20th Century Generational Cohorts and Their Personalities |
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In this chart the Generational cohorts can be seen moving through their life cycles.
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| Social Moments | Inner-Driven Era | Crisis Era | Outer-Driven Era | Awakening Era | Inner-Driven Era | |
| Years | 1901-1924 | 1925-1942 | 1942-1960 | 1961-1980 | 1981-2002 | |
| C O H O R T S |
Elderhood | sensitive PROGRESSIVE adaptive |
visionary MISSIONARY idealist |
reclusive THE LOST reactive |
busy G.I. civic |
indecisive SILENT adaptive |
| Midlife | moralistic MISSIONARY idealist |
pragmatic THE LOST reactive |
powerful G.I. civic |
indecisive SILENT adaptive |
narcissistic BOOM idealistic |
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| Rising Adulthood | alienated THE LOST reactive |
heroic G.I. civic |
conformist SILENT adaptive |
narcissistic BOOM idealistic |
criticized "X" reactive |
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| Youth | protected G.I. civic |
suffocated SILENT adaptive |
indulged BOOM idealistic |
criticized "X" reactive |
protected Millennial civic |
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