Generation+Y+and+Generation+X

- Generation Y are the children of baby boomers, and the younger siblings of Generation X. - Generation Y would likely include at least 60 million Americans, with this definition, the youngest are just finishing high school and entering college or possibly have already entered the workplace, where their presence will grow for many more years. - One of the most encouraging characteristics of Generation Yers is that hey are perhaps the most tolerant generation in this country's history, because they themselves are products of interracial or multicultural marriages or are friends of those who may be, they tend to rail against racism, sexism, and homophobia. -Generation X is the age cohort that follows Generation Y, this group is just now being addressed in the literature, and is defined by some as those born in or after 1990. - The high-tech gadgetry into which they young teens in the United States are entering is one that some of their parents and grandparents cannot even comprehend or even know exists. - Many of these younger students started utilizing the Internet prior to receiving formal instruction on finding and evaluating web pages.

Websites that may help: http://social-media-optimization.com/2008/08/understanding-generation-x-and-y-demographics/