History of Generation X

	Revision 9 . . November 5, 2001 11:10 pm by Gareth Owen [some background on the phrase itself]
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Generation X consists of persons born from 1965 until 1974. The term was coined by Douglas Coupland in his book Generation X.

Generation X consists of persons born from 1965 until 1974. As a phrase, without the currrent meaning, the term was coined as the title of a 1964 [pulp novel]?, and was picked up as the name of a punk rock band featuring the young [Billy Idol]?. It was latterly popularised by Douglas Coupland in his book "Generation X", who took it from a sociological text by [Paul Fussell]?.

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This manifested itself in Grunge Music and was explempified in the band Nirvana (see NirvanaBand). As is common in generational shifts, Gen-X thinking has significant overtones of cynicism against things held dear to the generation of their parents, the baby boomers.

This manifested itself in Grunge Music and was explempified in the band Nirvana. As is common in generational shifts, Gen-X thinking has significant overtones of cynicism against things held dear to the generation of their parents, the baby boomers.