Baby Boomers Argumentative Analysis

Sociologists have discovered various trends that have been occurring in society among the newer generations. Along with all the changes seen in structural and family dynamic trends, young adults of the western culture have set a new living standard which includes living with their parents. 51% of Canadians aged 20-29 years old are still living in their parents’ house. This percent accounts for more than half the millennial generation, also known as the “boomerang generation” (MacDonald 2016) . This value is almost double of what it was it was 25 years ago; evidently, this trend created by the generation Y has been greatly adapted to by the following generations and has had a tremendous effect

The childhood of the early Boomers took place in a very traumatic recovery and the later boomers in a prosperous economy known as the “Golden Age of Capitalism”, typically living high-class lives, and acquiring a good education. The early boomers were born into the cold wars, while the nations were fighting countries like Vietnam, in comparison, the late boomers were born into the recovered nation and a prosperous economy. However, both generations and time periods psychologically affected/ influenced the development of the boomers as a whole generation (Moore 2015). The major historic event of the second World War changed the society during the childhood/adolescent years of the baby boomer generation, in a direct and linear form; as theorized by Dr. Karl Mannheim’s Theory of Generations (DeChane 2014). According to Mannheim’s theory, each major historic event creates a “turning” in the generation experiencing it. This theory provides reasoning behind why the baby boomers raised the millennial generation, how they were raised. Due to the unsafe childhoods of the early boomers and the educational childhoods of the late boomers; this generation was significantly focused on providing appropriate care and affection to their children; in order for them to build strong self-esteems. Boomerangs are a product of their upbringing,

Over the past year, employment for the youth (15 to 24) has dropped by 82,400 and the unemployment rate of the nation stands at 14.9% (Tencer 2016). Getting employed for a decently paying career is becoming more difficult over the years, and every professional career acquires at least a bachelor's degree, however, the potential employees with a master’s degree are preferred. The competition is rising along with the tuition fees; on average Canadian students graduate with a loan of approx. $28,000, therefore they cannot afford to live on their owns and take greater loans, pay rent or mortgage, pay for electricity, and all the additional expenses that come along with living independently (MacDonald 2016). Returning to they parental homes, or never leaving at all gives these young adults the opportunity to save money and acquire the education required to high-income occupations in order to live independently and raise a family with minimal