新视野⼤学英语读写教程(第三版)Book2Unit3课⽂讲解SectionAJourneythroughtheodysseyyearsBackgroundinformation1
generationgroupsinthewestGenerationgaps,referringtodifferencebetweenyoungpeopleandtheirelders,especiallybetweenchildrenandtheirparents,haveoftenbeenattributedtorapidculturalchange,particularlymusicaltastes,fashion,cultureandpolitics
SomespecialtermsfordifferentgenerationshavethusbeencoinedinEnglish-speakingcountries:GenerationJones:AtermusedtodescribethegenerationbornrightafterWorldWar||in1945through1965
It'susuallyidentifiedwith“babyboomers”
Keycharacteristicsassignedtothesemembersarelessoptimism,distrustofgovernment,andgenerallyusedtorefertopeopleborninthe1960s
Thisgenerationmarkstheperiodofbirthdeclineafterthebabyboom
Thegenerationwaspushedtowardadulthoodatanageearlierthananyotherrecentgenerat