For example: Babies should not be "spoiled" by picking them up when they cried. Spock changed that all.

= What Importance did the Baby Boomers have?? Socially, Economically, Etc...!?!? =

Prior to the Baby Boom, there was a period of about 20 years in which having children would have been difficult due to the Great Depression and World War II. The Baby Boom reflected the sudden removal of economic and social pressures that kept people from starting families. Returning (mostly male) soldiers re-entered the workforce; many women left wartime work to concentrate on child-bearing and child-rearing. Marriage became again a cultural and career norm for most women - and one result was babies. The boom continued in the economic glow of the fifties, but dampened its rate as the recession of 1958 sloughed into the following recovery. -When the number of persons is rising rapidly, it is VERY necessary to prepare: 1.) Houses and apartments must be built. 2.) Streets must be paved. 3.) Power, light, water, and sewer systems must be extended. 4.) Existing factories, stores and other business structures must be enlarged or new ones erected AND 5.) Much machinery must be manufactured.

**It is a fact that the life was accompanied by postwar transformations changing the American society. The ideas about sexuality, gender, and family were altered profoundly. Likewise, parenthood changed, old age and retirement was redefined, and labor forces were transformed. Even in their old age, they seize opportunity to stay involved and active like staying in their work force to meet the responsibilities of supporting their children.

BIG Social changes:
Boomers grew up at a time of social change. In the United States, that social change marked the with a strong cultural cleavage, between the proponents of social change and the more conservative. In 1993, //Time// magazine reported on the religious affiliations of Baby-Boomers, stating that about 42% of baby boomers were dropouts from formal religion. But, a third had never strayed from church, and one-fourth of boomers were returning to religious practice. The boomers that were returning to religion were: 1.) Usually less tied to tradition and less dependable as church members than the loyalists. 2.) They are also more liberal, which deepens rifts over issues like abortion and homosexuality."

-Britain was undergoing Beatlemania while people in the United States were celebrating at Woodstock, organizing against the Vietnam War, or fighting and dying in the same war. -Boomers in Italy were dressing in mod clothes and "buying the world a Coke". -American Boomers in Canada had just found a new home and escaped the army Draft.
 * WORLD:** Boomers across the world are said to have come of age at about the same time.

== Vietnam war: 1954-1975

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 * The use of illegal and illicit drugs became a world-wide cultural epidemic starting with the boomer generation due to their promotion of self-medicating and spiritual experimentation. "Hippies". Boomers are the first generation to have steady issues with drug abuse well into their 60's.**
 * The boomers found that their music, most notably rock and roll, was another expression of their generational identity.
 * Transistor radios were personal devices that allowed teenagers to listen to "The Beatles" and "The Motown Sound" and "Led Zepplin".

= **__ Differnt Boomers!? __** =

**Boomers in early 1900’s** 1947 AND 1962, the population of the United States grew at an average annual rate near 2 percent, a large increase from the average annual growth rate near 1 percent during the 20 years prior to World War II. Moreover, since 1962, the average population growth rate has fallen to its prewar level. This large but temporary increase in the population growth rate, more familiarly called the baby boom. The economic effects of the baby boom are more basic than the optimal mix of convertibles and minivans, or the number of school buildings, nursing homes, because such large changes in the population growth rate affect aggregate consumption and saving. Specifically, a large influx of workers requires more capital to maintain the same level of labor productivity, which in turn affects individual living standards. **Baby-Boomers in modern time:** The baby boomers earned more at every age than any other generation in history... and blew it all away by saving next to nothing. I commend this report for the warning it provides. If we don’t get on top of the trends it describes, the elderly of the next two decades will be by far the fastest growing poverty group in America. The boomers earning history compared to that of other generations. Something looked wrong to me. The numbers for the boomers just looked too large. The retirement of U.S. baby boomers will lead to a steep decline in U.S. consumption unless measures are taken quickly to smooth the adjustment and boost labor force participation such as increasing the retirement age, according to a paper released Tuesday by the Federal Reserve. Economists have long fretted about the impact entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare will have on federal spending once the nearly 80 million baby boomers – those born between 1946 and 1964 – start retiring. The oldest baby boomers can begin drawing Social Security benefits as early as 2008. Unless changes are made to Social Security and Medicare, economists warn that the programs will consume an ever-larger share of government revenue and lead to either massive spending cuts or tax hikes. **The Boomer Bust** Bob Dylan, bard of the baby-boomers, turned 65 a few weeks ago. The milestone passed without much fanfare, but it was an unmistakable reminder that the generation that had hoped to stay forever young is nearing retirement age. Dylan is slightly ahead of the crowd, but the first of the boomers hit 60 this year, with nearly 8,000 Americans reaching the mark every day. Talk about times a changing'.

For those born in the two decades or so after World War II - Clinton came along in August 1946, almost exactly a year after America dropped two nuclear bombs on Japan to end the war - Clinton was a baby boomer.

= END OF BABY-BOOM??? =

One theory about the end of the Baby-Boom was that it petered out as the biological capacity of Boomer parents took its course.. The key biological factor is female fertility: Women are fertile only into their mid-forties. After that, not too much. Simple mathematics governs that a woman married in her mid-to-late twenties after the war ended in 1945 would remain fertile for another 20 years or so. Plus, The advent of the birth control pill in 1960 in the U.S. also contributed to the slowing birth rate, as earlier contraceptive methods were less popular or reliable.

= Cool facts & Conclusion: =


 * Baby-boomers - defined by the Census Bureau as the 78.2 million Americans born between 1946 and 1964 - are living longer and staying healthier than past generations. The average life span today is about 77 years, up from 69.7 in 1960. As boomers age, the number of Americans 65 and older is expected to more than double, from 35 million in 2000 to 72 million in 2030.

The Baby Boomer Generation Made America What it is Today!!!!!

Baby-Boomers are considered the generation that made the most significant and memorable impact on the United States - and on the world.

Baby-Boomers fought for civil rights and equal opportunities for all its citizens regardless of belief, gender, race and age. Baby Boomers are politically inclined with more tenure in the political office than other generations.

Baby-Boomers have a wide view of politics and are increasingly interested in the way the nation is run. In fact, there have been two baby boomer presidents in the United States.

Bill Clinton and George W. Bush were the very first Baby Boomer presidents of the United States. Furthermore, these presidents have emphasized widely on civil rights for Americans and have led the United States to economic growth.

Baby Boomers grew up knowing that the American Military can never be defeated and the bad guys were people who are socialist and communist. We grew up in the Cold War era and grew up hating people who have communist ideals.

The Baby Boomers Generation made education one of the main priorities of the United States of America. Those of us that were born in this era experienced fighting for our civil rights during the time of the Vietnam War.

Bottom Line: Baby Boomers** were the ones responsible for our current lifestyle and fought for your right as a citizen of a great nation. It is just right that we should be treated with respect and dignity.

As with most issues related to the boomers, there is some dispute as to who the first boomer is -- the first baby born after midnight on the night of December 31, 1945. In 1980, author Landon Y. Jones found an account in the Philadelphia Inquirer which identified Kathleen Casey-Kirschling as having been born at one second after midnight. Though others may claim to be the first, the media has selected Ms. Casey-Kirschling as the first boomer.

=Birth Rates for Baby-Boomers: = 1940 - 2,559,000 births per year <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular;">1946 - 3,311,000 births per year <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular;">1955 - 4,097,000 births per year <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular;">1957 - 4,300,000 births per year <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular;">1964 - 4,027,000 births per year <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular;">1974 - 3,160,000 births per year

= Sources: = 1.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_boomer