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Sandwiched in between the baby boomers and millennials, my generation, Generation X (1965-1980), is the smallest and, most always, forgotten about generation. Gen-Xers, as we are commonly known, were concerned with matters such as AIDS, economic instability, the Cold War and its anti-nuclear movement, family issues, pop culture, and technology (Grimes 2011).
Economic instability and family issues were some key things plaguing my generation. As per normal with the economy, after the successful economic growth of the baby boomer generation, there came the fall. That fall came in the form of the stock market crash of 1987 causing the loss of many jobs (Grimes 2011). Family issues were also an issue. Divorce became more commonplace forcing both …show more content…

Home computer usage was on the rise and with that so was gaming. Kids latched on to the idea of gaming on their home computers or gaming systems with the likes of Atari, and, later on, Nintendo. Many afternoons were spent playing Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, and Pong, to name a few. With gaming eventually came the dot com boom of the 1990s and creation of websites like Amazon and Google (Grimes 2011).
“Thousands of subcultures exist within the United States” (Keirns and Associates 2015). As with other generations, fashion and music helped form a few of these numerous subcultures during Generation X. Fashion helped lay the surface for subcultures like Preppies, who wore what was considered traditional preparatory school-type clothing consisting of khakis, uniform jackets, and Oxford shirts (Ward 2011). Another subculture was Grunge, meaning filth or trash, became synonymous with both fashion and a musical genre of bands like Pearl Jam and Nirvana (Marin …show more content…

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Aids.gov Staff. 2015. A Timeline of HIV/AIDS. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Retrieved January 29, 2016 from www.aids.gov.
Grimes, Gerlinda. 2011. How Generation X Works. How Stuff Works. Retrieved January 29, 2016 from www.people.howstuffworks.com.
History.com Staff. 2009. Berlin Wall. A+E Networks. Retrieved January 28, 2016 from www.history.com.
Kierns, Nathan, Eric Strayer, Heather Griffiths, Susan Cody-Rydzewski, Gail Scaramuzzo, Tommy Saddler, Jeff Bry, Faye Jones, and Sally Vyain. 2015. Introduction to Sociology. OpenStax College.
Marin, Rick. 1992. Grunge: A Success Story. The New York Times. Retrieved January 28, 2016 from

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