Generation X

Years: 1965-1979
Youngest Age Today: 42
Oldest Age Today: 56
Character Traits:
-Women’s presence at workplaces grew leading both parents to working
-Received little or no supervision from their parents for the better part of a day
-Their behavior was largely influenced by their peers instead of their parents
-Witnessed high divorce rates leading to single parenting
-Influenced by hip hop, alternative rock and grunge music
-Called the MTV Generation
-More educated than their parents
-Born during an era when birth control was introduced and abortion was legalized