In case you aren’t tired of Generation X yet. And in case you’re still not fully up to speed on their younger, hipper brothers and sisters, Generation Y, here’s a handy cheat sheet of cultural touchstones that characterize each.
And lest we forget, Generation Z is right around the demographic corner.
To know a generation, you have to know its reference points. Here’s how to peg Generations X and Y:
Generation X
* PCs and the Internet
* E-mail
* Bars
* Bungee jumping
* Cable TV
* Fall of communism
* Julia Roberts
* Tom Cruise
* Gap
* “The Simpsons”
* Talk shows
* Madonna
Generation Y
* Text messaging
* Raves
* Skateboarding
* TiVo
* Abercrombie & Fitch
* Reality TV
* Ashton Kutcher
* Avril Lavigne
* “South Park”
* Sarah Michelle Gellar
* Web-enabled cell phones
More info:
The Salt Lake Tribune — Tune in to Generation X by listening to Eminem
